From 6870 to ???

nabiljesus · Jan 2, 2016

Hi again, thanks for your time.

I wish to change my old 6870 (I believe it's dead, any help is appreciated

http://tinyurl.com/zmhjjkz) to something new. With that, I'd like to buy a new monitor too. I wanna play most new games preferably on full settings, whatever that my budget may afford.

I did read this benchmark:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-390x-r9-380-r7-370,4178-6.html

And I'm thinking to choose between GTX 960, GTX 950, R9 380 and R7 370.

I need to buy from amazon due to currency problems with my country.

I've made this list. Any other suggestion is accepted, though:

■ Gigabyte AMD R9 380 256 Bit GDDR5 2GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP Overclocked Graphics Card GV-R938WF2OC-2GD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZGF3ULK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

MSI R9 380 GAMING 2G Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZGF0UJA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1XBP962TML3AH

■ XFX DOUBLE DISSIPATION R9 380 990MHZ XXX OC 2GB DDR5 DISPLAYPORT HDMI DUAL DVI Graphics Cards R9-380P-F22M
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZFNDRFC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ Gigabyte AMD R7 370 256 Bit GDDR5 2GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP Overclocked Graphics Card GV-R737WF2OC-2GD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZGF40QO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB 128 Bit GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Cards GV-N950OC-2GD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013XFK0R6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDMI DVI DisplayPort SLI Ready Graphic Card ZT-90301-10M
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SIOOLS2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDMI DVI DisplayPort SLI Ready Graphics Card (ZT-90308-10M)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UJ7335I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Cards GV-N960OC-2GD
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics-GV-N960OC-2GD/dp/B013LDXEMS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1451716148&sr=8-4&keywords=gtx+960

Additional information:

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE; From next week to next month.

Budget: Around 200$. Maaaaybe I could afford 230$ But I really wouldn't like to. I wish to buy a SSD with enough space (at most 80-100$) and a monitor (at most 125$).

Usage: Gaming (Full specs, future ones, 1 monitor). Adobe CC, watching movies

My PC:

■ CPU: I5 3570k
■ PSU: Corsair TX 750w
■ MoBo: GAz77x UDh3
■ RAM: 8GB

Overclocking: Maybe but unlikely.

Also, if it's not so much too ask, could you offer any nice monitor under 125$ and a SSD below 80-100$?

Thanks a lot!

okcnaline · Jan 2, 2016

Oh, so you WERE the same guy. Is it okay if I get a best answer for the post about the dead GPU...?

If you can find another version of the GTX 960 (something except for Zotac or PNY or some other unheard of ones), then I would get that.

maxalge · Jan 2, 2016

nabiljesus :

Hi again, thanks for your time.

I wish to change my old 6870 (I believe it's dead, any help is appreciated

http://tinyurl.com/zmhjjkz) to something new. With that, I'd like to buy a new monitor too. I wanna play most new games preferably on full settings, whatever that my budget may afford.

I did read this benchmark:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-390x-r9-380-r7-370,4178-6.html

And I'm thinking to choose between GTX 960, GTX 950, R9 380 and R7 370.

I need to buy from amazon due to currency problems with my country.

I've made this list. Any other suggestion is accepted, though:

■ Gigabyte AMD R9 380 256 Bit GDDR5 2GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP Overclocked Graphics Card GV-R938WF2OC-2GD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZGF3ULK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

MSI R9 380 GAMING 2G Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZGF0UJA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1XBP962TML3AH

■ XFX DOUBLE DISSIPATION R9 380 990MHZ XXX OC 2GB DDR5 DISPLAYPORT HDMI DUAL DVI Graphics Cards R9-380P-F22M
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZFNDRFC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ Gigabyte AMD R7 370 256 Bit GDDR5 2GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP Overclocked Graphics Card GV-R737WF2OC-2GD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZGF40QO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB 128 Bit GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Cards GV-N950OC-2GD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013XFK0R6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDMI DVI DisplayPort SLI Ready Graphic Card ZT-90301-10M
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SIOOLS2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDMI DVI DisplayPort SLI Ready Graphics Card (ZT-90308-10M)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UJ7335I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

■ Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Cards GV-N960OC-2GD
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics-GV-N960OC-2GD/dp/B013LDXEMS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1451716148&sr=8-4&keywords=gtx+960

Additional information:

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE; From next week to next month.

Budget: Around 200$. Maaaaybe I could afford 230$ But I really wouldn't like to. I wish to buy a SSD with enough space (at most 80-100$) and a monitor (at most 125$).

Usage: Gaming (Full specs, future ones, 1 monitor). Adobe CC, watching movies

My PC:

■ CPU: I5 3570k
■ PSU: Corsair TX 750w
■ MoBo: GAz77x UDh3
■ RAM: 8GB

Overclocking: Maybe but unlikely.

