Nvidia's GTX960 Kinda Sucks...

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  • @CharcharoExplorer
    @CharcharoExplorer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +544

    I never liked the GTX 960. The GTX 760 was a pretty good product overall, and the 660 and 660 Ti were quite good too. So is te 1060 6GB mind you. However, the 960 2GB or even 4GB were IMHO pretty bad. Only slightly above 760 (at the time, they did age better) and generally inferior to the cheaper R9 380 or the slightly more expensive R9 380X which always defeated them. Discounted R9 290s also often were in contention with higher end 4GB 960s and curbstomp them no matter what.
    The R9 280s and 285s? Similar in performance and cheaper.
    I just do not understand how such a mediocre card like the 960 can sell so much. The second best seller for those years.

    • @MirelRC
      @MirelRC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I own a r9 380x and this GPU is still doing well. And to make things even better, I've moddified it's bios and OC'ed it to 1140 on core an 1540 on mem. I can play AC Valhalla with most settings on medium, and 2 or 3 settings on high at 900p and the fps is around 45-50. With the help of RIS 900p is more enjoyable.

    • @mykhaylovarvarin9078
      @mykhaylovarvarin9078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Just look at the 1050ti and even 1650 non super, and start wondering, what the hell is wrong with all those people?

    • @metroplexprime9901
      @metroplexprime9901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      My best guess would be that a big youtuber recommended the 960 at some point because they got a really good deal on one, and so people took that and ran with it. Eventually, people forgot who gave the initial recommendation and the 960 just kept its high price because "that's just how high it has always been". Again, this is my best guess, I could be entirely wrong. Basically, I'm going off of the insane prices that can be found on some keyboards and switches in the vintage keyboard market because a major youtuber in the community recommended them.

    • @typerightseesight
      @typerightseesight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i bought a "gaming" pc from dell not knowing anything about it. and found out it came with a gt730 and found out the computer was a glorified photo app viewer. lol. and for 750 bucks salvaged the cpu from it. WHAT A FUGGIN rip off. had to completely rebuild. I put a gtx960 in it for about 6 months but it was still a lot better but i decided to rebuild after that. ive put so much into my computer and its a gtx 960ssc. still lol

    • @chillhour6155
      @chillhour6155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Similar story with people buying a 1050ti over a rx470

  • @ikbenmathijs9424
    @ikbenmathijs9424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    My card is now irrelevant enough for you to make a video about it. I really should upgrade...

    • @AlistairBrugsch
      @AlistairBrugsch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same

    • @raspberry1440kb
      @raspberry1440kb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      1650 time

    • @john-ek9gv
      @john-ek9gv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@raspberry1440kb hell no

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My card is a 380 aka a 285, which this itself is a response to

    • @youravggamer
      @youravggamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@john-ek9gv A 1650 S wouldn't be bad tho

  • @JanghanHong
    @JanghanHong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    This is the last card with Windows XP driver, so there's that.

    • @kingofdogs8132
      @kingofdogs8132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Wait really? Thats pretty darn interesting

    • @ClassicTVZone
      @ClassicTVZone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      And this is why i have one

    • @aisle9
      @aisle9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Bingo. Exactly why I kept mine.

    • @travisrhea7950
      @travisrhea7950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      R9 380 does as well

    • @ae5668
      @ae5668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is why i bought one too, with the fact the AMD cards seem to be dying from old age!

  • @insertnamehere6523
    @insertnamehere6523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Man, used card prices seem to be getting higher and higher nowadays. Good thing I picked one of these up for $50 in late 2018!

    • @kayrokk
      @kayrokk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Miners again. Also pandemic pricing due to everyone being desperate for gaming products. That's why I'm keeping the $70 GTX 1050 Ti I bought a year ago.

    • @RK-zf1jm
      @RK-zf1jm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Well currently anything pc/ gaming related is carrying a premium because demand globally is so high because practically every nation that has money has had been sat at home for 9 months and a lot of people have bought Pcs to pass the time. It is not going to normalise anytime soon either because in order to see prices reduce we need new stock to be readily avilable which it is not because the factories are full to capacitiy and whatever is made sells out see 3000 series card from Nvidia the 5000 series processors from AMD and the 6800 graphics cards from AMD. Basically expect nothing but cheap ssds for about another 18 months

    • @Cyberdeamon
      @Cyberdeamon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's why I am clinging on to my old Gigabyte Winforce gtx980, last time I saw one for sale about 3 months back people were bidding on one and it was up to like $450nzd x.x

    • @mar0239
      @mar0239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not really to me... you can pick these up for 30 bucks nowadays 😁

    • @shaneeslick
      @shaneeslick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      new prices have gone up due to lack of availability, people not allowed to go out due to lockdown, so more people buying used as there are no new GPUs putting the price up as they fight for them

  • @shinkuhs
    @shinkuhs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    4:41 Master Chef Collection Lmao

    • @BazT47
      @BazT47 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That Lloyd Grossman. Corrr lol

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      _includes Gordon Ramsay character_

    • @elitespec-opsalan5984
      @elitespec-opsalan5984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      *prepares ingredients to cook*

    • @lolcat
      @lolcat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Running joke

    • @Badr-il3pg
      @Badr-il3pg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      GORDAY R A M S A Y SWEATING IN THE DISTANCE

  • @casketman14
    @casketman14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I bought a 4gb one at my local goodwill for $20 because the lady had no idea what it was 🤣🤣

    • @mikehall3976
      @mikehall3976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Who tf donated a 960
      Edit: I got mine from my local thrift store for only $50 CAD in 2018.

