ASUS GTX 960 STRIX OC 2 GB

[gamble]

crap man I thought this was for 970, I own the 970, wrong thread sorry... ignore all my posts.

 

[NTM2003]

according to the pics in the reviews its a 6 pin if your in a different country then it prob is a 8 pin, unless your talking about the 970 or 980

 

[gamble]

Ok for 960, Asus says 150w divide by 12 = 12.5amps needed, sorry for the mix up from the 970!

 

[NTM2003]

so i am guessing my psu can handle it the MSI GTX 960 says 150 watts to, i just hope its a good GPU from some of the reviews a lot say they stopped working after a day.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Why isn't the GTX 750 Ti in the comparison charts? The HD 7770 is, why not the GTX 750 Ti? This GPU is the next product up from the GTX 750 Ti in Nvidia's current lineup.

 

[RealNeil]

Thanks for the review. It was a good read.
On one of my PCs, I'm one of those few that game on 3840x2160 resolution. (28")
That PC's two R9-280X OC GPUs do a decent job of rendering games that are turning out to be pretty smooth. Playing a shooter at that resolution is a lot of fun.

My other two gaming PCs run on 27" screens @ 1920x1080 resolution. I have good GPUs in them, and my result is smoother at those resolutions.
I can see using this 960 in my M-ITX build where a single card is all I can use, but I already have a Sapphire R9-280X Toxic in there and it's probably better.
While this is a good GPU, it's not for me.

I can't wait for the new AMD 390X cards to surface. That's what I'm thinking about after reviews by qualified websites expose any warts they might have.
A GTX-980Ti with more RAM than 4GB would be even better.

 

[Footman]

I think the GTX 960 will be an ideal upgrade for my sons PC. He games at 1080 with a gtx 750Ti currently.

He wants the Witcher 3 and min requirements ask for a GTX660.

Not a bad upgrade when I factor in the fact that I can get a free copy of the game for my son when I buy the GTX 960.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I think the GTX 960 will be an ideal upgrade for my sons PC. He games at 1080 with a gtx 750Ti currently.

He wants the Witcher 3 and min requirements ask for a GTX660.

Not a bad upgrade when I factor in the fact that I can get a free copy of the game for my son when I buy the GTX 960.

I don't think moving from a $150 GPU to a $200 GPU makes much sense. I'd wait until the 970 is available for ~$250. (might actually be called the 660 960 Ti by then)

 

[krusha03]

I don't think moving from a $150 GPU to a $200 GPU makes much sense. I'd wait until the 970 is available for ~$250. (might actually be called the 660 Ti by then)

It's still 40% performance increase

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Although it uses a lot more power(100 watts), you can get a XFX Double Dissipation R9-290A-EDFD Radeon R9 290 4GB for $239 after MIR.

 

[rruff]

It's still 40% performance increase

Comparing the non OC models I make that a 68% performance increase for the 960 vs 750 Ti. 92/((96/105)*60)= 1.68. Not a bad upgrade.

Just saw that Witcher 3 pre-order codes are selling for $20-25 on ebay, so you can get a little cash if you don't want the game.

 

[Maya2009]

I always like your reviews @W1zzard.
I've SLI of 660 and i loved that you mostly include single 660 performance in chart that gives me the idea that i can rely on my card till you next GPU reviews

 

[gasolin]

gtx 980/980 ti, sold needed a temporary gpu, asus gtx 960 strix 4gb is fine, it's perfomance is better then the hd 7950 (have seen a hd 7870 from club 3d play batman on 6 monitor, i think it's full hd monitors) and as good as the gtx 680(have use 2xgtx 680 4gb in 5760x1080 more then i use now), know asus gtx 980 is 30 db loud under load, asus gtx 960 strix is only 27 db loud, surprised who silent it is and only uses the fans at a very high temps (way beyond 60 degress) idle temps on a hot day is very good, dirt 3 complete edition benchmark with setting on high (geforce experience wouldn't work) 3440x1440 100hz benchmark was up there at 100fps.

Thought how did that happen i just changed settings to high, although im gonna keep looking out for 1080,1070 benchmarks i was so happily surprised i ordere a second one, good temps,very low noise,low power consumption, one card is as good as a gtx 680 and better then a hd 7870 i have seen run a batman on 6 monitor´s

I just play on settings according to my monitors native resolution and hz (oh acer predator x34 with g sync), why second card, low temps,very low noise, no noise above 60 degress also because i want to sli again (get more experience) and for more demanding titles in 3440x1440 i can more easy get above 60 fps, games that are extreme i can paly on my dell U2515H

Mostly play racing games, i am how ever gonna get me bf 1 when it's out

I did watch some gtx 960 4k videos (not resolution of the video but the actual game) and some where to my surpise okay even considering that 4k atm max out at 60hz