Upgrade itch is back

Hummel75

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Nov 13, 2013
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So I have left my rig alone for the better part of 2 yrs and the itch to tear it apart and redo it is starting. Thought I'd run it by you guys to see what a good path may be.

Currently,

i5-4670K @ 4Ghz
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming
64gb DDR3 2400 G-skill
MSI GTX 980ti x2 SLI
1TB WD (storage)
3TB ST (storage)
500GB Evo SSD (games)
250GB Evo SSD (OS)
1200 Seasonic X-series PSU ( I know its overkill, bit it came cheap from a buddy)
currently hooked up to a 32 in 1440p. I had a 4k at one point, but it was too small to make sense, figured i'd wait for that market to mature.

Used mostly for gaming.

Reading up on the latest stuff it seems there isn't much that would make financial sense.
Starting over with a new ITX rig does seem tempting as well though.
 

Barty1884

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SLI 980TI's and a Haswell CPU.....

Erm...

.... Maybe find a used i7-4770K or 4790K? Otherwise, I don't think there's anything you could upgrade (Component or platform) that's going to net you gains anywhere proportionate to the cost.

A mITX change could be cool...... but you'd be cutting yourself back to a single 980TI.

I'd look to a minimum of a 1080TI as a step up (assuming you've been able to utilize SLI in at least some of your titles), otherwise you'd be pretty disappointed IMO.

BUT, that's currently a $1,000 GPU (or more).... and just not worth it at that kind of money.
 

Hummel75

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Nov 13, 2013
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Yeah, that's the conclusion I have come to, and yes I was thinking the 1080ti for an ITX build but like you said :(.
What would 2 used 980ti's go for these days? lol
 

Barty1884

Retired Moderator
$350 a piece would be a reasonable expectation. Maybe a little more.

Depending on the exact card, a single 980TI rivals a stock 1070, and can even push beyond it with a bit of an OC.
So, they're still in demand given the lack of 1070 (or greater) availability for a reasonable price.

If your titles don't scale well with SLI and you really want to move to mITX, I'd considering selling the whole rig (with 1x GPU).
Keep a 980TI for use just now, until a 1080TI (or next gen top tier card) is available for MSRP