Also, if it's not so much too ask, could you offer any nice monitor under 125$ and a SSD below 80-100$?

Thanks a lot!

not going to be able to max out new games with those choices

the 380's are the fastest cards in your list, the gigabyte one is a lot cheaper

as far as ssd is concerned:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OAJ412U/?tag=pcpapi-20

i suggest you take the money you want to spend on the ssd and monitor ( if you already have a 1080p one ) and use it towards the video card

especially if you want to max out game settings

look into a r9 390

okcnaline · Jan 2, 2016

R9 380 isn't the fastest on the list. GTX 960 beats it by a few frames.

nabiljesus · Jan 2, 2016

maxalge :

Thanks for your answer!

I need a 1080 monitor and I really would like a SSD. I don't need it to run on 4k but I'd like it to have full setting or most of them in 1080 and run smooth; even though, I'm not so fussy about it as long it looks good.

Disadvantages of living in a 4th world country.

nabiljesus · Jan 4, 2016

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card 02G-P4-2966-KR
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SC6HAS4?keywords=gtx%20960&qid=1451964385&ref_=sr_1_1&s=pc&sr=1-1

Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 380 4GB DL-DVI-I / DL-DVI-D / HDMI / DP Dual-X OC Graphics Card 11242-13-20G
https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-DL-DVI-D-Graphics-11242-13-20G/dp/B016LE95TK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451964397&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+380

MSI R9 380 2GD5T OC Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-380-2GD5T-OC/dp/B00ZGF0WCK/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451964397&sr=1-8&keywords=r9+380

MSI Computer Graphics Card GTX 960 2GD5T OC
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SAYDRLC?keywords=gtx%20960&qid=1451964619&ref_=sr_1_8&s=pc&sr=1-

Also, does it worth the extra money for 4GB versions?

I've seen that best sellers are Gigabyte, MSI, EVGA and ASUS. Wich one do you trust more?

I've read that 380 beats 960 for a few frames in most games, I think that I'll get the cheaper one bewteen these two. Now I have to choose between models and specs.

And sorry for not answering before, okcnaline, it was late and I was waiting for more information. Thanks for your help!

okcnaline · Jan 4, 2016

I would go for the EVGA GTX 960. There's no reason to it other than the fact that the MSI GTX 960 isn't a Twin Frozr, and that R9 380 isn't as good performing as the GTX 960 (3-5 frames). I don't prefer Gigabyte, MSI, EVGA, or Asus over one another, they all perform relatively good and similar. The only reason I would go for the MSI over others would be because of appearance.

maxalge · Jan 5, 2016

okcnaline :

other way round, the 380 is better than the 960

maxalge · Jan 5, 2016

nabiljesus :

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card 02G-P4-2966-KR
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SC6HAS4?keywords=gtx%20960&qid=1451964385&ref_=sr_1_1&s=pc&sr=1-1

Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 380 4GB DL-DVI-I / DL-DVI-D / HDMI / DP Dual-X OC Graphics Card 11242-13-20G
https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-DL-DVI-D-Graphics-11242-13-20G/dp/B016LE95TK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451964397&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+380

MSI R9 380 2GD5T OC Graphics Card
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-380-2GD5T-OC/dp/B00ZGF0WCK/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451964397&sr=1-8&keywords=r9+380

MSI Computer Graphics Card GTX 960 2GD5T OC
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SAYDRLC?keywords=gtx%20960&qid=1451964619&ref_=sr_1_8&s=pc&sr=1-

Also, does it worth the extra money for 4GB versions?

I've seen that best sellers are Gigabyte, MSI, EVGA and ASUS. Wich one do you trust more?

I've read that 380 beats 960 for a few frames in most games, I think that I'll get the cheaper one bewteen these two. Now I have to choose between models and specs.

And sorry for not answering before, okcnaline, it was late and I was waiting for more information. Thanks for your help!

the 380 nitro is very good

sapphire is top notch

that msi is second place

okcnaline · Jan 5, 2016

maxalge :

No, the other way around. 960 better than 380. More efficient, beats by ~5 FPS.

maxalge · Jan 5, 2016

okcnaline :

look at the graph

>.> someone told you wrong

okcnaline · Jan 5, 2016

Heh, I guess GTX 960 beats the R9 280. x)

Oh well, you win. But still, I recommend the GTX 960 because it's simply a better architecture. And also, 4GB should pull it ahead of R9 380.

maxalge · Jan 5, 2016

okcnaline :

the 380 also comes in 4gb

the 380 has the better architecture BECAUSE its faster

XD

okcnaline · Jan 5, 2016

Maxwell's more power efficient...
Well, I guess the R9 380 is cheaper right now.

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