graphics card 1080ti now or wait till next gen card "1180"

[PhantomXman]

I am wanting to upgrade my gpu's and can't decide on whether to get a 1080ti now or wait till the "1180" or whatever it may be called. I know people are gonna say if you wait for the next new thing you will wait forever so don't bother I have considered that. The reason I am asking is because I have a 3440x1440 resolution and would like to be able to run games for example shadow of war which is quite demanding at high to ultra. I was considering about getting these cards as sli but am leaning against it considering games really don't like supporting sli anymore but wanna hear others opinion on both subjects I have here.

[Cookybiscuit]

SLI is dead.

 

Also, if you wait for the next new thing you will wait forever.

[Trulop]

Honestly a single GTX 1080TI would work fine. Of course theres always the argument, "if i wait a bit longer i can get something better" which in most cases is true, but like you said, you can wait forever if you keep having that mindset lol. You wont be unhappy with the 1080TI. Look up some benchmarks on the games you like to play the most to see how its performing and see if its to your liking. if its not quite up to snuff, then wait for the new GPU's.

[JaegerB]

2 minutes ago, Cookybiscuit said:

Also, if you wait for the next new thing you will wait forever.

Yep, it's scheduled 2nd half of 2018, and probably not at the beginning of that period either. So that's nearly 12 months of waiting.

[Godlygamer23]

4 minutes ago, Cookybiscuit said:

SLI is dead.

 

Also, if you wait for the next new thing you will wait forever.

Anything above two-way, sure. But SLI is not dead.

[DailyProcrastinator]

Nvidia flat out said the next series of consumer GPU's is coming late 2018, they did not have to release early because Vega is not enough of a threat. So I wouldn't wait, that's a long time from now.

[PhantomXman]

3 minutes ago, JaegerB said:

Yep, it's scheduled 2nd half of 2018, and probably not at the beginning of that period either. So that's nearly 12 months of waiting.

I heard it was second quarter 2018 like somewhere around March-May but maybe that source was wrong. 

[Guest]

What’s your current gpu setup? 

A 1080 TI may not be super worth it ATM if you’ve got decent gear. 

[Cookybiscuit]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

Anything above two-way, sure. But SLI is not dead.

Dead in every way other than on paper, as far as I can see most review outlets don't even waste their time testing SLI anymore, definitely not on the scale they used to shout and rave about getting a bunch of the latest high-end cards together to test them.

 

http://www.babeltechreviews.com/gtx-1080-ti-sli-performance-25-games/3/

 

Spending another 100% on your GPU setup for an extra 90% more performance in rare cases, 50% in some and 0% in some others is a pretty hard bargain given the other potential issues like driver problems, heat, noise, stuttering and so on. Unless the buyer has a very specific use case for an SLI setup they know will work well, it's a pretty poor choice in my opinion, especially given the fact that 3440x1440 for a 1080Ti isn't really that big a deal.

[JaegerB]

6 minutes ago, PhantomXman said:

I heard it was second quarter 2018 like somewhere around March-May but maybe that source was wrong. 

Hm. I know that Zen 2 is first half, and so I'm hyped for that (worth waiting for, large performance increases and 6 months isn't that long). Also I heard somewhere that volta GPUs are something like 132% faster than pascal, or something nuts: 

https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia-volta-performance

However that was the difference between their workstation cards. Anyway it's pretty obvious that they're happy with what they've got on the market now, and the 1070 Ti is just a knee-jerk reaction to Vega 56 getting a little too powerful for comfort.

 

In terms of release dates, it would appear I was wrong  The article I read was old. Yep, looks like it is coming out first half, thanks for calling me out on that one .

https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/nvidia-volta-gpu-specifications

Though it seems they may be a bit pricey to begin with.

[HKZeroFive]

Volta is still a long way off. Just get the GTX 1080Ti.

[PhantomXman]

1 minute ago, fpo said:

What’s your current gpu setup? 

A 1080 TI may not be super worth it ATM if you’ve got decent gear. 

I have 980's in sli but as the guy said above the scaling for most games is shit so the second 980 doesn't do much in most games or SLI doesn't work at all. Shadow of war uses both cards at like 98 percent which is great but it seems as though the game still doesn't support sli very well. Like the fps doesn't seem right when two 980's are maxed out.

[Guest]

I would say remove a 980; if performance isn’t much worse sell it and wait a generation; otherwise it’s not super worth upgrading IMO. 

 

I say say wait a generation. You should be fine for a while. 

