GTX 950 vs R9 270X

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Hi. I have to choose between an Asus GeForce GTX 950 Strix and an Asus R9 270X. My psu is 550W. My res is 1600x1200. The gtx 950 is 24 usd cheaper.
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If I have to choose , I would go with the GTX950 due to is lower power usage and newer architecture and as you mentioned in your original post, it is cheaper. If you have a SLi capable board, you can always add another 950 later on and get marginal beeter performance than a single GTX970. Here is a link to the benchmark between the 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRRet4Yh-Jg
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Thanks but I did already watch that video. I am thinking for the future. Many ppl are saying that the Amd is better cuz of the dx12. But the nvidia will also get dx12. (Info got from their homepage)
 
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Either card should be more than enough for the resolution you are playing at. The 270x will use more power getting the job done though. Right now there are some holiday sales where you can get into a R9 380 or GTX 960 for the same price as those cards ($150ish). Checkout newegg's email deals link on their homepage.
 
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Unfortunely I don't live in America.
 
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If I have to choose , I would go with the GTX950 due to is lower power usage and newer architecture and as you mentioned in your original post, it is cheaper. If you have a SLi capable board, you can always add another 950 later on and get marginal beeter performance than a single GTX970. Here is a link to the benchmark between the 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRRet4Yh-Jg
 
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I would go with a used 270x off ebay. Its much cheaper, the 270x performs better, and supports more of dx12 features. Also computers don't use as much power as ya think so shut up about tdp and power consumption on gaming pc's.
 
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You don't know what you are talking about. The GTX 950 is slightly better then the r9 270x. Go look at benchmarks. The power thingy, clearly you don't know a shit about PSUs. If the video card is requesting a number of Watts , the video card needs to get that number of Watts. Ur PSU need to be good enough to handle it. If not, the GPU may not work properly and you may risk damaging your GPU and other components such as CPU too. I would never ever go for a used GPU(especially for the long run)You don't know what that guy did with the gpu. He may have super-overclocked it or something. Something may be wrong with the card he is selling. Another minus of buying a used one is the warranty. You don't get any. I got 3 years at mine.
As a final choice, I got the Asus NVIDIA GTX 950 Strix because of the slightly better performance, energy-efficient(another thing to consider, you can save up money for the long run), new arhitecture: Maxwell, because it was much cheaper and because I wanted to try something new. (Such as Physx and that)(Had an AMD integrated video card. Still have it but not in use: Radeon HD 8570d)
Thank you for your interest and your post doe.
 
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