Hi all,
First of all I have to say that I have found you guys to be immeasurably helpful in the past when looking at different specs, decisions and component reviews. So I just want to start by saying thanks, especially as you do it off your own backs. However I have a more specific query in relation to my recent upgrade conundrum.
I have a KPA gtx 560 which has and is continuing to serve me well, but I have noted that some of the newer games out (e.g. TW3) will not likely run well on my current system. I do have a restricted budget but potentially can go higher if it is likely that the new card will last for longer than if I chose a cheaper option. As you can see from the title, I am deliberating the 960 or 970. I do not have an hd monitor and am unlikely to have one for a long time. My current resolution is 1920 x 1080p. In advance I know that I will not get true hd with that resolution on a non-hd screen, I just prefer it with the size of my monitor
I am also unlikely to want higher resolutions than this.
With the above in mind, would you guys recommend the gtx 960 or 970? From what I have seen, I would expect the 960 to last 3-4 years and the 970 4-6 years. Would you agree with this? I am not at all fussed about ultra settings as long as the game looks decent and is not at lowest settings. I am also wondering if my relatively low resolution requirement would help with gaming and or the length of use of the card (i.e. how long it is good for.)
My current specs are:
AMD fx-8350 with hyper 212 cooler
M5a97 r2.0 Motherboard
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Ram
Coolermaster 600 Watt PSU (85% efficiency)
GTX 560
Thanks in advance for all your help.
First of all I have to say that I have found you guys to be immeasurably helpful in the past when looking at different specs, decisions and component reviews. So I just want to start by saying thanks, especially as you do it off your own backs. However I have a more specific query in relation to my recent upgrade conundrum.
I have a KPA gtx 560 which has and is continuing to serve me well, but I have noted that some of the newer games out (e.g. TW3) will not likely run well on my current system. I do have a restricted budget but potentially can go higher if it is likely that the new card will last for longer than if I chose a cheaper option. As you can see from the title, I am deliberating the 960 or 970. I do not have an hd monitor and am unlikely to have one for a long time. My current resolution is 1920 x 1080p. In advance I know that I will not get true hd with that resolution on a non-hd screen, I just prefer it with the size of my monitor
I am also unlikely to want higher resolutions than this.With the above in mind, would you guys recommend the gtx 960 or 970? From what I have seen, I would expect the 960 to last 3-4 years and the 970 4-6 years. Would you agree with this? I am not at all fussed about ultra settings as long as the game looks decent and is not at lowest settings. I am also wondering if my relatively low resolution requirement would help with gaming and or the length of use of the card (i.e. how long it is good for.)
My current specs are:
AMD fx-8350 with hyper 212 cooler
M5a97 r2.0 Motherboard
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Ram
Coolermaster 600 Watt PSU (85% efficiency)
GTX 560
Thanks in advance for all your help.
Yeah, GTX 970 will be future proof coz of vram and its more powerful 
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