Can't choose between R9 380 and GTX 960

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So let me start my thread by saying that I know that the 380 is a faster card, but here, it also costs more. I am not going to use the excuse that AMD cards run hotter and they consume more electricity because clearly there's proof that even though, the R9 380 requires 2 6 pin connectors, it takes just as much power as the 960 does and the temps are honestly the same.

My R9 270X died when the warranty ended, after I built a new PC. My current PC specs are

i5-6500
MSI Gaming B150 M3 motherboard
1X8GB HyperX Fury DDR4
be quiet! System Power 7 500W 80+ Silver PSU

I finally got the chance to order a new graphics card. I have two cards to choose from. I can either buy an MSI GTX 960 4GB for 225€ or a Sapphire R9 380 Nitro 4GB (backplate version) for 240€.
Getting the 960 for me makes sense because I am on a tight budget, and I would need to save up a bit for the R9 380, but I could order the 960 tommorrow.

Now please, honestly tell me, if saving up some money is worth on the 380 or not. I could use some features as NVIDIA Shadowplay (I had a R9 270X before, didn't like raptr too much).

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
 
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The GTX 960 should serve you well. It really depends on which games you're playing and which features you prefer. These days, the majority of the latest big name titles favor Nvidia (Fallout 4, Witcher 3, Call of Duty, Just Cause 3, Metal Gear Solid, Assassin's Creed, etc.), so the GTX 960 will be better supported anyway on those titles.

And then there are extras like PhysX, Flex, MFAA, HBAO+, Geforce Experience, and as you mentioned Shadowplay. You really don't have to feel like you're missing out by going with the GTX 960, and you may even be getting a lot more value.
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The GTX 960 should serve you well. It really depends on which games you're playing and which features you prefer. These days, the majority of the latest big name titles favor Nvidia (Fallout 4, Witcher 3, Call of Duty, Just Cause 3, Metal Gear Solid, Assassin's Creed, etc.), so the GTX 960 will be better supported anyway on those titles.

And then there are extras like PhysX, Flex, MFAA, HBAO+, Geforce Experience, and as you mentioned Shadowplay. You really don't have to feel like you're missing out by going with the GTX 960, and you may even be getting a lot more value.
 
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If you still haven't bought a gpu, i'd recommend a 960 from MSI, as they can highly overclock, i have almost the same build as you except for the ram being G skill, and my 960 heavily OCed runs the exact same as most 380s out there if not higher.
 
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