    • @andrewmtgx
      @andrewmtgx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikehall3976 I'm getting one for 100$AUD 2gb msi model

    • @ikramshahar44
      @ikramshahar44 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewmtgx These cards are still very good. I don't but the seems to hate on it

  • @NoobGyver
    @NoobGyver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I love this channel, it shows us a lot of unquie older technology, and how it preforms today. It shows us the areas of tech history between retro and brand new.

  • @scellyyt
    @scellyyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Decent card destroyed by vram. 🙏 Cant forget the price either

    • @jacobjones9071
      @jacobjones9071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      There was also a 4gb model that was a significant upgrade. Could even outperform the 970 in a good number of benchmarks

    • @scellyyt
      @scellyyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jacobjones9071 am aware. It was a fair bit pricier though, wasn't it?

    • @danielalejandromirandahigg624
      @danielalejandromirandahigg624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@scellyyt 20 dollars more. 220 dollars

    • @youravggamer
      @youravggamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Cyro1 That's my idle lol. Damn fermi...

    • @filippetrovic845
      @filippetrovic845 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@jacobjones9071 Nooooo, wait ! Stop commenting as you have no idea about hardware. gtx 970 to gtx 960 was the biggest performance gap ever in nvidias line. Gtx 960 4gb has same performance as 2gb one and its far slower than gtx 970 like 35%.

  • @IgorFighter7
    @IgorFighter7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This card got sold by its name... There was a huge gap between the 960 and 970. I am so happy that I did not wait for the 960 and went for a 970 back in 2014. I'm still using that card, it has aged very well.

    • @shagstars
      @shagstars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      had the 4gb model for the price of the 2gb model in release day, sold it 1 year later for the same money xD. Use a gtx 1070 now and don't feel like upgrading yet (its in a laptop).

  • @tobiwonkanogy2975
    @tobiwonkanogy2975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    that cooler is genuiely top tier with 4 heat pipes. Beautiful old beast

  • @Knez011
    @Knez011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I bought an R9 290X for 60€ a few weeks ago, it's amazing, there is no better card for the money if you have an OK power supply.

    • @adriyanatanasov3034
      @adriyanatanasov3034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bought rx 570 for 55$ cheap af and plays anything in 1080p

    • @47RoninCS
      @47RoninCS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Used to run one with a Ryzen 5 2600, upgraded my GPU to RTX 2070 then quite recently bought a 2700x I didn't need to upgrade my GPU I just wanted to, ended up giving my R9 290x to my sister, anyway I couldn't agree more with ya, it'll still play pretty much any game on medium settings perhaps medium/high on some games. If you compare the performance to a RX 580 it pretty much puts up the exact same number for half the price.

    • @Knez011
      @Knez011 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@47RoninCS yes! I actually bought an RX 590, it broke after a month and then got the 290X. 90% preformance for 1/3 of the price.

    • @costi2596
      @costi2596 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bet that it doesnt work now.

    • @Knez011
      @Knez011 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@costi2596 Believe it or not, the card works without any issues. I've changed the thermal paste and it doesn't go over 70 C° now which is really good for that model.
      What sucks is that AMD discontinued the drivers, but I haven't had any problems with new games and I saw a Linus vid about third party AMD drivers which I'll try when I have the time.

  • @makaylaserniotti1474
    @makaylaserniotti1474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I had one of these for about four years. Carefully optimizing games around it worked, but it was a pain in the ass. I gave it to my gf who mostly plays indie games. I bought a RTX 2060 Super and it has been a vastly superior experience.

    • @makaylaserniotti1474
      @makaylaserniotti1474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Selfundum2424 yeah, looking back I wish I had spent a little extra on a 970. Oh well, you live and you learn.

    • @androidforfree212
      @androidforfree212 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You talking shit dude.

    • @FreebirdKitkat
      @FreebirdKitkat ปีที่แล้ว

      The performance of 2060 super desktop is similar to that of laptop 3060

  • @Vivi-tz2rl
    @Vivi-tz2rl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    The 4 GB one held up pretty well until last year or so, but I wouldn't touch a 2 GB with any sense of seriousness

    • @ThunderingRoar
      @ThunderingRoar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same with 3gb 1060, and then theres people saying how new amd cards with 12 and 16gb vram are just for marketing

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@randomguydoes2901 uh you mistakened the GTX 970 for the 960. It's the 970 with the falsely advertised amount of 4GB when it's really 3.5GB

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThunderingRoar well by that logic the 3090 is a joke for having 24GB

    • @zaf2774
      @zaf2774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I would touch a 2GB card, 4GB is high end for me

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zaf2774 4GB is low end sorry

  • @Its_Soph_ie
    @Its_Soph_ie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Awesome video! The 960 was actually my first gpu ever. I got the 4gb skew because I was stupid and saw that it was 20 bucks less than a 970 for the same amount of VRAM. Didn't know anything about Cuda cores or the sort back then. I remember selling it after getting a 2070 for 150$ about 2 years ago, which was crazy as I didn't pay much more than that to get it.
    These things really should be selling for a lot less than they do.

  • @jeffie8696
    @jeffie8696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I find the RX470 4G a much better card myself, I recently bought an R9-390 for only $80 and was impressed with it, just sold it yesterday in a cheap gaming rig for a handy profit

  • @tokiffer6649
    @tokiffer6649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Well imagine using a 560 Ti in 2020, that's exactly what I am doing...

