Hi, im building a PC and I wsd wondering if I should get a GTX 960 or R9 280

Heres the parts list the only difference is the GPU

GTX 960:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D2Q24D

R9 280:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GpDQxr

Im in the same dilema as you. Currently, my money is on the GTX 960. On paper, the R9 280 beats it. But in real world use, so far the 960 is close to or even slightly better than the R9 280. Also keep in mind, AMD is going to release the R9 300 series soon because the R9 200 series hasn't been refreshed since 2013. (GTX 960 was just released last month or so). So if you aren't much in a rush, I say wait to compare it.

Edited February 17, 201511 yr by kode103

Im in the same dilema as you. Currently, my money is on the GTX 960. On paper, the R9 280 beats it. But in real world use, so far the 960 is close to or ever better than the R9 280. Also keep in mind, AMD is going to release the R9 300 series soon because the R9 200 series hasn't been refreshed since 2013. (GTX 960 was just released last month or so). So if you aren't much in a rush, I say wait to compare it.

Yeah. I will order the rest of the parts until then.

I say grab the AMD, the rest of your build is more AMD.. The 960 only has 2gb of VRAM which the AMD has 3gb, which is pretty much needed for most games these days (anywhere from 2gb-4gb). If it was an Intel build then i'd go for the GTX, but since your build is AMD you should go with the AMD card, i haven't tried it but i read somewhere that it'll be best to have an AMD card with an AMD CPU/motherboard rather than having a GTX card with an AMD build.

If i were you i would wait until the 380x or what its called is released.

Start getting some more money and wait for AMD's 300 series to come out. They're supposed to be pretty good and compete even more with Nvidia's 900 series.

I'd say wait for the price drop on a 290 that the 300 series brings if money is the issue.  Shouldn't be much longer.  You can find 290's for cheap already.

After reviewing benchmarks, go with the 960. The R9 280 will only dominate in mainly Battlefield.