Decision on PC Upgrade Needed and Is Appreciated

Snacky on 15/05/2020 - 16:04

Hello everyone!

I currently have these specs:
CPU: i9 9900KF
Mobo: Asus Maximus Formula XI
Ram: Hyperx Kingston 16GB Predator DDR4 RGB
Storage: 500GB Samsung 970 Plus, Crucial P1 500GB, Seagate 1TB HDD.

  • my gpu is currently a 1080ti.

My whole PC is currently water cooled, when I bought the water cooling parts from EKWB I purchased a RTX 2080 Trio water block as well. Due to me buying a RTX 2080 trio yes, that company that is currently banned on eBay and I never received it so I have it laying around.

Question:
Do I upgrade to a RTX 2080 Trio and use the water block and if yes, is there any deals on the RTX 2080 Super Trio version? ~$1200? If no, what should I do with the water block? I can sell it on gum tree but half it's value has already been lost.

Thank you guys so much for helping really appreciated. :)

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Comments

  • p1 ama on 15/05/2020 - 16:27
    +1

    I'd say sell it. No point going from a 1080 Ti to a 2080 Super unless you're after the new Turing features. The new NVENC encoder is awesome though.

  • Miami Mall Alien on 15/05/2020 - 16:53

    What exactly are you running that isn't performing well enough on that rig? Or are you just subtly flexing on OzBargain?

    The difference between a GTX 1080 Ti and an RTX 2080 is about 5-10% in most games (even at 4K resolution); an improvement that is absolutely not worth a $1,200 investment.

    Whenever it is that gaming engines start making more use of the Turing architecture, the the gap between the RTX 2080 and the previous GTX generations might widen, but who knows when or if that will happen.

    • Snacky on 15/05/2020 - 17:09
      +1

      I never said anything wasn't performing well, I have a RTX 2080 trio waterblock and my whole system is water cooled except for the GPU so I was wondering if I should upgrade to a RTX 2080 trio and utilise the waterblock or sell it on ebay, gumtree of facebook marketplace.

      • User2049 on 15/05/2020 - 17:26
        +3

        I would sell waterblock and wait for RTX 3080ti

      • Kangal on 15/05/2020 - 17:47
        +3

        You might be pleased to know that today Nvidia announced their next GPUs.
        As expected, there's some improvement from the new architecture but the majority of the boost comes from having a huge chip thanks to the new TSMC 7nm lithography. However, it looks like most of the transistors are for Real-time Raypath Tracing. That means where the cheapest RTX 2060 was useless compared to the RTX 2080 Ti, now, the RTX 2080 Ti is useless compared to the new cards. In other words, where RayTracing failed previously, this time there's a lot more hardware and software to take advantage of.

        Based on my observation AMD's Flagship, the RX 5700xt, is going to be competing with Nvidia's Low-end. So think RTX 3060.
        I would definitely get rid of any RTX 2000's card I have, unless it was on a big discount. The GTX 1080 Ti is worth keeping since its still a performance champ (Dx 11/RTX Off) and not going to depreciate hugely.

        You might also want to know that Intel doesn't have an answer against AMD in terms of CPU. So your current system is fine the way it is. If you want any upgrades, I'd say build a new system from scratch in 6-9 months time. Then you might be able to build this instead:
        AMD r9-4950x (slightly better CPU)
        32GB DDR5 (new RAM)
        Nvidia RTX 3070 (massively better GPU)

        • Snacky on 15/05/2020 - 17:50

          Thank you for the advice, I'll probably wait for the new Navi and sell the waterblock.

        • p1 ama on 15/05/2020 - 18:54

          I would definitely get rid of any RTX 2000's card I have, unless it was on a big discount. The GTX 1080 Ti is worth keeping since its still a performance champ (Dx 11/RTX Off) and not going to depreciate hugely.

          I actually don't agree, the 1080 Ti is overpriced on used markets. They're only around $100 less than a used 2080. I would prefer to get a 2080 over a 1080 Ti.

          • Kangal on 16/05/2020 - 16:49

            @p1 ama: Yeah, I don't mean it in the sense that you should sell your current RTX-2000 now.
            You've already spent the money, so what's done is done.

            And yeah, I meant the GTX 1080 Ti, based on what it was initially valued at during the launch of the RTX 2000 series. After a couple months, I noticed the prices (in general) for the GTX 1080 and 1080 Ti start to rise. Though the GTX 1070 Ti (GDDR5) didn't, and I think the mining boom had something to do with it.

            But for OP/Snacky, the ideal move is to stick with his Pascal card. Wait a little. Then go for the RTX 3000-series. I don't see AMD making significant improvements to their RDNA2 cards, to be blunt. So the RTX 3000 cards aren't going to drop in price or value anytime soon. However, there is the consideration to think about the PS5/Xbox V now that they're using more serious hardware.

  • garetz on 15/05/2020 - 17:40

    If you arent going to use it, probably best to recoup some cash and sell the block.

  • Axelstrife on 15/05/2020 - 18:19

    wait for 3000 series.

  • conza on 16/05/2020 - 05:45

    1080ti vs 2080, I mean a 2080 S is maybe 10% better than a 1080ti, standard 2080 is at best, 5% better, it's the same GPU with ray tracing basically.

    Glad to hear you're waiting for big Navi and the 3000 series, I'd wait for both and reviews before making a move, it'll be interesting to see if there's been a performance jump since 2017 this time around.

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