Rx 580 8gb/Gtx 1080/Buy rx 580 & wait for few years till RTX prices comes Down/Any better suggestion from your side

[Captain Boomerang]

I got a deal from our local computer shop gtx 1080 armor at $487 ( price reduction due to new rtx series). When rtx 2070 (non-founder edition) will be available at our country it will be priced at least $750+ (including tax and profit). So will it be wise decision to go for 1080? Or should I just save $101 buy rx580 8gb at $386 and buy rtx series GPU after few years later when prices comes down. 

 

Btw I want Play at 1080p resolution not more than that with decent FPS

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, Captain Boomerang said:

 

The armor cooler is terrible for a 1080

 

an RX 570/580 will be enough for 1080p gaming

 

maybe just shop for a used 980ti though?

[Taf the Ghost]

20 minutes ago, Captain Boomerang said:

I got a deal from our local computer shop gtx 1080 armor at $487 ( price reduction due to new rtx series). When rtx 2070 (non-founder edition) will be available at our country it will be priced at least $750+ (including tax and profit). So will it be wise decision to go for 1080? Or should I just save $101 buy rx580 8gb at $386 and buy rtx series GPU after few years later when prices comes down. 

 

Btw I want Play at 1080p resolution not more than that with decent FPS

If you're playing at 1080p/60 Hz, get the 580 and a SSD.

[Captain Boomerang]

i saw in reviews that 1080 armor cooler is good.  Sadly, No 980ti available  @Streetguru

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, Captain Boomerang said:

i saw in reviews that 1080 armor cooler is good.  Sadly, No 980ti available  @Streetguru

At 100% fan speed it's probably functional

 

it's not as bad as the 1080ti here, but that kind of cooler only belongs on a 1050ti at most.

 

What's the pricing of an RX 570? Is it much cheaper than an RX 580?

Did you buy anything in that build yet?
 

 

[Captain Boomerang]

 @Taf the Ghost okay! Thanks for the suggestion

[Taf the Ghost]

2 minutes ago, Captain Boomerang said:

 @Taf the Ghost okay! Thanks for the suggestion

For a lot of games, "Ultra" settings have functions that are really expensive & don't add much to visual quality. So "high" detail is normally the proper benchmarks to check. The RX 580 will do 1080p/60 Hz on an 8400 in pretty much everything that isn't an otherwise broken engine. (I.e. old single-thread games with way too many particles on screen.)

[Captain Boomerang]

5 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

At 100% fan speed it's probably functional

 

it's not as bad as the 1080ti here, but that kind of cooler only belongs on a 1050ti at most.

 

What's the pricing of an RX 570? Is it much cheaper than an RX 580?

Did you buy anything in that build yet?
 

 

@Streetguru XFX 570 8gb is $60 less than Sapphire 580 8gb. Sapphire version is $20 less

[Streetguru]

Just now, Captain Boomerang said:

@Streetguru XFX 570 8gb is $60 less than Sapphire 580 8gb. Sapphire version is $20 less

Just get the RX 570, it's not much slower than the 580 depending on the game, and still has 8GBs

Use the money saved on like a 1080p 144hz display for a better gaming experience rather than a more powerful GPU

 

if you haven't bought the monitor already.

 

and if you haven't bought the PC an R5 1600 or R5 1600 is likely a better value than the i5 8400 overall.

[Jurrunio]

Any 1070ti/1070 or even Vega 56 available?

 

I'd actually go for the MSI 1080 armor despite its flaws, provided that there are no 1070ti / Vega 56 at this price range or 1070 that cost just over $400. Due to heat problems I wont be running it like other 1080s, instead I'd undervolt and underclock it (to say 1700MHz) so it stays cooler at the cost of some performance. It will still wreck the RX 580 and beat the 1070 in that state, similar to a 1070ti running at stock frequencies (or maybe a tiny bit behind)

[Captain Boomerang]

43 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Any 1070ti/1070 or even Vega 56 available?

 

I'd actually go for the MSI 1080 armor despite its flaws, provided that there are no 1070ti / Vega 56 at this price range or 1070 that cost just over $400. Due to heat problems I wont be running it like other 1080s, instead I'd undervolt and underclock it (to say 1700MHz) so it stays cooler at the cost of some performance. It will still wreck the RX 580 and beat the 1070 in that state, similar to a 1070ti running at stock frequencies (or maybe a tiny bit behind)

 @JurrunioYeah Titanium/Gaming/Duke/Armor/Zotac AMP Extreme are available which is like $25-$30 less than 1080 and 1070ti all versions are differs like $10-$15 with each other.

[Captain Boomerang]

1 hour ago, Streetguru said:

Just get the RX 570, it's not much slower than the 580 depending on the game, and still has 8GBs

Use the money saved on like a 1080p 144hz display for a better gaming experience rather than a more powerful GPU

 

if you haven't bought the monitor already.

 

and if you haven't bought the PC an R5 1600 or R5 1600 is likely a better value than the i5 8400 overall.

@Streetguru Actually I was about  to ask your suggestion about buying Amd 1600 instead of i5 8400. And can i overclock it without buying new cpu cooler?

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, Captain Boomerang said:

@Streetguru Actually I was about  to ask your suggestion about buying Amd 1600 instead of i5 8400. And can i overclock it without buying new cpu cooler?

Can you overclock the R5 1600 with the stock cooler?

Kind of, the 2600 would be much more capable as it hits higher clocks at lower voltages.

3900mhz is likely doable

 

[Jurrunio]

30 minutes ago, Captain Boomerang said:

 @JurrunioYeah Titanium/Gaming/Duke/Armor/Zotac AMP Extreme are available which is like $25-$30 less than 1080 and 1070ti all versions are differs like $10-$15 with each other.

1070ti Amp Extreme suck in the VRM department, so put this in the back seat with the Armor.

 

What gaming is this? Gigabyte Gaming or MSI Gaming?

 

I'll put it this way. In terms of goodness, MSI Duke > MSI Titanium = MSI Gaming (same card, different paint job) > Gigabyte Gaming > Armor = Amp Extreme