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980ti owners: what's in your basket?

Zeeflyboy said:
I would then sit on a single 980Ti until either AMD stun us with Navi or 7nm Nvidia cards roll around (or at least until I can finally pick up a 1080Ti for around £300-350 if the 7nm pricing disappoints).
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This is essentially my planned course of action, and the only thing I could recommend to anyone running a 980ti right now. It still holds its own very well as a single card (I get roughly 70 to 80fps in bf5 with only 2 settings below max at 1440p). As you say, multi gpu is just pants, and it has been for a long time. Gone are the halcyon days of xfire 6950s actually working really well, and now it's just frustration as one gpu becomes an expensive paperweight in most titles.
 
Parky said:
I've been running 2x 980ti in SLI for the last few years, but I've recently had issues with my PSU so had to drop back to using a single card whilst it goes through an RMA. My plan was always to try and replace them in the future with a single, better card. A single card still performs well and it's nice to play without all the issues that SLI brings, I do have the itch at the moment though as SLI is just a waste for a lot of titles these days.

I'd love to go to a single 2080ti, but every time I start comparing prices I convince myself not take the plunge, they're just too much at the moment. I looked at my old order for the 980tis back a few years ago and I paid the same amount for both of them as you would have to pay for a 2080ti today. It's mental how much the prices have increased.

A second hand 1080ti is also tempting, but I'm not sure I want to go down that route at the moment. I'll probably stick it out a while longer and see what happens.
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I think as you've indirectly highlighted the problem for people like the OP is SLI support is too lacking, as arguably adding another 980ti would be one of the better options for owners of a single card, given that a single card is roughly 1070 performance so to get anything approaching an acceptable jump you need RTX2080 or thereabouts which is just too expensive. Under optimal conditions 980ti-SLI would be pretty competitive and work out cheaper (about £200 to add a second hand card?) than having to buy a new card and then sell the 980ti, so it is frustrating that SLI is too inconsistent to rely on (notwithstanding the requirements it may impose on motherboard, PSU etc).
 
HangTime said:
I think as you've indirectly highlighted the problem for people like the OP is SLI support is too lacking, as arguably adding another 980ti would be one of the better options for owners of a single card, given that a single card is roughly 1070 performance so to get anything approaching an acceptable jump you need RTX2080 or thereabouts which is just too expensive. Under optimal conditions 980ti-SLI would be pretty competitive and work out cheaper (about £200 to add a second hand card?) than having to buy a new card and then sell the 980ti, so it is frustrating that SLI is too inconsistent to rely on (notwithstanding the requirements it may impose on motherboard, PSU etc).
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Yep, I followed that course twice, but after xfire 290s and all the support issues I went single card and never looked back. Its only gotten worse since then. I could have sworn dx12 was supposed to make mgpu better!
 
Running a 980ti here. Recently upgraded to a 1440p 165hz G-sync screen.

On new games, I wont be getting close to 165hz, but getting around the 100fps mark is generally easy enough, and seams smooth enough to me. On older games I can get the benefit of the 165hz.

I purchased it used with a waterblock for £240 maybe a couple of years ago. I cant see me spending more than £350 on an GPU upgrade, so I think this card will be sticking around for quite a while. Its paired with a 4790k so it will probably be its last GPU before a full system upgrade in 3-4 years or so I think.

All depends what happens with prices and the £ I guess.
 
Devrij said:
I'm still running (quite happily, I should add) my venerable 980ti, and even at 1440p it's doing just fine... But. I have the itch.

Nothing looks quite right for scratching it right now though, so I'm wondering what other people in the same boat are thinking. Are you eying up 2nd hand 1080tis, looking with jealous eyes at the 2060 info coming out, or are you considering the r7 card? Or are you sitting on your hands like me?
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Out of curiosity, what cpu are you using?
 
It's definitely one of the cards that really sticks out for me in my GPU history. The model I have is nothing extra special, lacks a backplate, is reasonable in terms of acoustics and operating temps though not especially good (but good enough). It's been a reliable, great performer for about 3 & a half years now! It cost me the most I've ever spent on a card (£480/free game) but I do think I've got my monnies worth out of it. I've got to admit, I'm rather attached to it now. :o :)
 
Gunni Parker said:
Out of curiosity, what cpu are you using?
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2700x. I recently upgraded from a 3770k (mainly for the platform benefits, but also because bf5 was maxing out my cpu). The plan is to then drop in a new Zen2 or later chip down the line once the dust settles, but gpu is next upgrade (or storage in the short term as I'd like an m. 2 drive).
 
Devrij said:
2700x. I recently upgraded from a 3770k (mainly for the platform benefits, but also because bf5 was maxing out my cpu). The plan is to then drop in a new Zen2 or later chip down the line once the dust settles, but gpu is next upgrade (or storage in the short term as I'd like an m. 2 drive).
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Ha ha, I'm in the same boat as you can see in my title. Except I'm oc'd to 4.5 atm. Have you noticed that much of a benefit even with using the same card?
 
I bought a 1080 Ti second hand 6 months ago to replace my 980 Ti and have been thoroughly enjoying the improved performance at 1440p/144hz and 4K.
 
I've just ordered a 2080 for £544 to replace my 980Ti.

I decided to go for it as the price was so good but I'm already thinking about cancelling it. I wonder if I should keep the cash and wait for the next sets of cards from AMD and 7nm from Nvidia. I run at 1440p/144hz (with gsync) and still get 80-100 fps or higher in most games that I play.

For some reason it feels like a huge amount of money for a card which I'm not convinced is going to feel like a massive upgrade.
 
uZi said:
I've just ordered a 2080 for £544 to replace my 980Ti.

I decided to go for it as the price was so good but I'm already thinking about cancelling it. I wonder if I should keep the cash and wait for the next sets of cards from AMD and 7nm from Nvidia. I run at 1440p/144hz (with gsync) and still get 80-100 fps or higher in most games that I play.

For some reason it feels like a huge amount of money for a card which I'm not convinced is going to feel like a massive upgrade.
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That's a good price (relatively) for a 2080, gets you 1080Ti performance, should be a good upgrade from a 980Ti.
 
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uZi said:
I've just ordered a 2080 for £544 to replace my 980Ti.

I decided to go for it as the price was so good but I'm already thinking about cancelling it. I wonder if I should keep the cash and wait for the next sets of cards from AMD and 7nm from Nvidia. I run at 1440p/144hz (with gsync) and still get 80-100 fps or higher in most games that I play.

For some reason it feels like a huge amount of money for a card which I'm not convinced is going to feel like a massive upgrade.
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Tbh, what card will ever feel like a massive upgrade from now on (excluding waiting for 5+ years)? The jumps will all be low double digits from now on except for crazy expensive setups (Nvlink Titans etc). A 2080 for £544 is a very good deal.
 
Gunni Parker said:
Ha ha, I'm in the same boat as you can see in my title. Except I'm oc'd to 4.5 atm. Have you noticed that much of a benefit even with using the same card?
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Only in specific titles (it definitely improved battlefield), and I was also overclocked to 4.5ghz on my 3770k. Single threaded tasks there isn't much in it. The faster ram is a nice help though (double what my ddr3 was).
 
a 2nd hand 980Ti is imho the best all round stop gap until we get more sanity on the high end GPU's, the only other option is a cheap used 1080 Ti but that could be fantasy land unless you can buy one from a friend

Even if you're prepared to pay the eye watering prices of the 2080 Ti space, you're gonna want a lot more performance for your hard earned £ in all but a select few cases such as eSports or Twitch streaming.

Vega just isn't worth it imho its not that I'm anti AMD its just not enough of a performance gain.
 
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