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1080, 1080ti or Titan X?

hadri

hadri

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Hi guys, I'm currently running a x3 980 system and sick to death of SLI incompatibility so I want to upgrade to a single powerful card (I'll keep one as a PhysX processor)

I don't think a single 1080 will be a true upgrade when SLI behaves itself so have been holding out for a ti version. However, as the titan x has just been released, what are peoples opinions on them from previous versions? Are they true gaming cards? Worth the price premium etc?
 
TX, or any top of the range product is never worth the premium :D. But if you want the best single solution there is, it has to be the Pascal TX at present.

1080 is around the same level of performance as 2x 980 if memory serves me well, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

So, TX is it is then?
 
What resolution you use? Maybe sell all the 980s and buy a TX. But imho aint worth the price.
It will lose its value very quickly while overall you might be at same perf when overclocked.

Also there is no 1080ti on the horizon with volta 6-7 months away and no chip to use. Already the TX is cut down from the quadro chip.

If you do not play games at 4k, off load the two 980ti and spend on a gsync monitor while overclocking the other past 1500 core. Watercool it if you have.
If you have gsync monitor the you aint going to see much difference between the cards while you create more grievence to yourself trying on try sli.

At 2560/3440x1440 a single 1080 overclocked will serve you well especialy with gsync monitor.
 
Food for thought there panos... I have been weighing up a straight 1080 for a bit

My current cards are straight 980s, not tis (would probably keep them otherwise!)

I'm gaming on 3440x1440 g-sync at 100hz, but its VR which doesn't use SLI (doubt it will) where I really want the performance boost. I also play a lot of indie games that don't use SLI so it's just a complete waste of time for me.

The card(s) will defiantly be WC so I intend on overclocking. I didn't really overclock my 980s, but are stock cards best for overclocking? Or can you get some more from a SC version from say EVGA?
 
You can always overclock the 980s then.
Personally a single gtx1080 even a cheap MSI Armor will serve you well at 3440x1440 gsync.
 
Panos said:
What resolution you use? Maybe sell all the 980s and buy a TX. But imho aint worth the price.
It will lose its value very quickly while overall you might be at same perf when overclocked.

Also there is no 1080ti on the horizon with volta 6-7 months away and no chip to use. Already the TX is cut down from the quadro chip.

If you do not play games at 4k, off load the two 980ti and spend on a gsync monitor while overclocking the other past 1500 core. Watercool it if you have.
If you have gsync monitor the you aint going to see much difference between the cards while you create more grievence to yourself trying on try sli.

At 2560/3440x1440 a single 1080 overclocked will serve you well especialy with gsync monitor.
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He doesn't have Ti's...he has normal 980
 
1080 would be fine for what you need, Gibbo also said that the 980Tis are all going down to £359 to clear so potentially trade your 3 x 980s for 2 x 980Tis for now... Or just a single 1080 again would be fine.
 
I am actually very tempted by a titan tbh, especially reading they're easy to OC to 2ghz...

A WC ready 1080 is £780 and a WC ready titan is roughly £1250, so that's a difference of £470, which doesn't sound hugely bad.

I had issues overclocking my SC 980s where I assumed it was because of the SLI. Are reference cards/founder editions better overclockers than that already SC versions?
 
Smffy said:
1080 would be fine for what you need, Gibbo also said that the 980Tis are all going down to £359 to clear so potentially trade your 3 x 980s for 2 x 980Tis for now... Or just a single 1080 again would be fine.
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Have to inform friend of this hopefully he can pick up another evga hydrocopper 980ti :)
 
Smffy said:
1080 would be fine for what you need, Gibbo also said that the 980Tis are all going down to £359 to clear so potentially trade your 3 x 980s for 2 x 980Tis for now... Or just a single 1080 again would be fine.
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Oh.. I'm not touching SLI again with a barge pole!!
 
I don't think I'd feel like I'd gotten a beast card if I had a 1080, lots of people seem to have them despite the unprecedented high price, it is a good performer but its not that far off from a 980ti or 1070 which are quite common cards, its not like the 780 a few years ago which was considered as an amazing card compared to what most people had ( 470s, 550Tis, 660s etc )

I can see why people are going for Titan Xs despite them being over a grand a piece
 
Ash0787 said:
I don't think I'd feel like I'd gotten a beast card if I had a 1080, lots of people seem to have them despite the unprecedented high price, it is a good performer but its not that far off from a 980ti or 1070 which are quite common cards, its not like the 780 a few years ago which was considered as an amazing card compared to what most people had ( 470s, 550Tis, 660s etc )

I can see why people are going for Titan Xs despite them being over a grand a piece
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Got in early and I have SLI 1080s for the Titan money, considering swapping them in but there is no way I would say the 1080 is not a beast of a card... Overclocks a dream and will handle the OPs resolution easily.
 
Well another biggie is VR. Elite in particular needs high supersampling and people are still having to make concessions even with a 1080!
 
I went for the 1080 (FE) with intent to OC to 2ghz

I just couldn't justify the titan. This way I get the same perf as my 980s and increased perf in indie and VR games
 
If you must get something now, then get one of the cheaper 1070s and wait for prices to fall. The 1080 and TX are absolute rip offs.
 
hadri said:
Food for thought there panos... I have been weighing up a straight 1080 for a bit

My current cards are straight 980s, not tis (would probably keep them otherwise!)

I'm gaming on 3440x1440 g-sync at 100hz, but its VR which doesn't use SLI (doubt it will) where I really want the performance boost. I also play a lot of indie games that don't use SLI so it's just a complete waste of time for me.

The card(s) will defiantly be WC so I intend on overclocking. I didn't really overclock my 980s, but are stock cards best for overclocking? Or can you get some more from a SC version from say EVGA?
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I'm on an X34 and a single heavily clocked 1080 and in my opinion it's only just enough GPU power, Witcher 3, Arma3 and Total Warhammer all run between 60 and 80 fps maxed out. That's acceptable because Gsynch is awesome but who's to say the new Deus Ex wont drop below 60 and mean i'll have to sacrifice fidelity.

If you are water cooling anyway i'd be sorely tempted by the TitanXP and it's who needs SLI profiles attitude
 
ToOo said:
I'm on an X34 and a single heavily clocked 1080 and in my opinion it's only just enough GPU power, Witcher 3, Arma3 and Total Warhammer all run between 60 and 80 fps maxed out. That's acceptable because Gsynch is awesome but who's to say the new Deus Ex wont drop below 60 and mean i'll have to sacrifice fidelity.

If you are water cooling anyway i'd be sorely tempted by the TitanXP and it's who needs SLI profiles attitude
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Having owned a Maxwell Titan X before and appreciated the performance but also while noticing it at times have done with a bit more I must admit I'm reluctant to buy anything less than a Titan of each generation. A 1080 is fast, faster than an old TX but games move on so would still prefer the Pascal TX.

As I'm not gaming at the moment the 1080 makes more sense but have held off from buying.

Advice really for anyone is just to buy the best you can either afford or justify paying :). No card is overkill, you can never have enough processing power :D.Turning settings down is rubbish as is wishing you had the next fastest card up or regretting not buying it
 
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