r9 380 2gb OC or GTX 970 gigabyte at twice the price?

[connor_6]

What would be a better buy for me. I can get a radeon R9 380 2GB OC for 115 gbp or a Gigabyte GTX 970 with free game for 210 gbp. I could also sell the free game. I originally planned a budget of 100 gbp but if the wiser choice l is at 200 gbp I would go to that if needs be.

I do have a backlog of games to catch up on like skyrim oblivion, infinite, mordor, starcraft 2, civ 5 dark souls. So would it be better to get the 380 although it may struggle on some skyrim mods? Then upgrade when I get a 2k monitor in a few years and that becomes the norm for games?

The thing about the 970 is although it pretty much destroys everything atm 1080p I don't think it would last 6 years because in that time frame 2k will likely become the normal and it will not be good for that? Going by how quick vram is being used. So could I get a better card for 100 gbp in 3 years that would outperform the 970 in 3 years or would the 970 still be better?

 

[nikoK]

what cpu do u have/ want to buy?

380 should be fine for 1080p, however if ur cpu is good, then go for the 970 its a great card

 

[connor_6]

what cpu do u have/ want to buy?

380 should be fine for 1080p, however if ur cpu is good, then go for the 970 its a great card

its an i5 3450

 

[nikoK]

what cpu do u have/ want to buy?

380 should be fine for 1080p, however if ur cpu is good, then go for the 970 its a great card

its an i5 3450

ok then i would suggest that u buy the 970

 

[connor_6]

what cpu do u have/ want to buy?

380 should be fine for 1080p, however if ur cpu is good, then go for the 970 its a great card

its an i5 3450

ok then i would suggest that u buy the 970

Thanks do you think it will last twice as long as the 380 when games get demanding and dropping to medium or low?

 

[nikoK]

what cpu do u have/ want to buy?

380 should be fine for 1080p, however if ur cpu is good, then go for the 970 its a great card

its an i5 3450

ok then i would suggest that u buy the 970

Thanks do you think it will last twice as long as the 380 when games get demanding and dropping to medium or low?

Probably not, , however whan talking computers, being future proof is almost impossible, since u never know what will happen in the computer world.

Anyway the 970 is way faster than the 380 so it will do way better than the 380 in the future, even at higher resolution

 

[connor_6]

what cpu do u have/ want to buy?

380 should be fine for 1080p, however if ur cpu is good, then go for the 970 its a great card

its an i5 3450

ok then i would suggest that u buy the 970

Thanks do you think it will last twice as long as the 380 when games get demanding and dropping to medium or low?

Probably not, , however whan talking computers, being future proof is almost impossible, since u never know what will happen in the computer world.

Anyway the 970 is way faster than the 380 so it will do way better than the 380 in the future, even at higher resolution

Thank you. So it definitely wouldn't be better to get the 380 now and then get the next best 110 gbp deal in 2-3 years?

 

[nikoK]

what cpu do u have/ want to buy?

380 should be fine for 1080p, however if ur cpu is good, then go for the 970 its a great card

its an i5 3450

ok then i would suggest that u buy the 970

Thanks do you think it will last twice as long as the 380 when games get demanding and dropping to medium or low?

Probably not, , however whan talking computers, being future proof is almost impossible, since u never know what will happen in the computer world.

Anyway the 970 is way faster than the 380 so it will do way better than the 380 in the future, even at higher resolution

Thank you. So it definitely wouldn't be better to get the 380 now and then get the next best 110 gbp deal in 2-3 years?

If u are playing 1080p then yes, if not then the 970 will be the best buy

 

[connor_6]

what cpu do u have/ want to buy?

380 should be fine for 1080p, however if ur cpu is good, then go for the 970 its a great card

its an i5 3450

ok then i would suggest that u buy the 970

Thanks do you think it will last twice as long as the 380 when games get demanding and dropping to medium or low?

Probably not, , however whan talking computers, being future proof is almost impossible, since u never know what will happen in the computer world.

Anyway the 970 is way faster than the 380 so it will do way better than the 380 in the future, even at higher resolution

Thank you. So it definitely wouldn't be better to get the 380 now and then get the next best 110 gbp deal in 2-3 years?

If u are playing 1080p then yes, if not then the 970 will be the best buy

Ok thank you. i won't be upgrading to 2k for at least few years so think the 380 would be better then.