Guild Wars 2

Hi, recentley mi vga died (hd 6850), so im looking to buy a gtx 960, i have an fx -8350, so my question is, whats better: buy the gtx 960 or buy a i5 4690 and a low vga like r7 260x, i play only wvw and some spvp, in wvw i have 15-17 fps in zerg and i still see it playable

You’ll see better fps going with an i5 and a 260x, but note you’ll also need to buy a motherboard and it will be more expensive.

Ansau.7326:

You’ll see better fps going with an i5 and a 260x, but note you’ll also need to buy a motherboard and it will be more expensive.

This completely.

And its worth it.

If you do not buy an unlocked i5 then just buy a h81 or b85 motherboard. You can save cost there. And for the i5, look a frys.com for the Friday sales. Last week they had a i5-4690K for 188. So that is a way to save on cost there too. But the median price for an i5 today is about 179~.

Also, look at amazon for used GPUs, you can get an r9 280x for about 120 shipped now. And with the new AMD 300 series launching on the 16th, I expect those prices to drop even more. 260x is 100% slower then a 270/270x, which is 100% slower then a 280x, which is 100% slower then a 290×...ect. New a 260x goes for 139.99.

Also, look at amazon for used GPUs, you can get an r9 280x for about 120 shipped now.

Watch /r/hardwareswap as well, that’s where I got mine. $120 is at the low end though, on average they go for like $135-140.

And with the new AMD 300 series launching on the 16th, I expect those prices to drop even more. 260x is 100% slower then a 270/270x, which is 100% slower then a 280x, which is 100% slower then a 290×...ect. New a 260x goes for 139.99.

What? A 290x is like 1/3 faster then a 280x and a 280x is only like 25-30% above a 270×. It’s not nearly that big of a gap.