980ti or wait for pascal???

[Jono8]

I'll say it again.

The new cards will barely beat a 980ti in performance, but they will be far nicer on your psu. The real game changer will happen when they finish drip feeding the tech and release the ti versions in 2017.

Wait a while for prices to drop and get two 980ti.

If the mid range pascal cards don't beat a 980Ti then the TI, full fat Pascal will likely only be 30-35% faster so that means Nvidia will be releasing the 1080Ti, possibly nearly 2 years after the 980Ti with only a 30-35% speed increase...

That would be awful, especially as we have a die shrink. It would be an incredibly disappointing generation. We had a better performance increase last time around with Kepler - Maxwell (with great perf per watt gains as well) and that was on the same node!!

The sensible thing to do would be to look at what the 580 to 680 gave us in terms of a comparison between the top of the line full fat chip from the last generation with the new mid scale chip but on a new node with new architecture.

 

[Jono8]

Will they?

Are you totally sure?

You're Hilarious

You just made dat up guv

It is just common sense based on what has come before. Of course no one knows, so it is tiresome to keep pointing that out.

The sensible people are basing the performance estimates on previous generations instead of just going "lol 1080 wont be faster than the 980Ti because......?? (because nothing because there is no previous evidence to back this up, at least not in recent history)"

 

[One Vision]

So lets say Pascal tech is revealed in 4 days...But the release will not be until June.

The OP has to look at a boxes for a new build for 3 months?

Yes absolutely, be patient and you will be rewarded with no regrets. Besides theres more to do than just game, weather is better now, go outside, watch some movies, chill with the wife or girfriend etc. Before you know it pascal will be released.

 

[easyrider]

Yes absolutely, be patient and you will be rewarded with no regrets. Besides theres more to do than just game, weather is better now, go outside, watch some movies, chill with the wife or girfriend etc. Before you know it pascal will be released.

Lol

Rewarded with what ?

 

[Jono8]

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[One Vision]

Lol

Rewarded with what ?

Rewarded with a faster gpu than the 980Ti that also runs cooler and uses less power. Probably overclock better too. All for roughly the same price as well.
Just wait a short amount of time....easy peasy.

 

[easyrider]

Rewarded with a faster gpu than the 980Ti that also runs cooler and uses less power. Probably overclock better too. All for roughly the same price as well.
Just wait a short amount of time....easy peasy.

Then he should not have bought his new system now lol

Your making it sound that mid range pascal will now destroy a 980ti:

If it does not then he's wasted 3 months enjoying his PC

 

[One Vision]

I reckon a mid range pascal will be better than a ti, pointless release if it is not. The laws of evolution, once you stop evolving its game over, it has to be better and will be better. How much better will it be? That I do not know.

 

[jupiter_man]

I reckon a mid range pascal will be better than a ti, pointless release if it is not. The laws of evolution, once you stop evolving its game over, it has to be better and will be better. How much better will it be? That I do not know.

I agree, the only thing stopping it would be how greedy they are, plus how much old stock they still got.

 

[Petrolhead]

Some have mentioned getting a 980ti at a good price point. Being realistic what would you say is a good price point?

 

[One Vision]

Your better off waiting because price of the ti should drop once pascal comes.
It's a no brainer when you think about it.

 

[sam77]

of course you should wait you ****
some people have no self control

 

[Guest2]

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 didnt even bother reading the rest of the thread. I did / am doing this and havent looked back

Also, buy and sell at the right price!

 

[drex69]

To be honest, the amount of people on here, that just wait and wait and wait is ridiculous.

If you had bought a 980Ti at release, then you wouldn't really have to bother thinking about graphics cards, until X80Ti is released.
(Approx, 18 months from release of 980Ti.) 18 months of top class performance.

So now, you are caught in between a rock and a hard place, deciding whether to buy a 980Ti now, or wait for mid range Pascal.

But obviously, mid range Pascal is not the true successor to the 980Ti.

I know we all have different budgets, but just just upgrade like for like every series, and put a little bit more money to it each time.


Take myself as an example :

Purchased Asus Strix 980Ti > August 2015 For £600.00

Sell in 18 months time, for at least £300.00

Put another £300.00 to it to purchase X80Ti.

And on it goes.....

 

[Dirk Diggler]

To be honest, the amount of people on here, that just wait and wait and wait is ridiculous.

If you had bought a 980Ti at release, then you wouldn't really have to bother thinking about graphics cards, until X80Ti is released.
(Approx, 18 months from release of 980Ti.) 18 month of pure gaming nirvana

So now, you are caught in between a rock and a hard place, deciding whether to buy a 980Ti now, or wait for mid range Pascal.

But obviously, mid range Pascal is not the true successor to the 980Ti.

I know we all have different budgets, but just just upgrade like for like every series, and put a little bit more money to it each time


Take myself as an example :

Purchased Asus Strix 980Ti > August 2015 For £600.00

Sell in 18 months time, for at least £300.00

Put another £300.00 to it to purchase X80Ti.

Who's going to pay that for your 980Ti when they can buy the X70 brand new for the same money, getting the full warranty and similar performance?

 

[easyrider]

Who's going to pay that for your 980Ti when they can buy the X70 brand new for the same money, getting the full warranty and similar performance?

Sli

 

[drex69]

Who's going to pay that for your 980Ti when they can buy the X70 brand new for the same money, getting the full warranty and similar performance?

Well considering my last graphics card, a 780 Lightning, which I had for 24 months, then sold for £250.00 (6 months ago), I would think plenty of people

 

[easyrider]

Well considering my last graphics card, a 780 Lightning, which I had for 24 months, then sold for £250.00 (6 months ago), I would think plenty of people

Yeah but that's because that's faster than a 970 but cheaper...

Different with 980 ti

 

[drex69]

I understand what your are saying, but that's my rough way of thinking.

Just buy what you can afford, and forget about it, till next time.

 

[easyrider]

I understand what your are saying, but that's my rough way of thinking.

Just buy what you can afford, and forget about it, till next time.

I agree...

People spend too much worrying what's inside their PCs

Just play Games man !