Wait? or get 1080p

[Eli Stout]

Right now I am using a 1050x1680 monitor which isn't that different from a 1080p but Im getting a GTX 960 4gb for my bday and its supposed to be really good for large displays. So this leads me to the question, do I get a 1080p this year or wait to get a 1440p?

 

[Soul slayero]

id get 1440p but that gtx 960 wont handle 1440p alone i have the gtx 970 and i need 2 of them ot handle 1440p at liek 66 fps

 

[Soul slayero]

if u dont have alot of money just get gtx 960 and 1080p screen

 

[gokitty199]

Right now I am using a 1050x1680 monitor which isn't that different from a 1080p but Im getting a GTX 960 4gb for my bday and its supposed to be really good for large displays. So this leads me to the question, do I get a 1080p this year or wait to get a 1440p?

the 960 wont handle 1440p very well at high settings. if you could i would try to get a 970 or a 290x then wait for 1440p

 

[Eli Stout]

Im not looking to get 60fps. 40-50 or 30-40.

 

[Eli Stout]

And Im only 14 so my parents aren't going to let me spend 100$ extra to get the 970. Id love to but I can't.

 

[RCFProd]

1080@60fps is a better experience than 1440@40 fps.

It's best if you got the GTX 960 with a 1080p monitor.

 

[Karadjgne]

Depends on the game. At 1440p ultra settings you'll still get 100+ fps on a gtx960 if playing WoW or mine craft etc, same with skyrim. If you go into the heavily detailed games like bf4 etc, that'll change and you'll be getting 30-40 on high at best.

For best all around performance for a gtx960 it's best to stick to a 23" or 24" 60Hz 1080p monitor, which Asus makes a decent few at really good prices.

 

[Eli Stout]

No problem if you can't but do any of you know of cheap 1080p monitors in canada?

 

[RCFProd]

Depends which size you find ideal aswell as how much you can spend.

22.0'' LG IPS 1080P:

Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($138.88 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $138.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-10 17:09 EDT-0400

 

[gokitty199]

And Im only 14 so my parents aren't going to let me spend 100$ extra to get the 970. Id love to but I can't.

then see if you can grab a 290/290x, their very close in price of the 960 4gb but perform much better

 

[Eli Stout]

Gokitty my 600w psu can't handle that card.

 

[RCFProd]

Get the GTX 960 2GB, not the 4GB! The 4GB is a marketing trick, the GTX 960 can't actually make use of the given 4GB VRAM and 2GB remains to be the ideal VRAM size for the GTX 960

In short, the GTX 960 4GB is a waste of money. Get the GTX 960 2GB which will perform the same and spend the rest of your money on a better monitor.

 

[jerdle]

A 600w power supply should easily handle an r9 290, which is very comparable in price to the gtx 960 4gb, but will perform much better.

Note I said 290 and not 290x.

I would also recommend an r9 285 before any 960.

 

[RCFProd]

Why that though? The GTX 960 performs as good as the R9 285 and has useful new features that come with the GTX 9xx Series like TXAA etc.

GTX 960 any day of the week in my opinion.

 

[Eli Stout]

A gtx 960 4gb is 240$ and the r9 290 is over 300$
on amazon

 

[RCFProd]

Get this one

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $194.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-11 20:49 EDT-0400

GTX 960 4GB = 1 liter of water in a 2 liter bottle, half of it is empty

 

[Eli Stout]

Im looking for a 4gb card. Im upgrading from the 660 2gb

 

[RCFProd]

I don't think you understand this subject well.

4GB doesn't mean It's better.

They put 4GB on the GTX 960 for marketing. It is actually the same as the GTX 960 2GB.

The 128-bit memory bus of the GTX 960 is too small to make use of 4GB.

They just put it 4GB and increased the price tag.

The GTX 960 2GB is a very good GPU even though It's 2GB. Quite a bit better than the 660.

 

[Eli Stout]

I was wondering why that was so low. But Im starting to see more games neeing more than 2gb.

 

[Eli Stout]

I just want a 4gb card better than the 660.

 

[RCFProd]

The GTX 960 2GB will still handle most games coming out for the next 3 years very well. Games that need more than 2GB doesn't mean the GTX 960 will be bad with those games. It should still run very well.

Your options for higher than 2GB:
R9 280X
R9 290
GTX 970

Typically more expensive.

 

[Eli Stout]

How good is a r9 280? for 279.99$?

 

[Eli Stout]

nvm 249.99$ instead

 

[Eli Stout]

Thats canadian by the way