    • @keyven6959
      @keyven6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bro I use a 1050 😢

    • @RK-zf1jm
      @RK-zf1jm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@keyven6959 which is way more powerful than the 560 ti and is actually faster than the old budget go to standby of the 750 ti so again depends on what your version of playable is. I mean do you have to play at 1080p go down to 900p or 720p if you have too your still playing the same game as someone who has a 3000 series rtx card its just you dont have as much eye candy to look at does not change gameplay or the story of the game.

    • @psychosis1767
      @psychosis1767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you get a Ebay scam card for 30 bucks?

    • @zackaboy1236
      @zackaboy1236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I use a 650 2gb but it still runs forza, destiny 2 and metro above 60fps on high settings...

    • @zackaboy1236
      @zackaboy1236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@psychosis1767 obviously they didn't

  • @TheSpotify95
    @TheSpotify95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Wow... just wow.
    My GPU in my tower PC is a GTX 960 (the Zotac version, and yes, 2GB VRAM) and it holds up to what I need it to. But if what you're saying is true, then it's far too expensive :(

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So sell it and get a faster card for the money. Or just keep it, especially when it does everything sufficiently that it has to do.

    • @Iridiumcosmos
      @Iridiumcosmos 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luckily I have the 4 GB variant.

  • @codykamminga9667
    @codykamminga9667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have the GTX 960 4GB, it's not a 1080ti, but i can play everything i need to play. I have bought one new and still have it and still use it. without any problems for almost 4 years now.

    • @josejuanandrade4439
      @josejuanandrade4439 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How funny. I got rid of my gtx 960 (2gb) and replaced it with a gtx 1080ti.
      The gtx 960 was dreadful. I remember playing Overwatch and seeing the fps drop. It was awful. Some how in the menus was like 45 fps... like, how can it be that the fps in the menus were worst than in the game itself?!

    • @TechOrigami
      @TechOrigami 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What most reviewers don't realize that not everyone is looking to play latest AAA games at ultra. Some people just like to play simpler games. Or, more optimized, non-ubisoft, games.

    • @codykamminga9667
      @codykamminga9667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@josejuanandrade4439 I hear a lot of things about the 2 GB version, not much about the 4 GB version. All the games I play, from GTA SA to Forza Horizon 4 and Euro Truck Sim 2 to BeamNG drive, it’s always playable, most on medium-high settings

    • @codykamminga9667
      @codykamminga9667 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TechOrigami yep, love smaller devs who still listen to what the community wants instead of milking a game for all its worth.
      *cough *cough Rockstar *cough

    • @josejuanandrade4439
      @josejuanandrade4439 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@codykamminga9667 The reazon why not many people ever talks about the 4gb version is simply because very few people bought it. Most people got the 2gb version cuz it was cheaper. The 4gb version was way too expensive for what it was, and noone would ever grab that instead of a 970. That's why i got the 2gb version. The 4gb was nearly the price of a 970 here.

  • @WellBeSerious12
    @WellBeSerious12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Strange I didn't find Gordon in the Master Chef Collection.

    • @shaneeslick
      @shaneeslick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He told them to 'F... off' 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @baltrusambr5784
      @baltrusambr5784 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry for mindding you but I need help. I have i7 4790k, gtx 970, 16gb ddr3, 700w psu. I want to buy a used gpu upgrade for 400 euro or less what sould I buy ? PLease help.

  • @gamingthunder6305
    @gamingthunder6305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    a few months ago the card was in the 30 dollar range and now it shoot up to the 60 to 80 dollar. for 30 dollars this card is a steal but 80 dollar? the entire used tech market is super inflated and and there is hardly anything worth buying right now.

    • @ravenironwing
      @ravenironwing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And now it sells for over $150. 😂

  • @neutrida5091
    @neutrida5091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Heck in my country they want literally 150€ for a gtx 950. Like wth are they thinking??

    • @b.henriques9871
      @b.henriques9871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thiefs

    • @nazimdz2457
      @nazimdz2457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I searched for a minute and found that it costs 182 dollars new and 128 dollars for the cheapest used one.
      My country: Algeria
      PC hardware is so overpriced here );

    • @herroberbesserwisser7331
      @herroberbesserwisser7331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In my country its 40 euros

  • @hardrivethrutown
    @hardrivethrutown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A colleague at work upgraded his PC recently and gave me his old 960, they had donated it to the office but the office didn't need it so I asked and they just let me have it, very nice of them :)

  • @natea4158
    @natea4158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is that sort of perfect "in the middle" card during the shortage, along with a few others. i agree that it wasn't very loved when it released or right after, and normally wouldn't be anything special, but it's funny what a shortage will do, heh. it's one of those cards that is still powerful enough for people to vacuum them up now even if they hated them before. several months ago during the peak of the shortage i noticed people starting to literally peg everything back to the 400 series off of ebay, amazon, etc. even though two years ago people were calling them too old, now they are sort of the oldest you can go while still having modern support so people deal with them now, hehe. i love the 400 series though, one of my favs...

    • @urnoob5528
      @urnoob5528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, like terascale hd6850
      anything with at least 1gb gddr5 and dx11 support can play most modern game at 60fps still pretty well
      most modern game here being indie and small company games, some lightweight 3d and many 2d games
      latest aaa with latest graphics is literally the minority of the released games
      u cant call urself a gamer if u only play the latest aaa games

  • @QW3N
    @QW3N 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    4gb version is good at least for the games I play

    • @no1DdC
      @no1DdC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It can even do VR at low to medium settings (except for the very latest titles).

