Either one will suffice for me, just looking more into cost efficient, also something that will last hopefully 3 years or so.
I am stuck in a pickle here, because any of the cards will be more than enough for what I use it for, Mostly league, and a couple side games.
Zielmann1 votesWhen I built my current computer, I put a 560ti in it (500 series were current at the time). It lasted until about a year ago, when I replaced it with a 970. In all reality, though, if that 560ti were still alive, I'd still be running it (it could run League fine at a steady 60fps). The 960, especially with the 4gb of memory, should be more than enough and still last quite a while, even if you do start playing something a little more graphically taxing than League.
One side comment regarding my 970: Because I have the 970, I decided to get a 144hz monitor. The 970 seems to be able to pull a steady 140-144 fps for me in League. My 560ti would not have been capable of that. The 960 would come much closer, of course, but I would expect it to be a tad weaker than the 970 (that should be obvious). So if you're wanting to run a 144hz setup, that would probably be the only reason I'd opt for the 970 over the 960.
Hyperiön1 votesWell the original build that I had built back in 2012, that had a 550ti in it, which lasted me up until last august. I couldn't afford an upper end card, so I bought a 750ti, and it worked great for me, but it is starting to go out, and eventually I might branch out to more games, just don't have the time for it really. If I had 1400 bucks to throw around, I would gladly get an ultrawide and a 970, but i don't mind 1080p since I mostly play league, and other games similar to it in graphics. I also just a few months ago bought 2 new 1080p monitors to replace my crappy entry level Acer ones, but even still, they are good enough for my liking. And too with VR, I won't get into that until it becomes better.
But yeah, thats why I was thinking the 960, but on amazon currently, the 960 is $200, and the 970 is $250. So either one would be perfectly fine, just depending on what I want really. but either one would be perfect.
Zielmann1 votesYeah, if there's a decent deal available on a 970, almost might as well do that just for the added insurance factor.
tseihei1 votesGo with a motherboard that supports crossfire/sli and get a gtx 960 for now. Make sure it has two hdmi ports on it to support both monitors, and if you decide you are going to play higher end graphic games than you can get a second card later.
Hyperiön1 votesWell I am not new with computers by all means, just wanted opinions from other peeps. :) I can get a gtx 970 for 50 bucks more than a 960, so I think I am going to go that route, but yeah. Just wanted to see what people thought with their personal experience.