Is this worth the trade?

[StutterAndLag]

Hey everyone. Do you think this is a fair trade? And would I see any big differences between these two cards? 
 

I have a asus rog strip gtx 1080ti oc and he has a Msi gaming x trio rtx 3070. 
he wants to do trade with $900 on my end. Is the upgrade worth it? 
Thanks! 

[Moonzy]

7 minutes ago, StutterAndLag said:

Is the upgrade worth it? 

1080ti + $900 for a 3070?

sounds horrible to me, unless if you have a specific need for a 3070

1080ti ~= 2080, which is slightly inferior to a 3070, maybe 15%?

 

$900 for 15% gain for games? not in my book

[StutterAndLag]

Just now, Moonzy said:

1080ti + $900 for a 3070?

sounds horrible to me, unless if you have a specific need for a 3070

1080ti ~= 2080, which is slightly inferior to a 3070, maybe 15%?

 

$900 for 15% gain for games? not in my book

I have 32gb ram g.skill rgb, Ryzen 7 1700x, would either upgrade of those see a big increase? I play arma 3 and only average 40-60 FPS on high settings. 

[dean_5234]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

1080ti + $900 for a 3070?

sounds horrible to me, unless if you have a specific need for a 3070

1080ti ~= 2080, which is slightly inferior to a 3070, maybe 15%?

 

$900 for 15% gain for games? not in my book

Agreed, however a 1080 ti isnt strictly "equal" to a 2080 or a worse 3070 because of RTX, DLSS, and more new features. However, its still a bad trade.

Just now, StutterAndLag said:

I have 32gb ram g.skill rgb, Ryzen 7 1700x, would either upgrade of those see a big increase? I play arma 3 and only average 40-60 FPS on high settings. 

Spend those 900 dollars on a cpu and motherboard upgrade like a 5800x and Rog Strix b550f

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, StutterAndLag said:

I play arma 3 and only average 40-60 FPS on high settings. 

not too familiar with those games, so i cant tell if it's cpu limited

 

but i wouldnt pay $900 + a 1080ti for a 3070, but if you think it's worth it then go for it

[Grabhanem]

No, it's not a fair trade. The 3070 is only priced at $500 and while faster than the 1080ti it's not all that much faster.

 

You have a good graphics card now. Hold on to it until you can get an upgrade at a reasonable price.

[Tech87]

Looking at comparison videos of the latest AAA titles, it seems the 3070 has a 20-40% advantage over the 1080 ti, depending on the game.

I wouldn't do the trade myself. $900 is asking a little too much.

[StutterAndLag]

1 minute ago, davemc said:

Agreed, however a 1080 ti isnt strictly "equal" to a 2080 or a worse 3070 because of RTX, DLSS, and more new features. However, its still a bad trade.

Spend those 900 dollars on a cpu and motherboard upgrade like a 5800x and Rog Strix b550f

Would I have to upgrade my motherboard? And what change would I see if I did? I never understood what they do other then hold everything lol. 

[Master_64]

Asking for an additional 900 is a bit too much. Compare the original prices.

[StutterAndLag]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

not too familiar with those games, so i cant tell if it's cpu limited

 

but i wouldnt pay $900 + a 1080ti for a 3070, but if you think it's worth it then go for it

What about cpu? Do you think a new cpu would be a good upgrade: or 64gb ram? And if you know, is it better to have two slots of 32gb or 4 of 16gb? 

[dean_5234]

1 minute ago, StutterAndLag said:

Would I have to upgrade my motherboard? And what change would I see if I did? I never understood what they do other then hold everything lol. 

Likely. What is your current motherboard

[dean_5234]

Just now, StutterAndLag said:

What about cpu? Do you think a new cpu would be a good upgrade: or 64gb ram? And if you know, is it better to have two slots of 32gb or 4 of 16gb? 

