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[jim2point0]

When should we expect 4K@60 fps cards that are in the $300 range?

I guess if the 1170 is as fast as the 1080TI, then that card might do the trick. But we don't know when that will release and no clue if Nvidia will actually launch it at $300. If it takes too much longer than that, then you'll be looking at more demanding games so it may not apply anyways

EDIT: Revised my thinking - could be sooner than 2-3 years

 

[Aeana]

Just wait to buy a 1080ti, the queue for step up can become huge and they always prioritize new sales over step up.

But getting a 1080 Ti from retail is probably going to take just as long, or longer. For me, anyway; I don't have the time or the ability to refresh store pages hoping for stock.

 

[Chaplain]

2-3 years? By then, games will be way more demanding though so that would only apply to games that are out now.

Thank you.

 

[Sir Abacus]

But getting a 1080 Ti from retail is probably going to take just as long, or longer. For me, anyway; I don't have the time or the ability to refresh store pages hoping for stock.

nowinstock.net is brilliant for that.

 

[grendelrt]

But getting a 1080 Ti from retail is probably going to take just as long, or longer. For me, anyway; I don't have the time or the ability to refresh store pages hoping for stock.

Maybe, just depends on how much stock they get. You would have to pay for shipping back to them as well. Theres tons of people going to be stepping up in this case, because they reset the step up period for people with 1080s that did the icx upgrade last month, and the vast majority of those people are probably doing step up (I am lol). I would just try to pick up a new card from Amazon, EVGA , Newegg, etc. instead of waiting in a line of undetermined length.

 

[Kevin]

I really want to know how Quantum Break runs on this card...

 

[Hellshingu]

Have they said what third party cards will be available tomorrow? Or am I just imagining that some are releasing tomorrow as well?

 

[metareferential]

I really want to know how Quantum Break runs on this card...

Like it did on the Titan Xp, or a little better.

That is, horribly on winstore, good enough on Steam.

 

[alexbull_uk]

£700 in the UK.

My 980Ti will last. I think. Maybe.

 

[BossDarkseid]

Does anyone know any magic spells to add an extra 0 or two to my bank balance?

 

[jrcbandit]

I'm interested in AiB cards, particularly the EVGA FTW3, but not if I have to wait 6-8 months to purchase it, might as well hold out for Volta in 2018 then... I bet it will be as big of clusterfuck as the limited 1080 supply situation last year.

Have they said what third party cards will be available tomorrow? Or am I just imagining that some are releasing tomorrow as well?

Only founder edition is releasing tomorrow. If it is a 3rd party, they will still be using Nvidia's default PCB and default crappy cooler.

 

[Skyzard]

£700 in the UK.

My 980Ti will last. I think. Maybe.

Oh really?

Yeah, I'm good with my 980ti. Maybe one or two more ti's.

 

[Tareskog]

Well. I kept telling myself that buying a gsync monitor would enhance the life span of my GTX980 enough for me to avoid wanting to buy a 1000-gen graphics card... Well. The results that the 1080Ti is showing is making this gen skip really difficult. Maybe if I can sell my current card for at least 2000NOK....

Does anyone know any magic spells to add an extra 0 or two to my bank balance?

Put the 0 at the front...?

 

[Felix Lighter]

Goodbye SLI forever. I'm replacing SLI 980tis with 1080ti and never going back.

 

[cleveridea]

Because it isn't enough for 1440p@144 or 4K@60 fps gaming

Some games cant even be maxxed at 60 fps 1440p like watchdogs 2

 

[Trago]

I'm happy enough with my 1070. I'd prefer to go one GPU per architecture iteration, which is why the wait for Volta is exciting.

 

[The Futurist]

Anyone know where Digital River/Nvidia ships cards from?

I would assume the west coast, but I've never ordered from them directly before.

 

[prophecy0]

Goodbye SLI forever. I'm replacing SLI 980tis with 1080ti and never going back.

I did SLI 680s a few years ago. Never again. SLI is just not worth it due to compatibility reasons. Since then I've gone 970->980Ti->1080Ti.

 

[jwhit28]

Techreport is also up, as always with great frametime analysis:
http://techreport.com/review/31562/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-graphics-card-reviewed


As a 1080 owner I'm a bit jealous

As usual, the 1080 Ti barely puts any time in the 16.7 ms bucket, and all our other cards trail it by wide margins. This is what Tiger Woods must have felt like at the 1997 Masters.

