GTX 970 died. 1080 or 1080 Ti?

[SoloDolo]

Hey All, 

 

So my brother was currently running a GTX 970 to power his 3440x1440p monitor. He was mostly playing games at a locked 30fps at med/high.  He does not make a lot of money and cant really afford a new Graphics card. I am going to surprise him a pick up a new GPU at Best Buy today.  Not sure if I should get him a 1080 or 1080 Ti. The 1080 is $520 but the 1080 Ti is $750. Its a 250 surplus for a 30% increase. Is it really worth it? 

 

I currently run 2 1080s and have great performance. I do want him to have performance to last for a few years though. Is the 1080 Ti really worth the extra cost? 

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, SoloDolo said:

3440x1440p monitor.

Sweet Sweet 1440p ultrawide glory master race, for this kind of screen the GTX 1080 Ti is justified.

[SoloDolo]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

Sweet Sweet 1440p ultrawide glory master race, for this kind of screen the GTX 1080 Ti is justified.

Yes! I have the Acer Predator that I have overclocked to 90hz(cant get it 100hz).  Its freaking wonderful. I gave him my hand me down LG 3440x1440 monitor.

 

 

[Pooherino ツ]

I have a ultrawide 3440x1440 and I think even the 1070 is good enough. I'd say the 1080 is good enough. You are an awesome brother tho, to spend $500-$750 on gift, my brother never done that for me lmao.

Just a thought but you can even save money and give him one of your 1080 lol.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, SoloDolo said:

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I will never go back from ultrawides, I have like 3 LG 29UM68-P at home which must be the best cost-to-benefice 2560x1080p there is, totally wishing to save up for the Acer X34 sometime next year ^^

 

Honestly though the GTX 1080 Ti will allow to awesome eye candy in triple A on this monitor, it is worth it especially considering that with the 1080 Ti you get to ignore Volta when it finally comes out as performance will hardly be any different.

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, Pooherino ツ said:

give him one of your 1080 lol.

You know not the worse idea, I'm not a fan of SLI, could give him the 1080 SLI and get the 1080 Ti for himself

[SoloDolo]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

You know not the worse idea, I'm not a fan of SLI, could give him the 1080 SLI and get the 1080 Ti for himself

 

This is what I am thinking actually. Taking the 1080 Ti for myself, giving him a 1080 and selling a 1080 for $400. 

 

He is a poor college student anyways lol. He has a Ryzen 1400 rig which serves him well enough. Much better than his FX 6300. 

[Princess Luna]

Just now, SoloDolo said:

 

This is what I am thinking actually. Taking the 1080 Ti for myself, giving him a 1080 and selling a 1080 for $400. 

Sounds like a great idea to me, my brother has a R7 1800x with the TITAN XP, feels much smoother than SLI ever did, I believe your user experience should see a nice benefit from getting a single more powerful card.

[Pooherino ツ]

1 minute ago, SoloDolo said:

 

This is what I am thinking actually. Taking the 1080 Ti for myself, giving him a 1080 and selling a 1080 for $400. 

 

He is a poor college student anyways lol. He has a Ryzen 1400 rig which serves him well enough. 

exactly! any gpu is good enough for him let alone a 1080 or 1080ti. I'd say go with the give him 1080, and then u can even get a 1080ti and even a second one for SLI after u sell the other 1080

[SoloDolo]

Just now, Pooherino ツ said:

exactly! any gpu is good enough for him let alone a 1080 or 1080ti. I'd say go with the give him 1080, and then u can even get a 1080ti and even a second one for SLI after u sell the other 1080

Good plans! He will be super excited as Destiny 2 is hitting PC tomorrow. 

[dizmo]

Why do you have to get it from Best Buy? I can't imagine they have the best pricing.

I'd go 1080Ti though.

 

16 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I will never go back from ultrawides, I have like 3 LG 29UM68-P at home which must be the best cost-to-benefice 2560x1080p there is, totally wishing to save up for the Acer X34 sometime next year ^^

Have you used a dual monitor set up as well? I've been torn between 2 1440ps or an ultra wide for ages.

