Nvidia GPUs in 2018

[Zeko Simon]

Hi guys,

I was planning on buying a graphics card next month, but i just read some articles that say that the new GTX lineup will come out this summer.

Is this true? If so, should i wait for them to come out or should i buy a GTX970 (because they're not crazy expensive like the 1060s right now.

My system:

R3 1200

8GB of DDR4 @2400MHz

Asus Prime B350M-E

And an EVGA 500W White 80+ unit

Thanks in advance guys.

[ChristoperG]

I personally would not buy a 970. The Pascal Architecture is way ahead in performance and efficiency, not to forget the limited VRAM of 3.5GB . Currently i would wait for the new linup (Ampere, Turing) to get a decent overview.

What is your current GPU?

[19_blackie_73]

depends on what you have right now, the 970 might be a valid choice. It is not that far off of a 1060, but for 1080p still even 3.5 GB is enough.
Though if you can wait, I'd wait for the next gen, but good luck to get one before the miners and for a reasonable price.

 

 

EDIT: The 970 wouldn't loose that much money if you flip it after a few weeks/couple of months, one aspect to consider too

[Zeko Simon]

My current gpu is a massive pile of crap (GT630, ran out of money and scrapped out of an old system to get a video out lol), that's why i want to buy a new one.

Also, do i need to worry about miners buying them up, or will i be able to buy a gpu on around the month/week of the release?

[Zeko Simon]

Just now, 19_blackie_73 said:

depends on what you have right now, the 970 might be a valid choice. It is not that far off of a 1060, but for 1080p still even 3.5 GB is enough.
Though if you can wait, I'd wait for the next gen, but good luck to get one before the miners and for a reasonable price

yeah that's exactly what i was thinking, what if miners are faster than me?

but i mean like they shouldn't run out of gpus until a few months at least right?

 

[19_blackie_73]

Just now, Zeko Simon said:

yeah that's exactly what i was thinking, what if miners are faster than me?

but i mean like they shouldn't run out of gpus until a few months at least right?

 

they probably do within the first couple of days, I'm pretty set on that.

even if not bought by miners, there are a lot of gamers who want a new gpu and were hold back by miners buying them and inflating prices.
if you are on a 630 i'd strongly consider the 970 as at least a temporary solution. It shouldn't loose that much money from now on and tbh, I'm still on a 970 and didn't even overclock it yet (at least don't run the oc i found out works) because I don't feel the need to. But they overclock like a beast, most of them hit around 1500MHz. But it all depends for what price you can get a 970

[Zeko Simon]

they go for around 280USD here in hungary, thats why i considered it as an option, and i have a 1080p display so the 3.5 gigs of vram should be enough, right? (im mainly playing GTA V, R6 Siege, CSGO and a few other simple titles.

[Jurrunio]

It's rumoured that Nvidia will spread out two lineups, one for gaming and one for mining. This isnt confirmed at all, but that's why I'd rather wait. Meanwhile, you can try grab a 970 or 980.

[Zeko Simon]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

It's rumoured that Nvidia will spread out two lineups, one for gaming and one for mining. This isnt confirmed at all, but that's why I'd rather wait. Meanwhile, you can try grab a 970 or 980.

that'd be sick tbh, but then again, some miners buy gaming cards so they can sell them afterwards :c

[Jurrunio]

13 minutes ago, Zeko Simon said:

that'd be sick tbh, but then again, some miners buy gaming cards so they can sell them afterwards :c

They wouldnt split if gaming cards could still mine  I mean, there are Pascal mining cards with no display output out there already, but died down because gaming cards are far better.

[Colty]

42 minutes ago, ChristoperG said:

I personally would not buy a 970. The Pascal Architecture is way ahead in performance and efficiency, not to forget the limited VRAM of 3.5GB . Currently i would wait for the new linup (Ampere, Turing) to get a decent overview.

What is your current GPU?

People mention this 3.5GB issue, but what games/settings are you playing/using that actually put you above 3.5GB? Anybody on 1080p/1440p (and even 4k with no AA) is fine with a 970. Right now, they're the best price/performance. Otherwise, you're stuck stalking /r/buildapcsales for a half decent price on a GTX 1060 3GB/6GB. 

[EPPHO]

If you need a gpu now then buy 970

[Apepa]

1 hour ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

I'd wait for the next gen, but good luck to get one before the miners and for a reasonable price.

I'm sure it used to be possible to pre-order upcoming hardware releases.

[19_blackie_73]

2 hours ago, Zeko Simon said:

they go for around 280USD here in hungary, thats why i considered it as an option, and i have a 1080p display so the 3.5 gigs of vram should be enough, right? (im mainly playing GTA V, R6 Siege, CSGO and a few other simple titles.

the 970 is plenty for that, if you don't play anything more taxing than gta v, the 970 will last you quite a while on 1080p from now on. The only reason I would upgrade mine is when I sometime in the future buy a 1440p monitor or the gpu dies or GTA VI is out, whatever comes first

1 hour ago, Colty said:

People mention this 3.5GB issue, but what games/settings are you playing/using that actually put you above 3.5GB? Anybody on 1080p/1440p (and even 4k with no AA) is fine with a 970. Right now, they're the best price/performance. Otherwise, you're stuck stalking /r/buildapcsales for a half decent price on a GTX 1060 3GB/6GB. 

never had any issues running gta v at high settings on mine, I don't get the problem with 3.5GB VRAM. The only thing on that that wasn't right is that nvidia sold them as 4GB cards, but the 3.5GB work really well. If you see it as a 3.5GB there's no problem.

[Mick Naughty]

Cards are what’s hard to get on release. Always been that way. 

 

Depends how long you can go without a setup. Gonna be while before a card is readily available. 

[Jrasero]

3 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

Cards are what’s hard to get on release. Always been that way. 

 

Depends how long you can go without a setup. Gonna be while before a card is readily available. 

I would go Pascal if you can find a decent price one or just wait but like Mick said whatever comes this spring/summer probably will not be easy to find and my guess manufacture card prices will be higher