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SLI my 1080 or sell it for a 1080ti (pending RTX reviews)

Humanphyti
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Hey all, I currently have a EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid FTW. I have two options, either sell the 1080 and get a 1080ti or purchase another 1080 for SLI. I'm a little unsure what would be recommended.

 

Background info: running a 4k panel and an i7-5820K. Ergo bottlenecking not a concern.

 

All this pending RTX reviews or course.

 

Thanks!

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Just now, Humanphyti said:

Hey all, I currently have a EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid FTW. I have two options, either sell the 1080 and get a 1080ti or purchase another 1080 for SLI. I'm a little unsure what would be recommended.

 

Background info: running a 4k panel and an i7-5820K. Ergo bottlenecking not a concern.

 

All this pending RTX reviews or course.

 

Thanks!

Assuming you don't get a 20 series card, I'd recommend selling the 1080, and upgrading to a 1080 TI. Even on its own, it will give 1080 SLI a run for its money, and for less power draw, and overall cost.

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3 minutes ago, Humanphyti said:

Hey all, I currently have a EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid FTW. I have two options, either sell the 1080 and get a 1080ti or purchase another 1080 for SLI. I'm a little unsure what would be recommended.

 

Background info: running a 4k panel and an i7-5820K. Ergo bottlenecking not a concern.

 

All this pending RTX reviews or course.

 

Thanks!

I am pretty sure SLI does not work anymore 

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9 minutes ago, Humanphyti said:

Hey all, I currently have a EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid FTW. I have two options, either sell the 1080 and get a 1080ti or purchase another 1080 for SLI. I'm a little unsure what would be recommended.

 

Background info: running a 4k panel and an i7-5820K. Ergo bottlenecking not a concern.

 

All this pending RTX reviews or course.

 

Thanks!

sell it now if u still can, prices are pretty rekt already, 1080 ti is under 500usd used, 450 pretty soon. your 1080 might be in trouble once the 2070 comes out.

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Considering a 1080Ti is about 25-30% faster than a single 1080, as long as the games you're playing are SLI compatible, SLI 1080 would be the better option. But I would wait for reviews on the RTX series before making any major purchases.

 

2 hours ago, lmeneses said:

I am pretty sure SLI does not work anymore 

Generally speaking, 3 out of 4 games are compatible with SLI, and nets about 70% scaling on average.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1080_SLI/

https://babeltechreviews.com/the-50-game-gtx-1070-ti-sli-review/3/

 

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My advice is to wait for proper 2000 series performance analysis for your preferred display resolution, and make a decision from there.

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As I only be playing 3 games. I would sli the 1080. Better than a 1080ti. 

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