Bosco Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Today Frank takes a look at the newly released GTX 960 from MSI and EVGA. See how NVIDIA's new card stacks up by reading Frank's review here: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_msi_evga__gtx960/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarWeeny Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 No GPU-Z (main) screenie ;A; Always makes me sad It is the only thing i use when i want to see what the "true" specs are of the card are. Or at least, i can compare them to other cards. Good review though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Performance on par with a R9 285 (which performs in-between a HD 7950 and 7970)? I was expecting it to be between a R9 280X and a R9 290. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm_freek Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 looks like an ok card for what it is i was expecting i little more performance especially at that price considering i paid around $200 for my 290 and i am so glad i didnt wait for this card Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarWeeny Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 looks like an ok card for what it is i was expecting i little more performance especially at that price considering i paid around $200 for my 290 and i am so glad i didnt wait for this card You are seriously comparing second hand prices vs new? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 looks like an ok card for what it is i was expecting i little more performance especially at that price considering i paid around $200 for my 290 and i am so glad i didnt wait for this card You are seriously comparing second hand prices vs new? But 2nd hand for MSI and EVGA (and ASUS and Gigabyte) are serial-based warranty. Used is just as good as new, just shorter warranty length. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarWeeny Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 looks like an ok card for what it is i was expecting i little more performance especially at that price considering i paid around $200 for my 290 and i am so glad i didnt wait for this card You are seriously comparing second hand prices vs new? But 2nd hand for MSI and EVGA (and ASUS and Gigabyte) are serial-based warranty. Used is just as good as new, just shorter warranty length. That doesn't matter, the point is, the card he bought is a year old, is second handed, and that is obviously why it is cheaper than a new priced card. It is just dumb to do it. Someone could just as easily say, i bought a gtx 960 for 100 dollars, not worth the new price, derp. It is useless to discuss / mention prices when second hand market is being compared to newly released cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 looks like an ok card for what it is i was expecting i little more performance especially at that price considering i paid around $200 for my 290 and i am so glad i didnt wait for this card You are seriously comparing second hand prices vs new? But 2nd hand for MSI and EVGA (and ASUS and Gigabyte) are serial-based warranty. Used is just as good as new, just shorter warranty length. That doesn't matter, the point is, the card he bought is a year old, is second handed, and that is obviously why it is cheaper than a new priced card. It is just dumb to do it. Someone could just as easily say, i bought a gtx 960 for 100 dollars, not worth the new price, derp. It is useless to discuss / mention prices when second hand market is being compared to newly released cards. It's not dumb, especially if the used card that's cheaper or the same price is still faster than the new card. It's like saying buying a used car from 2014 that's performs better than a different but new car from 2015 is dumb. Stupidity is relative. I can spend $1000 for a new i7-5930K and a X99 motherboard and 32GB DDR4 memory, or buy a used i7-3930K and a used X79 motherboard (with waterblocks), and used 32GB DDR3 memory for half the cost for the same, if not better, performance (depending on the overclockability). To me, it's dumb spending twice the money for something new where double the cost isn't double the performance (or the same cost isn't even the same performance). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarWeeny Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 It is dumb because it is not the same market..... Why can't people understand this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) It is dumb because it is not the same market..... Why can't people understand this? It IS the same market. The market is a graphics card. If the market isn't a graphics card, then tell me what the market is. Person A buys a brand new GTX 960 with a 3-year warranty for $210. Person B buys a used R9 290 with about 2 years warranty still left for $200. The R9 290 is faster than the GTX 960. Now tell me which person is dumber than the other. Edited January 22, 2015 by El_Capitan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Arguing new versus used is totally beside the point. At $200 new, it fits in pwrfectly with its competition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarWeeny Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 It is dumb because it is not the same market..... Why can't people understand this? If the market isn't a graphics card, then tell me what the market is. USED vs NEW maybe? lol I expected more from you capitan... Arguing new versus used is totally beside the point. At $200 new, it fits in perfectly with its competition. Indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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