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The GTX 1080 was only a stop gap for me...

Given that the 980ti is virtually the equal of the existing Titan, it would seem to me that you need to be comfy for cash to go for the new Titan before a 1080ti is available.
 
nashathedog said:
I imagine a lot of 1080 owners are feeling a bit put out that it's reign is ending so quickly. Last time Nvidia released the 980ti just before the Fury was due so maybe they know something we don't and a Vega release is due before the years end.
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AT the £1250 price of the Titan?

A lot of people stretched themselves for the 1080 at up to £600. Those people were never in the market for a £1250 card which is only 20-30% faster.
 
Greebo said:
AT the £1250 price of the Titan?

A lot of people stretched themselves for the 1080 at up to £600. Those people were never in the market for a £1250 card which is only 20-30% faster.
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Putting it that way the new TX way out there in price :D
Anyone know how much faster the 'old' TX was over the 980?
 
Doogles said:
Have own bank account she doesn't see and then buy what you want and have a panel that you can't see into she won't even know, then when she buys new shoes bitch like hell. :D
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Oh I do plenty of bitching about shoes already. She has a flaming room dedicated to them. If I had 3 way Pascal Titans they still would lag behind the cost of her shoes :)
 
nashathedog said:
I imagine a lot of 1080 owners are feeling a bit put out that it's reign is ending so quickly
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Why? Theres always a faster card around the corner. It's not about having the fastest card, it's about having a very fast card that will last up to two or three years. A good flagship generally does that. Not only is it good value, but upgrades are spectacularly enjoyable when they come around.

In PC hardware, needing to have the very best is obsessive, and takes the enjoyment out of it. Unless you have plenty of money. That's different.
 
bfar said:
Why? Theres always a faster card around the corner. It's not about having the fastest card, it's about having a very fast card that will last up to two or three years. A good flagship generally does that. Not only is it good value, but upgrades are spectacularly enjoyable when they come around.

In PC hardware, needing to have the very best is obsessive, and takes the enjoyment out of it. Unless you have plenty of money. That's different.
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a very good strategy, for me anyway, is every few years to buy something good, sure to last several years. 1080 is one of those purchases. Buy one, use it for 3+ years, always game in style.
 
Let's be honest fellas, dropping £1k+ on a Titan is not that much different than spending £1k+ on a handbag :p

Which I would personally not do. Nope, my £15 handbag is just fine.
 
Griffildur said:
a very good strategy, for me anyway, is every few years to buy something good, sure to last several years. 1080 is one of those purchases. Buy one, use it for 3+ years, always game in style.
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It's served me well for years! I find the obsessive behaviour dull, partly because I flirted with it myself for a year or two in the early years before the penny dropped. Nowadays two things have changed. Firstly, the marketing folks in the likes of Intel and and Nvidia have learned to exploit all that pretty ruthlessly. Second, the hardware has outpaced the software to a greater degree, using normal display resolutions anyway. For value conscious gamers it's best to buy mainstream GPUs, or hold onto flagships for a longer period. Either way you'll have an awesome experience regardless of what new hardware shows up on the market. The only really bad time to buy a GPU is just before next family of cards is released.

Another thing I've learned for various reasons is to steer clear of AAA published games anywhere near launch. One of the strengths of the PC as a gaming platform is that massive back catalogue. Powerful hardware is not required for most of it.

At the end of the day the fun is in the games. Theres no need to worry about GPUs unless the current one is holding you back.
 
koolpc said:
Why spend so much on a card? It the difference worth the massive cost?
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To get the best possible benchmark score, or just bragging rights. Personally i think its the latter. I cannot work out the logic of going straight from a 1080 to a titan X, it just doesnt make sense to me.

to be fair, in 10 years time the handbag could very well still be worth the same price :p
 
So are the new Titan cards going to have the same availability fiasco as the 1080, or do you think because they are so niche and pricey that they will be plenty to go around on day one?

Unless they only stock 3 cards :)
 
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