  • @joannaatkins822
    @joannaatkins822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bought one of these for a small price very recently, and I too was shocked at the 4GB vram premium. These aren't amazing cards, but they're good enough, and I couldn't find an HD 7970 for a good price.
    I'm building a cheap system to get rid of some old parts to make some christmas money, and my 2GB GTX 960 blower style was the best performance for the money (I know, cards are getting rare now) but honestly it's not all that.

  • @Trainguyrom
    @Trainguyrom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I built my PC back in ~2016 or so I remember looking at the available options and opting for the 970. Even at the time the 960 just wasn't very compelling. I remember seeing builds with similar budgets to mine with 960s and just being shocked because it was not a fantastic card. The 970 is now ~$50 on ebay in the US, and the 970 is still very strong for 1080p gaming, running everything I throw at it at med/high settings without breaking a sweat. On the other hand the "really fancy new" games I've been playing keep surprising me when I see they were released between 5-10 years ago, so I suppose I'm just getting old

  • @6fr
    @6fr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Could you do a review of the Radeon HD 7970? It's one of the aging beasts imo, still good in 2020

    • @dylc413
      @dylc413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember my Gigabyte 7970 i5 2500 combo, seriously good, especially considering I paid less than €100 for it at the time
      Changed to a 1050Ti after that

    • @talvisota327
      @talvisota327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      there even was a 6gb variant of the hd7970... i wonder if it makes any difference in modern games compared to the 3gb version

    • @mardingaming5760
      @mardingaming5760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@talvisota327 prob

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh, the 7970 was quite the kicker and might do better than nvidias 600/700 series cards because of the bigger VRAM. Also they aged quite well with all that AMD FineWine. I can imagine games up to about 2016/17 should be able to be maxed out. From testing games like Doom 2016, Witcher 3, Destiny 2 or GTA V on a GTX 660 Ti and extrapolating the HD 7970 I assume it will do fine in todays "esports games" and maybe some more demanding stuff as well.

    • @crash6442
      @crash6442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The refresh r9 280x has a similar used price with the hd 7970 and does pretty well with running games, Doom 2016 runs at 1440p on med-high surprisingly well due to Vulkan

  • @johnathanpearson3203
    @johnathanpearson3203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Keep the card and use a CRT at 1280x1024 and have a great picture and a locked 75fps.
    I got 85fps locked on the Witcher 3 at 1280x1024 great picture with a CRT and 980ti hybrid. Quiet and great looking graphics. Happy.👍

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd use it to play The Sims at 1024x768.

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is an absolute garbage resolution. I used to play games at 1366x768 with iGP and although I could upscale to 1920x1080 with VSR only like very old games I could run at that resolution. Most games I had to play at native or go up to 1600x900 at most. And I couldn't enable anti aliasing or max out demanding stuff like shaders. But that's all in the past

    • @johnathanpearson3203
      @johnathanpearson3203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@youtubeshadowbannedme did you ever experience CRT? Lower resolution on a CRT is not the same as LCD or oled. It's clearer and smoother and you don't need variable rate anything. You can max out the settings also. CRT. The technology we were cheated out of. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @swag-cc4uc
    @swag-cc4uc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As you once said ages ago, never a bad product, only a bad price

    • @baltrusambr5784
      @baltrusambr5784 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry for mindding you but I need help. I have i7 4790k, gtx 970, 16gb ddr3, 700w psu. I want to buy a used gpu upgrade for 400 euro or less what sould I buy ? PLease help.

  • @dikbozo
    @dikbozo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you have made yourself crystal clear. as to this card. you have also made yourself clear about the R9 285. I thing I will start looking for an R9 285 just because.

  • @EdgyShooter
    @EdgyShooter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ah, a shout-out for the 285! Still in my system to this day 🙂

    • @welshgoldferret5107
      @welshgoldferret5107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sweet! I still have my XFX-285-GTX Boxed but not forgotten, That with the E8400 and then QX9650 hammered Crysis at the time ;)

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think AMD was gonna release R9 285X but never did

  • @KingGeo3
    @KingGeo3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought one of these when they first came out replacing a dual 6770 crossfire setup. It was a pretty decent upgrade on my AMD FX system for about 2 years. Then it almost instantly began to show its age when I replaced it with an RX580. It let me use that Piledriver system until my first Ryzen build back in early 2018.

  • @Rossy167
    @Rossy167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I got one of these for £40, feel like that was a very good deal.

  • @carlosmarrasca
    @carlosmarrasca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had one exactly like this, Asus Strix, and was a huge improvment over my gtx 560Ti. I liked the design a lot, and it was very quiet, small and low comsuption. Served me well for many years, but after some time, the 2gb started to became a bottleneck. Then I sold it to my cousin and bought a RX580. After a couple more years my cousin bought a 1660, selling the Strix for MORE THAN HE HAD paid me. I l still like them, and they still good for games like CSGO.

  • @eightyd2554
    @eightyd2554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I wanted to get one of these because they support win xp, but that average sale price stopped me

    • @toddfraser7009
      @toddfraser7009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just get a GTX 970 and just hack the .inf file it'll work

    • @RK-zf1jm
      @RK-zf1jm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CEX were selling the 2gb version here in the uk as of last week for 60 pounds

    • @ae5668
      @ae5668 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RK-zf1jm most things from cex are broken!

