Buy The 1080ti Now Or Wait For the 1180? What Would You Do?

[happy medium]

Again no it wont, if its faster the na 1080ti then it will be above the 1080ti in price.. all the prices will be adjusted accordingly.. Just watch.. And 2-3 months i doubt it... Ppl have been saying 2-3 months 6 months ago

You are wrong.
The gtx1170 or 2070 is the card that matches last years best or the gtx1080ti. The gtx1070 was equal to a gtx980ti, the gtx970 was equal to a gtx780ti.

See the pattern? All new card move up a performance tier and cost less. The $450 2070gtx will be as fast as a gtx1080ti , the 2080gtx will be faster and still cost less .

Then some time late next spring the new 2080ti comes out and the gtx2080 and 2070 get price drops.

The same thing year after year after year.

If I were the OP , I would wait for the gtx2080 that is faster, uses less power , has the newest feature set and cost less than today's gtx1080ti.

This is not the time to buy a high end card, new cards are a few months away.

 

[cmdrdredd]

You are wrong.
The gtx1170 or 2070 is the card that matches last years best or the gtx1080ti. The gtx1070 was equal to a gtx980ti, the gtx970 was equal to a gtx780ti.

See the pattern? All new card move up a performance tier and cost less. The $450 2070gtx will be as fast as a gtx1080ti , the 2080gtx will be faster and still cost less .

Then some time late next spring the new 2080ti comes out and the gtx2080 and 2070 get price drops.

The same thing year after year after year.

If I were the OP , I would wait for the gtx2080 that is faster, uses less power , has the newest feature set and cost less than today's gtx1080ti.

This is not the time to buy a high end card, new cards are a few months away.

Again people have been saying "a few months" for more than a few months. Anyway I still stand by my statement. Go Ti and stay on the Ti refresh.

 

[cmdrdredd]

The 1080ti will go down in price and the new gpu will take over the $700 1080TI.. and miners will sell their 1080TI's and buy the new video card causing a influx of used worn out gpu's on the market and the new gpu's will be impossible to buy just watch

This is what I fear will be the case. Miners ruined the market for everyone else.

 

[Candymancan21]

Just get the damn 1080TI man, Find one for under $800, the Asus Strix in micro center is 770$.. thats cheaper then newegg and amazon right now. I 1000% promise you when these new cards come out unless bitcoin and other currencies dissapear that miners will SELL worn out old 1080ti's and buy up all the new GPU's.. The reason card prices have gone down slightly isnt because inventory is catching up.. Its because etherum wont be mineable this year.. but there is still bitcoin and other currencies

Look at THE Vega 64.. supposedly a better mining card, and its fricken $300 over msrp..

 

[Head1985]

Get 1080TI now and upgrade to 2080TI or 3080TI.I have 1080TI for year now and performance in 2560x1440 is still excelent.GTX2070/2080 will be like always only overpriced mid-range with poor availability few months after launch with crap FE coolers.

I underclock my 1080Ti to 0.800w@1700mhz and it draw only 140-160w under load and performance is pretty much same as FE version in reviews, but with 50°C.One of the best cards i ever have.

 

[Cassius101]

The new graphics card wont be released until next year im 95% certain on that. And even if its released in late fall or winter thats still 4-6 months away. Ive been building computer for 2 decades now, and do you know how MANY TIMES ive heard jokers say.. just wait.. just wait.. just wait... Keep waiting by all means, i garuntee 6 months after the 1180 or whatever the hell its called is released the TI version of it will come out, and then a year later the next card, and the next card.. Just buy whats best right now and keep that card for 3 years until you need to upgrade again. Its not like the 1080TI will be slow and obsolete in a year.. I've always bought the best video cards or close to it and they lasted me easily 3 years and then i get the next one and a 1080ti will be no different.. Nvidias CEO said it wont be released for a long time. They have no reason to release it, their current cards like the 1070TI and up are 20-100% faster then Vega 56 and 64.. They have no competition.

My GPU was a R9-290 Tri-x OC which is 40-50% faster then your 680GTX. So i can only imagine how slow and painfull your Pile of crap is.. I upgraded my monitor to a 2560x1440 2k monitor 3 months ago and getting 20-40fps in my games on medium or low was driving me insaine. I purchased a 1070TI forgetting i have freesync, so i purchased a Vega 64, compared the two and the 1070TI was 10-20% faster then the Vega 64, also the Vega 64 has freesync flickering which is a major problem and it had many other issues like never being able to reach advertised speeds due to how hot it got, and micro stuttering to crap drivers causing games to not load up like subnautica and the recent drivers.

