The GTX 980 Ti owners thread.

deFiniLoGy · 14 May 2016 at 18:00

JediFragger said:
If you want to wait for the Big Boys to arrive? Definitely

I'm pondering the same tbh!!

Yeah, honestly not bothered until HBM is out lol

300 should be as low as a 980Ti could go right?

r7slayer · 14 May 2016 at 18:02

djkav said:
I'm not going to entertain moving from a 980ti until 1080ti minimum.

+1

Im interested in the performance gains on the next gen cards such as polaris and mid range pascal but im waiting until Vega and 1080Ti variants are out before even entertaining upgrading.

JediFragger · 14 May 2016 at 18:03

deFiniLoGy said:
Yeah, honestly not bothered until HBM is out lol

300 should be as low as a 980Ti could go right?

For the next 3/4 weeks? Yes I'd guess so.

Problem is no-one knows how strong the 1070 is going to be, plus it's got an extra 2GB of vRam...

It's a toss-up for sure, but tbh I don't think you can go wrong with SLi Ti. Resolution? 1440p+?

If the 1080 is an overclocking monster then go for one of those. Reviews should be out Tues

I'm trying to hold out til then to decide...

deFiniLoGy · 14 May 2016 at 18:06

JediFragger said:
For the next 3/4 weeks? Yes I'd guess so.

Problem is no-one knows how strong the 1070 is going to be, plus it's got an extra 2GB of vRam...

It's a toss-up for sure, but tbh I don't think you can go wrong with SLi Ti. Resolution? 1440p+?

If the 1080 is an overclocking monster then go for one of those. Reviews should be out Tues

I'm trying to hold out til then to decide...

3440*1440

Well if it's just Tuesday then I guess I'll wait lol

JediFragger · 14 May 2016 at 18:11

deFiniLoGy said:
3440*1440

Well if it's just Tuesday then I guess I'll wait lol

It'll be worth it, doubtful that he Ti will go up from there (and I'm expecting the 1070 to clock well to boot!!)

Single 1080 or a pair of 1070's til the HBM2 monsters arrive, hmmmmm

Dirk Diggler · 14 May 2016 at 19:21

deFiniLoGy said:
Yeah, honestly not bothered until HBM is out lol

300 should be as low as a 980Ti could go right?

They're going for £360 now, so when new cards actually arrive I would expect them to drop to £300 for sure, unless the 1080 is a total flop.

I'd actually pay the £360 now for the right card.

varkanoid · 14 May 2016 at 22:07

JediFragger said:
JediFragger said:

It'll be worth it, doubtful that he Ti will go up from there (and I'm expecting the 1070 to clock well to boot!!)

Single 1080 or a pair of 1070's til the HBM2 monsters arrive, hmmmmm

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lets have none of this 1xxx talk in a 980ti owners thread......

loyalists only!

Decided to miss 1xxx altogether and sticking with my 980ti. I can afford a £500 -£600 or so new card so whatever comes next after Pascal I will go for. The benefit in speed should be massive by then and anything I get for the 980ti will be a bonus plus I will have had my money's worth.

easyrider · 14 May 2016 at 22:31

I have mine in MM TBH part of me wants to wait and get a 1080ti as I Cba with posting it lol

I'm playing doom flawlessly maxed with my 980ti and x34

deFiniLoGy · 15 May 2016 at 00:07

Well... SLI it is

easyrider · 15 May 2016 at 00:08

deFiniLoGy said:
Well... SLI it is

Think I just sold it at 375 :eek:

texxx74 · 15 May 2016 at 00:26

toon_mad said:
Good stuff thanks
Just need to decide or find confirmation if my Corsair RM850 gold is up to the job of SLI'ing these cards or whether to upgrade psu at the same time.

I was running 980ti sli on corsair ax860i, no problem. It is a digital psu with corsair link software. It shows you excatly how much it takes to power your system. In my case two 980ti @1450, [email protected] and few ssds and hdds never ever aproached 800W, so your psu is more than enough.

uksoldierboy · 15 May 2016 at 00:45

Going to look at reviews Tuesday and decide from there, only had my 980ti two months but I'll sell it no problem if the 1080s blow it out of the water with an OC.

easyrider · 15 May 2016 at 00:46

uksoldierboy said:
Going to look at reviews Tuesday and decide from there, only had my 980ti two months but I'll sell it no problem if the 1080s blow it out of the water with an OC.

