Ok got almost everything for my build and plan on getting a 980ti with ek full cover block BUT with Pascal possibly appearing in April should I hold back on my purchase and wait for pascal to be released or just grab a 980ti and watercooling that bad boy???
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980ti or wait for pascal???
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Wait the a week and see what appears
Unless you can get a 980ti at a stupid price
Unless you can get a 980ti at a stupid price
It is highly unlikely that Pascal will actually launch at GTC, but that is when we should find out some good info on Pascal and what the news cards will be like, but most importantly it should give us some indication of when they will actually be available.
As was said above, unless you can get at a very good price and it is time limited, waiting is probably a good idea.
As was said above, unless you can get at a very good price and it is time limited, waiting is probably a good idea.
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You could go for an EVGA 980ti now and take advantage of their 90 day upgrade thingy should Pascal come out.
More of this. It's your money! U want to play the triple A titles at great frames now just buy now. Sell on when Pascal comes if you wish and continue to play the triple A titles as fast as possible.
I mean so much of thiese guys just passing by great hardware and getting the best gaming experience now. A 980Ti will not be worth nothing overnight.
I mean so much of thiese guys just passing by great hardware and getting the best gaming experience now. A 980Ti will not be worth nothing overnight.
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Wait 5 days till GTC to see if we get any news. If we don't get any news then get the 980Ti. If they announce Pascal cards are coming imminently then get an EVGA card and step up when the new cards are out. If you don't want an EVGA card then just wait for the new cards, or buy a 980Ti now and sell it on when the new cards are out.
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By definition, if nvidia havent officially announced something, then rumours they are about to are still rumours... what other indication would there be?
Everyone on here always says wait, then when pascal finally comes out a new pascal ti will be on the horizon and they will say "nope wait for the ti"
And then finally in 2018 you will have the latest model above the pascal the ole mighty pascal Titan x and you'll be saying why have I waited all this time when I should have just gone for the 980ti....
And then finally in 2018 you will have the latest model above the pascal the ole mighty pascal Titan x and you'll be saying why have I waited all this time when I should have just gone for the 980ti....
And when the pascal ti arrives a few more months later something newer comes... and rinse and repeat.
Some of the logic is flawed in this section.
I agree...people seem to think massive gains are to be had...but we are drip fed tech to maximise profits.
But this makes no sense...
He can afford a 980ti so why does being skint mean he waits ?
He gets pascal mid range for 350 ?
Why would he get a slower card ?
Your assuming that midrange pascal will beat top tier maxwell....
I think it will be a 1 - 1 draw.
Midrange Pascal will be a tiny bit faster than a 980 Ti but will have less VRAM than a TitanX.
One thing we do know, whatever the performance, it will better value (performance/£) than the current gen. 
So it will affect the value of the current gen, it's just to what extent we don't know.
If NVidia want to get anywhere near the success of he 970/980 release it will have to be a significant price drop (performance/£) or a significant performance increase over the 980ti. Either will do, if it's both most people will be happy.
So it will affect the value of the current gen, it's just to what extent we don't know.
If NVidia want to get anywhere near the success of he 970/980 release it will have to be a significant price drop (performance/£) or a significant performance increase over the 980ti. Either will do, if it's both most people will be happy.