Gtx 980 ti or Gtx 960 4gb?

[theriver56]

So i currently i have two craigslist listings for two different gpu's. A gigabyte xtreme gaming waterforce gtx 980ti (aio watercooled) for $350, or a evga gtx 960 4gb for $100. Which one is currently the better buy?

 

[elbert]

The GTX960 performs about an equal to a $130 1050ti. The 980ti gets beat a bit by the 1070 that runs about $375. Both aren't that bad but more than I would pay for a card that only performs near what a new card would. They both lose warranty and the free games a new card offers. I suggest a 1050ti or a 1070 depending on which performance level you wanted.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Phoenix Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-22 15:39 EDT-0400

 

[10tacle]

Yeah I agree with the above. I spot checked eBay and used 980Ti's are active in bidding, meaning a lot of people are dumping theirs, most likely after upgrading to a 10xx card. This is the case for all 9xx GPUs.

I do not see the value in a two year old GPU that was top of the line but now starting to show its age with GPUs half of its original price (this is always the case with GPUs, nothing new). Now if 980Ti's were going for $275-$300 right now, then I'd get one of those. And they will be that price by the end of the year as Volta approaches.

With that said, the prices of both AMD and Nvida GPUs are through the roof (in the US anway) thanks to cryptomining greed and them snapping up GPUs as fast as they are shipped to Etailers like NewEgg. That place has 1070s selling for $500-$700 PLUS. Same with AMD's 5xx series. INSANE: https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20601202919&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=36

 

[R4DIO4CT1VE]

the 960 is a good card but doesnt meet system requirements for most modern games, the 980ti is still a beast and for a watercooled one $350 isnt a bad price.

youre two choices are on very different levels of performance.