1080 or 1080Ti?

[Dive5885]

Is a 1080Ti worth $210 more than a 1080? 

 

1080 Ti - $868 with tax 

 

1080 - $637 with tax

 

Monitor is 1080p, 144Hz.

 

Thoughts? 

[Princess Luna]

Only you can decide whether it is worth it or not.

[Tiberiusisgame]

First of all.... terrifying forum badge. I almost don't want to respond...

 

I run a 1080Ti coming off of a 980SLI driving a G-sync'd 1440p and I would go for the Ti. The little bit of extra money will keep you happier for longer.

[Achi]

TI is better but it matters what you want to spend.

[Tiberiusisgame]

5 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Only you can decide whether it is worth it or not.

This video, and you, make an excellent point about settings. I do like to run everything at max so I don't feel "cheated," but I agree that's a personal issue. Also, your sig shows you running an 1080Ti too ;-)

[donalgodon]

I'd probably go with the 1080Ti for the same reasons. It's less likely you'll regret the purchase, and you're already in the "expensive" category with the 1080. You do get a significant performance boost over the 1080, so more "future proof," as others have said.

[Mick Naughty]

I would go ti if you actually enjoy playing games still. I kinda regret getting 10 series cards at all. Running into other issues with using old cpu's. In the long run its gonna be well worth it especially staying with 1080p. 

[Dive5885]

13 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Only you can decide whether it is worth it or not.

I know its up to me but I rather get others opinions before making a decision 

[Tiberiusisgame]

4 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

I would go ti if you actually enjoy playing games still. I kinda regret getting 10 series cards at all. Running into other issues with using old cpu's. In the long run its gonna be well worth it especially staying with 1080p. 

I had the same regrets with my 980s in SLI. I vowed never to buy 2 cards when the next level was cheaper.

 

Are you experiencing bottlenecks on your 4790 because of SLI or because of the card series? Curious if our experiences were similar.

[Dive5885]

14 minutes ago, Tiberiusisgame said:

First of all.... terrifying forum badge. I almost don't want to respond...

 

I run a 1080Ti coming off of a 980SLI driving a G-sync'd 1440p and I would go for the Ti. The little bit of extra money will keep you happier for longer.

Well I was thinking with a 1080 I might be able to squeeze in a gsync monitor but that's a big maybe

[bomberblyat]

If you have money go for TI

if not go for non TI

[Tiberiusisgame]

Just now, Dive5885 said:

Well I was thinking with a 1080 I might be able to squeeze in a gsync monitor but that's a big maybe

I just heard HDMI 2.whatever is going to unify g-sync and free-sync standards? I might wait...

[AresKrieger]

21 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Only you can decide whether it is worth it or not.

Yeah but in that same video he's talking about 4k which is more meaningless that the ultra settings he's harping about, it seems rather hallow as a result and undercuts his point which I feel is a fairly good one mostly.

 

I'd go 1080ti personally but I'm not strapped for cash, if you don't have the money you don't have the money, 1080 would be fine in most instances with high fps 1080p (in fact the cpu might be the limiter in some instances regardless of how good it is)

[Dive5885]

1 minute ago, Tiberiusisgame said:

I just heard HDMI 2.whatever is going to unify g-sync and free-sync standards? I might wait...

If that's true then I might wait

[Princess Luna]

3 minutes ago, Dive5885 said:

I know its up to me but I rather get others opinions before making a decision 

I believe the best advice I can give you is, are you comfortable buying the 1080 Ti?

 

If your budget has its limitations the GTX 1070 Ti serves the 1080 purpose for the 450ish dollars area, you can do a lot of gaming on it and frankly at 1080p144hz you're hardly GPU bond if you slightly adjust settings, would be worried about the i7 5820k single thread performance start capping your fps before the 144hz margin actually.

 

Now if you have good financial means and you can buy a 1080 Ti without nightmaring about the spent money then I actually tell you to go with it, it is the fastest mainstream card yet and it will remain as such for another year, it is a dream come true play any thing you want, max out at 60+ fps...

 

It goes down to how much the luxury is worth to you, I think really matters on your $ capacity above all things, since realistic speaking both the 1070 Ti and the 1080 Ti offers great value for their tiers.