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

Have you used a dual monitor set up as well? I've been torn between 2 1440ps or an ultra wide for ages.

A single ultrawide will always get my vote, for me it is the exact same deal as SLI'ing, it is not that having 2 is bad but having 1 single superior one will always be better besides it does occupy less space to get a single ultrawide: my desk would not fit 2 monitors side by side optimally:

Spoiler

My bedroom as is right now.

[SoloDolo]

38 minutes ago, Pooherino ツ said:

I have a ultrawide 3440x1440 and I think even the 1070 is good enough. I'd say the 1080 is good enough. You are an awesome brother tho, to spend $500-$750 on gift, my brother never done that for me lmao.

Just a thought but you can even save money and give him one of your 1080 lol.

Thanks man. Me and my brother have always gamed together. He is back in college and getting his Computer Science degree. So, he is on a tight budget and I make quite a bit and dont mind helping him. 

 

My Best Buy is selling the EVGA ACX 3.0 for $699 for the 1080 Ti. Its a better deal than I can find anywhere. I think they do it as Micro center is close enough and always has deals. 

[johnt]

I second the 1070. It's an understated monster of a GPU. I also have an ultrawide 1440p screen from ASUS, and I have no complaints about the 1070. Some optimization is required for higher frame rates, no question about that, but I am generally shooting for 100 fps and not 60 fps. My settings are somewhere between high and ultra on most games.

 

I'm excited to see how the GTX 1070 handles Far Cry 5.

 

Honestly you're too nice of a person. This is bad policy, in my opinion. People need to work hard to appreciate what they can afford. All you're doing is supplementing his income and artificially inflating his spending power. Is it going to be a car next? Maybe a Tesla... Why not a used 970 replacement or a new 1060 or 1050 TI? You aren't really gifting a $700 purchase... you're supporting his ass.

 

I don't care how you spend your money. It doesn't hurt my wallet. But making good choices aren't easy.

[Jon Jon]

16 minutes ago, SoloDolo said:

Thanks man. Me and my brother have always gamed together. He is back in college and getting his Computer Science degree. So, he is on a tight budget and I make quite a bit and dont mind helping him. 

 

My Best Buy is selling the EVGA ACX 3.0 for $699 for the 1080 Ti. Its a better deal than I can find anywhere. I think they do it as Micro center is close enough and always has deals. 

You can get the 1080ti online for cheaper and no tax no?

 

That looks like standard MSRP pricing.

[SoloDolo]

14 minutes ago, Jon Jon said:

You can get the 1080ti online for cheaper and no tax no?

 

That looks like standard MSRP pricing.

Online it goes for about $750 on Newegg. Thats not including shipping. I think they also charge sales tax in my state. Though I might be wrong. 

[Jon Jon]

1 minute ago, SoloDolo said:

Online it goes for about $750 on Newegg. Thats not including shipping. I think they also charge sales tax in my state. Though I might be wrong. 

Even if they didn't, it would cost you similar.

 

I say go for it.

[SoloDolo]

22 minutes ago, JohnT said:

I second the 1070. It's an understated monster of a GPU. I also have an ultrawide 1440p screen from ASUS, and I have no complaints about the 1070. Some optimization is required for higher frame rates, no question about that, but I am generally shooting for 100 fps and not 60 fps. My settings are somewhere between high and ultra on most games.

 

I'm excited to see how the GTX 1070 handles Far Cry 5.

 

Honestly you're too nice of a person. This is bad policy, in my opinion. People need to work hard to appreciate what they can afford. All you're doing is supplementing his income and artificially inflating his spending power. Is it going to be a car next? Maybe a Tesla... Why not a used 970 replacement or a new 1060 or 1050 TI? You aren't really gifting a $700 purchase... you're supporting his ass.