64 gb of ram is pointless

A new cpu would be a much better allocation of those 900 dollars

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, StutterAndLag said:

What about cpu? Do you think a new cpu would be a good upgrade

depends on what's limiting you, if it's CPU then go for it

if it's something else, upgrading your CPU wouldnt change anything

 

1 minute ago, StutterAndLag said:

or 64gb ram?

32gb is more than enough for many people

some would argue 16gb but i lean on 32gb today

 

2 minutes ago, StutterAndLag said:

is it better to have two slots of 32gb or 4 of 16gb?

2x16gb, frequency depends on what cpu you have/are going to get

[Tech87]

That 1700x is definitely holding you back.

I would be looking for a cpu upgrade and just keep the video card, as now isn't a good time to be hunting a new video card down.

[Meatball the man]

keep what you got i only got a gtx 780 ti and thats fine

[StutterAndLag]

9 minutes ago, davemc said:

Likely. What is your current motherboard

https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-x370-f-gaming/p/N82E16813132989
 

this is my motherboard

I also included the rest of my setup just to compare. Only difference is I have only one graphics card now and upgraded to the same ram but 2 more so to 32gb. 

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Tech87 said:

That 1700x is definitely holding you back.

I would be looking for a cpu upgrade and just keep the video card, as now isn't a good time to be hunting a new video card down.

Yeah I'd bet you're already bottlenecked with that CPU and a 1080ti.

[Tech87]

If I were you, I would consider packaging the X370 board with the 1700x cpu, sell them as a combo.

Then get yourself a B550 board with a 5600x, as that should give you nice game performance. If you need more multithreading performance as well, swap the 5600x for a 5900x.

[MadAnt250]

40 minutes ago, StutterAndLag said:

he wants to do trade with $900 on my end. Is the upgrade worth it? 

This guy is scum, do not deal with him.

 

Your system is still kinda high end, maybe just a cpu upgrade is better for now, like what others are saying, but I don't know if you will notice any improvement in games, because it depends on the game.

[StutterAndLag]

7 minutes ago, Tech87 said:

If I were you, I would consider packaging the X370 board with the 1700x cpu, sell them as a combo.

Then get yourself a B550 board with a 5600x, as that should give you nice game performance. If you need more multithreading performance as well, swap the 5600x for a 5900x.

Do you think I’d notice a massive difference with the 5900x? And how much should I. Sell both of them for? 

[Tech87]

The 5900x would give you a boost over the 5600x in games at 1080p.

Tough to say how much as it depends on the game. Perhaps 10-15%.

I would only consider the 5900x if you need it for multithreaded/multicore tasks as it has twice the amount of cores/threads.

If you're only going to be gaming, than the 5600x is a great choice.

[StutterAndLag]

1 minute ago, Tech87 said:

The 5900x would give you a boost over the 5600x in games at 1080p.

Tough to say how much as it depends on the game. Perhaps 10-15%.

I would only consider the 5900x if you need it for multithreaded/multicore tasks as it has twice the amount of cores/threads.

If you're only going to be gaming, than the 5600x is a great choice.

Would I be able to use the 5600x without a motherboard upgrade, or would I have to upgrade it to see any difference? And what exactly is multicore tasks? The main thing I do is browser and gaming and thats about it. 

[Tech87]

Yeah, the 5600x would be perfect for your use.

No, you will need to upgrade the board.

[starwarscity9]

That is crazy! Just wait for the market to calm down a little.

 

Stick with the 1080ti for a little you got this

[StutterAndLag]

26 minutes ago, Tech87 said:

Yeah, the 5600x would be perfect for your use.

No, you will need to upgrade the board.

Which one of these two should I go for the motherboard? I was thinking razor since its a bit cheaper and rgb looks good as well lol. Or is there any other motherboards I should be looking at? 

 

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Strix-B550-XE-Gaming-WiFi/dp/B08NRV2RQH

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-b550-taichi-razer-edition/p/N82E16813157970

 

I just wanna make sure im getting something that'll last me years to come, don't mind spending extra on something thats good!