    • @shaneeslick
      @shaneeslick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      have a look at prices for GTX770/780/780Ti, they all out perform the GTX960 & are XP compatible with drivers on nVIDIAs website

    • @eightyd2554
      @eightyd2554 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      that is too much for such a weak card with 2gb of memory. R9 290 or rx x70 polaris can be had for that

  • @DyoKasparov
    @DyoKasparov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got a GTX950
    After staying on UHD630 for half a year trying to get a 3060Ti I got this second hand GPU and it has been a life changer for me lol
    You did talk about price, but at where I live at it was actually one of the best options, costing about as much as a GT1030 at around 75EUR lolol. thanks to current events

  • @jeantechnoir7702
    @jeantechnoir7702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome job TH-cam, I get the notification after Im actually watching the video.

    • @baltrusambr5784
      @baltrusambr5784 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry for mindding you but I need help. I have i7 4790k, gtx 970, 16gb ddr3, 700w psu. I want to buy a used gpu upgrade for 400 euro or less what sould I buy ? PLease help.

    • @jeantechnoir7702
      @jeantechnoir7702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@baltrusambr5784 Well idk about europe market, but the best advice I can give to you is wait till next year probably march when stock gets better and buy an RTX 3060 or 3060 Ti thats the best I would couple with that config if you want to play 1080p or even 1440p with decent framerate and smoothness.

  • @Yamoyashi
    @Yamoyashi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got it for $96 which I thought was a scam until it arrived. Been using it for half a year now without any issues. Its a major upgrade from the GT 640 that Ive been using.

  • @TheRealNeoFrancois
    @TheRealNeoFrancois 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bought a 980 for 150 usd,its been doing really good especially since I upgraded from a Rx 550

  • @maximusretardious4597
    @maximusretardious4597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:38 The Master Chef collection?......... I only have the Master Chief collection XD

  • @JxTechy
    @JxTechy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had this ASUS variant of the GTX 960 in my old PC but it was the 4GB version of the card. As you say the performance of the card isn't too bad. I brought my GTX 960 around 2 years ago now and it was £80 then, so it really shows that the price has frozen. I even did a review on this card before I sold my PC and as you say its okay for 1080p but its not brilliant definitely for the price it costs today. In my old PC I originally had a GTX 760 4gb and it broke after 6 months, luckily I brought it from cex so I got the voucher back, and I decided to go for the GTX 960 4GB. There was not a noticeable difference between them in games IMHO, so you are right. Anyway sorry for the little rant great video once again.

  • @oliversanson6207
    @oliversanson6207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone else watching this on a 960? :( 4Gb Windforce for me, i'll be the first to admit its not really holding up well; warzone was definitely the straw that broke the camels back with regards to needing to upgrade. Thinking of going for a 5600XT. Great video regardless, keep up the good content.

  • @shapedokkan
    @shapedokkan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I will never see the words master chief without thinking of master chef ever xd

  • @flowerthencrranger3854
    @flowerthencrranger3854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me with the same exact Asus Strix model: Yeah this is a really god vid for me.

  • @modermonkula
    @modermonkula 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Seeing that tea made me want a tea now.

    • @shaneeslick
      @shaneeslick 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      happens to me for all the UK Tech channels I watch 🥰☕

    • @modermonkula
      @modermonkula 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Normally i have one ready before watching

  • @adamhooper2476
    @adamhooper2476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is around £65-£95 on CEX currently. Got myself an RX470 4GB there a couple months back instead for £80. Vastly superior performance and the one I received was a Sapphire Nitro in mint condition, well chuffed.

  • @breadboi9115
    @breadboi9115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Master Chef Collection" lol

  • @Josue31627
    @Josue31627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nowadays in the states, it (the 2GB version) costs about ~$95 compared to the GTX 970 which is about ~$130 or the ~$140 of the RX 470 in the markets I frequent. Compare this to the ~$65 GTX 660 and ~$75 GTX 760. Similar prices with the HD 7870 or R9 270.
    It's currently one of the best used GPUs to buy on a strict $100 or less budget I suppose. Not the best price-to-performance, but still fairly solid. It wasn't that good of a buy back then though, considering how much better the GTX 970 performed despite the infamous "3.5 GB" of VRAM.

  • @doktorparadox1791
    @doktorparadox1791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Better to find RX570 way better.

  • @sircampbelltenson7297
    @sircampbelltenson7297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Got the MSI Founder's Edition 2GB model last year for around £50 and its definitely enough for me

  • @itaintsabo94
    @itaintsabo94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I have a gtx 960 4gb and it's still good

    • @b.henriques9871
      @b.henriques9871 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep

    • @BudgetBuildsOfficial
      @BudgetBuildsOfficial  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's a shame it costs GTX970 money for them though

    • @b.henriques9871
      @b.henriques9871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BudgetBuildsOfficial that's subjective on the countries market. I've seen them as low as 60€ and 970 usually go for 100€ minimum in Portugal

    • @BudgetBuildsOfficial
      @BudgetBuildsOfficial  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@b.henriques9871 At that stage (as said in the video) you can usually import an RX470/480 for that kind of money from China. Which I aim to do in a future video.

    • @ThebestLilMissRarity2
      @ThebestLilMissRarity2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@BudgetBuildsOfficial this is why I bought 970. 6 years and well, It's still doing great job in new titles in 1080p 60fps. I was able to achieve nice overclock without playing with voltage. I think first thing to kill it's performance will be vram limitation or lack of drivers support.

  • @DraftySatyr
    @DraftySatyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sat here watching the garden shots of the card propped up on a fountain/font thinking "What's that smoke drifting up behind the card?" Camera drifts round to show a steaming mug of tea! Well, it would do, wouldn't it? 😂😂

  • @doktorparadox1791
    @doktorparadox1791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    960 4GB still handles...

