Gtx 960 or R9 380?

[HeadlessHamster]

I want to upgrade to a new graphics card, and I'm looking at the GTX 960 or the R9 380, but I don't know wich one to get. I've read a lot about them on the internet, and almost everyone says: get the R9 380, but if I do that I would need to buy a new PSU, so is it still worth it to buy the R9 380 or, should I just go with the GTX 960 (for the 960 I wouldn't need a new PSU). And will overclocking make a difference?
Can you maybe also tell me wich version of both cards is the best?
I have an AMD Athlon X4 860K and 8GB RAM.

 

[mlga91]

The 380 is better by a very small margin, so is not worth going that way if you need another PSU, go for the GTX 960.

 

[miggtt699]

I want to upgrade to a new graphics card, and I'm looking at the GTX 960 or the R9 380, but I don't know wich one to get. I've read a lot about them on the internet, and almost everyone says: get the R9 380, but if I do that I would need to buy a new PSU, so is it still worth it to buy the R9 380 or, should I just go with the GTX 960 (for the 960 I wouldn't need a new PSU). And will overclocking make a difference?
Can you maybe also tell me wich version of both cards is the best?
I have an AMD Athlon X4 860K and 8GB RAM.

If you wanna go Nvidia, get a GTX 960 4GB version and you're good to go, best of both in that case of yours of the power supply.

If you wanna go AMD, get a 380 4GB, and remember, never hold back on the power supply, maybe it's the best option to get a new power supply and a 380 as you'll be "future proof" for another graphics card upgrade.

 

[HeadlessHamster]

So, I should just get the gtx 960 4gb? And what manufacturer do you recommend? I really like sapphire's version of the r9 380. And one final question, doesn't the 380 offer more future proofness? Because if it does, I think I'll still just go for the 380, since I'm not planning to upgrade my graphics card every year.

 

[SAKIB SANI]

960 need less power and have physxx. 380 need more power and have not physx. But only 5 fps difference highest

 

[HeadlessHamster]

So the 128 bit memory bus of the 960 doesn't affect performance that much (I've read other people say that the 960 is very bad because of that)?

 

[atrix396]

So the 128 bit memory bus of the 960 doesn't affect performance that much (I've read other people say that the 960 is very bad because of that)?

It shouldn't, I know quite a few people who own the MSI Twin Frozr 960, and they all perform very similarly to the r9 380, except for its obvious lower heat. I would say go for the 960 in this case, as its very similar to the 380 and you won't need to buy another PSU. I for one do not believe in future proofing. So definitely, go for the 960!

-Andrew
Best of luck!

 

[HeadlessHamster]

So the 128 bit memory bus of the 960 doesn't affect performance that much (I've read other people say that the 960 is very bad because of that)?

It shouldn't, I know quite a few people who own the MSI Twin Frozr 960, and they all perform very similarly to the r9 380, except for its obvious lower heat. I would say go for the 960 in this case, as its very similar to the 380 and you won't need to buy another PSU. I for one do not believe in future proofing. So definitely, go for the 960!

-Andrew
Best of luck!

Thanks man! This really helped. So, I should buy the MSI Twin Frozr, or do you (or anyone else) know a better version?

 

[atrix396]

So the 128 bit memory bus of the 960 doesn't affect performance that much (I've read other people say that the 960 is very bad because of that)?

It shouldn't, I know quite a few people who own the MSI Twin Frozr 960, and they all perform very similarly to the r9 380, except for its obvious lower heat. I would say go for the 960 in this case, as its very similar to the 380 and you won't need to buy another PSU. I for one do not believe in future proofing. So definitely, go for the 960!

-Andrew
Best of luck!

Thanks man! This really helped. So, I should buy the MSI Twin Frozr, or do you (or anyone else) know a better version?

I am an asus fan, but I hate there looks except for the there triple fan card. So go for the MSI Twin Frozr, or if you like the Asus look then go for that!
-Andrew
Best of luck!

 

[HeadlessHamster]

So the 128 bit memory bus of the 960 doesn't affect performance that much (I've read other people say that the 960 is very bad because of that)?

It shouldn't, I know quite a few people who own the MSI Twin Frozr 960, and they all perform very similarly to the r9 380, except for its obvious lower heat. I would say go for the 960 in this case, as its very similar to the 380 and you won't need to buy another PSU. I for one do not believe in future proofing. So definitely, go for the 960!

-Andrew
Best of luck!

Thanks man! This really helped. So, I should buy the MSI Twin Frozr, or do you (or anyone else) know a better version?

I am an asus fan, but I hate there looks except for the there triple fan card. So go for the MSI Twin Frozr, or if you like the Asus look then go for that!
-Andrew
Best of luck!

The asus version does look nice, but its a bit to expensive for me so I'll just go with the MSI. Thanks for your quick reply btw!

 

[atrix396]

So the 128 bit memory bus of the 960 doesn't affect performance that much (I've read other people say that the 960 is very bad because of that)?

It shouldn't, I know quite a few people who own the MSI Twin Frozr 960, and they all perform very similarly to the r9 380, except for its obvious lower heat. I would say go for the 960 in this case, as its very similar to the 380 and you won't need to buy another PSU. I for one do not believe in future proofing. So definitely, go for the 960!

-Andrew
Best of luck!

Thanks man! This really helped. So, I should buy the MSI Twin Frozr, or do you (or anyone else) know a better version?

I am an asus fan, but I hate there looks except for the there triple fan card. So go for the MSI Twin Frozr, or if you like the Asus look then go for that!
-Andrew
Best of luck!

The asus version does look nice, but its a bit to expensive for me so I'll just go with the MSI. Thanks for your quick reply btw!

No problem, best of luck!