Posted July 18, 2018 Basically, looking to possibly replace my two 980ti strix cards with EK acetal water blocks with a 1080ti, already have one of my cards sold locally here. Just wondering if it is really worth it, and if it is what card do you recommend? I was looking at the EVGA SC2 Black that was onsale for $749 with a free 750w power supply on Amazon(can just sell the PS to recoup some of the cost) Also I normally game on a Acer Z35p(3440x1440). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 your cards very good i would wait for the new generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 I would say it is worth it. Just for the simple fact that most games are no longer supporting SLI, and when they do, it isn't always the best. A 1080 ti will crush it at that resolution. Main Rig: cpu: Intel 6600k OC @ 4.5Ghz; gpu: Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 2080 (OC'd); mb: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3; ram: 16 GB (2x8GB) 3000 G.Skill Ripjaws V; psu: EVGA 650BQ; storage: 500GB Samsung 850 evo, 2TB WD Black; case: Cooler Master HAF 912; cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Lots of fans, Air!; display: 4k Samsung 42" TV, Asus MX259H 1080p audio: Schiit Audio Magni Amp w/ Audio Technica M50x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 i mean, it will be a pretty good upgrade, since SLI support is stil kinda shit. do youplan on watercooling the card again? -Phoenix- -VouwFabriek- -SolidNAS- BlackMac Woody Clack Virtuality Lil'Lad Plot-Device Boerderij all your proteins are belong to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 What kind of other specs does your PC have? CPU? RAM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 1 minute ago, EarthWormJM2 said: I would say it is worth it. Just for the simple fact that most games are no longer supporting SLI, and when they do, it isn't always the best. A 1080 ti will crush it at that resolution. I mean two 980ti's are generally as strong as a single 1080ti, but since SLI isnt nearly as well supported, a single card configuration is almost always better than two weaker cards in SLI. 5 minutes ago, snowandsand said: I was looking at the EVGA SC2 Black that was onsale for $749 with a free 750w power supply on Amazon Personally I would recommend any of the coolers that use tripple slot fans, since Pascal Architecture will boost itself based on temperature headroom. The FTW3, Asus Strix, MSi Duke, Gigabyte Aorus, Zotac Lightning. Thast not to say the SC2 cards or any 2 fan design are bad, but these GPU's do run hot! "Put as much effort into your question as you'd expect someone to give in an answer"- @Princess Luna Make sure to Quote posts or tag the person with @[username] so they know you responded to them! RGB Build Post 2019 --- Rainbow 2020 --- Velka 5 V2.0 Build 2021 Purple Build Post --- Blue Build Post --- Blue Build Post 2018 --- Project ITNOS CPU i7-4790k Motherboard Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI RAM G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866mhz GPU EVGA GTX1080Ti FTW3 Case Corsair 380T Storage Samsung EVO 250GB, Samsung EVO 1TB, WD Black 3TB, WD Black 5TB PSU Corsair CX750M Cooling Cryorig H7 with NF-A12x25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 Alone tey are awesome cards. Sell them both when 1180 or 1180ti drops. Black Knight- Ryzen 5 5600, GIGABYTE B550M DS3H, 16Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Asrock RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming, Seasonic Focus GM 750, Samsung EVO 860 EVO SSD M.2, Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe, Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon Daughter's Rig; MSI B450 A Pro, Ryzen 5 3600x, 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Silicon Power A55 512GB SSD, Gigabyte RX 5700 Gaming OC, Corsair CX430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, TVwazhere said: MSi Duke I have the 1080 variant of this card and couldn't be happier with my temps. Under 70C at full load with a mild OC and fans don't go over ~70%. Main Rig: cpu: Intel 6600k OC @ 4.5Ghz; gpu: Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 2080 (OC'd); mb: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3; ram: 16 GB (2x8GB) 3000 G.Skill Ripjaws V; psu: EVGA 650BQ; storage: 500GB Samsung 850 evo, 2TB WD Black; case: Cooler Master HAF 912; cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Lots of fans, Air!; display: 4k Samsung 42" TV, Asus MX259H 1080p audio: Schiit Audio Magni Amp w/ Audio Technica M50x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 I personaly would wait until the GTX 11 seires come out and decide then (gtx 1080 ti or 2x 980 ti or gtx 11 something) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 Author Sorry let me also clarify that this card will also go into my loop. I was looking at the SC2 card because I believe it is the reference PCB and will have more WB options. I agree on the deal with SLI, that is why I