1080ti - Worth Upgrading or Hold out for a Few More Months?

LPeaky on 06/08/2020 - 09:15
Last edited 06/08/2020 - 09:41

I built a pretty beast PC a year or two ago with a 1080ti. I've noticed a few issues around the motherboard recently so with my tax coming in, I decided to replace the mobo. One thing led to another and now I've ordered a new mobo, Ryzen 9 3900x (my first AMD chip in, well, ever) and some nice RAM to compliment it. I'm not fussed that there's probably new chipsets around the corner, this will last me at least a couple years.

I'm still undecided if it's worth upgrading the 1080ti or just holding on to it until new cards are announced/prices drop. Realistically I can't bring myself to spend 2k on a video card so 2080ti is out of the question, though I can possibly bring myself to pick up a 2080 or 2070 super if a good deal pops up. But looking at specs, the 1080ti still outperforms the 2070 in certain areas so the only real benefit I can see would be RTX.

Is the performance boost (if there even is one) going to be worth it (plus RTX) or should I just be patient and stick with the 1080ti? Realistically, I won't be upgrading again for at least another year or two.

What say you, Ozbargainers?

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Comments

  • gmail92 on 06/08/2020 - 09:23
    +3

    Sounds like you're upgrading for the sake of upgrading no?

    • Peaky on 06/08/2020 - 09:30

      I mean…yeah?

      • gmail92 on 06/08/2020 - 15:28

        ¯_(ツ)_/¯

    • rocketpoweredmice on 06/08/2020 - 09:35
      +1

      if you can't easily prove the benefit of the upgraded card (eg. consistent 20-30% better than existing), then that answers the question. Seems like you'll regret it

  • Xistn on 06/08/2020 - 09:24
    +4

    Hold out, theres a Storm coming soon :)

    • Peaky on 06/08/2020 - 09:30

      Seems to be the wise thing to do haha

  • frondono on 06/08/2020 - 09:34
    +1

    Amazon have a Nvidia Titan RTX for $4117.

    • Peaky on 06/08/2020 - 09:40

      Hmm get my bathroom redone or buy a video card… the answer is obvious.

      May as well buy two and SLI those bad boys.

  • ocdgamer on 06/08/2020 - 09:42
    +1

    I need a new card for work so i'm hoping the wait for the 3000 series isn't too long. Hopefully the prices aren't too ridiculous given that AMD hasn't really good a good answer for DLSS and RTX just yet, but this is Nvidia soooooo ¯_(ツ)_/¯

  • KevinL on 06/08/2020 - 10:01
    +1

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VilkryKVUY is a good rundown on why the 1080ti is so good

    I'd consider waiting for ampere if you really feel the need to upgrade, but I wouldn't get a 2080/2070 eh

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 06/08/2020 - 10:04
    +2

    The best way to do it is:

    1. Always skip a generation
    2. Always sell your card prior to the following generation

    Ie.
    You have a 1080ti
    Skip the 20 series cards
    Sell your 1080ti just before the 30 series drop.

    Unfortunately it may mean you have to get by without a gaming card for a short period, but you lose far less money that way.

  • Axelstrife on 06/08/2020 - 10:38
    +1

    Definitely not, 3000 series is literally right there.
    im about to sell my 2080 super ready to upgrade to whatever the top 3000 series card is, now is definitely a terrible time to want to upgrade to the current cards.

  • Peaky on 06/08/2020 - 10:44
    +1

    Thanks guys, would be pretty dumb to fork out big money for a card at this very moment. I'll wait and see what the 3xxx series is looking like.

    RTX can wait!

  • Frayin on 06/08/2020 - 10:57

    I'm personally upgrading to a 2070S from an r9 270x. So the upgrade was massive (was a whole new build).

    If I was in your shoes, I'd definitely wait for the next card as the upgrade would be minimal at full cost.

    • Peaky on 06/08/2020 - 11:14
      +1

      Now that's an upgrade lol

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