Upgrading from 980ti, what to?

InfernoUk · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:06

Hey guys

I have had a 980ti for 5 years now and am having trouble hitting over 60FPS on 1440p these days which isnt ideal as i have a 144hz ultrawide screen. So i figure it may be time to upgrade

Im really unsure what the best move is here as there have been so many cards over the last 5 years at all sorts of prices.

I was hoping to not spend too much more than £500 as the alternative is to just get the new xbox which seems to be able to offer 120hz at 1440p for £450.

Is there a decent option out there? or is it all too expensive still to get a decent performance bump

Digital X · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:10

The RTX 3070 should be available around 15th October for £469 MRSP. https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/rtx-3070/

Are you desperate for a new card or can you wait?

DeliciousStorage · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:14

Also RDNA2 details will be revealed on October 28th and likely launched shortly afterwards. It's worth waiting for that as it seems likely AMD will be very competitive.

arc@css · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:14

I'd wait until things sort themselves out (probably no choice anyway due to availability) and by then cards like the 3070 and 3060 may have arrived. Should deliver a very large jump in performance.

That's what I'm doing and I'm coming from the same card though I'm only at 16:9 1440p.

InfernoUk · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:21

ok cool, so see what AMD has end of October and buy a 3070 in November if their offering isnt better?

Just wont have a good card for CyberPunk!

Zefan · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:28

If you're not shy about the second hand market just get a 1080ti or 2070s for approx £300, you're talking a double in performance over 980ti. I wouldn't worry about the new cards until the new year, you'll be really well served by a 100% increase in performance (more so in DLSS games on a 2xxx series card). The most I reckon they're going to drop in value over the next 6 months is 25%/£75, maybe £100 max, but if that amount of drop puts you off then you really shouldn't be in the £500 gpu game anyway.

InfernoUk · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:30

Zefan said:
If you're not shy about the second hand market just get a 1080ti or 2070s for approx £300, you're talking a double in performance over 980ti. I wouldn't worry about the new cards until the new year, you'll be really well served by a 100% increase in performance (more so in DLSS games on a 2xxx series card). The most I reckon they're going to drop in value over the next 6 months is 25%/£75, maybe £100 max, but if that amount of drop puts you off then you really shouldn't be in the £500 gpu game anyway.

the 2070 seems to be 400 used? so similar to the 3070 pricing ?

Zefan · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:46

They do go for less than £350, keep a look out.

The price of the 3070 will be that for the seconds that stock lasts, and if the other Ampere card are anything to go by you'll be essentially buying Nvidia's technical preview for the next, larger vram models. Also if the performance claims are based on anything like the 3080 was (no reason to believe otherwise) don't expect it to perform "at 2080ti" levels for anything but 4k DLSS with RTX enabled. In non-perfect case scenarios it'll likely perform at least good 10-15% less, around the 2070s level I'd guess.

InfernoUk · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:49

Zefan said:
They do go for less than £350, keep a look out.

The price of the 3070 will be that for the seconds that stock lasts, and if the other Ampere card are anything to go by you'll be essentially buying Nvidia's technical preview for the next, larger vram models. Also if the performance claims are based on anything like the 3080 was (no reason to believe otherwise) don't expect it to perform "at 2080ti" levels for anything but 4k DLSS with RTX enabled. In non-perfect case scenarios it'll likely perform at least good 10-15% less, around the 2070s level I'd guess.

thanks, ive found theres a 2070 super? do i want a regular version or is the super the same thing? thats a new tier since the regular or ti that were around last time i bought. Also is it a case of just grab any brand or model of 2070?

seanyc5 · 27 Sep 2020 at 10:11

@InfernoUk activate your trust mate.

InfernoUk · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:05

seanyc5 said:
@InfernoUk activate your trust mate.

Done

COYS · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:14

InfernoUk said:
thanks, ive found theres a 2070 super? do i want a regular version or is the super the same thing? thats a new tier since the regular or ti that were around last time i bought. Also is it a case of just grab any brand or model of 2070?

Go for the Super. It's more powerful than the standard 2070 and closer to a 2080.

InfernoUk · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:19

COYS said:
Go for the Super. It's more powerful than the standard 2070 and closer to a 2080.

Cheers found a few round £380, does brand matter? theres everything from ASUS to EVGA to Gigabyte

turbot1984 · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:19

A tsunami of Turings on Ebay over the next few months?

COYS · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:37

InfernoUk said:
Cheers found a few round £380, does brand matter? theres everything from ASUS to EVGA to Gigabyte

Not a great in it really. Some of the more 'premium' custom cards may have higher quality VRM components, but I don't know enough about individual cards to advise on that (I'm still rocking the 980Ti too!). Personally I always buy EVGA as their warranty is transferable, but that would depend how old the card is whether there is any left.

I'm going for a full system upgrade to Zen3, so also waiting to see what the new AMD GPUs are like before deciding what to upgrade to. I'd advise holding fire atm, unless you see a bargain.

InfernoUk · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:44

COYS said:
Not a great in it really. Some of the more 'premium' custom cards may have higher quality VRM components, but I don't know enough about individual cards to advise on that (I'm still rocking the 980Ti too!). Personally I always buy EVGA as their warranty is transferable, but that would depend how old the card is whether there is any left.

I'm going for a full system upgrade to Zen3, so also waiting to see what the new AMD GPUs are like before deciding what to upgrade to. I'd advising holding fire atm.

to be honest any new card i see having stock issues and also being more pricey than a used card, so im not sure waiting has that much advantage? i dont need the best i just want better and value

COYS · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:57

InfernoUk said:
to be honest any new card i see having stock issues and also being more pricey than a used card, so im not sure waiting has that much advantage? i dont need the best i just want better and value

Do you have access to the Member's Market? If so keep an eye out in there

InfernoUk · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:58

COYS said:
Do you have access to the Member's Market? If so keep an eye out in there

Erm im not sure which id assume means i dont, how would I get access?

COYS · 27 Sep 2020 at 12:00

InfernoUk said:
Erm im not sure which id assume means i dont, how would I get access?

It's now based on post count of 1000 (I think) but older accounts do still have access as they were set up before the post limit rule came in.

I have access with my low post count and I see your account is also old so I thought you might too.

InfernoUk · 27 Sep 2020 at 12:01

COYS said:
It's now based on post count of 1000 (I think) but older accounts do still have access as they were set up before the post limit rule came in.

I have access with my low post count and I see your account is also old so I thought you might too.

is it just located in the list of forums? If so then i cant see it unfortunately, shame as id much rather trust a member here than an auction site!