And take a hit ?

Your new 1080 might up costing you 750 quid

JediFragger · 15 May 2016 at 03:38

uksoldierboy said:
Going to look at reviews Tuesday and decide from there, only had my 980ti two months but I'll sell it no problem if the 1080s blow it out of the water with an OC.

I'm expecting an overclocked Ti to keep pace with a stock 1080 tbh, BUT if the 1080's do 2.4/2.5Ghz then it's bye-bye Ti :eek:

varkanoid · 15 May 2016 at 08:55

JediFragger said:
I'm expecting an overclocked Ti to keep pace with a stock 1080 tbh, BUT if the 1080's do 2.4/2.5Ghz then it's bye-bye Ti

If thats the case surely you would be better off waiting for a 1080ti ?

980ti SLI is now looking very tempting. I've got a feeling 980ti owners looking to go SLI are going to have a field day.

tyler_jrb · 15 May 2016 at 09:25

850w might be enough but it depends. I've had my cards use 1100w draw from the wall before on furmark with 123% power. So much the cards had to downclock.

In games it's a little different I rarely see above 80% total power usage on each card. 850w should be ok but I'd certainly monitor it. I've had them use more than 900w on many of occasion while gaming.

Upside SLI for me is pretty perfect. 99% of games support it well nowadays. Works beautifully. I could never go back to a single card.

My Ti's have served me well for 12 months come 1080 release. 1080s it is

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deFiniLoGy · 15 May 2016 at 11:51

I think the main focus here would be how much extra you gotta pay for the 1080 vs just buying another 980Ti to SLI.

I paid 300 for another 980Ti, that's 50-70%+ performance for 300, if I sell my 980Ti and then go for a 1080, how much would that cost & how long do I have to wait?

If it's less than 300 for 50-70%+ performance then I'm in a loss, but otherwise I'd consider it's a win

Plus the new features of small Pascal honestly is a joke to me...

toon_mad · 15 May 2016 at 11:55

texxx74 said:
I was running 980ti sli on corsair ax860i, no problem. It is a digital psu with corsair link software. It shows you excatly how much it takes to power your system. In my case two 980ti @1450, [email protected] and few ssds and hdds never ever aproached 800W, so your psu is more than enough.

Nice mate

toon_mad · 15 May 2016 at 19:51

Could anyone hazard a guess as to how much the new cards from overclockers come down to when the 1080 nears release?

My same Evga Reference 980 Ti is pretty much the same price I payed less then a year ago around £540 from here, any idea/guesses whether they will come down in price and for how much?

Definitely set on the idea of SLI'ing these and would prefer a card from new really.

Cheers

DBT85 · 15 May 2016 at 20:00

deFiniLoGy said:
I think the main focus here would be how much extra you gotta pay for the 1080 vs just buying another 980Ti to SLI.

I paid 300 for another 980Ti, that's 50-70%+ performance for 300, if I sell my 980Ti and then go for a 1080, how much would that cost & how long do I have to wait?

If it's less than 300 for 50-70%+ performance then I'm in a loss, but otherwise I'd consider it's a win

Plus the new features of small Pascal honestly is a joke to me...

This is what I've been considering also.

I got my Zotac in the £500 offer OCUK were running near launch and am very pleased with it, if I could get another for £300 or under it would be very tempting.

Although, I want to watercool my build in the next few months, so if I buy a new 980ti for £300 and then need a second block for another £95 including fittings, it's now a £400 upgrade and frankly I'm only running a 520w PSU so would need a new one of those too so its now nearer £500.

It would depend on how much of an improvement a 1080 was or a 1080ti when it eventually lands, and the costs of each.

The reality being, for what I use it for waiting for a 1080ti would be the sensible option of the two. Waiting a couple of years would be more sensible still!