asus gtx 960 or asus gtx 960 DirectCU II

[sparrowman]

Hi i m kumar. I m from india. I want to buy asus strix gtx 960. So i m little bit confused to choose these two graphic cards. So which one is the best. Here is the link: 2gb or 4gb??

 

[shadows1234]

asus strix 960 has the best cooler their is which is the directcu II

 

[Lag]

Go for the 4GB version. You will need if you want to play newer games at decent settings.

 

[shadows1234]

it wouldnt matter much wether he got it or not the gpu still wont push high-ultra settings on newer games good it will still be limited by it's other specs

 

[Lag]

it wouldnt matter much wether he got it or not the gpu still wont push high-ultra settings on newer games good it will still be limited by it's other specs

That is probably true, but there is no reason to get the 4gb version regardless. the gtx 960 can handle Battlefield on ultra, which requires about 2,8GB vram, which would make the 2gb the limitation in this case.

Edit: if he wants to play games like gta with some settings cranked to high, he will need the 4gb version. I have a friend who has the GTX 660 Ti with 2gb, and the only thing keeping him from cranking up the settings in GTA 5 is the 2gb vram. And the GTX 960 is much better than the 660 Ti.

 

[sparrowman]

it wouldnt matter much wether he got it or not the gpu still wont push high-ultra settings on newer games good it will still be limited by it's other specs

That is probably true, but there is no reason to get the 4gb version regardless. the gtx 960 can handle Battlefield on ultra, which requires about 2,8GB vram, which would make the 2gb the limitation in this case.

Edit: if he wants to play games like gta with some settings cranked to high, he will need the 4gb version. I have a friend who has the GTX 660 Ti with 2gb, and the only thing keeping him from cranking up the settings in GTA 5 is the 2gb vram. And the GTX 960 is much better than the 660 Ti.

should i bring MSI gtx 960 http://www.amazon.in/MSI-GTX-960-GAMING-2G/dp/B00SKTY6PS/ref=pd_sim_sbs_23_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1GQXQ7FYFVW5K8Q9PJMK
OR this one asus strix gtx 960 direct cu ii http://www.amazon.in/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express/dp/B00UJLDVJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431417906&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+960

 

[Lag]

it wouldnt matter much wether he got it or not the gpu still wont push high-ultra settings on newer games good it will still be limited by it's other specs

That is probably true, but there is no reason to get the 4gb version regardless. the gtx 960 can handle Battlefield on ultra, which requires about 2,8GB vram, which would make the 2gb the limitation in this case.

Edit: if he wants to play games like gta with some settings cranked to high, he will need the 4gb version. I have a friend who has the GTX 660 Ti with 2gb, and the only thing keeping him from cranking up the settings in GTA 5 is the 2gb vram. And the GTX 960 is much better than the 660 Ti.

should i bring MSI gtx 960 http://www.amazon.in/MSI-GTX-960-GAMING-2G/dp/B00SKTY6PS/ref=pd_sim_sbs_23_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1GQXQ7FYFVW5K8Q9PJMK
OR this one asus strix gtx 960 direct cu ii http://www.amazon.in/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express/dp/B00UJLDVJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431417906&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+960

In my opinion, I would choose the Asus simply for the 4GB of vram. The cooler on the cards perform about the same.

 

[sparrowman]

it wouldnt matter much wether he got it or not the gpu still wont push high-ultra settings on newer games good it will still be limited by it's other specs

That is probably true, but there is no reason to get the 4gb version regardless. the gtx 960 can handle Battlefield on ultra, which requires about 2,8GB vram, which would make the 2gb the limitation in this case.

Edit: if he wants to play games like gta with some settings cranked to high, he will need the 4gb version. I have a friend who has the GTX 660 Ti with 2gb, and the only thing keeping him from cranking up the settings in GTA 5 is the 2gb vram. And the GTX 960 is much better than the 660 Ti.

should i bring MSI gtx 960 http://www.amazon.in/MSI-GTX-960-GAMING-2G/dp/B00SKTY6PS/ref=pd_sim_sbs_23_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1GQXQ7FYFVW5K8Q9PJMK
OR this one asus strix gtx 960 direct cu ii http://www.amazon.in/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express/dp/B00UJLDVJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431417906&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+960

In my opinion, I would choose the Asus simply for the 4GB of vram. The cooler on the cards perform about the same.

ok my budget is also Rs 22000. so i will bring gtx 960 4 gb. THANK U FOR HELP.

 

[sparrowman]

it wouldnt matter much wether he got it or not the gpu still wont push high-ultra settings on newer games good it will still be limited by it's other specs

That is probably true, but there is no reason to get the 4gb version regardless. the gtx 960 can handle Battlefield on ultra, which requires about 2,8GB vram, which would make the 2gb the limitation in this case.

Edit: if he wants to play games like gta with some settings cranked to high, he will need the 4gb version. I have a friend who has the GTX 660 Ti with 2gb, and the only thing keeping him from cranking up the settings in GTA 5 is the 2gb vram. And the GTX 960 is much better than the 660 Ti.

should i bring MSI gtx 960 http://www.amazon.in/MSI-GTX-960-GAMING-2G/dp/B00SKTY6PS/ref=pd_sim_sbs_23_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1GQXQ7FYFVW5K8Q9PJMK
OR this one asus strix gtx 960 direct cu ii http://www.amazon.in/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express/dp/B00UJLDVJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431417906&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+960

In my opinion, I would choose the Asus simply for the 4GB of vram. The cooler on the cards perform about the same.

this gtx 960 4gb will run cod ghosts and cod Advanced warfare , assassins creed unity???

