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Posted: 7/4/2015 11:00:48 AM EDT
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The better of the 2 cards you listed is of course the 970. The 960 is about 100~150 cheaper. You could even get a 960 as low as $190 on Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/Zotac-GeForce-Express-DisplayPort-ZT-90301-10M/dp/B00SIOOLS2%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAI62SSPLIHX7AR6PA%26tag%3Dgpuboss-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00SIOOLS2
However, the difference between the 2 cards is significant. 2GB vs 4GB, Higher clock speed on the 970, 1,127 MHz vs 1,050 MHz, and if it matters they have crysis3 benchmarks with 970 at 50.6 fps vs 36.1 fps. For the money, I'd go with a 970. If you cant afford to break over the $300 mark, go with the 960. For $325, a 970 is a pretty good card. Better than spending 500+ lol. Then again, its all about the make too, if you don't care about who makes the card you can get it for $325, if you're picky, can go a bit higher. For instance: PNY GTX 970: $325 EVGA GTX 970 Super Clocked $329 Asus GTX 970 Turbo: $355 Comparisons GPU Boss 960 vs 970 Toms Hardware Debate From Toms Hardware 
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Posted: 7/4/2015 6:59:05 PM EDT
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doesn't the 960 come in a 4gb model as well?
if so whats the performance diff between the 2 then? |
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Posted: 7/4/2015 7:03:37 PM EDT
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nvm I may just run the 970
now how well will it run 3 24' monitors? |
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Posted: 7/5/2015 12:49:25 PM EDT
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nvm I may just run the 970 now how well will it run 3 24' monitors? Will run just fine. Unless you're streching a game across all three. I have a 27 inc and a 24 inch on constantly while playing. On occasion my cintiq 12 inch as well. That's on a 760. You'll be fine. The 960 is a budget card. 970 out performs it. Nothing wrong with a 960 if that's all you can afford though. |
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Posted: 7/5/2015 9:21:03 PM EDT
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Not what you asked, but the R9 280x is a good alternative. Amazon has them in the $190-230 range.
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Posted: 7/5/2015 9:37:23 PM EDT
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I have a 4 gig 970 in mine, I really like it.
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Posted: 7/5/2015 10:07:49 PM EDT
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I have 2 780 Ti Superclocked GPUs in SLI across 3 17" monitors (they were free
 ). Triple monitors cuts my FPS by about half on Arma 3 when playing King of The Hill.I'm getting about 30 frames on KOTH. It's on the low end of frame rates, but very much playable and I still rape bodies like it's cool. I might turn off Suround when/if I get a 28" G-Sync monitor. Honestly, after playing Arma with 3 screens, playing with just 1 makes it feel like I'm running around looking through a scope  .Some other game modes on Arma 3 I can get 75-80 frames with 3 monitors. Just pretty much depends on the server and game mode your playing, your CPU power, and GPU power. On BF4, CS:GO, TF2, and GTA V, I can get about 180-230 frames, but my monitor can only keep up with about 75 fps fluidly. |
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Posted: 7/6/2015 4:08:02 PM EDT
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Pm'd
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Posted: 7/12/2015 9:36:18 AM EDT
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Just to update I settled on a evga gtx 970 acx 2.0 ftw because of the great deal I got on it
Now to upgrade the cpu board and ram next Going to go with i7 and ddr4 |
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Posted: 7/12/2015 12:55:22 PM EDT
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Just to update I settled on a evga gtx 970 acx 2.0 ftw because of the great deal I got on it Now to upgrade the cpu board and ram next Going to go with i7 and ddr4 Think thats the card im going to grab next, what deal did you get? Maybe it'll be valid in a few weeks still
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Posted: 7/12/2015 4:30:30 PM EDT
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Doubtful as it was a one time thing
250$ new from a buddy of mine |
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Posted: 7/12/2015 4:40:45 PM EDT
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Think I found the cpu I will get
Either the 4790k or 5820k Leaning on the 4790. And my semi local micro center has it at 279.99 |
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Posted: 7/12/2015 4:43:41 PM EDT
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nvm I may just run the 970 now how well will it run 3 24' monitors? Resolution is far more important than physical size, but I have to ask where you got 3 24 foot monitors. That's got to be a bad ass immersive environment. Your house must be huuuuuuuge. |
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Posted: 7/12/2015 4:54:17 PM EDT
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Think I found the cpu I will get Either the 4790k or 5820k Leaning on the 4790. And my semi local micro center has it at 279.99 Ah I dont buy any used parts. Only used parts I ever use is if its between myself and my brother. Had too many bad pieces when I bought used in the past.
Not a bad deal though. I have a 4770k, it's badass. I'm sure the newer chips are even more badass
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Posted: 7/12/2015 7:51:55 PM EDT
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Ah I dont buy any used parts. Only used parts I ever use is if its between myself and my brother. Had too many bad pieces when I bought used in the past.
