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?

 

[Karadjgne]

I have an Asus 660ti dc20-2Gb that I've over clocked using Asus tweak. Currently it beats a stock Gigabyte G1 gtx960 in passmark by 1-2k in every category except tessellation, on stock cooling and still only maxes out at 78°C at 1080p presets. At stock settings I was getting 60+fps on heavily modded skyrim and ac3 at ultra settings with AA/AF 4x/8x on dual 1080p monitors.

Dont sell the 660 short, for a mid grade card it's still decently powerful.

R9 270x and up have 3Gb versions, as do 660ti and up uand that's about as much as you'll need for 1080p. 2Gb is quite enough for a standard 60Hz 1080p monitor. 4Gb on mid range cards is overkill, and was only a consideration for those running sli/CF on multiple monitors using eyefinity or nvidia surround. For a single gpu/monitor it's almost pointless and honestly not worth the extra $ over a 2-3Gb card.

 

[michajc]

what is better, r9 280 3gb or gtx 960 2gb?

 

[RCFProd]

Benchmarks show that the GTX 960 2gb is performing better at 1080p than the R9 280 3gb.

 

[Eli Stout]

SO basically I should get the 960?

 

[Eli Stout]

2gb

 

[Eli Stout]

The EVGA 960 needs an eight pin but I have a 6 and a 2. Will that work?

 

[RCFProd]

Yeah indeed Eli, you'll be happy with the performance I think as It's a good GPU.

6 and 2 will work indeed.

 

[Eli Stout]

Thank you for all your help. Sorry for this turning into a graphics card discussion.

 

[Karadjgne]

That's actually the purpose of the 6+2pin, to be used in 6pin or 8pin pcie as needed.

No worries on it turning into a graphics card discussion, sometime sooner or later, someone looking for a similar answer will read this post and will hopefully find their own conclusion.

 

[Eli Stout]

Yep

 

[alpha27]

sell ur 660 ti they still get a few dollars on ebay or other, and save it for the 970tgx!!! use on board video if u got intel onboard display, making sure u have enuff pci-ex power connectors look at diff models!

 

[Soul slayero]

id get the gtx 970 it has 4gb and cna handle anything in max settings on 1080pi get 100fps + on bf4 with everthing maxed

 

[Eli Stout]

Its not in my price range