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960 good or bad ?
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Mid range priced card,with the Vram of a low end card(for 1080p going forward).
It has some decent power behind,but why buy a 2gb card (priced at £160+) that will struggle to even run high textures in some new games?Especially when you can buy other alternatives with similar/more performance and more Vram for the same pricepoint or even less. 280/280x/290 ect or even used 7970/770/780 ect ect
If they threw 3GB vram on it ,it would be a reasonable card IMO.
It has some decent power behind,but why buy a 2gb card (priced at £160+) that will struggle to even run high textures in some new games?Especially when you can buy other alternatives with similar/more performance and more Vram for the same pricepoint or even less. 280/280x/290 ect or even used 7970/770/780 ect ect
If they threw 3GB vram on it ,it would be a reasonable card IMO.
Soldato
Total waste of space from Nvidia.
Soldato
Yep personally I would avoid it. If your looking to spend around that price get a 280x or a 290.
Grab your self one of these for £200. Bargain.
Grab your self one of these for £200. Bargain.
Soldato
Its the card invented for the masses to buy and the enthusiast to avoid
Associate
The 960 is like the 285, both were actually little better than the cards they replaced (760 or 280) and both cost too much at launch.
The 285 is dipping under £150 now and the 960 will eventually do the same.
Where the 960 shines is power use and is perfect for living room boxes or power conscious gamers. It isn't a price/performance winner.
The 285 is dipping under £150 now and the 960 will eventually do the same.
Where the 960 shines is power use and is perfect for living room boxes or power conscious gamers. It isn't a price/performance winner.
Associate
That 290 is probably 30-40% more powerful than a 960 (even more at 1440p) and only 20% more expensive. Uses double the electricity of a 960 though.
I'm not everyday gamer just wanted somthing good best £4$ ( hard I know ) but saved up some pennies 
and waited for the 960 but like most said only 2 gig ram and the price.
I have tried 2 970s but the 1st coil whine and the 2nd was worse so gave up on that idea
and waited for the 960 but like most said only 2 gig ram and the price. I have tried 2 970s but the 1st coil whine and the 2nd was worse so gave up on that idea
Associate
I would go for a 290 IMO you can get brand new ones under £220 and there shouldn't be a real noticeable difference ingame between a 780, 970 (unless you go over 3.5GB) etc
Also if you're not in a big hurry, it'd be a good idea to wait till AMD launches their R9 370X. This will likely much better than the GTX 960 (in price/performance at least).
Don't know when it will launch though (apart from very likely in the next 6 months).
If you are in a hurry, as suggested the R9 290 is very much worth the extra few quid over the GTX 960.
The GTX 960 really should be a GTX 950 Ti (i.e. be the successor to the GTX 750 Ti). If it was named that, and priced around £120, then it would make far more sense.
Don't know when it will launch though (apart from very likely in the next 6 months).
If you are in a hurry, as suggested the R9 290 is very much worth the extra few quid over the GTX 960.
The GTX 960 really should be a GTX 950 Ti (i.e. be the successor to the GTX 750 Ti). If it was named that, and priced around £120, then it would make far more sense.
Man of Honour
Must get my mighty GTX 960s running to annihilate some 980s and 290Xs.
Man of Honour
What did you say.
In answer to your question the reference 290 cooler is quite noisy but there are plenty of non reference cards that are a lot quieter.
I wouldn't get a 960.
why does your signature says Intel Core i5 4670?
Last pc build was a core2 duo lol
why does your signature says Intel Core i5 4670?
ATM 960's imo are over priced for what you get .. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-166-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
Grab one of those if you can , way better card for not a lot more
Grab one of those if you can , way better card for not a lot more
Associate
Good call, this card is overclocked to perform like stock 970/290X anyway, plus the cooler is not too loud. This is also probably the cheapest card I'd say is good enough for decent 1440p gaming.
Associate
That Powercolor 290 would give you significantly more performance for your money than anything under £200. You get double the memory, 4x the bus width.
Yes it will run warmer and make more noise than a 960 but it'll still be a lot quieter than the first 290s that came out with the stock blower cooler. The 960 is dead silent for a reason, it's underpowered for the price in 2015 and with the way developers are porting games it will have to use fairly lower settings than a 290 because of that.
Yes it will run warmer and make more noise than a 960 but it'll still be a lot quieter than the first 290s that came out with the stock blower cooler. The 960 is dead silent for a reason, it's underpowered for the price in 2015 and with the way developers are porting games it will have to use fairly lower settings than a 290 because of that.
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