980 TI Used or GTX 1060 6 GB New

[Progdev]

Guys,

 

I have a decision to make, im in the UK and atm the only gtx 1060 available is £270 for the EVGA 6GB, ive found a deal to buy a used gtx 980 ti for £300 but its a complete lottery in terms or what card it will be, could be reference could be MSI etc. The used card will come with 24 months warranty from CEX so my question in which should i go for?

 

Im building a new system, Ryzen 1600 with the nvme's etc and a 1440p monitor, im just caught in 2 minds what to do with the graphics card situation, the miners have really messed up the market. 

 

Thanks,

[JHY]

used 980 ti. is there any link?

[Not_Sean]

What is this system going to be used for ? cause if its gaming only I'd say drop the CPU to a 1400 and put everything into GPU as at 1440p it uses the CPU way less than 1080 and the difference that'll make would be bigger than having the 1600, you'll still be able to do content creation and streaming with that CPU and in a few years with AMD keeping the socket till 2020 you can upgrade to Ryzen2 or whatever in a few years 

[Princess Luna]

980ti all the way

[Jurrunio]

980ti has performance of a 1070, so this choice is pretty easy. Just make sure to inspect carefully since all of them are used.

[Progdev]

1 minute ago, Not_Sean said:

What is this system going to be used for ? cause if its gaming only I'd say drop the CPU to a 1400 and put everything into GPU as at 1440p it uses the CPU way less than 1080 and the difference that'll make would be bigger than having the 1600, you'll still be able to do content creation and streaming with that CPU and in a few years with AMD keeping the socket till 2020 you can upgrade to Ryzen2 or whatever in a few years 

Its more of a jack of all trades, master of none system if that makes sense, however mainly to aid with my study of networking using virtual machines etc, ill game but im not an avid gamer at all. Id play forza, street fighter, warframe and thats it really. I just dont want to get ripped off lol, i was forced to get the 1060 because of inflation with the miners until i spotted this deal so i just want to make sure a 2 year old card is still worth the risk.

[Progdev]

Ok, thanks 3 replies saying the same thing is conclusive for me. These are the terms of the warranty, i guess im covered. thanks guys

 

We also offer a 24 month warranty* (on all items purchased on or after the 14th Nov 2015) on all items, except consumables (e.g. batteries, projector bulbs etc.) so if your item develops a fault after 30 days through normal use, contact us as soon as possible. In the first instance we will either repair or replace your item, failing that you will be refunded to the original price within the first 6 months of purchase. After 6 months any refund will be to the current sales price or the original price (whichever is the lower). Please note that any repairs done by a third party will void any warranty with CeX.

 

 

[Not_Sean]

@Progdev

 

Well ether will be great, and both are 6gb cards, the 1060 is on par with my 980 so the Ti will be the better card technically, but not know if you'll get reference or not is the off putting part. 

 

But to be honest with the games you play you'll have a great time with both.

[Progdev]

1 minute ago, Not_Sean said:

@Progdev

 

Well ether will be great, and both are 6gb cards, the 1060 is on par with my 980 so the Ti will be the better card technically, but not know if you'll get reference or not is the off putting part. 

 

But to be honest with the games you play you'll have a great time with both.

Arggghh, the reference is no good? To be honest im not really bothered about max setting either, im literally a casual gamer, 1 hour them im done. Warframe is the only one that can have me on for hours but on my current r9 270x it looks fine to me haha.

[Not_Sean]

Just now, Progdev said:

Arggghh, the reference is no good? To be honest im not really bothered about max setting either, im literally a casual gamer, 1 hour them im done. Warframe is the only one that can have me on for hours but on my current r9 270x it looks fine to me haha.

Nothing wrong with reference, they just don't OC well and the blower designs are loud. I've had two reference and I won't buy one again purely because of the noise, I don't like having to wear headphones in a single player game to try quite it down (This is lately with my Sapphire RX470 plat.) 

 

I'm going to be doing some waterloops soon but might change the card first as its just annoying. I'm looking at a 980Ti myself. 

[Progdev]

Just now, Not_Sean said:

Nothing wrong with reference, they just don't OC well and the blower designs are loud. I've had two reference and I won't buy one again purely because of the noise, I don't like having to wear headphones in a single player game to try quite it down (This is lately with my Sapphire RX470 plat.) 

 

I'm going to be doing some waterloops soon but might change the card first as its just annoying. I'm looking at a 980Ti myself. 

I get that and thats part of my concern, out of 20 review only 1 person got a reference, the rest received MSI, EVGA or Asus. I just dont class myself as lucky, ha!! ill take the risk i think, £30 more for a 980ti compared to £200 more for a 1070. Beggars cant be choosers!!

[Progdev]

Thanks guys, I got an EVGA 980 ti SC+, I even got a further discount so I paid £280 and to me it's brand new, plastic protection film still all over it, the evga sticker badge. Thanks for making my mind up

[Zando_]

3 minutes ago, Progdev said:

Thanks guys, I got an EVGA 980 ti SC+, I even got a further discount so I paid £280 and to me it's brand new, plastic protection film still all over it, the evga sticker badge. Thanks for making my mind up

Noice! I got a used (but in like new condition, the guy took really good care of it) MSI Gaming 980 Ti for $300 US. Though I prefer EVGA cards, so I think you got an awesome deal! Especially because yours is actually new. 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

4 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

Noice! I got a used (but in like new condition, the guy took really good care of it) MSI Gaming 980 Ti for $300 US. Though I prefer EVGA cards, so I think you got an awesome deal! Especially because yours is actually new. 

Yeah like the EVGA ACX cooling system