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    The PC (Personal Computer) is a highly configurable and upgradable gaming platform that, among home systems, sports the widest variety of control methods, largest library of games, and cutting edge graphics and sound capabilities.

    Looking to upgrade my GPU and was wondering how good a deal this is.

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    #1  Edited By sgtsphynx  Moderator

    Edit: Never mind, a friend of mine reminded me that Black Friday is right around the corner. I can wait.

    I currently have a 2 GB GTX 760 in my computer, Newegg is offering me this 4GB GTX 960 for $200. Is this a reasonable deal? I know new graphics cards will probably be released next year, but I don't need to be on the cutting edge, so don't mind being a little behind.

    For reference, my setup right now is:

    • Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
    • Processor: AMD FX 8350 8 Core 4.01GHz
    • Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3-1600
    • Hard Drive (Primary): Kingston SSDNow 60GB
    • Hard Drive(Secondary): Seagate Barracuda 1TB
    • Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB
    • Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower
    • Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze

    Other question is would I need to upgrade my power supply?

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    I am pretty sure that card is normally priced at $200. I really suggest you go with a 4gb video card though. Just future proof a little at least.

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    #3  Edited By mike

    I wouldn't suggest upgrading to another 2 GB card. A 960 would be more of a side grade for you anyway. I recommend keeping the 760 until you can afford to upgrade to a GTX 970 or equivalent 4 GB GPU that will set you up for the next several years. I think a 960 would be a waste of money at this point.

    Your PSU is fine and can handle almost any GPU or even pair of GPUs that you throw at it.

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    #4 sgtsphynx  Moderator

    @mike: Yeah, my friend reminded me of Black Friday when I can probably get a 970 for around the same price. So yeah, I'm gonna wait.

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    Yeah, hold off and buy something better. I'm pretty sure 960 is bare minimum. I'm using a 970 and while it's doing alright on my 1080p, I assume it can't handle 1440p or 4K.

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    #6 sgtsphynx  Moderator

    The TV I have my computer hooked up to is only 1080p, so I don't mind not being able to do higher. But I think my 760 can do higher resolution maybe, it just only displays at 1080p since that is what my TV can display. I would expect a 970 to be able to display higher resolutions.

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    #7  Edited By mike

    @sgtsphynx said:

    The TV I have my computer hooked up to is only 1080p, so I don't mind not being able to do higher. But I think my 760 can do higher resolution maybe, it just only displays at 1080p since that is what my TV can display. I would expect a 970 to be able to display higher resolutions.

    Of course they are both capable of displaying higher resolutions, but that doesn't really mean much. Being able to display a resolution and actually having the horsepower to run games at that resolution and at least at 60 FPS are completely different things altogether.

    Don't forget that if you have a more powerful GPU, you can take advantage of things like Nvidia DSR, which is Nvidia's branded downsampling solution. You could render games at 1440p or 4k and then compress them down to fit on your 1080p display. It's essentially a different method of antialiasing. Speaking of antialiasing, more powerful GPUs allow you to not only run your games at higher settings and resolutions, but you can force all kinds of additional AA through the Nvidia or AMD control panel to make games look better than they otherwise would. For instance, I just played through Binary Domain with 64x CSAA, 8x Supersampling, Transparency AA, and other stuff forced instead of using the game's built-in antialiasing. It ended up looking so much better that way.

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