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Worth Upgrading from R9 390x to 1080ti?

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As you might expect, I was originally waiting for Vega. I'll be honest, I was expecting the Ryzen of GPUs. Then Vega got released. :|
So now I'm looking at the possibility of replacing my r9 390x with the 1080ti. I don't have a lot of experience with Nvidia products, (you mean a GTX 1080 isn't indended for 1080p?) as the last Nvidia card I owned cost $30. So I have some questions.
First of all, is it worth it? will there be a big performance increase going from 390x to 1080ti?
That is the nvidia card to get right? I've been told it's a big improvement over the 1080-non-ti yet only a tiny bit weaker than the Titan XP (seriously? will they call the volta version the Titan Vista?).
Can I safely assume that the GTX 1180 or whatever it will be called is still far off?

Thanks for whatever help you can provide.

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Lol yes you will see a huge performance increase but volta is definitely 2018 material so if you have the $700 do spend and a $200 cpu or better, go for it.  If I may ask, what cpu do you currently have?

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Just now, hconverse02 said:

Lol yes you will see a huge performance increase but volta is definitely 2018 material so if you have the $700 do spend and a $200 cpu or better, go for it.  If I may ask, what cpu do you currently have?

I got a Ryzen 7 1800x this summer to replace my old FX 8350.

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Just now, toad_004 said:

I got a Ryzen 7 1800x this summer to replace my old FX 8350.

Yeah you will definitely be happier with a 1080ti and a 1800x.  This would give you the opportunity to go 1440p or 4k if you wanted, but you will destroy 1080p. (If 390x doesn't mean 390p then 1080 wouldn't mean 1080p ;) )

Try using the PSU Tier List! 

How to reset the bios/clear the cmos

 

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CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x

Ram: 1x16gb DDR4, 2x8gb DDR4

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Keyboard: ducky one I | I SF

Mouse: gpro wireless | glorious model o2 wireless

Sound : beyerdynamic 1990 pro | Monoprice liquid spark (amp) + topping d10 (dac)

 

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If you have the money, go for it. The 1080 ti is an absolutely great card.

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8 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Yeah you will definitely be happier with a 1080ti and a 1800x.  This would give you the opportunity to go 1440p or 4k if you wanted, but you will destroy 1080p. (If 390x doesn't mean 390p then 1080 wouldn't mean 1080p ;) )

xD Thanks.  Looking forward to that GPU power.

8 minutes ago, WereCat said:

expect at least twice the performance

Wow. I guess that's why you don't see many SLI or crossfire setups these days.

4 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

If you have the money, go for it. The 1080 ti is an absolutely great card.

The money I'd set aside for vega's going to a 1080ti instead.

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