[donalgodon]

Another option is that, if you are thinking about the 1080, also consider the 1070Ti and OC it.

 

Save a few more bucks and get virtually identical performance (and run cool).

[Tiberiusisgame]

2 minutes ago, Dive5885 said:

If that's true then I might wait

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12095/hdmi-21-specification-released

 

So spend that chowda on the Ti :-) You will not regret it. And maybe spend some time and change that badge... so creepy.

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, AresKrieger said:

Yeah but in that same video he's talking about 4k which is more meaningless that the ultra settings he's harping about, it seems rather hallow as a result and undercuts his point which I feel is a fairly good one mostly.

Major selling point on the video is to remind people that your fps can be much higher than many are starting to think possible with just some slight adjustments, regardless the resolution.

 

Indeed the greatest majority of benchmarks are at all ultras and indeed that can be very miss leading to noobs.

[Tiberiusisgame]

4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Major selling point on the video is to remind people that your fps can be much higher than many are starting to think possible with just some slight adjustments, regardless the resolution.

 

Indeed the greatest majority of benchmarks are at all ultras and indeed that can be very miss leading to noobs.

Yeah it does make some great points.

 

I think entropy took over long ago when opinions about quality and variability in benchmarking and system configuration made the variability of every conceivable configuration practically or financially untenable. My wife's build was an i5 750 with a 660 for a long time and she never complained once. I recently put one of my 980s in there, more to justify my purchase than anything, and she hasn't noticed it.

 

It's all subjective. We're really just a bunch of assholes more than anything closely related to experts. How does one become an expert in something so subjective? That includes the TechTubers.

[Dive5885]

11 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I believe the best advice I can give you is, are you comfortable buying the 1080 Ti?

 

If your budget has its limitations the GTX 1070 Ti serves the 1080 purpose for the 450ish dollars area, you can do a lot of gaming on it and frankly at 1080p144hz you're hardly GPU bond if you slightly adjust settings, would be worried about the i7 5820k single thread performance start capping your fps before the 144hz margin actually.

 

Now if you have good financial means and you can buy a 1080 Ti without nightmaring about the spent money then I actually tell you to go with it, it is the fastest mainstream card yet and it will remain as such for another year, it is a dream come true play any thing you want, max out at 60+ fps...

 

It goes down to how much the luxury is worth to you, I think really matters on your $ capacity above all things, since realistic speaking both the 1070 Ti and the 1080 Ti offers great value for their tiers.

Money isn't a problem, I don't have Vega 64 anymore so I can get pretty much whatever at the moment 

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, Tiberiusisgame said:

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Tell me about it... I'm a bleeding edge whore I can't deny it but my boyfriend has been on a GTX 770 all this long and he is more than happy with it

 

There is no such thing as expert in YouTube every one in this business are just entertainment professionals, after all they can not go in depth on the matters and advise correctly, they have to advise what they are sponsored to and cash in... so we see even the great Linus telling people to go over priced unlocked i5 builds with top of the line motherboards and cooling solutions that are more expensive and worse performing than someone with a simple mobo featuring the locked i7...

 

I have had my fair share or fighting over it already... it is obvious the locked i7 has been a better value than the unlocked i5 since the i5 6600k days... why nobody in YouTube advises it so? well that is the less profitable way to go... you don't spend as much on CPU, Mobo, Cooling, Delidding, etc etc etc....

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, Dive5885 said:

Money isn't a problem, I don't have Vega 64 anymore so I can get pretty much whatever at the moment 

I think this clears it out then, get a reference PCB card from EVGA and water cool it with an AiO, overclock it to be equal to the Xp and enjoy a life of luxury gaming... :3

 

Cheers!

[Tiberiusisgame]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

I think this clears it out then, get a reference PCB card from EVGA and water cool it with an AiO, overclock it to be equal to the Xp and enjoy a life of luxury gaming... :3

 

Cheers!

Geil.

[Dive5885]

1 hour ago, Princess Cadence said:

I think this clears it out then, get a reference PCB card from EVGA and water cool it with an AiO, overclock it to be equal to the Xp and enjoy a life of luxury gaming... :3

 

Cheers!

Thanks for the help!