How long will the GTX 980 ti last me?

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swordsman45

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I would like to know how long will the gtx 980 ti last me at 1080p 60fps? I am aware that its overkill for that but, with pascal coming out would it be wise to use the GTX 980 ti? My goal is not to have to upgrade for 2-3 years.
 
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Nobody knows what games are going to come out in 2-3 years time. Nobody knows if you will want to run them on maximum graphics settings or not.
So we cannot predict how long you would be happy with a 980Ti

However, I am pretty sure that in 1-2 years time you will easily be able to buy a far more powerful GPU than a 980Ti for less money....
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A top spec gtx 480 from 5 years ago has the same performance as a new gtx950, such is the pace of GPU development.
Changing a GPU is a really easy upgrade.
So buying top spec to make it last a bit longer is not very good value for money!!!

So I would save a load of money by buying a gtx 970, then upgrade it in 2017 to a much faster pascal GPU with the cash I saved
 
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Nobody knows what games are going to come out in 2-3 years time. Nobody knows if you will want to run them on maximum graphics settings or not.
So we cannot predict how long you would be happy with a 980Ti

However, I am pretty sure that in 1-2 years time you will easily be able to buy a far more powerful GPU than a 980Ti for less money....
 
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Based on history, and if you stay at 1080p, it should last you several years, especially with 6GB VRAM as more games are allocating more VRAM for use even at 1080p. We can see that today just in GTA5 and Skyrim with mods using beyond 4GB. But nobody has a crystal ball. All we can do is look into the past.

To put that into perspective, my 4-year old GTX 680 SLI 1080p rig would still be a decent build for today's games except for the fact it is limited to 2GB VRAM. Most games I play allocate between 2-3GB VRAM for use at 1440p with ultra quality settings and some form of AA enabled...Witcher 3, BF4, Crysis 3, Far Cry 4, Battlefront, Project Cars, Assetto Corsa, DiRT Rally).

The 970/980 replacements will be out later this summer and based on history, the GTX 1080 or whatever it will be called will be equal to or even surpass a 980Ti for less money. If you need a card right now, you can't go wrong with a 980Ti for several years to come at 1080p. The flagship 980Ti replacement won't be out until next year some time.

 
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swordsman45

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Thanks that's what I was hoping for. The reason of why I wanted the GTX 980 ti was because when I went cheap and got a GTX 650 and that got old real quick (about only a year).

 
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