GXT 980 Ti in SLI Compared to RTX 2080 Ti

[Bomberh]

I am considering, replacing my Two ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Ti STRIX in SLI for One ASUS GEFORCE RTX 2080 TI ROG STRIX OC.

Obviously I would sell the 980's on Fleabay, and possibly recoup about £400-£500 for the two, but is it worth it money wise and also, (which might be a stupid question), would the 2080 Ti out perform the two 980's Ti in SLI??

 

[Bomberh]

Thanks for everyones help and information, its much appreciated.
I think the best advice is to wait for the next gen cards 3×××. My 980s are still good cards and are still quite fast and really nothing wrong with them......
The £1400 for the 2080 Ti could be put away for the 3080Ti that will come out at some point. If my 980s have problems, then I'll have to re-evaluate this, but the Asus build quality of the 980s is so good, I can't see them failing to be honest.
Not sure what AMD will bring out next, as its 'their turn' to release the next card? I dabbled years ago with AMD cards and always purchased Sapphire cards. The cards were good, but the drivers were rubbish, so I really can't see me going back to them really.
So we'll see what Nvidia come up with next year and I'll continue with my 980s for the time being....

 

[Bomberh]

Yes


I would go with another option and sell both 980Ti's and buy a 1080Ti. Much more reliable performance and works with all games.
I say this having myself gone from 780Ti SLI to a single 980Ti then getting a second 980Ti, then ditching both for a single 1080Ti. I ended up using it more like a hobby changing things and getting things to work rather than actually playing games stabally. Too much messing around, trying to avoid microstutter and crashes. If you like fiddling around with settings though by all means stick with SLI

If you can get £400 - £500 for the two 980s, a single good quality 1080Ti can be had for that. I've never had problems with EVGA cards - all EVGA above. Single cards work great, SLI not so much unless its benchmarking and the few games that work well with SLI

I can see where your coming from, but I am always a bit hesitant when buying second hand (when it comes to selling my cards, I know how my cards have been treated and how they have been used)
if you know what I mean?

I am a bit of a ASUS ROG STRIX fan and tend to purchase from new. However, having looking on Fleabay, I can see a few 1080ti going for between £450 and £550, and some on auction at £450 with a few days to go.

So now that other question, is a 1080ti, better than two 980ti in SLI??? this just opens up more questions.....buy a 1080ti now......next year when the 3080ti come out, the 2080ti drop in price... then buy a 2080ti and so on etc.....????

or of course just wait for the 308ti to come out at some point????

 

[Bomberh]

I've made my mind up, and I have talked myself into it.....I am going for it..... as I am an Asus ROG STRIX fan, I'm going to get these two beauties.....
Asus ROG STRIX XG32VQR 32" and Asus GEFORCE RTX 2080 TI ROG STRIX OC