That made me laugh.

 

[Vipu]

I have the Acer X34 which is the 1440p ultrwide gsync monitor. WoW literally kills my framerate in large PvP or PvE fights with 980 SLI at midrange settings. WoW is an old game, yes the graphics have been updated, but it's nowhere near games like Witcher 3 or something even newer.

Isnt wow limited by cpu more than gpu?

 

[cleveridea]

Only founder edition is releasing tomorrow. If it is a 3rd party, they will still be using Nvidia's default PCB and default crappy cooler.

What kind of additional overclocking are people expectting from custom cards versus founder edition?

Would like to get a 1080 Ti before Mass Effect

 

[Intru]

Isnt wow limited by cpu more than gpu?

WoW is limited by its engine (it was made like 17 years ago, and updated extensively since). There's some kind of weird bottleneck.

You'll have frame drops below 60FPS with GPU usage at 50%, and no CPU core over 20%.

 

[Durante]

According to this graph, an OC 1080Ti gives a 8% uptick over stock.
While my custom OC 980Ti is about 12% faster than the stock 980Ti below.

Computerbase measured a 15% improvement over stock with OC:

And that's the average across actual games (with up to 19% in individual ones).

 

[greekappi]

I am looking for some help here! I currently have two 980s in SLI but I'm still getting some choppiness in games like GTA V and Forza Horizon 3. I can't get a stable 60fps even at just 1080p. It's close but wavers sometimes to high 40s. Will a single 1080 Ti be better than my two 980s?

Is my old processor the real culprit? I have a i7 2600k from when I built my PC in 2011. The only things that are updated from that time are the 980s I put in to replace by two 570s. Do I need an upgraded motherboard? RAM? Here's what I have;

I guess what I need to know is, will the 1080 Ti fix my problems or do I need to upgrade everything?

Thanks!

 

[gdt]

eVGA owners don't forget about the step-up program, you are able to upgrade from one card to a newer one if its bought within 90 days of the upgrade and you just pay the difference. Unfortunately I guess nowadays they require you to send in your old card first and then they send your old card, thought they used to send your new card first:
http://www.evga.com/support/stepup/

Does this work with my 1 year old 980ti?

 

[isamu]

Good thread guys. Quick question.... will an Intel i7 4790K OC'ed @ 4.6Ghz bottleneck this card in any way in your opinion? I don't plan on running super high resolution but I do use VR.

 

[scoobs]

Good thread guys. Quick question.... will an Intel i7 4790K OC'ed @ 4.6Ghz bottleneck this card in any way in your opinion? I don't plan on running super high resolution but I do use VR.

no.

 

[Rellik]

Oh really?

Yeah, I'm good with my 980ti. Maybe one or two more ti's.

He's wrong.

It's actually £699

Treat yourself with your saved quid.

 

[Exquisik]

Goodbye SLI forever. I'm replacing SLI 980tis with 1080ti and never going back.

Yup. Same here. Now, if only I could find someone to purchase the cards off me.

 

[Vipu]

I am looking for some help here! I currently have two 980s in SLI but I'm still getting some choppiness in games like GTA V and Forza Horizon 3. I can't get a stable 60fps even at just 1080p. It's close but wavers sometimes to high 40s. Will a single 1080 Ti be better than my two 980s?

Is my old processor the real culprit? I have a i7 2600k from when I built my PC in 2011. The only things that are updated from that time are the 980s I put in to replace by two 570s. Do I need an upgraded motherboard? RAM? Here's what I have;

I guess what I need to know is, will the 1080 Ti fix my problems or do I need to upgrade everything?

Thanks!

Yeah new cpu+mobo+memory would help a ton.

 

[Felix Lighter]

I am looking for some help here! I currently have two 980s in SLI but I'm still getting some choppiness in games like GTA V and Forza Horizon 3. I can't get a stable 60fps even at just 1080p. It's close but wavers sometimes to high 40s. Will a single 1080 Ti be better than my two 980s?

Is my old processor the real culprit? I have a i7 2600k from when I built my PC in 2011. The only things that are updated from that time are the 980s I put in to replace by two 570s. Do I need an upgraded motherboard? RAM? Here's what I have;

I guess what I need to know is, will the 1080 Ti fix my problems or do I need to upgrade everything?

Thanks!

