help deciding on 1080/1080ti or wait for volta

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Hi Guys,

First post so please direct me if its in the wrong place.
Got a custom PC:

H440 Case
Asus P8Z77-v Motherboard
16gb Corsair Vengence Ram
750W EVGA Modual PSU
i7 3770 CPU
H80iv2
2TB Harddrive
2x480gb SSD's
MSI GTX 970 GPU

I looking to buy a high end graphics card to run my 4k screen at, looking at a gtx1080 or 1080ti, like the strix of msi versions the best. Am I better off waiting for the new gtx gpu's to come out, are they going to be much more expensive than £500~ for the 80's or £700~ for the 80ti's. This mining craze is making GPU's so expensive just wondering what your advice would be .
Thanks in advance
Tom
 
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I haven't seen much about Volta yet and have no idea when it will release. It probably will be faster than the 10 series for sure but if you already have a 4K monitor I would just get a 1080Ti. You could always sell it and move up to Volta which I'm sure a lot of people will do if the rumours of Volta's performance gains are true. I wouldn't wait on Volta though for X number of months, you need a really strong GPU like a 1080 for 4k gaming.

The mining craze isn't ending anytime soon I wouldn't hold your breath on that one. That and the chip shortage will keep RAM and GPU prices higher for at least 6 months to a year.
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I haven't seen much about Volta yet and have no idea when it will release. It probably will be faster than the 10 series for sure but if you already have a 4K monitor I would just get a 1080Ti. You could always sell it and move up to Volta which I'm sure a lot of people will do if the rumours of Volta's performance gains are true. I wouldn't wait on Volta though for X number of months, you need a really strong GPU like a 1080 for 4k gaming.

The mining craze isn't ending anytime soon I wouldn't hold your breath on that one. That and the chip shortage will keep RAM and GPU prices higher for at least 6 months to a year.
 
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Thankyou for your response, everything you say makes sense, jut what I i wanted to hear to buy a new graphics card! Now just the 1080 vs 1080ti question to solve.
Cheers
 
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If you have a 4k display already I would get a 1080 Ti if you can afford it. It's a monster with 4k and will be a revelvant card in gaming for many years.

The 1080 Ti is very expensive so If you feel you don't want to invest the extra $200 for 15-20% more performance the 1080 is a good option for 4k as well you only will lose a bit of future proofing is all. The vendor doesn't matter much. MSI, ASUS, and EVGA are my personally preferred brands. The only differences between them are slightly different clock speeds and the cooler design.
 
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If you are looking for smooth 60FPS 4K gaming the Ti is your card. I recommend and purchased:D EVGA's 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid yesterday. https://overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/evga_gtx_1080_ti_ftw3_hybrid_review/1 reviews that card. I've heard the hottest it gets is 51. Others don't get past 45C. Its max temp also depends on your case's cooling abilities and the ambient temps.. For comparison's sake you can look over here http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-rog-strix-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-oc,5225-5.html for a review of Asus's 1080 Ti.
 
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Going by how nvidia does things, you'll have to wait another year or so for the Volta 2080 TI version.

The 2080 will probably perform on or near the level of the 1080ti but might not have as much memory.

It depends on if you are patient enough to wait for the Volta release really.
 
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