FSX: Used GTX 690 or new 960?

[Jim Air]

Looking forward to upgrade my PC this summer. I want a good GPU for Microsoft Flight Simulator X + demanding addons such as PMDG 737NG and 777. Because my budget is lower than $300, I believe that a GTX 960 should be fine, but I also found many used GTX 690's for $250. What do you think? Should I risk a used GTX 690 or just buy a 960?

current specs:
i5 4460
8GB 1600hz
R7 240 1GB GDDR3
H81M MOBO

 

[yeskay]

Looking forward to upgrade my PC this summer. I want a good GPU for Microsoft Flight Simulator X + demanding addons such as PMDG 737NG and 777. Because my budget is lower than $300, I believe that a GTX 960 should be fine, but I also found many used GTX 690's for $250. What do you think? Should I risk a used GTX 690 or just buy a 960?

current specs:
i5 4460
8GB 1600hz
R7 240 1GB GDDR3
H81M MOBO

Get the new GTX 960 as it only require 430W PSU. The GTX 960 even out performs the R9 280. Stay away from seconds market. Also the GTX 690 is power hungry, needs 620W PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $251.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 10:02 EDT-0400

(OR) Can even go for 4GB version for extra $22:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($219.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $273.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 10:06 EDT-0400

Cheers!

 

[ATi RaDEoN]

For flight simulator with those addons, I would suggest you to spend as much possible on a monster CPU and overclock the hell out of it. For FSX anything above GTX 760 is a complete waste