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If you're only doing 1080p at 60Hz then you definitely do not need the 1080Ti, especially if you don't plan to upgrade monitors any time soon. Heck you would probably be good with a 1070 at that resolution.

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The title says it all. What should I get? I'd love to play triple A titles but I only have a 1080p @60Hz monitor and I don't think I'm going to upgrade to a bigger resolution any time soon but the question still stands. 
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My problem is that I'm an impatient kind of guy and I'm gonna be able to order the 1080 this week on Friday but if I were to get the 1080Ti I would have to save up for another week. What should I do?

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If you're only doing 1080p at 60Hz then you definitely do not need the 1080Ti, especially if you don't plan to upgrade monitors any time soon. Heck you would probably be good with a 1070 at that resolution.

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If you're not going to upgrade your monitor I don't really see the point in getting the 1080ti. Unless you really want to use supersampling.

 

If you really want it now, and maybe save the money to get a better monitor, buy the 1080.

 

If you can wait a couple of weeks and want the absolute best performance, and money isn't an issue, I'd get the 1080TI, it is more future proof I guess.

 

You have to decide what's more important to you, I don't think anyone here can answer that for you.

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Would the following statement be at least a little true?

"if I get a GPU that is completely overkill for my use-case, it is going to last a lot longer since it never really runs on full load"

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Cheers for the advice guys! I'm gonna stay with the 1080 :) 

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2 minutes ago, Tilman said:

Would the following statement be at least a little true?

"if I get a GPU that is completely overkill for my use-case, it is going to last a lot longer since it never really runs on full load"

No. It's a GPU, not a car.

 

Used cards perform the same as new ones. Also, unless you're overclocking and overvolting like crazy, or letting it run extremely hot, GPUs are fine running at full load.

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18 minutes ago, Ilinx said:

The title says it all. What should I get? I'd love to play triple A titles but I only have a 1080p @60Hz monitor and I don't think I'm going to upgrade to a bigger resolution any time soon but the question still stands. 
My current build is as follows:

CPU: I5 7600k @ Stock (will OC later)

MOBO: ASUS PRIME Z270-A

CPU COOLER: Cryorig H5 Universal

RAM: 2 X 8 GB of DDR4 RAM @ 2400MHz

STORAGE: Western Digital HDD 1 TB

PSU: EVGA 650W 80+ Efficiency

GPU : ????

 

My problem is that I'm an impatient kind of guy and I'm gonna be able to order the 1080 this week on Friday but if I were to get the 1080Ti I would have to save up for another week. What should I do?

If that is already built you really should have got a 7700k, if not I would drop to a 1070 and swap that cpu to a 7700k

 

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GTX 1080 is absolutely overkill for 1080p gaming. RX 480 and GTX 1060 are your best bets in price/performance and will get you 1080p60fps at max settings in almost all games. If you want years of Ultra without changing GPU get a 1070. More than that for 1080p is a complete waste of money.

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29 minutes ago, Ilinx said:

Cheers for the advice guys! I'm gonna stay with the 1080 :) 

Even that is way overkill, 1060/480 are much better value at 1080p 60hz. Even if you dont want to have to upgrade for several years, a 1070 will be plenty (You can buy a 1080, but that would just be lighting money on fire for nothing). 

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3 hours ago, Lurick said:

If you're only doing 1080p at 60Hz then you definitely do not need the 1080Ti, especially if you don't plan to upgrade monitors any time soon. Heck you would probably be good with a 1070 at that resolution.

Hell a 1060 6gb or a RX480 is an even better choice for 1080p 60hz then just wait for next gen cards were you can get a GPU for probably around the same price as a 1070 when it launches that's slightly faster then a 1080ti.

3 hours ago, stealth80 said:

If that is already built you really should have got a 7700k, if not I would drop to a 1070 and swap that cpu to a 7700k

I7 for just 1080p 60hz gaming would be a waste.

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