The 950 is better than a 750ti and worth the money. It is a higher-end 1080p card. A 750ti is a low-end 1080p card.
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I would rather spend the money now for a better GPU and sacrifice 4GB RAM because later he can upgrade RAM, whereas a GPU is more hassle.

But why a 4430? A 4460 is $4 more..
The 750 Ti isn't a low-end 1080p card, the 950 is ~$50 more for a 5-10 fps difference, not worth it imo.

Compatibility, I used a b85 mobo to save money?
Yes it is you can barely play AAA titles at 1080p medium 30-40fps.

You can still use the 4460 you do know right...

Exempt wrote I had a CPU that clocked at 4.2 but in order to save money I'm going with a 3.7 that I'm going to attempt to over clock at 4.0.

Ignore what you think you know about clock speeds. Architecture, manufacturing process, and a lot of other variables make more of a difference to CPU performance than clock speeds. When two CPU's use completely different architectures, sockets, and manufacturing processes, the clock speeds of the two chips aren't related at all. For example, the 860k can be OC'ed to 4GHz fairly easily 99% of the time. Something like a 4460 is only 3.3GHz in comparison, but the 4460 is still better(it's $115+ more expensive, but still, better).

_Skittle wrote The difference between the 750 Ti and the 950 isn't much at all, and I definitely wouldn't cheap out on a PSU.

_Skittle wrote The 750 Ti isn't a low-end 1080p card, the 950 is ~$50 more for a 5-10 fps difference, not worth it imo.

Stop talking if you don't have a clue what you're talking about, m'kay. The GTX 750Ti is a very entry level GPU. The R7 260X, 265, and 370 all out-perform the 750Ti, usually by 20%, or more. The GTX 950 further out-performs the GTX 750Ti by a good amount, since it considerably out-performs the 260x, 265, and 370. So, yes, the 750Ti is in fact "a low-end 1080p card". The 950 is $30 more expensive for up to, and more than a 50% improvement in games, so you're entirely wrong, it's not "a 5-10fps difference", and even if it was, that's still entirely worth it. You don't go out of your way, sacrifice components elsewhere in the rig, all just to fit an i5 in, it's unbalanced and moronic. That's literally exactly what pre-builts do, and why they're typically avoided(among other reasons).

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XFire support, you can add a 2nd 280 at any point. You'll want to add an SSD when you can, and probably a decent little aftermarket cooler, something like a CM 212 EVO or a Cryorig H7.

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Exempt wrote I had a CPU that clocked at 4.2 but in order to save money I'm going with a 3.7 that I'm going to attempt to over clock at 4.0.

Ignore what you think you know about clock speeds. Architecture, manufacturing process, and a lot of other variables make more of a difference to CPU performance than clock speeds. When two CPU's use completely different architectures, sockets, and manufacturing processes, the clock speeds of the two chips aren't related at all. For example, the 860k can be OC'ed to 4GHz fairly easily 99% of the time. Something like a 4460 is only 3.3GHz in comparison, but the 4460 is still better(it's $115+ more expensive, but still, better).

_Skittle wrote The difference between the 750 Ti and the 950 isn't much at all, and I definitely wouldn't cheap out on a PSU.

_Skittle wrote The 750 Ti isn't a low-end 1080p card, the 950 is ~$50 more for a 5-10 fps difference, not worth it imo.

Stop talking if you don't have a clue what you're talking about, m'kay. The GTX 750Ti is a very entry level GPU. The R7 260X, 265, and 370 all out-perform the 750Ti, usually by 20%, or more. The GTX 950 further out-performs the GTX 750Ti by a good amount, since it considerably out-performs the 260x, 265, and 370. So, yes, the 750Ti is in fact "a low-end 1080p card". The 950 is $30 more expensive for up to, and more than a 50% improvement in games, so you're entirely wrong, it's not "a 5-10fps difference", and even if it was, that's still entirely worth it. You don't go out of your way, sacrifice components elsewhere in the rig, all just to fit an i5 in, it's unbalanced and moronic. That's literally exactly what pre-builts do, and why they're typically avoided(among other reasons).

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XFire support, you can add a 2nd 280 at any point. You'll want to add an SSD when you can, and probably a decent little aftermarket cooler, something like a CM 212 EVO or a Cryorig H7.

You are basing the performance of the 950 in comparison to the 260x etc, but as you can see here the 750 Ti outperforms the 260x in every game.
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So saying that the 950 outperforms the 260x by a certain amount doesn't mean anything as the 750 Ti outperforms the 260x by a considerable amount.

As you can see, the [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] is $47 cheaper than the [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . Is a couple of FPS really worth $50?

Stop talking if you don't have a clue what you're talking about, m'kay.

I'm not sure why you continue to purposely get prices wrong, as if it makes you smarter. You purposely linked a $170 GTX 950, when they can be bought for $145. That's $25 more than the $120 for a GTX 750Ti. Your benchmarks are also not valid, at all, or reliable. The 260x does out-perform the 750Ti, it's been proven many times. If you're going to continue to cry about being wrong, I'll just prove it. The 750Ti is a horrible buy, and you don't have a clue what you're talking about. It's literally as simple as that.

Sanctorum wrote I'm not sure why you continue to purposely get prices wrong, as if it makes you smarter. You purposely linked a $170 GTX 950, when they can be bought for $145. That's $25 more than the $120 for a GTX 750Ti. Your benchmarks are also not valid, at all, or reliable. The 260x does out-perform the 750Ti, it's been proven many times. If you're going to continue to cry about being wrong, I'll just prove it. The 750Ti is a horrible buy, and you don't have a clue what you're talking about. It's literally as simple as that.

So all of [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] are false, no?

And seeing as the 750 Ti is an unlocked chip, overclocking it is even better which would further up the performance.

Lmao, I was right. You literally just Google benchmarks, that's amazing. You have no idea how new, reliable, or valid any of those are and they can not be used to prove your invalid point. Since you're so adamant, even though you're entirely wrong, give me a minute so I can find some actual valid, reliable benchmarks.

_Skittle wrote And seeing as the 750 Ti is an unlocked chip, overclocking it is even better which would further up the performance.

This is a joke, right? Literally every GPU can be OC'd lmfao.

Sanctorum wrote Lmao, I was right. You literally just Google benchmarks, that's amazing. You have no idea how new, reliable, or valid any of those are and they can not be used to prove your invalid point. Since you're so adamant, even though you're entirely wrong, give me a minute so I can find some actual valid, reliable benchmarks.

_Skittle wrote And seeing as the 750 Ti is an unlocked chip, overclocking it is even better which would further up the performance.

This is a joke, right? Literally every GPU can be OC'd lmfao.

Not reliable?