Upgrade 1080ti to 2080ti

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  1. petrolhead

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    I know Nvidia is announcing the 30X0 series tomorrow but i suspect my ageing pc would need a lot of upgrade to make the best of the new GPU.

    current spec: i7-5820 cpu, X99 mobo, 650w PSU, 1600 ram.

    so am thinking a used 2080ti.

    just wondering for those who had the 1080ti and upgraded to the 2080ti, was it a worthwhile upgrade?

    Of course i am going to wait to see what happens.
     
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  2. Stevy

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    I would wait. After the 3xxx Series is released the price for the 2xxx will surely drop
     
  3. TTM

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    There is rumours that new 3060 is a little bit powerful than 2080ti, so wait a little when 3000 series specs and prices are revealed.
     
  4. mesfigas

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    haha i just bought a new 2060 super
     
  5. bobbie424242

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    The 1080TI is still a beast and if you are not in a hurry, can wait for the 3000 series.
     
  6. John R Denman

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    Depends a bit on the display setup. If its a non-4K you'll see some improvement but might not think its worth the cost.

    If its a 4K monitor you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. And it gets better after about 8-10 hours of use.

    I've got the RTX 2080 and it runs pretty consistently at 110-120 FPS and rarely drops to 90 FPS. Resolution on 4K is incredible.
     
  7. bobbie424242

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    A 1080TI can already do stable 4K/60 Hz (except some raining conditions) with graphics maxed out, with about 20% spare GPU usage remaining. On a 4K / 60Hz monitor there is not much point to run the game at higher than 60Hz. On my 4K / 60Hz G-Sync monitor. I cap the framerate to 59 Hz with RTSS so it always stays within G-Sync range.
    Now if you are lucky enough to have a 4K / 144 Hz monitor, a 2080TI or higher will surely be useful.
     
  8. stonec

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    If a 3070/3080 offers the same performance as a 2080 Ti it doesn't make sense to by the latter IMO, those 3070/3080's will also have better resell value few years down the line. With the space heater 3090's 650W might be on the limit, but I think it's unlikely that 3080 or especially 3070 would consume much more power than a 2080 Ti. Actually with a new architecture and smaller process node there's bound to be a card that performs better than 2080 Ti while not consuming more power.
     
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