    • @QW3N
      @QW3N 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep got mine for £80 which was the cheapest I could find

  • @moistbrain9297
    @moistbrain9297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It would've been nice to see comparative benchmarks for the r9 285 so you could really see how much better it stacked up

  • @Adriann30
    @Adriann30 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watching this on the 4gb version. Still caries it's weight but I think it's time for a replacement :)
    Also it only has 1 HDMI port and for multiple monitors you either have to buy Monitors with display ports or to get like i did an HDMI to Display port adapter.

  • @VolumedWand1
    @VolumedWand1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm over here with the GTX 960m. Double the price with 60% of the performance.

  • @mikkomatilainen5602
    @mikkomatilainen5602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pricy card in uk.. about 50€ in scandinavia.

    • @b.henriques9871
      @b.henriques9871 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      same in Portugal

    • @BudgetBuildsOfficial
      @BudgetBuildsOfficial  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not too shabby for that kind of price. But when an RX470 can be imported for 30€ more you have to weigh up whether its worth spending a small bit extra.

    • @b.henriques9871
      @b.henriques9871 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BudgetBuildsOfficial imported for 30€?LMAO where? U definitely talking about them fake gpus from China.

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@b.henriques9871 30 euro more aka 30+50

    • @BudgetBuildsOfficial
      @BudgetBuildsOfficial  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A Saphire model ordered from China. which ive ordered for lower than average GTX960 Pricing. Hardly a fake card, and well worth it once I can get a video on it made. I know which cards are fake, and usually go about getting those listings taken down.
      I also said "30€ more" meaning it costs about €80 for one.

  • @shurikencookies
    @shurikencookies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really loved my MSI 960 2Gb definitely don't recommend it now but it was great back on release for the first time PC builder I was.
    I could overclock it beyond what I expected and it ran everything I wanted to play without many if any problems, I upgraded last year as I knew it was reaching it's retirement age for what I wanted but I loved every moment, I'm glad I didn't sell it for £40 last year, though I probably wont now either.
    I just use my old PC as a media hub for my living room, rest well 960 2Gb.

  • @pax124
    @pax124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    970 oc is a really good. One

  • @Aminity_
    @Aminity_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought my current Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970 for $70, it was a good deal that I couldn't pass up, so seeing the 960 go for around $80, glad I found the 970 when I did.

  • @hinkhall1186
    @hinkhall1186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember late 2015 I was building my first PC. I was not as tech savvy as I am today, so I was basically going in with only 2 weeks of youtube videos and google reviews. So glad I went with my gut and went with the cheaper Amd R9 380. I could still use it today as I only have a 75hz monitor (got a super cheap rx 570 now, and gonna upgrade both soon) and still runs like a little champ.

  • @legomovieman2
    @legomovieman2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember when I saw the Bitwit video on the GTX 960 and feeling honest to god disgust as he replaced the 670 with the 960 and the performance on paper basically didn't change

  • @KomradeMikhail
    @KomradeMikhail 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It pulls a premium on the used market because it is the last GeForce card with official Win XP drivers.
    You _can_ get a 970, 980, 980ti, or even a Titan X (Maxwell) working on XP, but requires hacking the drivers with some text edits... And is usually not worth it, as the 960 with only 2GB VRAM slays any XP game anyway.
    The XP Retrogamer premium price is similarly related to inflated prices on the Low-Profile versions GTX 750 and 750ti... They were the last low profile cards XP supported, if your retro rig is a slimline.

  • @davidslack9890
    @davidslack9890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love my 960. Got the 4gb version for only $68.

  • @piecaruso97
    @piecaruso97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Back in 2015 i picked up this exact model of the gtx 960 it had good value and allowed me to play well to all my game library

    • @BudgetBuildsOfficial
      @BudgetBuildsOfficial  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly what it was good at back in 2015. Shame that it still costs about as much today as it did back then.

    • @piecaruso97
      @piecaruso97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BudgetBuildsOfficial Yes, back then i paid mine 215 euros which was a reasonable price for the strix version of the card, a couple of years later i upgraded to the r9 280x which costed me just 50 euros and allows me to still play very well a lot of titles in full hd, too bad the price of the rx 4xx and rx 5xx cards is so inflationated, i'd like to upgrade to the rx 580

  • @infodump-withallib4385
    @infodump-withallib4385 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a 4GB 960 when I built my PC originally and replaced it with a 1060 once I saw the huge performance jump. Haven't regretted it at all.

  • @taza99
    @taza99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for including the BeamNG benchmarks, as it's the game I'm most familiar with...

  • @Tobias.PK420
    @Tobias.PK420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had one of these , never regretted getting a gtx 970 vram with double the vram

  • @assadissa2
    @assadissa2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got the exact same card 5 years ago for 140 euros, it made me play everything I ever wanted and I'm still amazed, i recently finished mafia 1 remake at high settings no problem

  • @Ranimetion
    @Ranimetion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking back... £70 for these cards, sound like a real bargain compared to now going for over €100 for the 2GB en over €150 for the 4GB on Ebay....

