graphics Is GTX 1080 Worth Buying For CSGO?

[Goliathx]

I play a lot of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive but at the moment I have a GTX 660 but need a upgrade and I wanted to know is the GTX 1080 worth buying over the GTX 980TI for FPS.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

Not at all. Get a 970 or wait for the 1070 if you're patient enough. That game is so easy to drive, you don't need that much GPU horsepower to get >60 FPS.

[No]

I wouldn't spend that much money just to play CS:GO but if I can't change your mind the 1080 is better than the 980ti

[spartaman64]

if you are buying it just for cs go then no a 770 is enough to drive it at 4k 120+ fps and probably a even slower card will work as well

but if you are also planning to use it for more demanding games then go ahead

[viperatedrko]

If you primarily play CSGO then I wouldn't recommend such a powerful card like a GTX 1080, maybe not even a 980

 

That is unless you are running a 2k/4k monitor and want to run it at ultra settings, then that's a different story, but lower cards can still give you 60+ fps

[Curufinwe_wins]

uhh the GTX 660 is plenty powerful enough for CS:GO. I'd bet right now your 6300 is holding it back.

 

That said, assuming the 1080 is cheaper than the 980ti, OFC get the 1080, but even a 950 or god forbid a 1070 will be plenty strong enough.

[ZetZet]

If you want to play at 4K then yea.

[Goliathx]

2 minutes ago, JurunceNK said:

Not at all. Get a 970 or wait for the 1070 if you're patient enough. That game is so easy to drive, you don't need that much GPU horsepower to get >60 FPS.

Need alot more than 60fps to play csgo

[spartaman64]

5 hours ago, Goliathx said:

Need alot more than 60fps to play csgo

a 960 or probably even a 950 can drive it at 1080p 140+ fps maxed out settings

[suchamoneypit]

yeah the GTX1080 is seriously overkill for just CS:GO. even something like a 390/970 could probably play it at max settings 1080p 144hz.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

5 minutes ago, Goliathx said:

Need alot more than 60fps to play csgo

What do you think "More than >60 FPS" means? It means more than 60 FPS.

 

And the 960 will get triple-digit FPS numbers easily!

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

5 minutes ago, Goliathx said:

Need alot more than 60fps to play csgo

Really If you have the money just get one, because cs:go doesn't always stay my main game to play so at least when you do branch out your PC will be ready

[Goliathx]

2 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

a 960 or probably even a 950 can drive it at 1080p 140+ fps

 

5 minutes ago, Curufinwe_wins said:

uhh the GTX 660 is plenty powerful enough for CS:GO. I'd bet right now your 6300 is holding it back.

 

That said, assuming the 1080 is cheaper than the 980ti, OFC get the 1080, but even a 950 or god forbid a 1070 will be plenty strong enough.

 

5 minutes ago, viperatedrko said:

If you primarily play CSGO then I wouldn't recommend such a powerful card like a GTX 1080, maybe not even a 980

 

That is unless you are running a 2k/4k monitor and want to run it at ultra settings, then that's a different story, but lower cards can still give you 60+ fps

 

5 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

if you are buying it just for cs go then no a 770 is enough to drive it at 4k 120+ fps and probably a even slower card will work as well

but if you are also planning to use it for more demanding games then go ahead

 

6 minutes ago, JurunceNK said:

Not at all. Get a 970 or wait for the 1070 if you're patient enough. That game is so easy to drive, you don't need that much GPU horsepower to get >60 FPS.

I’m getting avg 100fps but it doesn’t feel smooth enough and something the game freezes for about 1 second which on csgo is a big problem.

[Curufinwe_wins]

Just now, Goliathx said:

I’m getting avg 100fps but it doesn’t feel smooth enough and something the game freezes for about 1 second which on csgo is a big problem.

CPU issue... Just telling you right now.

 

 

[Goliathx]

1 minute ago, Curufinwe_wins said:

CPU issue... Just telling you right now.

 

 

Then maybe its time for intel.

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

PC specs would help, and just not your fps

[Curufinwe_wins]

Just now, Goliathx said:

Then maybe its time for intel.

I won't argue with you there. Although setting a FPS cap at sometimes helps smooth things out.

 

Like say 90 FPS (although ideally a direct multiple of your monitor refresh rate.)

[Goliathx]

1 minute ago, Matt_Twinkletoes said:

PC specs would help, and just not your fps

• CPUAMD FX-6300
• MotherboardASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (CPUSocket)
• RAM12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3
• GPU2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (EVGA)
• Storage465GB Seagate ST3500312CS ATA Device (SATA)27 °C 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EADS-114BB1 ATA Device (SATA)33 °C 931GB Hitachi HGST HTS541010A9E680 (SATA)26 °C 119GB CORSAIR FORCE LX SSD (SSD)
• Operating SystemWindows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

2 minutes ago, Curufinwe_wins said:

I won't argue with you there. Although setting a FPS cap at sometimes helps smooth things out.

 

Like say 90 FPS (although ideally a direct multiple of your monitor refresh rate.)

setting an fps cap on csgo makes your game screen tear a lot worse then it already does

[ZetZet]

3 minutes ago, Goliathx said:

• CPUAMD FX-6300
• MotherboardASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 (CPUSocket)
• RAM12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3
• GPU2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (EVGA)
• Storage465GB Seagate ST3500312CS ATA Device (SATA)27 °C 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EADS-114BB1 ATA Device (SATA)33 °C 931GB Hitachi HGST HTS541010A9E680 (SATA)26 °C 119GB CORSAIR FORCE LX SSD (SSD)
• Operating SystemWindows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

oh the 1080 will be choked hard by 6300 in any game

[roughavoc]

IMO

Grab an i5, an SSD and youll be set

[Curufinwe_wins]

1 minute ago, Matt_Twinkletoes said:

setting an fps gap on csgo makes your game screen tear a lot worse then it already does

Not if you set it as a direct multiple of your monitor refresh rate...

 

That is literally the point...

[VeeTeePee]

If all you play is CSGO, just upgrade to a 750ti. Your 660 should be running CSGO fine though. Could just need a cpu upgrade?

[Matt_Twinkletoes]

2 minutes ago, Curufinwe_wins said:

Not if you set it as a direct multiple of your monitor refresh rate...

 

That is literally the point...

I know that...

[Goliathx]

5 minutes ago, VeeTeePee said:

If all you play is CSGO, just upgrade to a 750ti. Your 660 should be running CSGO fine though. Could just need a cpu upgrade?

Yeah its looks that way, may have too now

 

I have over 500 games on steam and i play then something but mostly csgo