Any Downside To Upgrading To A GTX 1080?

[iamdarkyoshi]

My 390x is currently running three 1080P monitors at 144hz. As you can probably guess... not everything works very well

 

I've been with AMD for GPUs since forever, never bought a high end nvidia device.

 

Reasons for switching:

 

I have a full time job

 

My 390x draws a shitload of power

 

It can't quite throw out as high of a framerate as I would like (clustertruck struggles to reach 60fps)

 

AMD doesn't really have a competing card right now

 

 

Thoughts on switching? What would I miss out on?

[FireFlame9222]

the 390x is a great card and beats the nvidia equivalent (970) and it like a 980 if you oc,

 

really the 1070 is the next step up, at least the next step up thats worth it 

[iamdarkyoshi]

Just now, FireFlame9222 said:

the 390x is a great card and beats the nvidia equivalent (970) and it like a 980 if you oc,

 

really the 1070 is the next step up 

But I can afford it, why not go 1080?

[FireFlame9222]

1 hour ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

But I can afford it, why not go 1080?

then get the 1080

[Guest]

it costs money

[ARikozuM]

3 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Thoughts on switching? What would I miss out on?

You'd miss out on people saying that your purchase was sensible and that you're bottlenecking a very good card.

 

For triple monitor gaming, I recommend the X70 or X80 green cards depending on what settings you're going for.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Just now, IAmLamp said:

it costs money

So does the power for running this inferno

[arnavvr]

Because that card will be shit in a year because they don't optimize drivers for older hardware, AMD still does on 5 year old hardware (HD7970)

[sun2]

The price is the only thing i can think off. The power usage and heat are all good acrossed the board. Performance as well. So the price is where its at.

[Railgun]

Basically, there is no reason not to switch. At least no reason that you are looking for. Go for it.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

So does the power for running this inferno

You asked for a downside so I pointed one out

[Weak1ings]

18 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

My 390x is currently running three 1080P monitors at 144hz. As you can probably guess... not everything works very well

 

I've been with AMD for GPUs since forever, never bought a high end nvidia device.

 

Reasons for switching:

 

I have a full time job

 

My 390x draws a shitload of power

 

It can't quite throw out as high of a framerate as I would like (clustertruck struggles to reach 60fps)

 

AMD doesn't really have a competing card right now

 

 

Thoughts on switching? What would I miss out on?

It hurts your wallet, which clearly isn't a relevant downside here.  I guess if you pick the wrong card, a downside could be looks and sheer power of the cooler.

[blackadder]

nope, just nuke the old drivers with DDU. god speed. 

[m_tieu]

No downsides other than cost. It might be cheaper to get another 390x for crossfire and should be more performance than a single 1080 in games that support it. But there are more downsides to that than a single 1080. You'll lose support for freesync which is cheaper than gsync.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Just now, m_tieu said:

crossfire

My room is 80 degrees right now, I have played one round of rocket league and my window is open with a fan blowing in. Its nighttime.

[xAcid9]

Wait few more months for 1080ti? 

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

weird bugs that you have never seen on AMD drivers 

[iamdarkyoshi]

Just now, Pohernori said:

weird bugs that you have never seen on AMD drivers 

Like terraria's living flame dye actually rendering?

[m_tieu]

5 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

My room is 80 degrees right now, I have played one round of rocket league and my window is open with a fan blowing in. Its nighttime.

I know the pain. Both my cards are 60 degrees on water with hot ass air coming out of the case and 3 monitors producing heat too. But a 1080 gets hot too.

[xAcid9]

1 minute ago, Pohernori said:

weird bugs that you have never seen on AMD drivers 

Clock speed go up when idle? Both camp have that "bug" iirc. 

[iamdarkyoshi]

Just now, m_tieu said:

I know the pain. Both my cards are 60 degrees on water with hot ass air coming out of the case and 3 monitors producing heat too. But a 1080 gets hot too.

100W less though

 

My 3930k isn't helping matters either

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

3 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Like terraria's living flame dye actually rendering?

 

wot is that? 

 

Some I've seen are screen display not rendering properly. Blur text and fugly colours.  Usually happens when you do a cold boot.

1 minute ago, xAcid9 said:

Clock speed go up when idle? Both camp have that "bug" iirc. 

 

Doesn't sound like a bug i haven't seen on AMD drivers. 

 

[iamdarkyoshi]

9 minutes ago, Pohernori said:

 

wot is that? 

 

Some I've seen are screen display not rendering properly. Blur text and fugly colours.  Usually happens when you do a cold boot.

 

Doesn't sound like a bug i haven't seen on AMD drivers. 

 

I'll let @iamdarkbowser explain it

[Dabombinable]

2 hours ago, arnavvr said:

Because that card will be shit in a year because they don't optimize drivers for older hardware, AMD still does on 5 year old hardware (HD7970)

Pst, they don't stop optimising-they just launch graphics cards with drivers that deliver close to the maximum performance.

[ARikozuM]

19 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

I'll let @iamdarkbowser explain it

Great! Next thing you know, there will be a Faze_Tech and Faze_Power on the forums!