Dilemma. No gpu

[Mickcas]

So just the other day I sold my 1070. I'd been thinking about it for a few weeks and with the 1070ti coming out this week i was worried this would push the price of the 1070 down and I'd have to sell for less, so thought I'd do better by selling now, which I did and happy with what I got for it.

This means I'm now GPU less. I currently have a 1440p 144hz screen so I'm thinking 1080ti, yes a 1080 would manage but I'd like to not worry about it for a few years hence the ti.

My issue is should I buy now or wait to see how the 1070ti the impacts prices. But I have a feeling only 1070 and below will be impacted.

Any thoughts or advice?

 

[AiiR]

Bit of a weird strategy to be honest, the price wouldn't have been pushed down that much. If you have funds for a 1080ti just get that as the 1070ti isn't going to outperform a 1080.

 

[Mickcas]

Yeah I didn't expect a massive change but if the 1070 dropped just a little tricky 2nd hand prices would have been down around the £300. And I managed to sell for close to what I paid so made sense to me. But yeah 1080ti is what I'm looking at but wasn't sure if I'd be better giving it a week and see if the new release has any impact

 

[arby1]

1080ti prices likely won't be impacted until the next gen is imminent/arrived so go for it.

 

[AiiR]

Yeah 1080ti won't shift anywhere unless they increase prices.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

1080ti prices likely won't be impacted until the next gen is imminent/arrived so go for it.

depends, they have cut down on chip production and GDDR5X is limited in supply- Gibbo himself has mentioned OCUK went and acquired a LOT of Ti stock- and you can see prices slowly creep up- such as the Gigabte OC Black which Gibbo bought in - after Pre sale promo was still the cheapest 3rd party Board but now has slowly crept up in price- few flagships have too

 

[Mickcas]

Yeah I'm to thinking best to just buy now and I won't have a need for Volta at 1440p so I should be set for a good while

 

[Mickcas]

Question now is which ti. I'm thinking the strix as it matches my build. But would it be worth the extra to buy the oc version. The ftw 3 also caught my eye but from what I've read they tend to be a little noisier and a little warmer.

 

[subbytna]

Most Ti's hit the same speeds, what you're paying more for is warranty and cooling.

 

[Mickcas]

Well after an afternoon on Google I've ordered the strix 1080ti oc edition. Should be here tomorrow thanks to overclockers. Fingers crossed for no could whine as I've heard a few suffer from this