What GPU should I get to replace my Titan X (Maxwell)?

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I just sold my Titan X (Maxwell) for enough money to buy a Titan X (Pascal). Should I get one of those even though they came out about 6 months ago? I like getting the Titan cards because they have great resell value for data processing people. Also, I know something like a 1080 ti is coming out soon, but I am worried that it will not sell for anything justifying the investment. What do you think?
 
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I do a lot of things with the GPU, but it's mainly gaming and rendering in the Adobe suit. The Titan X (Maxwell) performs between a 1070 and 1080, and it was still no able to hold up a smoother 60 fps in AAA games at 3440x1440 with everything turned up. That said, it could run anything with minimal graphics adjustment. Performance wasn't a huge concern. I just have a chance to upgrade essentially for free given my resale of the Titan X (Maxwell). My biggest complaint about the Titan X (Maxwell) was heat. The entire room was about 10 degrees warmer, which sucks. Now that I am just using a 750 ti as a holdover card, the room is waaaay cooler and doesn't heat up. Plus the 750 ti can also run most things at this resolution with settings turned down, and it's sufficient for photo editing (bit slow for video, though). Anyway, back to the original question: Buy a Titan XP?
 
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If you can hold out a couple months and see what exactly the 1080ti or 2080ti actually is or if they are going to drop another titanx with the full gp102 chip. I think what we get, will all depend on how vega actually ends up performing.
 
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Thinking about it in relation to Vega is interesting. I watch AMD closely and hope they do well. As for whether to get a standard "gaming" card vs a Titan, I am pretty sure I would rather go with a Titan. Like I said in the original post, the resale value actually makes it a decent decision. In fact, the Titan X (Maxwell) is selling on eBay for more than it originally cost. Since I got mine on a good deal (few hundred bucks off), I actually sold it for almost two-times what I bought it for. Not expecting that will happen every generation, but I also notice that the standard gaming cards (e.g. x70, x80, an x80 ti) lose a lot of value quickly just like most other electronics.
 
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Agreed, they hold their value a lot better. I mean, if it doesn't matter to you money wise, just go ahead and get the titanx P and then if vega somehow manages to tie or beat titanx P, then maybe they will drop another titan with the full gp102 ie 3840 cores vs 3584. You should be able to recoup a good amount vs the TI.

I doubt we'll see that or a refresh for the rest of the lineup, unless vega really performs though.
 
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