Advice: Buy 1080 now or wait for 1080TI ?

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Hi folks,

Wanted to get an opinion on the 1080 vs 1080TI.

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU and the 1080 is good enough to do the job as far as I can tell. I'm planning to use it for regular gaming and also to check out some VR gaming. From what I understand, the 1080 is very capable of handling VR gaming. Here are some more details on what is part of the equation for me:

1 - Will use it for VR gaming & regular gaming.
2 - My screen is 2560 x 1440 and I have no intention of moving to 4k.
3 - Current pricing of 1080's is my max budget.

I guess my paranoia is that I buy a 1080 today, only to see the 1080TI come out shortly after at a lower cost. That said, I've read some comments that the TI would likely be more expensive than the base 1080, which would make all the discussion moot and I could just go ahead with the 1080 and feel aok.

Any thoughts much appreciated and cheers.

Phil



 
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Isokolon
is the 1080Ti even officially announced yet? Because if it's not we're talking about summer the earliest, more so autmn until you can actually buy one.

for your needs a 1080 should be sufficient.

but I think AMD is about to line up their vega line? this could drop prices on a 1080 for 50$ maybe, IF AMD can compete with the card.

in my personal opinion, until release dates are out in the open just buy the 1080. it's a very capable card.
when you're getting a 1080Ti you will have the same dilemma --- a 1080Ti now or a 1170 in a few months?
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is the 1080Ti even officially announced yet? Because if it's not we're talking about summer the earliest, more so autmn until you can actually buy one.

for your needs a 1080 should be sufficient.

but I think AMD is about to line up their vega line? this could drop prices on a 1080 for 50$ maybe, IF AMD can compete with the card.

in my personal opinion, until release dates are out in the open just buy the 1080. it's a very capable card.
when you're getting a 1080Ti you will have the same dilemma --- a 1080Ti now or a 1170 in a few months?
 
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Thanks for the answers.

One follow up question then - do you recommend the founders edition or something from one of the resellers? My understanding is that the founders edition is built by nVidia directly and you should expect better quality. I don't mind paying slightly more for quality given that my current Asus 780 has a wobbly fan.

Thoughts?
 
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