 

[Lag]

Yes, it should run CoD without problems, and Unity on medium/high (Unity is badly optimized). Remember to select best answer to close the thread.

 

[sparrowman]

it wouldnt matter much wether he got it or not the gpu still wont push high-ultra settings on newer games good it will still be limited by it's other specs

U mean this 4gb vram will not be not enough graphics for high-ultra settings on newer? gameshttp://www.amazon.in/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express/dp/B00UJLDVJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431414448&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+960

 

[Lag]

it wouldnt matter much wether he got it or not the gpu still wont push high-ultra settings on newer games good it will still be limited by it's other specs

U mean this 4gb vram will not be not enough graphics for high-ultra settings on newer? gameshttp://www.amazon.in/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express/dp/B00UJLDVJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431414448&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+960

You should be able to play most games on high settings (1080p), with the exception of games like GTA 5 that require a lot of memory bandwidth. If you want to play newer games at ultra you need either an AMD R9 290/290x or the GTX 980 (cant recommend 970 due to the memory issues). But those cards cost twice as much as the GTX 960.

 

[shadows1234]

what is your processor? we never asked

 

[Lag]

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

 

[sparrowman]

what is your processor? we never asked

ohh!! my cpu is core 2 quad 3.0 Ghz q8400 but i m planning for new gaming mobo and new gaming processor.

 

[sparrowman]

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

my processors is core 2 quad 3.0 Ghz q8400. So the asus gtx 960 4gb will bottleneck? i m planning for a new mobo and new cpu.

 

[Lag]

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

my processors is core 2 quad 3.0 Ghz q8400. So the asus gtx 960 4gb will bottleneck? i m planning for a new mobo and new cpu.

Yep, that will definitely bottleneck. You can always wait it out till the new intel Skylake cpus come out over the summer.

 

[sparrowman]

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

my processors is core 2 quad 3.0 Ghz q8400. So the asus gtx 960 4gb will bottleneck? i m planning for a new mobo and new cpu.

Yep, that will definitely bottleneck. You can always wait it out till the new intel Skylake cpus come out over the summer.

the new skylake are the latest cpu's for gaming? These cpu's are not released??

 

[Lag]

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

my processors is core 2 quad 3.0 Ghz q8400. So the asus gtx 960 4gb will bottleneck? i m planning for a new mobo and new cpu.

Yep, that will definitely bottleneck. You can always wait it out till the new intel Skylake cpus come out over the summer.

the new skylake are the latest cpu's for gaming? These cpu's are not released??

No, they haven't been released yet, but they are scheduled to be released in Q2 of 2015, probably in june or july.

 

[shadows1234]

yep they are unreleased still but i would wait for them since they bring some improvements over haswell refresh cpus and you are going to notice the difference once you get a new cpu it will be a big improvement even if you went with a i3

 

[sparrowman]

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

what is your processor? we never asked

I knew I forgot something xD

my processors is core 2 quad 3.0 Ghz q8400. So the asus gtx 960 4gb will bottleneck? i m planning for a new mobo and new cpu.

Yep, that will definitely bottleneck. You can always wait it out till the new intel Skylake cpus come out over the summer.

the new skylake are the latest cpu's for gaming? These cpu's are not released??

No, they haven't been released yet, but they are scheduled to be released in Q2 of 2015, probably in june or july.

yep they are unreleased still but i would wait for them since they bring some improvements over haswell refresh cpus and you are going to notice the difference once you get a new cpu it will be a big improvement even if you went with a i3

hi this one is good?
http://www.amazon.in/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express/dp/B00UJLDVJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431494605&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+960
OR
This one is good?
http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00VRSERUI/ref=s9_bbs_gw_d0_g23_i7?pf_rd_m=A1VBAL9TL5WCBF&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=0WBQ6TSJ38GYNWKE4RMV&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=518028687&pf_rd_i=1320006031

 

[Lag]

The first one. the second one is recommended for smaller cases.

 

[sparrowman]

The first one. the second one is recommended for smaller cases.

the first graphic card http://www.amazon.in/Asus-GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express/dp/B00UJLDVJC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431494605&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+960 dimensions are all right for my cabinet?
my cabinet name is intex supernova. Here is the pic u can see the dimensions of my cabinet.
http://www.ibuynext.com/intex/1124-intex-cabinet-supernova.html

 

[Lag]

There are no pictures of the inside of the case, so its hard to tell, but considering its a mini itx, but I took another look at the dimension of the first card (the one you linked to now, and its the smallest one).

 

[sparrowman]

There are no pictures of the inside of the case, so its hard to tell, but considering its a mini itx, but I took another look at the dimension of the first card (the one you linked to now, and its the smallest one).

hey i have changed my mind little bit. If i go for this graphic card? Little bit improvement of more graphics.
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/asus-nvidia-strix-gtx-970/264521668#bcrumbSearch:gtx%20970