 

I don't care how you spend your money. It doesn't hurt my wallet. But making good choices aren't easy.

I know what you are saying. I am not trying to brag at all but I make quite a bit over 6 figures. I do save and would not do it if I could not afford it. I dont pay for his college or anything. He has loans and is working part time. He probably would have bought a used 970 or 1060. But I am in a position to help him. 

[Pooherino ツ]

22 minutes ago, JohnT said:

I don't care how you spend your money. It doesn't hurt my wallet. But making good choices aren't easy.

I agree with this. But again, its his money, and its not like hes spending it on drugs or hookers lmao.

[Pooherino ツ]

10 minutes ago, SoloDolo said:

I know what you are saying. I am not trying to brag at all but I make quite a bit over 6 figures. I do save and would not do it if I could not afford it. I dont pay for his college or anything. He has loans and is working part time. He probably would have bought a used 970. But I am in a position to help him. 

damn man!!! Do u mind if I ask what you do?

Im surprise you didn't get like top of the line 10 cores, custom water cooling etc. lol

Actually if i made that much money I would spend it on other "unhealthy stuffs" and not computer hardware lmao.

[dizmo]

1 hour ago, Princess Cadence said:

A single ultrawide will always get my vote, for me it is the exact same deal as SLI'ing, it is not that having 2 is bad but having 1 single superior one will always be better besides it does occupy less space to get a single ultrawide: my desk would not fit 2 monitors side by side optimally:

Ahh yeah, it would be pretty hard to fit two monitors on there. Nice set up!

I'll probably end up trying a 29" UW if I mange to find one for a good deal during Black Friday, and if someone buys my 2 Dell 24" monitors

[SoloDolo]

 

7 minutes ago, Pooherino ツ said:

damn man!!! Do u mind if I ask what you do?

Im surprise you didn't get like top of the line 10 cores, custom water cooling etc. lol

Actually if i made that much money I would spend it on other "unhealthy stuff" and not computer hardware lmao.

Was an IT Architect but now am a Video Encoding Engineer(dream job) for a home security corporation. My personal rig is more used for my side projects or when I work remote.  We have more powerful stuff in the office! 

 

I do spend money but also invest into my 401k and saving. Also have stocks I personally manage. My wife makes really good money also. So we dont have money problems. We do have issues with her family sometimes asking for money though...

[johnt]

9 minutes ago, SoloDolo said:

I know what you are saying. I am not trying to brag at all but I make quite a bit over 6 figures. I do save and would not do it if I could not afford it. I dont pay for his college or anything. He has loans and is working part time. He probably would have bought a used 970 or 1060. But I am in a position to help him. 

And I'm not trying to stop you. I'm trying to explain that you make over 6 figures, and your brother doesn't (yet, possibly). Helping is different than supporting. It's just my philosophy. Sometimes people just don't understand the worth of a product until they can afford it.

 

5 minutes ago, Pooherino ツ said:

I agree with this. But again, its his money, and its not like hes spending it on drugs or hookers lmao.

No doubt. I'm not saying what @SoloDolo is planning is wrong. In fact I said "it was too nice"  

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

29" UW

I will always recommend the 29UM68-P or whatever last revision LG is on for the panel as it is by far the best cost benefice there in for a 2560x1080p ultrawide, 29 inches really is this resolution sweet spot as pixel density is still sweet, 34 inches gets pixelated while 25 too small.

 

The IPS panel overclocked to 80hz thanks to DisplayPort makes it by all means superior to any 1920x1080p screen, and if ultrawide becomes your thing like it did to me you'll understand I can say to honestly appreciate 2560x1080p more than 2560x1440p due to preferring 21:9 aspect ratio.

 

[johnt]

1 minute ago, SoloDolo said:

I do spend money but also save. My wife makes really good money also. So we dont have money problems. We do have issues with her family sometimes asking for money though...

This doesn't surprise me... it's the reason why I keep my mouth shut about my income. For information, my wife and I are in a similar position as you and yours.