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Think I found the cpu I will get Either the 4790k or 5820k Leaning on the 4790. And my semi local micro center has it at 279.99 Ah I dont buy any used parts. Only used parts I ever use is if its between myself and my brother. Had too many bad pieces when I bought used in the past.
Not a bad deal though. I have a 4770k, it's badass. I'm sure the newer chips are even more badass nothing was used he never even opened it.
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Posted: 7/12/2015 7:57:26 PM EDT
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nothing was used he never even opened it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Think I found the cpu I will get Either the 4790k or 5820k Leaning on the 4790. And my semi local micro center has it at 279.99 Ah I dont buy any used parts. Only used parts I ever use is if its between myself and my brother. Had too many bad pieces when I bought used in the past.
Not a bad deal though. I have a 4770k, it's badass. I'm sure the newer chips are even more badass nothing was used he never even opened it. Now that's a good deal !! |
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Posted: 7/18/2015 7:55:33 PM EDT
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gtx 970 is awesome
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Posted: 7/18/2015 9:01:44 PM EDT
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gtx 970 is awesome Glad you like it. Came with batman didnt it? Or did he keep that card? |
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Posted: 7/20/2015 11:33:54 AM EDT
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Curious, why go with a k variant instead of a vanilla? Are you planning on OCing or have some other reason to use a unlocked CPU? Just asking because I've seen people buy up the K flavors and then never utilize the fact that it's an unlocked cpu so they basically waste the extra cash.
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Posted: 7/20/2015 1:00:10 PM EDT
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Curious, why go with a k variant instead of a vanilla? Are you planning on OCing or have some other reason to use a unlocked CPU? Just asking because I've seen people buy up the K flavors and then never utilize the fact that it's an unlocked cpu so they basically waste the extra cash. Mainly I intend to do what the k is designed 4 
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Posted: 7/20/2015 1:00:35 PM EDT
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Curious, why go with a k variant instead of a vanilla? Are you planning on OCing or have some other reason to use a unlocked CPU? Just asking because I've seen people buy up the K flavors and then never utilize the fact that it's an unlocked cpu so they basically waste the extra cash. Not much of a price difference, why not get unlocked "just in case" ?? |
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Posted: 7/20/2015 7:28:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: gtx 970 is awesome 2 is 1, 1 is none |
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Posted: 7/21/2015 12:49:32 PM EDT
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Not much of a price difference, why not get unlocked "just in case" ?? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Curious, why go with a k variant instead of a vanilla? Are you planning on OCing or have some other reason to use a unlocked CPU? Just asking because I've seen people buy up the K flavors and then never utilize the fact that it's an unlocked cpu so they basically waste the extra cash. Not much of a price difference, why not get unlocked "just in case" ?? Not to mention the unlocked is faster out of the box than the base |
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Posted: 7/21/2015 4:47:07 PM EDT
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Save your money and buy an i5 OP. There's no advantage to the i7 for gaming.
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Posted: 7/21/2015 5:26:40 PM EDT
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Save your money and buy an i5 OP. There's no advantage to the i7 for gaming. Any particular reason? |
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Posted: 7/21/2015 5:44:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Any particular reason? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Save your money and buy an i5 OP. There's no advantage to the i7 for gaming. Any particular reason? While the i5 is great for gaming, the i7 will/can net you more fps with the extra threads. And also, with microcenters price, why the hell not. $270 for an i7-4970k? Why not? |
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Posted: 7/21/2015 8:06:04 PM EDT
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While the i5 is great for gaming, the i7 will/can net you more fps with the extra threads. And also, with microcenters price, why the hell not. $270 for an i7-4970k? Why not? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Save your money and buy an i5 OP. There's no advantage to the i7 for gaming. Any particular reason? While the i5 is great for gaming, the i7 will/can net you more fps with the extra threads. And also, with microcenters price, why the hell not. $270 for an i7-4970k? Why not? How many games out there are using more than 4 threads at a time? I don't know of any. Unless something has changed (I haven't been following it closely, so maybe something has with the new gen), the only benefit I've heard of is the higher clock speed and cache, which gives a pretty minor boost. Clock speed of course is mostly meaningless if you overclock. You might be able to drive an i7 another tenth or two of a ghz higher, if you get a good bin. Unless we are talking about the 6+ core i7s. |
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Posted: 7/21/2015 8:21:17 PM EDT
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hexacore is like 30$ more i believe lol
4790k i7 hexore 5820k honestly the hexacore is a socket 2011 v3 which isn't as common as the 1150 |
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Posted: 7/21/2015 8:23:17 PM EDT
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hexacore is like 30$ more i believe lol I think those all use the 2011 socket, too. So you'd need a different mobo. |
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Posted: 7/21/2015 8:24:08 PM EDT
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getting another board anyways
also uses ddr4 |
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Posted: 7/21/2015 8:27:07 PM EDT
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getting another board anyways also uses ddr4 ddr4 is the future. But it's still expensive now. |
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