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just bought a gtx 980ti for my needs was it the right decision

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Hi all I just bought a second hand gtx980ti for what I think is a bargain price its this card..

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ss-graphics-card-gtx980ti-6gd5-gx-382-as.html

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_980_ti_poseidon_review,35.html

The guy I bought it off basically tried it and realised he just spent a fortune on something he will not get much time to use due to other commitments and should have spent the money elsewhere [I have done this myself] anyway I managed to get him down to £375 inc delivery and it has a 3yr warranty.
My reason for not waiting for pascal is unless I go with the flagship card at probably over £600 I will see little improvement if any over the lower mid range pascal cards with standard ddr5. Also I have a watercooled system with a non watercooled amd x290 [ran out of money :)] so I want to try and watercool the gtx 980ti and overclock it.
The only other gtx 980ti that comes with a waterblock is the evga model which costs a small fortune which is another point how much would a flagship pascal card cost with a waterblock..way out of my league cost wise.
Does this make good sense guys ? I only have a 1080 144htz monitor and only play a few games mainly bf4
 
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The card is a couple of weeks old and I doubt I would get one much cheaper not with a pre fitted waterblock anyway. I would also have to save for a year to manage to afford the new cards with a pre fitted waterblock they will hold there premium price for a long time £600+ I bet knowing nvidia
 
980ti is boss on 1080/1440p, and it can even handle comfortable frame rates at 4K resolution.

If you're looking at the 'magical' (and quite pedantic IMO) 4K/60fps, then you'd have been best off waiting till the Pascal Ti.

Enjoy.
 
I would have waited another couple of weeks, or at least until the 17th when reviews of the new cards are out. Especially if the 1070 turns out to be faster than the 980Ti.
 
amazing how many 980Ti owners don't have the time to play games at the moment due to other commitments

I'm sure its a good card - but I'd have waited another week or so

the future 2nd hand prices of 980Tis will be - IMO - dictated by the 1070 benchmark results when they come out
 
Wrong decision in my opinion, they will get cheaper, it's old tech now missing out on some useful new features (including DX12 being better supported), and warranties on second hand goods you just cannot be sure about

It's still a powerful card though but I personally would have waited for the new cards. The 1070 might be around the same price brand new maybe even cheaper and should about the same performance level with the new features. If you have any plans to use VR then the 1070 will blow any current gen stuff away completely I believe.

£300 right now and you're talking(if you really want a card right now), in a few weeks time lower again in my opinion
 
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