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Hardware Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 Review: feat. Asus

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Combatus, 22 Jan 2015.

  1. EvilRusk

    EvilRusk What's a Dremel?

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    Interesting spot. I didn't see those. I'll keep an eye out for that as I want a cheapish card for my PC in the living room. It's churning along on a 560 but it's getting old now.

    I think the problem for the 960 was how affordable the 970 was. Before Christmas you could get a big name 970 for maybe £249. As I look today some of the 960s are as much as £220 or even £240!

    I've noticed over the past few weeks that 970 prices were climbing back to near £300, and this is from the ridiculous high demand there has been.

    I used to stick around the mid-range with cards like the 560, but the 970 pushed me up into the next bracket, which is just what nvidia wants! That 128 bit bus though...
     
  2. Harlequin

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    if the story about AMD getting out of desktop graphics (and cpu`s) is true - then £500 entry level cards from NVidia will happen!
     
  3. mrbungle

    mrbungle Undercooked chicken giver

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    Thought this could have been a real killer card at its price point.

    But its pretty lame really isn't it.

    Shame.
     
  4. IamJudd

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    Happy with my second hand 780... No more upgrades for a while!


    Ian
     
  5. BLAMM0

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    I bought a used Asus GTX 770 before Christmas, glad I didn't wait for the 960 :)
     
  6. nimbu

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    Hmm, not too sure what to do myself now.

    Currently running a 750GTX TI, was hoping that the 960 would be a good bet, but its looking more likely that I will have to consider a 970 instead.

    /me is off to find prices on smallish 970's
     
  7. Dogbert666

    Dogbert666 *Fewer Lover of bit-tech Administrator

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    Yeah I did see them as well. Interesting theory, though I would be surprised if Nvidia did a 192-bit card with Maxwell, as so much of it seems to be about powers of two. Certainly possible though, and there's clearly a huge gap in their stack now between 960 and 970, so a 960 Ti almost has to be in the works.
     
  8. Harlequin

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    ^^ @ about £239.99 :D
     
  9. fluxtatic

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    Assuming people will pay that much for a video card. Like nimbu, I've got a 750 Ti, but I'm perfectly content with it. Compared to the 550 Ti it replaced, I got double the performance and roughly half the power consumption. Runs everything I've tried on the highest settings without breaking a sweat.

    I don't begrudge enthusiasts what they spend on hardware, but as it stands today, I've got zero interest in dropping much of anything over $200 on a video card, making this (or more likely, what replaces it the following generation) what I'd be looking at, if I don't stay in the x50 series.
     
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