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Should I get a 1080 ti?

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15 hours ago, lishde said:

If you can afford it get the 1080 ti, why get almost the best when you could get the best. 

Good point, I was considering being more conservative with my purchase, but looking at some benchmarks the GTX 1080 ti blows the GTX 1080 out of the water. This will probably be a long term purchase (3+ years), so I better put the extra $200 that the 1080 ti costs to good use right? 
Thus, I have made my decision, I will buy the 1080 ti sometime next week assuming the 20% off lasts by then (I looked at some other items using the same offer code and it looks like the sale ends on Thursday next week) 

15 hours ago, Inrix said:

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EDIT: Turns out I need an SSD, so the 1080 ti is just about out of my budget :(
Looks like the 1080 is the best option overall considering my budget, and I don't actually game that much so even though the 1080 ti is the best value choice it may not be the best choice for me.

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So, I found a 1080 ti for $930 AUD (around $700 USD) including shipping using some 20% discount offer code http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Inno3D-GeForce-GTX-1080-Ti-11GB-Gaming-Graphics-Video-Card-Twin-x2-GDDR5-4K-VR/172904758989 

I recently got a 4k monitor and my GTX 970 can barely handle it at medium settings, so I'll definitely need to upgrade my graphics card before Christmas.

 

So the question is, should I get it? or should I get a GTX 1080? 1080 ti and 1080 seem to be the two best value options at the moment in Australia considering the current state of the GPU market. Considering I'm upgrading from a GTX 970, it seems like the GTX 1080 ti is the best option, what are your thoughts?

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RAM: 32GB DDR4
GPU: GTX 1080

Storage: 1TB 850 Evo, 1TB HDD, bunch of external hard drives
PSU: EVGA G2 750w

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Audio: Xonar U7, O2 amplifier (RIP), HD6XX

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Laptop:

-Overkill Dell XPS

Fully maxed out early 2017 Dell XPS 15, GTX 1050 4GB, 7700HQ, 1TB nvme SSD, 32GB RAM, 4k display. 97Whr battery :x 
Dell was having a $600 off sale for the fully specced out model, so I decided to get it :P

 

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Fully specced out early 2013 Macbook "pro" with gt 650m and constant 105c temperature on the CPU (GPU is 80-90C) when doing anything intensive...

A 2013 laptop with a regular sized battery still has better battery life than a 2017 laptop with a massive battery! I think this is a testament to apple's ability at making laptops, or maybe how little CPU technology has improved even 4+ years later (at least, until the recent introduction of 15W 4 core CPUs). Anyway, I'm never going to get a 35W CPU laptop again unless battery technology becomes ~5x better than as it is in 2018.

Apple knows how to make proper consumer-grade laptops (they don't know how to make pro laptops though). I guess this mostly software power efficiency related, but getting a mac makes perfect sense if you want a portable/powerful laptop that can do anything you want it to with great battery life.

 

 

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15 hours ago, lishde said:

If you can afford it get the 1080 ti, why get almost the best when you could get the best. 

Good point, I was considering being more conservative with my purchase, but looking at some benchmarks the GTX 1080 ti blows the GTX 1080 out of the water. This will probably be a long term purchase (3+ years), so I better put the extra $200 that the 1080 ti costs to good use right? 
Thus, I have made my decision, I will buy the 1080 ti sometime next week assuming the 20% off lasts by then (I looked at some other items using the same offer code and it looks like the sale ends on Thursday next week) 

15 hours ago, Inrix said:

source.gif.057cdbf5c0abc2eaa84316b8391561db.gif

Image result for just do it gif

 

EDIT: Turns out I need an SSD, so the 1080 ti is just about out of my budget :(
Looks like the 1080 is the best option overall considering my budget, and I don't actually game that much so even though the 1080 ti is the best value choice it may not be the best choice for me.

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Desktop: X99-PC

CPU: i7 5820k

Mobo: X99 Deluxe

Cooler: Dark Rock Pro 3

RAM: 32GB DDR4
GPU: GTX 1080

Storage: 1TB 850 Evo, 1TB HDD, bunch of external hard drives
PSU: EVGA G2 750w

Peripherals: Logitech G502, Ducky One 711

Audio: Xonar U7, O2 amplifier (RIP), HD6XX

Monitors: 4k 24" Dell monitor, 1080p 24" Asus monitor

 

Laptop:

-Overkill Dell XPS

Fully maxed out early 2017 Dell XPS 15, GTX 1050 4GB, 7700HQ, 1TB nvme SSD, 32GB RAM, 4k display. 97Whr battery :x 
Dell was having a $600 off sale for the fully specced out model, so I decided to get it :P

 

-Crapbook

Fully specced out early 2013 Macbook "pro" with gt 650m and constant 105c temperature on the CPU (GPU is 80-90C) when doing anything intensive...

A 2013 laptop with a regular sized battery still has better battery life than a 2017 laptop with a massive battery! I think this is a testament to apple's ability at making laptops, or maybe how little CPU technology has improved even 4+ years later (at least, until the recent introduction of 15W 4 core CPUs). Anyway, I'm never going to get a 35W CPU laptop again unless battery technology becomes ~5x better than as it is in 2018.

Apple knows how to make proper consumer-grade laptops (they don't know how to make pro laptops though). I guess this mostly software power efficiency related, but getting a mac makes perfect sense if you want a portable/powerful laptop that can do anything you want it to with great battery life.

 

 

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Definitely if you can afford it, I snagged a 1080ti off ebay with 20% off too and I saved so much money, definitely an amazing card.

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