Buy a 1080 and wait till Volta or go full pascal

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I'm currently running a 780ti. For a long time it served me well because I was running the games at 1080p with a 60hz monitor. So most of the game on ultra or high, no problem.

Recently I bought a s2716dg (beautiful monitor) which is 1440p 144hz, so the 780ti served me well, but it's time for that champ to rest.

So my question is, should I wait for AIB cards and go with a 1080ti (i have the budget) or should I go with a 1080 now that the price drops and wait for Volta which is "next gen" in terms of memory and -hoping- more Vulkan/DX12 intended.

Thanks for your inputs, any insights on performance numbers will be appreciated!
 
If you have the money and are willing to spend it, then the 1080ti. Personally I don't think it is great value but if you think it is worth YOUR money then by all means get it. I would wait for AIBs as well like you are.

If you don't really want to spend that kind of money just because you can then get a 1080. It will still be great at 1440p.

Don't wait till Volta. That is next year. If you are going to wait, wait on Vega. But seeing as you can buy a 1080ti now, I wouldn't wait as I don't think(most people agree here) that Vega will surpass a 1080ti.
 
Wait on the price drops for the 1080. It's more than enough for your needs. They were changing hands on OCUK last week (open returns) for £380. Even retail should be around £450, there's not really much point spending any more. The 1080 $ per FPS is better than the 1080ti, too.

TBH Pascal is now a year old? or more? I would not make a poor choice $ per FPS now.

1080 would still be a stratospheric upgrade to a 780ti.

Just opinion of course :) do whatever makes you happy :)
 
Get a 1080Ti and you won't be upset, no waiting and monster performance. The resale value wouldn't even be that bad if Vega turned out to be game changing.
 
Never play the waiting game, You'll be waiting forever, Plus from all current info we'll only be seeing Volta in quardo type cards this year and GTX cards early next year.
 
Yeah, currently on amazon they're selling the 1080 Strix at 540gbp.

What do you expect to be the Strix price at launch ? 750gbp ?
 
Nice monitor.

It depends on what you want. A GTX 1080 is enough for 1440p/144Hz, but not at max settings in every game. A 1080ti will certainly get you closer to that mark, but if you're accustomed to 60Hz and your pride was not too troubled by lowering a couple of settings then I'd suggest a GTX 1080 now and upgrading in 18 months time to Volta XX80. Because even a 1080ti does require a few adjustments to maintain 144 FPS. However if you intend on keeping the GPU as long as you kept the 780ti, I'd suggest the 1080ti. TechPowerUp released an early review of the ASUS Strix 1080ti and even on air it demolishes. Temperatures are far better than I had expected. The 1080ti really doesn't need water if you have adequate air flow and a good cooler.
 
Warchild said:
That price is outrageous.

I think ill continue to stick with reference cards.
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The only problem is that if you stick with a reference TI it needs water. Not that I've seen any proof that the Strix doesn't either, but yeah...

If the Strix can cool natively then it would probably work out around the same as putting on an AIO and voiding your warranty. I doubt it though.
 
AlienALX said:
The only problem is that if you stick with a reference TI it needs water. Not that I've seen any proof that the Strix doesn't either, but yeah...

If the Strix can cool natively then it would probably work out around the same as putting on an AIO and voiding your warranty. I doubt it though.
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Exactly. I have always used water which makes it even more worthwhile to continue with reference cards.

Personally I think reference are better air coolers for those who SLI anyway considering its an exhaust cooler.
 
Warchild said:
Exactly. I have always used water which makes it even more worthwhile to continue with reference cards.

Personally I think reference are better air coolers for those who SLI anyway considering its an exhaust cooler.
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Definitely on SLi yes. I've ran a couple of open air cards on multi GPU and it's always sucked. Well, blown, you make your mind up :D
 
AlienALX said:
The only problem is that if you stick with a reference TI it needs water. Not that I've seen any proof that the Strix doesn't either, but yeah...

If the Strix can cool natively then it would probably work out around the same as putting on an AIO and voiding your warranty. I doubt it though.
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The Strix needs water to do what though? What kind of overclocks are we talking here? Even with big overclocks (2150Mhz), what gains are we talking over an 'average' overclock (2055Mhz)?
 
AngryGoldfish said:
The Strix needs water to do what though? What kind of overclocks are we talking here? Even with big overclocks (2150Mhz), what gains are we talking over an 'average' overclock (2055Mhz)?
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Well from what I saw of the Founder's edition they could barely hold 1800mhz, if that. Then they started throttling, just like the Titan XP (or became obnoxiously loud).

Obviously for them to be worth the money they need to boost to 2000 at least, which is why people have been using water/AIOs on them.

I read a review of a Ichill or something this morning. Apparently the cooler allows it to boost up to 2000mhz which isn't bad I suppose, so maybe the Strix cooler can tame it?
 
AlienALX said:
Well from what I saw of the Founder's edition they could barely hold 1800mhz, if that. Then they started throttling, just like the Titan XP (or became obnoxiously loud).

Obviously for them to be worth the money they need to boost to 2000 at least, which is why people have been using water/AIOs on them.

I read a review of a Ichill or something this morning. Apparently the cooler allows it to boost up to 2000mhz which isn't bad I suppose, so maybe the Strix cooler can tame it?
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TechPowerUp's review of the Strix showed an overclock of 2050Mhz (or thereabouts) at 72°C with non-intrusive fan speeds. Unless the 1080ti can surpass the 2100Mhz hump that previous Pascal cards have been tied to, the 1080ti only needs water if you have a reference GPU. And that has always been the case. However since the GTX 980 we could achieve massive overclocks on air with non-reference designs. The 980 Classy could reach 1600/8200Mhz with BIOS modding. That was a huge overclock for a dual fan air cooler. The 980ti benefited greatly from water because it was not only hot but it actually scaled well with more voltage. The 1080 doesn't. It stops scaling after 2050Mhz (or thereabouts) thus removing the need for water. If you can ht 2050Mhz on air then be happy because that's about as good as it gets. That's my take on what I've seen.
 
I was really surprised to see the review pop up to be honest considering how stock wasn't promised until April. Even with its huge performance I wouldn't pay that. Well, I certainly can't. If I were on £50k a year then I might consider it, but I'd rather buy a FE card and water cool that sumbitch to be all sexy and quiet.
 
AngryGoldfish said:
I was really surprised to see the review pop up to be honest considering how stock wasn't promised until April. Even with its huge performance I wouldn't pay that. Well, I certainly can't. If I were on £50k a year then I might consider it, but I'd rather buy a FE card and water cool that sumbitch to be all sexy and quiet.
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I'm not paying that price even if I'm earning 50k a year. There is a point where enough is enough.
 
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