plan on sticking with single cards for the foreseeable future. As for the rest of my rig it a 6700k running at 4.6GHz, and the ram was some adata@2666 that came with the rig when DS Built it years ago. Since then I have read done the tubing in the loop and added a drain port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 I hate how hot my 980ti gets during games. No oc 84C at 70% fan speed. Although, I'm thinking the thermal paste might be dying out Spoiler LTT's Fastest single core CineBench 11.5/15 score on air with i7-4790K on air Main Rig CPU: i7-4770K @ 4.3GHz 1.18v, Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S, Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Mark 2, RAM: 16 GB G.Skill Sniper Series @ 1866MHz, GPU: EVGA 980Ti Classified @ 1507/1977MHz , Storage: 500GB 850 EVO, WD Cavier Black/Blue 1TB+1TB, Power Supply: Corsair HX 750W, Case: Fractal Design r4 Black Pearl w/ Window, OS: Windows 10 Home 64bit Plex Server WIP CPU: i5-3570K, Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: ASrock, Ram: 16GB, GPU: Intel igpu, Storage: 120GB Kingston SSD, 6TB WD Red, Powersupply: Corsair TX 750W, Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-01 OS: Windows 10 Lenovo Legion Laptop CPU: i7-7700HQ, RAM: 8GB, GPU: 1050Ti 4GB, Storage: 500GB Crucial MX500, OS: Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 Sell them, and but one 1080ti. SLI is not worth it these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 Too many people around here are quick to bash SLI without probing first. SLI still has plenty of merit in the high end space. Do a good number of games you play support SLI (either officially or unofficially)? If yes, then keep the cards. If not, and you can't wait for Volta to drop, then sell them and get a 1080Ti. Gaming Rig Spoiler CPU: Intel i7-6850k @ 4.2GHz GPU: 2x FE GTX 1080Ti Memory: 16GB PNY Anarchy DDR4 3200MHz Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme 4 Encoding Rig Spoiler CPU: Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.7GHz GPU: GTX 1050 Memory: 8GB Curcial Ballistix DDR4 2133MHz Motherboard: Gigabyte AB350M-DS3H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 Author 1 hour ago, Br3tt96 said: I hate how hot my 980ti gets during games. No oc 84C at 70% fan speed. Although, I'm thinking the thermal paste might be dying out The highest I have seen these cards hit is 50-55c after gaming for hours with 2x 360mm rads in my loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 1 minute ago, snowandsand said: The highest I have seen these cards hit is 50-55c after gaming for hours with 2x 360mm rads in my loop Well, hell that loop will do it... I'm still on the beefy ass stock cooler. Don't have the money to buy/build a loop. Maybe once I get outta college $$$ Spoiler LTT's Fastest single core CineBench 11.5/15 score on air with i7-4790K on air Main Rig CPU: i7-4770K @ 4.3GHz 1.18v, Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S, Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Mark 2, RAM: 16 GB G.Skill Sniper Series @ 1866MHz, GPU: EVGA 980Ti Classified @ 1507/1977MHz , Storage: 500GB 850 EVO, WD Cavier Black/Blue 1TB+1TB, Power Supply: Corsair HX 750W, Case: Fractal Design r4 Black Pearl w/ Window, OS: Windows 10 Home 64bit Plex Server WIP CPU: i5-3570K, Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: ASrock, Ram: 16GB, GPU: Intel igpu, Storage: 120GB Kingston SSD, 6TB WD Red, Powersupply: Corsair TX 750W, Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-01 OS: Windows 10 Lenovo Legion Laptop CPU: i7-7700HQ, RAM: 8GB, GPU: 1050Ti 4GB, Storage: 500GB Crucial MX500, OS: Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 18, 2018 2 hours ago, snowandsand said: Basically, looking to possibly replace my two 980ti strix cards with EK acetal water blocks with a 1080ti, already have one of my cards sold locally here. Just wondering if it is really worth it, and if it is what card do you recommend? I was looking at the EVGA SC2 Black that was onsale for $749 with a free 750w power supply on Amazon(can just sell the PS to recoup some of the cost) Also I normally game on a Acer Z35p(3440x1440). I would wait for the new GTX 11 series that are probably coming in a couple of months and then decide. I would probably just go for a GTX 1180 when it comes out because it will have about the same performance as a GTX 1080ti at a slightly lower price I think. But buying a GTX 1080ti right now isn't a bad choice either but I would personally wait. Have a great day! Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB ASUS ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING Ryzen 5900X Corsair Hydro H150i Pro 360mm AIO Ballistix 32GB (4x8GB) 3600MHz CL16 RGB Samsung 980 PRO 1TB Samsung 970 EVO 1TB Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti GAMING OC Corsair RM850X Predator XB273UGS QHD IPS 165 Hz iPhone 13 Pro 128GB Graphite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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