I got fed up, and i RMAd the Vega 64 and the 1070TI, and used that $1100 i spent on both towards buying a Asus ROG STRIX 1080 TI overclocked edition for $770 at microcenter locally. Best decision i ever made, because i have my R9-290 for sale on ebay for $190 and ive gotten 6 offers for $165, i can use that 165 to deduct from the 770$ i spent so in actuality i spent only $600 for my 1080TI. The 1080TI got 125 fps in games where the Vega 64 got only 60-70.. it was 70-100% faster then AMD's pile of junk and a billion times faster then my r9-290.

Who cares if a new card comes out in 4-6 months. Its not like the 1080ti will be obsolete man




How will a new gpu cost less then a 1080TI.. are you high ? The 1080ti will go down in price and the new gpu will take over the $700 1080TI.. and miners will sell their 1080TI's and buy the new video card causing a influx of used worn out gpu's on the market and the new gpu's will be impossible to buy just watch

I rather wait, the 4k color spectrum issue might be a problem with my panel, not the GPU. Samsung does not have good support for PC panels so if I can't get it to do 60hz at 4k RGB Full with a new GPU then this TV was a waste of money. Not fully a waste since I really like Halo 5 and Halo MCC on console and have played my Xbox One (now Xbox One-X) for more than 1000 hours so far.

Still, I prefer PC gaming so it would be a waste overall, I only own all the consoles due to exclusive games and because I really like Halo games. Halo 5 will never be on PC with all it's content.

Turns out I don't have a TI card, as years went on since 2013, GPU box gone, years of not seeing the box made me think I have a TI card. There was never a 680ti released.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130801 I have this.

HAHAHAHA, That AMD piece of trash is not 40-60% faster, not even close, my card is better.

The Barebones, base model, not branded/modified, not overclocked at all, only 2GB and it performs almost as well as the R9 290 Vapor-X. I can see why you would assume my card is a pile of crap when you used a pile of crap for years under the assumption that your pile of crap is faster than my "pile of crap".

https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/nvidia-geforce-gtx-680-2gb-review/11/

I rather wait, I never overclocked my GPU, I don't know if it can be overclocked any further but it does all games at 50-150fps at high/ultra settings. It does high spec 4k games at 20-40fps (average), of course games like CS:GO it does 60fps or more on 4k/ ultra/high settings.

 

[Jackie60]

Why wait, you can always sell the 1080ti further down the line? Seems if you’re happy to wait then buy the successor to the 1180TI in 2022 or wait longer still and get a blisteringly fast card in 2025. Personally I’d get an 1080TI now or wait until September and get the1180.

 

[wilds]

I rather wait, the 4k color spectrum issue might be a problem with my panel, not the GPU. Samsung does not have good support for PC panels so if I can't get it to do 60hz at 4k RGB Full with a new GPU then this TV was a waste of money. Not fully a waste since I really like Halo 5 and Halo MCC on console and have played my Xbox One (now Xbox One-X) for more than 1000 hours so far.

Still, I prefer PC gaming so it would be a waste overall, I only own all the consoles due to exclusive games and because I really like Halo games. Halo 5 will never be on PC with all it's content.

Turns out I don't have a TI card, as years went on since 2013, GPU box gone, years of not seeing the box made me think I have a TI card. There was never a 680ti released.

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130801 I have this.

HAHAHAHA, That AMD piece of trash is not 40-60% faster, not even close, my card is better.

The Barebones, base model, not branded/modified, not overclocked at all, only 2GB and it performs almost as well as the R9 290 Vapor-X. I can see why you would assume my card is a pile of crap when you used a pile of crap for years under the assumption that your pile of crap is faster than my "pile of crap".

https://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/nvidia-geforce-gtx-680-2gb-review/11/

I rather wait, I never overclocked my GPU, I don't know if it can be overclocked any further but it does all games at 50-150fps at high/ultra settings. It does high spec 4k games at 20-40fps (average), of course games like CS:GO it does 60fps or more on 4k/ ultra/high settings.

Wait for Halo 6 for Windows and go all out

 

[gammaray]

i bought mine 7-8 months ago and never regretted it,1080ti all the way baby!

 

[SickBeast]

OP where is the option in the poll to wait for the GTX 2080? It will be out relatively soon and I'll eat my hat if it's not faster than a GTX 1080 Ti, for cheaper, with way better power consumption, heat output, and overclocking headroom.

 

[ddogg]

Don't see the point in waiting unless you have a known launch date. Just get whatever is within your budget and don't look back. Even if the 1180 released in 4 months and is a little faster it's not like your 1080ti would become obsolete. I've had the Ti since launch day and it's an amazing card!

 

[happy medium]

Don't see the point in waiting unless you have a known launch date. Just get whatever is within your budget and don't look back. Even if the 1180 released in 4 months and is a little faster it's not like your 1080ti would become obsolete. I've had the Ti since launch day and it's an amazing card!

I see what your saying but....
It a very high possibility that a new faster , cheaper card with the latest feature set will be released in 10 weeks or less. And lets not forget having the latest driver support. September the gtx1080ti is 16 months old.
At this point , I think the smarter thing to do is wait.