  • @zipzeolocke2
    @zipzeolocke2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had the MSI GTX 960 4 gigabytes model and I was still left wanting more performance… It always bugged me that my lowest FPS was always below 60. My goal was always to have my least FPS above 60 in every game I play so that I can limit the FPS to that number and have a smooth experience. When Pascal came out, I upgraded to the GTX 1080 and I'm still using that to this day. I predict I will continue to be using it for quite a while yet, considering it can play on my 1440p monitor and stay well above 60 FPS in max settings on most games. I'm happy for now

  • @outtheredude
    @outtheredude 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Currently got dual 4GB EVGA GTX 960 SSCs in SLI, paired with a 4790K. Still performs quite well even today, plus the pair of cards, with the EVGA V2 SLI long bridge, at least looks pretty cool in my case.
    Back around 2015-2016, price-wise, it was either a 2GB one, without a backplate, plus the cost and P&P of an additional backplate, or a 4GB one, with a backplate included, to have a "free" extra 2GB of memory over the 2GB sans backplate + additional backplate one.
    Also, the GM-206 core was the first from nVidia to support HDCP 2.2 & H.265 hardware encode & decode, when the higher end ones, like the 970, 980, 980 Ti & Titan X, didn't.
    Of course, this was before Pascal arrived and SLI for mid-range cards, as well as in general, dropped dead shortly afterwards.

  • @fnglert
    @fnglert 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Upgraded from my 960 two years ago to a 1660. Now looking at the new 3060ti. My 960 was this exact same model, too.

  • @nicolaramoso3286
    @nicolaramoso3286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was amazed when I managed to sell the 4GB version of this card for 90 euros on ebay a few months ago, i didn't thought that anyone would spend more that €50 for this

  • @yourneighbourhooddoomer
    @yourneighbourhooddoomer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My first ever gaming desktop was a Medion prebuild with a i7-4790 non-K and a GTX 960 2GB. I swapped it out for a GTX 970 Mini from Gigabyte not even three months after but this PC kinda lives on as my dad's gaming rig, the GTX 960 is still very much alive (surprising for the cheapest OEM design I've ever seen) but the i7 got downgraded to a i3-4170 because I bought and flipped a ton of parts back then and it was the only CPU left I got for LGA1150. I'm kinda surprised to see how well it still runs Wolfenstein, Fallout 4, Sniper GW 3 and GW Contracts.

  • @SummonerArthur
    @SummonerArthur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting...
    I used to think that this pricing issue for the gtx 960 was exclusive to my country... Thank you for explaining that.

    • @baltrusambr5784
      @baltrusambr5784 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry for mindding you but I need help. I have i7 4790k, gtx 970, 16gb ddr3, 700w psu. I want to buy a used gpu upgrade for 400 euro or less what sould I buy ? PLease help.

  • @Snoozie
    @Snoozie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a 960 back in 2015 when i was still getting into pc gaming
    It got the job done but I upgraded to a GTX 1080 the year that came out because it was really just that bad.
    It struggled in so many games for no reason sometimes as well as just being super underwhelming.
    I really regret not just waiting a paycheck and getting a 970

  • @MrPatrickbuit
    @MrPatrickbuit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had this in my old pc. Hated the card from day one. Back then I couldn’t build my own pc and bought a prebuilt without knowing much about it. From day one it struggled with most games (in 2015 mind you) because of its limited Vram and in 2018 or something it was already struggling hard. Now I’m super happy with my 5700XT

  • @brothertonwing4554
    @brothertonwing4554 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just bought a GTX 970 from CEX for £95. They had an Asus Strix and an EVGA in stock at my local one. I chose the Asus due to the lower clock speed, I figured it would have less thermal stress during its lifespan.
    Applied new thermal paste and it runs at 60 degrees C for hours on end. Plays most titles on high/ultra 1080p at 60ish FPS, great budget option in my opinion.

  • @delscoville
    @delscoville 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought one in 2015, the Zotac GTX 960 Amp! But it's since has become undetectable by the Nvidia driver. It works for plain 2D VGA, but something on it stopped working. It's a really well built card, and I just display it on a shelf.

  • @hl356
    @hl356 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not gonna lie, i upgraded from my g1 gaming 960 (4gb) to a 1070ti a few weeks ago, and kind of just instantly wrote off your video because I played RDR2 at 40-50 fps with a lowered resolution scale, and can't for the life of me understand why you'd go for the 2 gig model when reviewing this card in 2020. I can't imagine anyone buying the 2 gig model today honestly and because of that hard vram cap your not even able to show the card's full potential in today's games, however limited it is.
    Still, you're game choice made sense and the prices are the same here in Croatia, about 50-60£ (it's a really easy conversion from kunas, just 10x more) which is too much, i wouldn't go over about 50€ when buying this card today.

  • @Wren6858
    @Wren6858 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I overclocked the snot out of my 2GB 960 to run GTA V. I managed to get in the 58-60fps range with a mix of medium and high settings at 1440p. It was like a jet taking off on my desk.

  • @mythologicalz
    @mythologicalz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Solid video with valid points all around, prices are dumb for them even out here. Strix maxwell coolers are great though

  • @DankNoodles420
    @DankNoodles420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought a used miners EVGA GTX 1080 ti ftw3 hybrid 11gb still in warranty off of ebay and this by far is the best performing gpu i have seen with specs like this. It rarely gets over 60c under full load and i havent got close to maxing the vram out on it. It runs everything (other than RDR2) at max settings. You should do a video on that card. I believe the only superior 1080ti card out there is the EVGA 1080 ti hydrocopper. Which is pretty rare.

  • @TheNotoriousRay
    @TheNotoriousRay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ah yes, master chef, my favorite cooking simulator

  • @EURIPODES
    @EURIPODES 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember when all the self appointed expert reviewers on TH-cam said that the 4gb variant was a waste because you don't need that much vram. Lol look where we're at now. I have the gigabyte g1 gaming 4gb and it oc's like a champ. If I didn't upgrade my monitor to 1440p I'd probably still be using it.

