Gtx 760 or R9 280X?

[twizted94]

Hey guys I currently have this setup:

Fx 4100
Gtx 560
8gb ram
800w psu
Ga-78lmt-s2pt

And since alot of deals are coming atm I was wondering if I should get either this card

GTX 760
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-nvidia-geforce-gtx-760-2gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card/1491561.p?id=1219052515813&skuId=1491561

Or R9 280X
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/xfx-double-dissipation-edition-amd-radeon-r9-280x-3gb-ddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card/1309146239.p?id=mp1309146239&skuId=1309146239

I have read reviews and I know the r9 280x does come out on top but I want to know if its worth the $30 and I also would like to know for how many years either card would last me.
Thanks for reading and all answers are appreciated

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah the 280x is better and should be good for a few years, however your CPU and motherboard are not very good, so that will limit the potential performance.

 

[holyrage]

IMO the R9 280X coz amd has mantle which is a great help for games that support it since u have an FX 4100

the way i see it if u plan to swap out ur CPU and mobo later then just wait for the GTX 960 and get that

 

[twizted94]

Yeah the 280x is better and should be good for a few years, however your CPU and motherboard are not very good, so that will limit the potential performance.

Im looking for performance gain at the moment. Do you think I would see a higher gain if I upgrade my cpu and mobo instead of the gpu?

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah the 280x is better and should be good for a few years, however your CPU and motherboard are not very good, so that will limit the potential performance.

Im looking for performance gain at the moment. Do you think I would see a higher gain if I upgrade my cpu and mobo instead of the gpu?

No. GPU will still give you more performance gain in games, but cpu and mobo should be next on your list. You can get a H81 mobo and i5 4440 quite cheap and would not hold back the performance of the 280x at all.

 

[twizted94]

Im looking for performance gain at the moment. Do you think I would see a higher gain if I upgrade my cpu and mobo instead of the gpu?

No. GPU will still give you more performance gain in games, but cpu and mobo should be next on your list. You can get a H81 mobo and i5 4440 quite cheap and would not hold back the performance of the 280x at all.

Yeah cpu and mobo are the next on my list haha sadly when I built the pc I didnt realise both werent that good at all but thanks for the help. I will definetely be checking on new cpu and mobos if any come up and will probably upgrade them next year. Thanks for the help again

 

[RobCrezz]

Im looking for performance gain at the moment. Do you think I would see a higher gain if I upgrade my cpu and mobo instead of the gpu?

No. GPU will still give you more performance gain in games, but cpu and mobo should be next on your list. You can get a H81 mobo and i5 4440 quite cheap and would not hold back the performance of the 280x at all.

Yeah cpu and mobo are the next on my list haha sadly when I built the pc I didnt realise both werent that good at all but thanks for the help. I will definetely be checking on new cpu and mobos if any come up and will probably upgrade them next year. Thanks for the help again

No problem

What is the make an model of your PSU, just to check. Some poor quality ones might claim high wattage, but actually cannot cope.

 

[twizted94]

No problem

What is the make an model of your PSU, just to check. Some poor quality ones might claim high wattage, but actually cannot cope.

It's one that I got from my country. Tried to find reviews about the brand and couldn't get anything but it has been working fine for 2 years now. I dont know the exact model but the brand is Pixxo 800w