help me decide what graphics card should i get for my build.

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benja1747

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hi, after waiting some time i finally have the chance to buy a graphics card and finish my gaming pc build,the components my pc already has are the following:
CPU: intel i5-4460 (lga 1150)
Motherboard: Asus B85-PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150
RAM: G.Skill® DDR3 8GB 1600MHz (2x 4GB) Ares
power supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze
harddrive: WD 1TB Sata3 7200 rpm 64MB Caviar Blue
case:Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case

my graphics card options are the following:
-MSI® Video NVIDIA GeForce GTX970 4GB GDDR5 GAMING TwinFrozr V
-Asus® Video NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 Strix ROG
-MSI® Video NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 GAMING X 6G
-Gigabyte® Video AMD Radeon R9 390 8GB GDDR5 Windforce 2X OC.

im really hesitant with my decision, between the 970 and 1060 everything ive searched suggests the 1060 has a small advantage, plus the futureproof. between the msi and strix versions of the 1060 i dont understand the difference, the msi one is cheaper by almost 60 dollars, and the specs seem to be the same, is msi an unrealiable manufacturer to justify the price drop?is strix really better?
and finally i have my doubts with the r9 390, i dont really trust amd as much as nvidia based on the comparison videos and i dont really now if the promise of dx12 and vulcan performance is really something to consider.
please help me make my decision, thanks in advance.
 
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Here's a sample of OC comparisons of several mid range cards: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2016/11/18/asus-radeon-rx-480-strix-oc-8gb-review/3

The R9 390 would probably be similar to the 480 in the chart above.

The GTX1060 and RX480 would be a better choice than the older GTX970 in today's newer games.

Compared to the GTX1060, the RX480 supports freesync monitors, has more vram, more shader units, and great native dx12 support to future proof your investment. The 480 supports the new mGPU feature for dual GPUs in games that some new games are starting to support. 480/390 support Crossfire as an upgrade path when you need it.
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Here's a sample of OC comparisons of several mid range cards: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2016/11/18/asus-radeon-rx-480-strix-oc-8gb-review/3

The R9 390 would probably be similar to the 480 in the chart above.

The GTX1060 and RX480 would be a better choice than the older GTX970 in today's newer games.

Compared to the GTX1060, the RX480 supports freesync monitors, has more vram, more shader units, and great native dx12 support to future proof your investment. The 480 supports the new mGPU feature for dual GPUs in games that some new games are starting to support. 480/390 support Crossfire as an upgrade path when you need it.
 
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The MSI Gaming 1060 is a fine card and would be my choice. I've had that cooler on both a GTX 970 and GTX 960 and its excellent. Very quiet and cool running and feels very solidly constructed. MSI is one of the better video card manufacturers. If its $60 cheaper than the ASUS by all means get it.
 
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