Is it a good time to buy a new graphics card?

[hkeatmy]

Was thinking of changing my gpu. Currently using a Gigabyte G1 GTX1060 3GB. Looking for a GTX1080 card for future upgrade to 2k or 4k gaming. My situation now is
 

-cryptocurrency is not so popular anymore

-my countries sales tax was just abolished so things like pc parts are significantly cheaper

 

But I'm also worried that when 1100 series or volta which will come out soon will lower prices, making it unwise for me to upgrade now.

 

someone... please...

 

HELP

[hconverse02]

The new gpu series won't come out this summer.  It will be very likely around this christmas or late fall because nvidia has no market motivators to release a new gpu series.  Get a 1080 for $550 usd or wait a month and try and find a 1080ti for msrp.

[SpiralTTGL]

no sales tax hell ye buy a 1080

[hkeatmy]

1 minute ago, hconverse02 said:

The new gpu series won't come out this summer.  It will be very likely around this christmas or late fall because nvidia has no market motivators to release a new gpu series.  Get a 1080 for $550 usd or wait a month and try and find a 1080ti for msrp.

I'm sorry to bother you kind sir, but why wait a month? 

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, hkeatmy said:

I'm sorry to bother you kind sir, but why wait a month? 

Prices are $750-$850 so if you wait a bit longer, I'd just guess a month, prices might decrease by $50 or more. EDIT: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#X=0,81154&c=390 prices are in a downward trend right now and if you wait some more they will probably decrease more.

[hkeatmy]

3 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Prices are $750-$850 so if you wait a bit longer, I'd just guess a month, prices might decrease by $50 or more. EDIT: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#X=0,81154&c=390 prices are in a downward trend right now and if you wait some more they will probably decrease more.

ahh I see, makes so much sense. Thanks so much man. 

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, hkeatmy said:

ahh I see, makes so much sense. Thanks so much man. 

My pleasure

[i_build_nanosuits]

7 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Prices are $750-$850 so if you wait a bit longer, I'd just guess a month, prices might decrease by $50 or more. EDIT: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#X=0,81154&c=390 prices are in a downward trend right now and if you wait some more they will probably decrease more.

 

1 minute ago, hkeatmy said:

ahh I see, makes so much sense. Thanks so much man. 

prices will not go bellow MSRP though...unless there is a special deal of some sort...at least until new cards are released...and there are plenty of cards around or at MSRP right now...so i'd say yeah it's not a bad time to buy a card.

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

 

prices will not go bellow MSRP though...unless there is a special deal of some sort...at least until new cards are released...and there are plenty of cards around or at MSRP right now...so i'd say yeah it's not a bad time to buy a card.

True, but they will get closer than $100 above msrp.  I wouldn't say it's a bad time to get a gpu if prices can't fall any more, but if you want max performance, why not wait to see if the 1080ti will fall more.

[hkeatmy]

Just now, hconverse02 said:

True, but they will get closer than $100 above msrp.  I wouldn't say it's a bad time to get a gpu if prices can't fall any more, but if you want max performance, why not wait to see if the 1080ti will fall more.

 

3 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

 

prices will not go bellow MSRP though...unless there is a special deal of some sort...at least until new cards are released...and there are plenty of cards around or at MSRP right now...so i'd say yeah it's not a bad time to buy a card.

Fellow masters, I have one last question and I am off to survey prices and models.

 

System

• CPU
  Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
• Motherboard
  Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
• RAM
  Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
• GPU
  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB G1 Gaming Video Card
• Case
  Thermaltake View 27 ATX Mid Tower Case
• Storage
  ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive, Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
• PSU
  EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
• Display(s)
  Samsung B350 S27B350H 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor
• Cooling
  CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
• Keyboard
  Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Cherry MX Sient
• Mouse
  Razer DeathAdder Chroma - 10,000 DPI Sensor
• Sound
  SteelSeries Siberia V2 Dota 2 Edition, Sonic Gear Speaker 2.1 TITAN 5 BTMI
• Operating System
  Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit

   

  this is my rig so far. except for the GPU and the monitor, am I looking good for 4k or 2k gaming

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, hconverse02 said:

True, but they will get closer than $100 above msrp.  I wouldn't say it's a bad time to get a gpu if prices can't fall any more, but if you want max performance, why not wait to see if the 1080ti will fall more.

1080ti is THE one that is still more expensive i admit but i will say this: it's not unusual to see the top end cards being overpriced...and stay that way...IMHO the 1080ti will not get any cheaper...simply because it's the best, it has no competition, and they can charge more and still move them out.

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, hkeatmy said:

 

Fellow masters, I have one last question and I am off to survey prices and models.

 

System

• CPU
  Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
• Motherboard
  Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
• RAM
  Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
• GPU
  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 3GB G1 Gaming Video Card
• Case
  Thermaltake View 27 ATX Mid Tower Case
• Storage
  ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive, Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
• PSU
  EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
• Display(s)
  Samsung B350 S27B350H 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor
• Cooling
  CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
• Keyboard
  Corsair STRAFE RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Cherry MX Sient
• Mouse
  Razer DeathAdder Chroma - 10,000 DPI Sensor
• Sound
  SteelSeries Siberia V2 Dota 2 Edition, Sonic Gear Speaker 2.1 TITAN 5 BTMI
• Operating System
  Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit

   

  this is my rig so far. except for the GPU and the monitor, am I looking good for 4k or 2k gaming

yes and i would look for a 1440p 144hz monitor.

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

1080ti is THE one that is still more expensive i admit but i will say this: it's not unusual to see the top end cards being overpriced...and stay that way...IMHO the 1080ti will not get any cheaper...simply because it's the best, it has no competition, and they can charge more and still move them out.

I agree.  The 1080 is a much better buy right now, it's $50 under msrp.

 

1 minute ago, hkeatmy said:

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I wouldn't 4k game on that, but 1440p would be great with a 1080, that's probably a better buy imo.

[Jurrunio]

4 minutes ago, hkeatmy said:

this is my rig so far. except for the GPU and the monitor, am I looking good for 4k or 2k gaming

4K gaming is fine (reduced settings), though high refresh gaming is somehow limited because the CPU cannot overclock too high with that cooler. Single core performance is very important in high refresh rate gaming.

[EarthWormJM2]

I know this is a US site and US price, but I have almost your exact build and use this MSI GTX 1080 Duke with a modest overclock and it works wonders for 2k/4k gaming. I run every game maxed out at 1440p/60fps (no high refresh monitor) and some games at 4k, just usually have to turn down some settings and turn off AA to get 60fps.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137084&cm_re=duke-_-14-137-084-_-Product