280, 280x or a 960

[RiphingZ]

Im looking at 3 video cards that will complete my build.

XFX r9 280x

EVGA 960 SSC

Gigabyte WINDFORCE r9 280


The XFX is good , but with my psu, 550w antec, it puts my entire system up to 480 estimated reccocmended watts of power. and it has a low core clock 850 Mhz... and a 3gb of memory.

The 960 SSC people say is the grape spot of gpus, and go with nvidia cause its top brand. it has a great core clock but that memory bus is 2 gb... some even say 1.5 gb....... and it puts my total system to 279 estimated power usage. but the core is 1.22 Ghz

The windforce provides optimum cooling andd has great OC potential, but the core clock is the has 1.20 GHz but has a 2gb memory also///

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/evga-video-card-02gp42966kr%2Cgigabyte-video-card-gvn960wf2oc2gd%2Cxfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd/

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

The 960 is what I would get.

 

[RiphingZ]

The 960 is what I would get.

WHY? CAN YOU DO THIS COMPARISON? LIKE FIGURE OUT WHICH IS BEST? https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/evga-video-card-02gp42966kr%2Cgigabyte-video-card-gvn960wf2oc2gd%2Cxfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd/

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

The 960 is still best.

 

[RiphingZ]

The 960 is still best.

TELL ME ABOUT THE 960, WHAT IS SO RELIABLE ABOUT IT? I WAS GOING TO WO WITH THE 960, BUT A YOUTUBER SAID SOMETHING WAS BETTER

 

[colonelblake]

stop yelling...pricewise the 280x...perfomancewise the 960

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280X-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

"Around 35% higher clock speed
More than 15% higher effective memory clock speed
Around 20% higher turbo clock speed
Around 35% higher pixel rate
More than 15% higher memory clock speed"

However if you need Vram you can get the R9 280X but the 960 is better on power + more reliable.

 

[RiphingZ]

stop yelling...pricewise the 280x...perfomancewise the 960

SORRY MAN IM ON A SCHOOL COMPUTER, THIS IS NOT MINE SO IGNORE THE CAPS. BUT ANYWAY WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE PERFORMANCE I BETTER? I KNOW THE CORE CLOCK IS GOOD, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GB?

 

[RiphingZ]

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280X-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

"Around 35% higher clock speed
More than 15% higher effective memory clock speed
Around 20% higher turbo clock speed
Around 35% higher pixel rate
More than 15% higher memory clock speed"

However if you need Vram you can get the R9 280X but the 960 is better on power + more reliable.

OKAY SO, WHAT IS VRAM USED FOR? ILL USE THIS BUILD FOR GAMING, AND SCHOOL

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

It depends on your games. In general get the 960 it is better all around.

 

[loki1944]

The 960 is still best.

Not according to benchmarks: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_960_Gaming/18.html

The 280X is much more powerful than the 960. Even the R9 280 non-X is better due to bus: http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-radeon-r9-280-4k-benchmarks/.

 

[RiphingZ]

It depends on your games. In general get the 960 it is better all around.

OKAY, IF I PICK THE 960 SSC, WHEN WILL I NEED TO UPGRADE? I DONT PLAY MAINSTEAM GAMES LIKE ASSASINS CREED, WITCHER 3 COD FARCRY AND ALL OF THAT CRAP.

 

[RiphingZ]

The 960 is still best.

Not according to benchmarks: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_960_Gaming/18.html

The 280X is much more powerful than the 960. Even the R9 280 non-X is better due to bus: http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-radeon-r9-280-4k-benchmarks/.

WOW MAN, SO IS THIS A SPECIFIC 280X CARD? IS IT OC? IN THE BENCHMARKS

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

You will not need to upgrade for a long time if you are going to not play very intense games.

 

[colonelblake]

yup...the 960. big improvement

 

[RiphingZ]

You will not need to upgrade for a long time if you are going to not play very intense games.

yup...the 960. big improvement

BUT WAIT, LOKI1944 POSTED THE BENCHMARKS............ OF THE 280X SO IT PROVES IT IS BETTER THAN THE 960 RIGHT...?

 

[colonelblake]

jesus turtlefan....64 gb?

 

[loki1944]

The 960 is still best.

Not according to benchmarks: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_960_Gaming/18.html

The 280X is much more powerful than the 960. Even the R9 280 non-X is better due to bus: http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-radeon-r9-280-4k-benchmarks/.

WOW MAN, SO IS THIS A SPECIFIC 280X CARD? IS IT OC? IN THE BENCHMARKS

It isn't overclocked; I think all cards aside from the 960 in the benchmarks are reference.

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

jesus turtlefan....64 gb?

Yes. I run multiple virtual boxes lets not get off topic you can PM me if you want to know more

 

[loki1944]

You will not need to upgrade for a long time if you are going to not play very intense games.

yup...the 960. big improvement

BUT WAIT, LOKI1944 POSTED THE BENCHMARKS............ OF THE 280X SO IT PROVES IT IS BETTER THAN THE 960 RIGHT...?

Here's more: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2015/01/22/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-review-feat-asus/5

There will be a couple games where the 960 might get an edge, but overall the 280X is a much stronger card; especially as resolution increases.

 

[colonelblake]

riphing...were geeks talking about 5-1 fps in drops that would be inperceptable to your vision....ohhh its better in benchmarks! by what? spend your money wisely my man. this isnt rocket science. tell your girlfriend "sorry im broke cuz i spent that extra 20$ for 5 frames per second on gta 5!" see how far it gets you

 

[lcp1109]

A r9 280x will outperforme a GTX 960, meaning that it will give better FSP almost every time.

But the GTX 960 is much more efficient, meaning that it will require much less power to get the job done

 

[quicksterdnb]

I would get the 280 if I was buying today. It's going for $187.99 on amazon with a $20 rebate. $167.99?
Or the 960 which is $199.99. Normally I would say to get the 960, but at the current price point of the 280, I would say get the 280 simply because it's a better deal per dollar at that price point.