GTX 1080 [£310, used] vs RTX 2060 [£350, new]

[Noseface]

Hi all,

 

What are your thoughts on a:

 

- 2nd hand GTX 1080 (Gigabyte windforce). eBay for £310.

 

vs

 

- New RTX 2060 (Gigabyte windforce). Ebuyer for £350. I've used 'windforce' here to keep them comparable in terms of cooling & quality.

 

I have no real interest in Ray Tracing - from the bits I have seen it currently delivers half the frame rate for a subjective difference in aesthetics (I think some scenes look worse with RT on personally!). But not sure if the 2060 is still a better choice for some reason? Particularly given the 1080 is a more powerful card (according to User Benchmark: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-2060-6GB-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080/4034vs3603 )

[Ankerson]

Yeah the 1080 is more powerful, but it's a USED CARD.

 

Personally I would NEVER buy a used card these days under any circumstances. 

 

You don't have to turn on Ray Tracing in the games.

[Lagercat1]

if you dont care about raytracing get the 1080

[FlappyBoobs]

RTX 2060 hands down...it's the only one guaranteed to not cost you over £300 and leave you with jack shit.

 

If the 2060 dies within 2 years you get a new one plus an additional 2 year warranty, if the 1080 is DOA you are just SOL. 

[XR6]

If you want the best performance, your best option is the 1080, no question about it.

If you want a warranty and a guarantee that you will get a 100% working product, the 2060 is for you.

 

I'm not saying the 1080 will be a bad card. I'm just saying that if something does go wrong, the 2060 has a warranty so you can just send it back to Gigabyte and get a brand new card. The 1080 doesn't have a warranty as far as I know, so it will most likely leave you SOL if something does happen..

 

32 minutes ago, Ankerson said:

Personally I would NEVER buy a used card these days under any circumstances. 

Used cards are absolutely fine as long as you know what you're getting. If buying a used GPU it's best to go see and test it in person, or at the very least get a video of the card working from the seller.

[Ankerson]

5 minutes ago, XR6 said:

If you want the best performance, your best option is the 1080, no question about it.

If you want a warranty and a guarantee that you will get a 100% working product, the 2060 is for you.

 

I'm not saying the 1080 will be a bad card. I'm just saying that if something does go wrong, the 2060 has a warranty so you can just send it back to Gigabyte and get a brand new card. The 1080 doesn't have a warranty as far as I know, so it will most likely leave you SOL if something does happen..

 

Used cards are absolutely fine as long as you know what you're getting. If buying a used GPU it's best to go see and test it in person, or at the very least get a video of the card working from the seller.

 

I wouldn't trust any of them these days with people putting the cards in microwaves so they work again for a short time so they can sell them.

 

Not even getting into all the other stupid things people do these days.

[Noseface]

Hi all - thanks! Really helpful. I will ask the seller for proof it's working. Also buying on eBay & using PayPal, so hopefully OK re: microwaves :/.

 

[TheDankKoosh]

6 hours ago, Noseface said:

Hi all - thanks! Really helpful. I will ask the seller for proof it's working. Also buying on eBay & using PayPal, so hopefully OK re: microwaves :/.

 

 

As long as you can get the original packaging with the used card then I would say it's worth it. That way you can still have access to the warranty for the card. I got my 1070 ti for $285 (about £240) and it still has just over 2 years of warranty left on it.

[GamerDude]

My Leadtek GTX 1080 Hurricane OC was from a miner, I know because I actually went to his apartment to get the card, he took it out of one of his mining rigs. It has about 2 more years of warranty left now so I ain't worried, a little dusty though but nothing a can of compressed air couldn't take care of. Running like a champ, I use it for in my HTPC rig, with gaming thrown in the mix.