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Which GTX 1080 to buy??

Deadlyinx
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2 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

lol as a highschooler I can only hope

You can start saving now if you really wanted to. Even if it's just like $5 a month, in 12 month's you'd have $60 excluding what you'd get for your birthday and Christmas if you do get some :)

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How I plan my builds -

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For me I start with the "There's no way I'm not gonna spend $1,000 on a system."

Followed by the "Wow I need to buy the OS for a $100!?"

Then "Let's start with the 'best budget GPU' and 'best budget CPU' that actually fits what I think is my budget."

Realizing my budget is a lot less, I work my way to "I think these new games will run on a cheap ass CPU."

Then end with "The new parts launching next year is probably gonna be better and faster for the same price so I'll just buy next year."

 

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13 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

hay man try your best have fun make friends have connection and study hard. i wish you good luck in university.

TY : )

 

12 minutes ago, YoloSwag said:

You can start saving now if you really wanted to. Even if it's just like $5 a month, in 12 month's you'd have $60 excluding what you'd get for your birthday and Christmas if you do get some :)

Money isn't the problem, it's time. I don't have enough spare time to justify getting a GPU, I only use my Xbox about once or twice a month lol

and I was talking about the 4.0 GPA in college, that's pretty damn good!

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Get EVGA, they have the best customer support. But really, just get the prettiest one. MSI, EVGA, ASUS, they all look good, you really can't go wrong and the maximum difference you're going to find is 2 fps in SOME games. 
 

And for the people telling you to wait for 1080ti, it depends. The 1080ti is going to cost at least 200$ more than a 1080, so if you're comfortable with that, then wait. If you don't want to spend so much money on a GPU, go with the 1080. People saying that the 1080ti will make the 1080 pointless have no idea what they're talking about, they act like a 200$ difference is negligible. 

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10 hours ago, Deadlyinx said:

 

The "VR today" worries me a bit just because I want to have a future proof VR setup. There seems so little info on the 1080ti pricing and dates so I would have to choose between the 1080 and 1070. This again seems to be a grey area, some sources say both cards handle VR fine, others say they need every ounce of power for some VR games and the 1080 matters. Not sure if you have any insight, but Im starting to lean towards 1070, any good recommendations for 1070 cards?

Ah - the issues of PC building! Unfortunately, future-proofing is always very difficult to do, and is almost always not worth it. You just can't tell what the requirement is going to be for games/VR in the future. 

 

Personally I have an EVGA GTX 1070 Founders Edition that I am very happy with. However, if you are looking for performance or noise then you will be better off elsewhere. I got it due to the screwed up pricing in the UK (no other cards had arrived in Stock, and prices were getting higher each day - Brexit :)), and also cause I'm a sucker for the FE design!

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5 hours ago, MrAlbertrocks said:

Get EVGA, they have the best customer support. But really, just get the prettiest one. MSI, EVGA, ASUS, they all look good, you really can't go wrong and the maximum difference you're going to find is 2 fps in SOME games. 
 

And for the people telling you to wait for 1080ti, it depends. The 1080ti is going to cost at least 200$ more than a 1080, so if you're comfortable with that, then wait. If you don't want to spend so much money on a GPU, go with the 1080. People saying that the 1080ti will make the 1080 pointless have no idea what they're talking about, they act like a 200$ difference is negligible. 

Very good point above! What will be interesting is to see how much (if at all) the price of the standard GTX 1080 drops. OP has already said that he doesn't want to spend more than necessary...

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On 12/18/2016 at 9:19 PM, MrAlbertrocks said:

Get EVGA, they have the best customer support. But really, just get the prettiest one. MSI, EVGA, ASUS, they all look good, you really can't go wrong and the maximum difference you're going to find is 2 fps in SOME games. 
 

And for the people telling you to wait for 1080ti, it depends. The 1080ti is going to cost at least 200$ more than a 1080, so if you're comfortable with that, then wait. If you don't want to spend so much money on a GPU, go with the 1080. People saying that the 1080ti will make the 1080 pointless have no idea what they're talking about, they act like a 200$ difference is negligible. 

21 hours ago, Gunner23 said:

Very good point above! What will be interesting is to see how much (if at all) the price of the standard GTX 1080 drops. OP has already said that he doesn't want to spend more than necessary...

Thanks very much for the info guys. Think im gonna go with a 1070, since it does what i want and its a good price point. Thanks for the help!

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if you can get a 1080 and choose the most pretty looking in your eyes.

 

if you want a gpu + beer and some pizza and other stuff get the 1070 and call it a day and enjoy. also get the beautiful looking in your opinion so no hard feelings :).

 

 

 

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I think it only comes down to personal preference and how a card will fit with the rest of theme of the build.

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On 12/18/2016 at 10:19 PM, MrAlbertrocks said:

Get EVGA, they have the best customer support. But really, just get the prettiest one. MSI, EVGA, ASUS, they all look good, you really can't go wrong and the maximum difference you're going to find is 2 fps in SOME games. 
 

And for the people telling you to wait for 1080ti, it depends. The 1080ti is going to cost at least 200$ more than a 1080, so if you're comfortable with that, then wait. If you don't want to spend so much money on a GPU, go with the 1080. People saying that the 1080ti will make the 1080 pointless have no idea what they're talking about, they act like a 200$ difference is negligible. 

I have to retract. I own a EVGA GTX 1080 FTW myself, and it runs flawlessly, but after a quick search on amazon reviews, I've noticed a LOT of people have encountered terrible issues with the card. It has by far the largest amount of negative reviews compared to the MSI or ASUS cards. Now don't get me wrong, the card itself is amazing if it works properly, i'm just saying there is a slightly higher risk that you get a defective one. I think EVGA really screwed up this year, and it hurts me because i own one of their cards and they have been a very good company in the past, but my recommendation is to stay away from them until they get their sh*t together.

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3 minutes ago, MrAlbertrocks said:

I have to retract. I own a EVGA GTX 1080 FTW myself, and it runs flawlessly, but after a quick search on amazon reviews, I've noticed a LOT of people have encountered terrible issues with the card. It has by far the largest amount of negative reviews compared to the MSI or ASUS cards. Now don't get me wrong, the card itself is amazing if it works properly, i'm just saying there is a slightly higher risk that you get a defective one. I think EVGA really screwed up this year, and it hurts me because i own one of their cards and they have been a very good company in the past, but my recommendation is to stay away from them until they get their sh*t together.

Thanks for spending the time to come back and clarify. I appreciate the info, ill stick to other major brands.

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Get gigabyte g1 i have it and its a beast. It can be loud at the moments, but if that doesnt bother you then go for it.

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