Which GPU do you suggest me?
My System
Mainboard: GA-890GPA-UD3H (Rev. 2.0) [PCIe 2.0 x16]
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B55 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz @1,392v
Memory: 16gb (2x 8gb) Crucial Ballistix Sport PC3-12800H (800MHz)
PSU: beQuiet Dark Power Pro 11 550W
Monitor Model: DELL U2515H, 2560 x 1440(p) (59.951Hz)
Usage:
Dota 2 (and some other Steam Games like CS:Go, Rocket League), watching Videos in HD, Surfing, Office, Programming
(Maybe I will need a second Monitor in the future for my Programming Work.)
Budget: 300€
I need an Displayport to use my U2515H @1440p. With Hdmi I can only get @1152p.
I play mainly Dota2 and would appreciate if I can play it with full details @1440p at a decent framerate.
Now I can only get about 30fps with the lowest settings possible.
A strong GPU like a GTX970/R9 390 would get bottlenecked by my CPU.
I think the best fit would be a GTX960 or a R9 380x.
The R9 380x (4260GFLOPS (Single)) is "a lot" stronger I think but isnt efficent like the Nvidia counterpart (2437GFLOPS (Single)). So the GTX960 stays cooler and quieter.
Also the memory bus of the 380x (256bit) is twich as much as the GTX960's (128bit). Similarly the shading units of the cards --> [380x: 2048/128/32 vs GTX960: 1024/64/32].
The question is which card would be a smarter buy. I want a strong card, but which doesnt get bottlenecked by my CPU (I didnt tried to OC my CPU, but maybe i would give it a try to get 3.6-3.8GHZ)
My mind is telling me get the GTX960. Its cool, its quiet, its efficient and wouldnt get bottlenecked. But my body, my boooooody is telling me "No". Get the R9 380x. The memory bus, the shading units, the GFlops.
But is the 380x maybe oversized (my CPU bottelnecks it?). The better technology has the Nvidia Card.
Also the WWW is saying 2gb (30€ cheaper than the 4gb model of GTX960) or 4gb memory doenst matter for a card like the GTX960. But maybe it matters for 1440p? Or ist the GTX960 too weak anyway for 1440p (or the future 2nd monitor? Or could I use the integrated GPU for the 2nd monitor?).
The two cards:
MSI GTX 960 Gaming 4G, GeForce GTX 960, 4GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, 3x DisplayPort (V320-034R)
Sapphire Radeon R9 380X Nitro, 4GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, lite retail (11250-01-20G)
The price is the same for the two cards: 230€.
I just want the best card possible for my system but not a overpowered one and not a too weak one =)
Maybe I also would want to try out GTA V. I dont know =D
Thanks in advance!!!
My System
Mainboard: GA-890GPA-UD3H (Rev. 2.0) [PCIe 2.0 x16]
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B55 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz @1,392v
Memory: 16gb (2x 8gb) Crucial Ballistix Sport PC3-12800H (800MHz)
PSU: beQuiet Dark Power Pro 11 550W
Monitor Model: DELL U2515H, 2560 x 1440(p) (59.951Hz)
Usage:
Dota 2 (and some other Steam Games like CS:Go, Rocket League), watching Videos in HD, Surfing, Office, Programming
(Maybe I will need a second Monitor in the future for my Programming Work.)
Budget: 300€
I need an Displayport to use my U2515H @1440p. With Hdmi I can only get @1152p.
I play mainly Dota2 and would appreciate if I can play it with full details @1440p at a decent framerate.
Now I can only get about 30fps with the lowest settings possible.
A strong GPU like a GTX970/R9 390 would get bottlenecked by my CPU.
I think the best fit would be a GTX960 or a R9 380x.
The R9 380x (4260GFLOPS (Single)) is "a lot" stronger I think but isnt efficent like the Nvidia counterpart (2437GFLOPS (Single)). So the GTX960 stays cooler and quieter.
Also the memory bus of the 380x (256bit) is twich as much as the GTX960's (128bit). Similarly the shading units of the cards --> [380x: 2048/128/32 vs GTX960: 1024/64/32].
The question is which card would be a smarter buy. I want a strong card, but which doesnt get bottlenecked by my CPU (I didnt tried to OC my CPU, but maybe i would give it a try to get 3.6-3.8GHZ)
My mind is telling me get the GTX960. Its cool, its quiet, its efficient and wouldnt get bottlenecked. But my body, my boooooody is telling me "No". Get the R9 380x. The memory bus, the shading units, the GFlops.
But is the 380x maybe oversized (my CPU bottelnecks it?). The better technology has the Nvidia Card.
Also the WWW is saying 2gb (30€ cheaper than the 4gb model of GTX960) or 4gb memory doenst matter for a card like the GTX960. But maybe it matters for 1440p? Or ist the GTX960 too weak anyway for 1440p (or the future 2nd monitor? Or could I use the integrated GPU for the 2nd monitor?).
The two cards:
MSI GTX 960 Gaming 4G, GeForce GTX 960, 4GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, 3x DisplayPort (V320-034R)
Sapphire Radeon R9 380X Nitro, 4GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, lite retail (11250-01-20G)
The price is the same for the two cards: 230€.
I just want the best card possible for my system but not a overpowered one and not a too weak one =)
Maybe I also would want to try out GTA V. I dont know =D
Thanks in advance!!!
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