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980ti SLI or 1080ti/newer cards later on

NecroFlex
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So i already have a 980ti and want to play in 4K, which one 980ti can barely handle properly. I was thinking of getting a used 980ti, saw one for ~350€, tho seeing that SLI isn't the best i also thought of selling mine and getting a 1080ti or waiting for the newer line of cards.

 

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I'd say selling your current card and getting a single 1080ti or newer card is a better investment in the long run 

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22 minutes ago, NecroFlex said:

So i already have a 980ti and want to play in 4K, which one 980ti can barely handle properly. I was thinking of getting a used 980ti, saw one for ~350€, tho seeing that SLI isn't the best i also thought of selling mine and getting a 1080ti or waiting for the newer line of cards.

 

Any suggestions?

I don't trust SLI personally, 1080 ti's are way too expensive right now but if you wait for the next generation to come out (supposedly soon-ish) then the price of the older ones will probably drop. You could also just try running in 1440p while you wait.

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I'd go with 1080 Ti. Less graphic cards, less things to go wrong.

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Given the games I play, id rather have two 980ti's. Better from a price point and a decent amount of performance increase. You could prolly be happy with a 1080ti as it would be better than a 980ti but still not a performer like one would suggest. 

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I wouldn't SLI older generation cards. Just seems like a bad investment to me. Unless you can get that second GTX 980Ti for super cheap, you could probably sell your current 980Ti for a decent sum and buy a 1080Ti for a slightly higher difference than if you bought the used 980Ti for ~350€.

 

However, if you're willing to stick with the 980Ti, and perhaps compromise a bit on graphics, I would honestly wait for Nvidia's next GPUs this late in the game.

 

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