Comparing Gpu to price, need some advice

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BigBen1996

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I found a used GTX 980ti for $300 from a guy locally, probably able to haggle the price but I'm debating on buying that or waiting for the 1080 to drop to $499 but I'd want to get the MSI gaming x and I feel like it won't be $499. Should I replace my 1060 3gb with the 980ti or wait?
 
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Replacing a 1060 with a 980ti is like replacing a 1060 with a 1070 - there's almost no point. The 1060 is newer than the 980ti and will last you longer.

The 980ti was the king back in 2015, but it doesn't hold a candle to the Pascal cards. Plus, $300 for a 980ti is an immediate red flag for me. I'd advise you viciously check on the card and test it in-person before ever considering buying it. In the case that it really is a perfectly fine 980ti for $300, you still wasted a lot of time and effort for slightly better framerates, a higher electric bill, more fan noise, and a worse prognosis. It's just not worth it in my opinion.

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Well since the price drops from Intel and NVIDIA I'm going to probably stick with them. I hated the fact of switching from Intel to AMD for the CPU but it'd cost me the same for the same performance once they lowered prices. So I plan on going with i7-6700k CPU with a Z270 board and either a GTX 1080 or that 980ti. Just wondering if paying the extra $200 for the 1080 would be worth the performance
 
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Replacing a 1060 with a 980ti is like replacing a 1060 with a 1070 - there's almost no point. The 1060 is newer than the 980ti and will last you longer.

The 980ti was the king back in 2015, but it doesn't hold a candle to the Pascal cards. Plus, $300 for a 980ti is an immediate red flag for me. I'd advise you viciously check on the card and test it in-person before ever considering buying it. In the case that it really is a perfectly fine 980ti for $300, you still wasted a lot of time and effort for slightly better framerates, a higher electric bill, more fan noise, and a worse prognosis. It's just not worth it in my opinion.

See what the next (or the next-next) generation of cards has in store. The notion of "upgrading" your card intra-generation is asymptotic and viciously cyclical. Enjoy your card while you can, and upgrade either when prices REALLY drop or when a new card is able to take the place of the 1060 but at much higher performance and efficiency. Do you see what I'm getting at?
 
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Yep makes sense. I'll probably wait for the 1080 to drop dramatically.
 
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