If the i7 2600K is highly overclocked you'd ok, maybe, but a stock i7 2600K is definitely a bottleneck for a lot of games for a 1080ti. Forza Horizon 3 is never going to run fully smooth and it's CPU bound and runs poorly for everyone. A single 1080ti will be better than SLI 980s in just about every case I'd assume but your CPU maybe your bigger current issue.

 

[BobLoblaw]

They're going to make me upgrade my EVGA SC 1080, aren't they? :|

 

[Aeana]

I'm interested in AiB cards, particularly the EVGA FTW3, but not if I have to wait 6-8 months to purchase it, might as well hold out for Volta in 2018 then... I bet it will be as big of clusterfuck as the limited 1080 supply situation last year.

Only founder edition is releasing tomorrow. If it is a 3rd party, they will still be using Nvidia's default PCB and default crappy cooler.

Are we sure about this? nVidia's official line is

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards, including the NVIDIA Founders Edition, will be available worldwide — across 238 countries and territories — from NVIDIA GeForce partners, including ASUS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, iGame, Innovision 3D, MSI, Palit, PNY and Zotac, starting March 10th at 10am. Prices, including those for the NVIDIA Founders Edition, start at $699.

Which makes it sound like it's more than that.

 

[Weevilone]

I think we might see FE plus some re-using the 1080 cooler initially. Then we'll see a second wave with better cooling.

Just my guess though.

 

[The Futurist]

Are we sure about this? nVidia's official line is



Which makes it sound like it's more than that.

I would love to grab that EVGA FTW Ti from Newegg or Amazon tomorrow morning, but I don't see that happening.

 

[Blitzhex]

Goodbye SLI forever. I'm replacing SLI 980tis with 1080ti and never going back.

Go ITX while you're at it.

 

[Cerbero]

So, will the 1070 have a price drop? cause i can can find the 1080 for barely 100€ more, it's weird.

 

[michaelius]

When should we expect 4K@60 fps cards that are in the $300 range?

2 generations imho so 3-4 years

 

[Laiza]

Replacing two 980 TIs with a single 1080 TI? That's a sidegrade, and not a really worthwhile one at that.

Even with my two 970s I find myself very hard-pressed to consider this worth it. Even if I sold my 970s for $200 each (big "if"), paying the $300 difference for a 30-40% improvement in performance is a tough pill to swallow.

Then again, my last upgrade was from two 670s to two 970s, so it makes sense for me to wait regardless. If anything, I should be upgrading my CPU since I'm still stuck on the same old i5 2500k. Decisions, decisions...

 

[Skyzard]

He's wrong.

It's actually £699

Treat yourself with your saved quid.

Well, that is a lot of sherbets...

 

[Lonely1]

Tempted. But my 980ti is giving me plenty performance so far at 1440p. Plz GAF, help me save my money!

 

[michaelius]

Tempted. But my 980ti is giving me plenty performance so far at 1440p. Plz GAF, help me save my money!

I'm planning to upgrade mine

 

[Pagusas]

God that title date format is ugly. Can we at least agree to use yyyy/mm/dd if we aren't going to use mm/dd/yyyy.

 

[Durante]

God that title date format is ugly. Can we at least agree to use yyyy/mm/dd if we aren't going to use mm/dd/yyyy.

mm/dd/yyyy makes no sense at all, it's not even sorted by unit size.

That said, the only acceptable date format on an international forum should be yyyy-mm-dd. It's the ISO standard

 

[Lashley]

£700 I can't justify that

My i5-6600k would probably bottleneck it anyway

 

[Cerbero]

God that title date format is ugly. Can we at least agree to use yyyy/mm/dd if we aren't going to use mm/dd/yyyy.

Now you know how it feels like to be an european on a mostly US board.

 

[Human_me]

Seriously tempted to get this.
Currently have a Geforce 970.
I may wait till May/June and see what Vega has to offer.

 

[General Lee]

It's going to be tough for Vega to compete with this, but I hope they do and once next gen rolls, we'll get this performance for <500€. My 1070 shall suffice until then.

 

[teiresias]

Can't wait to get this card to get some performance boost over my 980 on my 3440x1440 monitor. Since I'm waiting for non-FE partner cards I'll just add $100 to my Amazon credit every week until I get to the purchase price and then hopefully be able to find stock by that point. I'm currently playing some really old games in my backlog that wouldn't take advantage of it anyway.

 

[terencecah]

Goodbye SLI forever. I'm replacing SLI 980tis with 1080ti and never going back.

same, my brother

may we never SLI again.