[Stev-O]

1 hour ago, Cookybiscuit said:

Dead in every way other than on paper, as far as I can see most review outlets don't even waste their time testing SLI anymore, definitely not on the scale they used to shout and rave about getting a bunch of the latest high-end cards together to test them.

 

http://www.babeltechreviews.com/gtx-1080-ti-sli-performance-25-games/3/

 

Spending another 100% on your GPU setup for an extra 90% more performance in rare cases, 50% in some and 0% in some others is a pretty hard bargain given the other potential issues like driver problems, heat, noise, stuttering and so on. Unless the buyer has a very specific use case for an SLI setup they know will work well, it's a pretty poor choice in my opinion, especially given the fact that 3440x1440 for a 1080Ti isn't really that big a deal.

I saw a guy do a build on youtube and he had two cards running but not in sli for performance in video editing.  Is that really a thing or no?

[Censorshock]

anyone know how reliable that source is regarding the volta release date? I have the option of getting a 1080ti right now for 660 but if voltas release is gonna be that close I may just hold off.

[Kameegaming]

I am not even getting a 1080ti as a fresh buy, I have a Z35P but I wanted a silent pc so I went with a Hybrid, with current availability I can either spend ~630 for EVGA GTX 1080 FTW hybrid or 1200 eur for ti.

Playing things on ultra is pretty much a stupid thing to do anyway because you can get like 30-40 fps, by turning down just a few options and you won't even notice the difference.

[johnjohns111]

3 hours ago, PhantomXman said:

I am wanting to upgrade my gpu's and can't decide on whether to get a 1080ti now or wait till the "1180" or whatever it may be called. I know people are gonna say if you wait for the next new thing you will wait forever so don't bother I have considered that. The reason I am asking is because I have a 3440x1440 resolution and would like to be able to run games for example shadow of war which is quite demanding at high to ultra. I was considering about getting these cards as sli but am leaning against it considering games really don't like supporting sli anymore but wanna hear others opinion on both subjects I have here.

sell 980's, get 1080ti, when new card will be launched you will know more about it, so you will be more aware of a situation plus you will have 1080ti to sell. And all this time you will play on ultra settings. Profit 

[jeremymwilson]

Just don’t judge a GPUs on its performance at ultra levels. As @kameegaming said above, dropping down to high will dramatically increase FPS and is barely noticeable. Trouble is, most gpu reviews benchmark at ultra and this affects buying decisions. 

[Mat1926]

48 minutes ago, jeremymwilson said:

Trouble is, most gpu reviews benchmark at ultra and this affects buying decisions. 

I'm sorry, but they are pushing the GPU to its limits for benchmarks.... isn't this expected from them?

[jeremymwilson]

10 minutes ago, Mat1926 said:

I'm sorry, but they are pushing the GPU to its limits for benchmarks.... isn't this expected from them?

of course, but what I’m saying is that because of this people are basing their buying decisions on how good a gpu is at ultra settings when they shouldn’t. 

[Prox1ma]

I personally do not expect to see Volta, much less the flagship Ti next year. You will have to wait until atleast Q2 2019 or longer. I say get the 1080Ti now. Also I believe the 1080Ti will be lasting much longer than previous Ti cards. I also do not think the next gen x70 cards would be able to beat/match the 1080Ti.

[PhantomXman]

I just wanted to see what anyone who sees this might think. Should i try and go for a 1080ti now or wait until black friday. While money isn't much of an issue i still like to save when i can. 

[Frankenburger]

On 10/29/2017 at 11:51 PM, Cookybiscuit said:

http://www.babeltechreviews.com/gtx-1080-ti-sli-performance-25-games/3/

This review is a horrible point of reference. It's a well known fact that TAA often causes issues with SLI scaling, yet they're benchmarking a SLI system with TAA enabled anyway. Most of those games would scale much better with TAA disabled.

 

Also, I can tell you from first hand experience that the 34% increase in GTAV @ 4k and 20% increase in Fallout 4 @ 4k is wrong, which makes me question some of their other benchmarks.

[Frankenburger]

23 minutes ago, PhantomXman said:

I just wanted to see what anyone who sees this might think. Should i try and go for a 1080ti now or wait until black friday. While money isn't much of an issue i still like to save when i can. 

I doubt there's going to be any significant savings on a 1080Ti. Maybe $50 at best. If you're itching for an upgrade now and money's no issue, then I'd say grab a 1080Ti

[linustouchtips]

as a young lad once said yolo or buy now regret nothing - me sometime 2017