GPU Upgrade

[GeorgeKellow]

Hi everyone 

 

I hope we are all safe and okay in these crazy days!! 

 

Quick question; 

 

I currently have a MSI GTX 1080ti and I am looking to upgrade to a RTX 2080ti. 

 

Question is, should I hold off and buy the newest 3000 series cards or shall I pull the trigger on a 2080ti (I would be swapping my card for someone elses 2080ti plus cash their way)

 

Thanks all 

[5x5]

2080 Ti is a sidegrade considering you already have above 2080 performance. Wait for now and don't waste money

[Mateyyy]

I'd suggest waiting for Ampere. The 1080Ti performs fairly similarly to a 2070S so while it would be an improvement in performance, it certainly wouldn't be worth the cost.

 

[jones177]

I replaced my GTX 1080 tis with RTX 2080 ti and I have been happy with the decision.  They gave me the frames I wanted.

That was in 2018.  I would not by one now unless it was a replacement. If there was a big discount I would say yes. 

 

If you still use the i7 6700k that is another good reason not to get a 2080 ti. 

My i7 8700k stock on all cores(4.7ghz) with a EVGA FTW3 Ultra could not beet my i7 8086k at 5ghz using a EVGA XC. The FTW3 Ultra cost $300 more than the XC and runs 10c cooler. With the 2080 tis the performance drop off is like a cliff. It is not even comparable to the 1080 ti because of it(I have 3 1080 tis).

I replaced the i7 8700k since I lost the silicon lottery with it.

 

Only the 2080 tis that have a boost clock of 1635mhz or higher are worth buying. The ones with less usually only have 112% on the power limit and run too hot.  A 2080 ti needs 124 to 130% on the power limit to worth buying at all. That leaves out most of the cheap 2080 tis.

The minimum is a card like my XC but it does run hot overclocked and if I would had known I would have gotten the Ultra version.

 

Also if you still mod Fallout 4 a 2080 ti will not help much getting frames but a 5ghz 6 or 8 core upgrade transforms the game. The lows in Boston and around built up settlements are above 60fps so they don't exist. The game is smooth everywhere even with 10 time the NPCs than vanilla(60 feral ghouls).  

 

 

 

[tdkid]

if you are not having issues with the 1080 right now then wait. but you will be waiting a while because the "release" date people have been mentioning every once in a while is just the annulment date that they are going to be making those cards with several more months to a year before they actually hit the shelves. not to mention everything that is going on right now pushing everything back several months.

[GeorgeKellow]

On 3/26/2020 at 10:36 AM, jones177 said:

I replaced my GTX 1080 tis with RTX 2080 ti and I have been happy with the decision.  They gave me the frames I wanted.

That was in 2018.  I would not by one now unless it was a replacement. If there was a big discount I would say yes. 

 

If you still use the i7 6700k that is another good reason not to get a 2080 ti. 

My i7 8700k stock on all cores(4.7ghz) with a EVGA FTW3 Ultra could not beet my i7 8086k at 5ghz using a EVGA XC. The FTW3 Ultra cost $300 more than the XC and runs 10c cooler. With the 2080 tis the performance drop off is like a cliff. It is not even comparable to the 1080 ti because of it(I have 3 1080 tis).

I replaced the i7 8700k since I lost the silicon lottery with it.

 

Only the 2080 tis that have a boost clock of 1635mhz or higher are worth buying. The ones with less usually only have 112% on the power limit and run too hot.  A 2080 ti needs 124 to 130% on the power limit to worth buying at all. That leaves out most of the cheap 2080 tis.

The minimum is a card like my XC but it does run hot overclocked and if I would had known I would have gotten the Ultra version.

 

Also if you still mod Fallout 4 a 2080 ti will not help much getting frames but a 5ghz 6 or 8 core upgrade transforms the game. The lows in Boston and around built up settlements are above 60fps so they don't exist. The game is smooth everywhere even with 10 time the NPCs than vanilla(60 feral ghouls).  

 

 

 

I have udpated my parts list. 

 

I now have a Ryzen 7 3700x

[jones177]

32 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

I have udpated my parts list. 

 

I now have a Ryzen 7 3700x

For that CPU the EVGA XC Ultra would be perfect.