Should i get the GTX 1080 or wait for the 1080ti?

[cottontails2]

Basically should i wait for the ti and how long would i be waiting?

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Cottontails said:

Basically should i wait for the ti

No, because:

1 minute ago, Cottontails said:

how long would i be waiting?

 

Wait for board partner variations for the regular 1080 and get that.

[cottontails2]

I'm not buying the reference card, whichever card i get, i will probably buy evga's hybrid version!

[porina]

I guess it also depends on how happy you are with existing performance, thus how soon you feel a need to upgrade. For example, I have a 980Ti, and while I'm sure a 1080 would be faster, I'm not sure it is faster enough to make a big difference, so in this example I probably should wait for the 1080Ti.

[ShadowCaptain]

8 minutes ago, Cottontails said:

Basically should i wait for the ti and how long would i be waiting?

Impossible to say since, it hasnt been announced, doesn't exist, we dont know the specs, price, release date or performance, if they will even make one, or how it compares

Better just waiting to see what happens

[thatguyyouknow75]

There's also going to something newer and better around the corner 

[cottontails2]

2 minutes ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

There's also going to something newer and better around the corner 

If it's AMD... just no.

[cottontails2]

I didn't just build a $2000 6700k build, to get an amd graphics card.

 

Edit: whoops i meant to add this to the first post, sorry for double posting.

[BringBackLCT]

Just get a 1080... It is plenty for every game out there 1080ti will be for 240fps Ultra gaming (240hz monitors exist, look it up)

[thatguyyouknow75]

3 minutes ago, Cottontails said:

If it's AMD... just no.

Not at all what I was implying and Amd has some decent chips... What my point was, was that 80 percent of the posts I see are people asking "should I buy (insert current gen component here)  or wait until (insert next gen component here) releases?!" if you wait, you'll be waiting forever. This happened with Sandy bridge, the 900 series cards, haswell, the haswell refresh, and it's happening now with the new cards and processors. It's marketing. Accept that you'll never have the best of the best for more than a few months and go with your gut and buy what you can afford 

[Imakuni]

6 minutes ago, Cottontails said:

I didn't just build a $2000 6700k build, to get an amd graphics card.

And that's what we call "an Nvidia fanboy". Welcome to the vast majority of the LTT follower base. Shame on you.

[agentagent47]

let's just say the 1080ti would cost a little bit more that 980ti today. judging by how you even considering the 1080ti i would say you have the money to buy one. if you currently already have a GPU 770 and above,i would say you better off waiting for the 1080 Ti no matter how long the wait could be. 

[cottontails2]

13 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

And that's what we call "an Nvidia *fangirl". Welcome to the vast majority of the LTT follower base. Shame on you.

For your information my previous build was with the FX8350 and even that cpu bottlenecks with my GTX 770, Intel is just the better choice if you have the money. I am a fan of AMD for budget builds.

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, Cottontails said:

For your information my previous build was with the FX8350 and even that cpu bottlenecks with my GTX 770, Intel is just the better choice if you have the money. I am a fan of AMD for budget builds.

For CPUs, yes, AMD ain't good.

 

For GPUs, it actually has good offers on the market.

[jerubedo]

4 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

For CPUs, yes, AMD ain't good.

 

For GPUs, it actually has good offers on the market.

Yes, AMD has decent price to performance ratio. Many people are only concerned with raw top performance though, and if you want the best of the best here are the facts of life (for a gaming rig):

 

Intel is better than AMD.

Nvidia is better than AMD.

Creative is better than Realtek.

Asus is better than MSI and Gigabyte for Motherboards.

CoolerMaster is the king of keeping your components cool.

Single GPU setups are a better experience than SLI/Crossfire.

DirectX 12 will be a game changer even though it has not yet proven so, therefore Windows 10 is a must.

Also, DX12 > Vulkan > Mantle > DX11 > OpenGL == DX9

 

These are the facts of life. You're welcome.

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, jerubedo said:

These are the facts of life. You're welcome.

I like that "1 post, fact of life" motif...

[cottontails2]

So if i do go with the 1080 which version should i get, i was thinking evga's hybrid, but it could be awhile till they release it?

[Imakuni]

5 minutes ago, Cottontails said:

So if i do go with the 1080 which version should i get, i was thinking evga's hybrid, but it could be awhile till they release it?

To both questions:

 

Wait for reviews to be out. Any of the models could have a flaw / be much better over the others. Price is a mystery as well.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

 

[jerubedo]

5 minutes ago, Cottontails said:

So if i do go with the 1080 which version should i get, i was thinking evga's hybrid, but it could be awhile till they release it?

I really like the EVGA FTW cards usually. Or the K1ngP1n edition. I'm personally going with the reference release just cuz I'm impatient. I'll be upgrading from a Titan X which I'll be moving to my couch rig, and then I'll take the 780 Ti out of that one and put it in my wife's computer. Ye 'Ol swap a roo. 

[cottontails2]

 

[Praesi]

It depends of what you use now and what Display you gona use. I would wait for a Custom Ti. But that will not be released anytime soon.

[cottontails2]

Currently i have a 1080p monitor, but i want to either get an ultra wide curved monitor or a 4k monitor.

[Praesi]

12 minutes ago, Cottontails said:

Currently i have a 1080p monitor, but i want to either get an ultra wide curved monitor or a 4k monitor.

Forget 4k. Its not worth the Performance loss. Go for 1440p or ultrawide.

[ChrEW]

Obviously you need to wait for the 1180 TI, they say volta is even better than pascal...