 

[rchunter]

Waiting for 1180. Have a 1080 now. I'm running a 4k monitor so I need a better graphics card.
I'm not in a hurry though, this 1080 can hold me over till the new ones come out. Most games I play it's fine but battlefield 1 it kind of lags at 4k.

 

[cmdrdredd]

OP where is the option in the poll to wait for the GTX 2080? It will be out relatively soon and I'll eat my hat if it's not faster than a GTX 1080 Ti, for cheaper, with way better power consumption, heat output, and overclocking headroom.

Yet miners will buy them up and then drive prices up. Also overclocking is largely dead with the new GPU boost.

 

[ddogg]

I see what your saying but....
It a very high possibility that a new faster , cheaper card with the latest feature set will be released in 10 weeks or less. And lets not forget having the latest driver support. September the gtx1080ti is 16 months old.
At this point , I think the smarter thing to do is wait.

So what if a faster card releases? The 1080ti is not going to be obsolete anytime soon. This waiting game is a pointless endeavor especially when there is no concrete evidence that they are going to release it in September. What if September comes around and there is still no sign of new cards? Are you going to keep waiting until 2020? Just buy it and enjoy games right now.

 

[RichUK]

Wait for the 1180 if it's just around the corner - no brainer.

 

[fralexandr]

HAHAHAHA, That AMD piece of trash is not 40-60% faster, not even close, my card is better.

The Barebones, base model, not branded/modified, not overclocked at all, only 2GB and it performs almost as well as the R9 290 Vapor-X. I can see why you would assume my card is a pile of crap when you used a pile of crap for years under the assumption that your pile of crap is faster than my "pile of crap".

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1721?vs=1719
the 290x is faster than the 680...

 

[lakedude]

So what if a faster card releases? The 1080ti is not going to be obsolete anytime soon.

The 1080ti might not be "obsolete" but it will not be king of the consumer market hill anymore. There is always a price premium to pay when buying at the high end. When the old high end becomes the new upper middle there is money to be saved. Since this time seems to be fairly near it is clearly worth waiting, even if you still want a 1080ti. The prices will drop once the new cards come out, because, like always, the new cards will be better.

 

[nitromullet]

So what if a faster card releases? The 1080ti is not going to be obsolete anytime soon. This waiting game is a pointless endeavor especially when there is no concrete evidence that they are going to release it in September. What if September comes around and there is still no sign of new cards? Are you going to keep waiting until 2020? Just buy it and enjoy games right now.

It's not just about the card itself, but how much the card costs vs. what it will be worth after a new card launches. Let's just say for instance, you buy a 1080ti now for $800, and in three months NV launches a GTX 2070 that performs on par with the 1080ti for $450. You will immediately lose at least $350 in resale since someone can buy the equivalent for that much less, plus your ti acquires that "last gen" stigma which further drives the price down. ...nobody wants to buy last gen tech for top dollar, but someone might settle for it at the right price.

The flip side to this is you plan on keeping the card for the next 2-3 years, in which case, waiting an extra few months to get a better card for your money is also the better bet. The time waited becomes minuscule compared to the time you end up owning the better product.

Basically, once the rumors of a next generation start picking up steam, it becomes the worst time to buy a new card. The recent mining bubble only makes this more true this generation because, although the bubble appears to have burst, most retailers and AIB's are still selling cards above the original MSRP, when normally they would be marking them down at this point in the cycle.

If your wallet is burning a hole in your pocket, and have to buy a card, at least buy an EVGA GTX 1080Ti from an authorized retailer and register the card, so you might have option to step-up the a next gen card if it launches within 90 days.

 

[SPBHM]

Fermi-Kepler-Maxwell-Pascal were all great improvements, so I have no reason to doubt the next one, and if it's really coming this year, I think it's worth waiting.

 

[StinkyPinky]

The 1180 is quite possibly only two months away at this point? I would wait. The other thing is the 1180 will have longer support if you plan to keep it for years.

 

[SickBeast]

Yet miners will buy them up and then drive prices up. Also overclocking is largely dead with the new GPU boost.

Those are crazy reasons to not wait for the new cards, IMO.

 

[nOOky]

I'd buy the Ti card now if you wish to actually play games with decent graphics and settings instead of being annoyed by your old GPU. If your goal is to always get the Ti edition card you'll be disappointed in the FE and vanilla editions anyway.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Those are crazy reasons to not wait for the new cards, IMO.

Huh? When you can’t get the new cards at all, the ones you can get are $1200 why wait if you can get a great card right now and enjoy it right now? You may wait for the new cards to release and have no stock for 6 months.

I’d also never buy a FE card myself so it will be even longer.

 

[lakedude]

The mere existence of a new card will drop the price on the old card, sufficient quantity or no.