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1080 to 2080 upgrade?

Bowie92

Bowie92

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I purchased an EVGA 1080 SC a couple of months ago in the knowledge of their step up programme and the imminent announcement of new cards meaning I could potentially upgrade should I wish to.

I've done the maths and i'd have to pay an extra £227 for the upgrade including shipping costs. In total I'd have paid £780 for the 2080. This is better than selling my 1080 on eBay and just buying a 2080.

The card is a reference model 2080 XC Black Edition Gaming.

Regarding my set up, I've got a 8086k @ 5ghz and my current monitor is 1440p at 60hz which the 1080 is perfectly capable of, but this machine is meant to last me a good 5 years and I would hope during that time I upgrade my monitor to something with a higher refresh rate.

My question is do you think this would be worth it to upgrade given the costs/benefit? TIA
 
Thanks for all your input. I paid £495 for the 1080, the extra is the costs associated with sending my 1080 back and shipping for the 2080.

I felt the premium for EVGA was worth it for the potential to swap for the new Nvidia cards if they were something special. As it is they're not special and I'm pondering whether it's worth the upgrade. The main benefit being I will get exactly what I paid for my 1080 as credit towards a 2080 (plus shipping).

If I didn't step up then I would likely last as long as possible with the 1080 and upgrade to whatever is out at that point.
 
For clarity the £227 includes shipping costs so this is the total additional cost.

Addition cost for the 2080ti is an additional 350ish on top and 1080ti is currently unavailable.

For what it's worth I'm probably swaying towards keeping the 1080, in a couple of years time I feel it's inadequate then i can upgrade to a card which hopefully offers better value for money than the 20 series. Then I get to spend an extra £227 on a HTPC I don't need :D
 
melmac said:
Something doesn't add up then. If the 1080 cost you £495 and the 2080 is costing you £780, How can the total cost to upgrade only be £227?
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You're correct. I messed up the euro to pound conversion. Reworked it and it would be an extra £278. Think thanks my decision made.
 
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