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol back then people said 512MB was a waste and that 256MB was more than enough. Or how back then people said 8GB was more than enough for 4K but now even 12GB is barely enough for some new games

  • @snaprifice
    @snaprifice 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was rocking an MSI laptop that I bought in 2015 or so up until last week, it had a 960M in it. The system I replaced it with has a Nvidia 3080, and let me just say, my god. It's not even comparable really, it's like comparing a rocket ship to a unicycle. I've been blown away by the 3080, I knew it was good, but getting first hand experience is something else. I've thrown just about everything at the 3080 so far and the only thing that still struggles is Microsoft Flight Simulator, if you can call 40fps in ultra at 4k bad. I've also been interested in videography more so in the last few years, so my 960M used to render 10-bit 4:2:2 4K video (if it didn't crash) at 2fps, the 3080 is hitting 70~90fps, so that's pretty exciting too. I'm not a serious gamer, but I do like to relax with casual gaming and the 960 was doing okay for what I normally play until a couple of years ago. It's just crazy when you're away from the whole "upgrading" scene for a while and make a big leap forward how dramatic it is.

  • @daelionmr4782
    @daelionmr4782 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats kinda funny in a way.
    Back in late 2015 I was also upgrading from a HD 7770 and I ended up buying a Gigabyte Xtreme GTX 950 which was cheaper than the crappiest single fan 960 and had about the same performance as a stock 2GB 960.
    On the AMD side in my country the R9 285 was even more expensive than the 960 and that was out of my budget at the time.
    That 950 served me for 2 and half years with no issues, ran everything I wanted to play and I retired it and sold it to my friend in late 2018 whos still using it and I upgraded to a RX 570.

  • @w19ely85
    @w19ely85 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I knew what this card was as soon as you posted the pictures, even down to the make and model. The 2gb card is completely throttled by the lack of memory, the 4gb version holds up so much better these days.

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But the 4GB variant isn't any better except for more VRAM so the 960 will still struggle in newer games regardless

  • @Matta1224
    @Matta1224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Got one for free two weeks ago. Can’t beat that prize!

  • @FireJamUSA
    @FireJamUSA 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I picked up a 4GB version for $80 / ~£60. I have to disable Ambient Occlusion then run a mix of High, medium and low settings but I can get most games to run at 60 FPS on it paired with a i7-990x. I do admit though, it's like a puzzle trying to find the right combination of settings to get that magical 60 fps number. I bought it about 3 months ago and it was the best deal going at that time. Would have preferred a 970 or a 1060, but those were just out of reach for me price-wise at the time. Thanks for sharing the video, it makes me very happy that I didn't settle for a 2GB version of the card...

    • @youtubeshadowbannedme
      @youtubeshadowbannedme 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If that's 1st Gen i7 and not 9th Gen as I'm assuming then you're getting a HUGE bottleneck with that CPU. Upgrade to at least Core i3 11100F or Ryzen 3 4300G, both of which are way faster than the i7 7700K and R7 1800X

  • @RaimarLunardi
    @RaimarLunardi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have one, on a secondary PC... back in 2016 I bought it and it was good enough...
    Now I have a 1070, so much better (obviously)
    But there is something strange with the 960, it uses a lot of GPU for simple videos... like: Mining Bitcoin makes the PC unusable, but with the 1070 I can mine, watch 1080p youtube and play Spelunky without any slowdowns to either of the 3...

  • @gamestech9016
    @gamestech9016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    November 2021 here, i just bought the cheapest available 960 i could in uk for £90.. 960 2gb mini. its 2 days late overdue delivery to add insult to injury

  • @KurtisBarnes
    @KurtisBarnes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an MSI gaming GTX 960 4GB, got it second hand, over clocked to 1605MHz and the ram is at 1978 MHz(7912 effective) It does pretty ok, and it's stable so far, cranked the voltage as far as afterburner would allow, it does pretty well I must say!!

  • @andrewhasaname
    @andrewhasaname 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I was building my first PC back in late 2014 early 2015 I got myself a 950 and over clocked it to hell and back and got about the same performance you're listing here for the 960.

  • @thethundermash247
    @thethundermash247 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got a 4 gig pny model to replace my XFX 7770 back in 2015 was quite the upgrade and allowed me to enjoy the Witcher 3

  • @MeDicen_Rocha
    @MeDicen_Rocha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man...
    I remember when the 960 was good stuff. I was so damn proud of having that card, but now, all this time later.. its just outdated. I had _exactly_ that card, the 960 Strix.

  • @theoc007
    @theoc007 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was able to get a 4gb model for $90 on ebay. I got lucky that the seller thought it was a 2gb model so I got it for a cheaper price. Hopefully we can see prices go back to normal, but so far this graphics card plays anything I want so I am happy.

  • @Therollinglegend
    @Therollinglegend 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I owned a pre-built pc with a gtx 960 since 2014, and it's really painful to watch it get old.. But mine still does the job very well at 1440p 75fps gaming in games such as gta and beamng, so no complaints about it from my side!

  • @meh78336
    @meh78336 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think one of the reasons for the prices these still go for is XP support as it is the most modern officially supported Nvidia card making it pretty much plug and play for XP retro gaming. I picked up a Gigabyte 4GB OC version a couple of years back for £50 after my HD 7970 GHZ (R9 280X) edition got a coffee bath, before I got my old 980 ti back for my XP PC and its now in my arcade machine (which it runs fine as its only running a 1024x768 as thats all my arcade crt will display at). It was ok, but cost way more and performs only a bit faster than a 750ti and cost a little less or the same as a 970 which performed much better.