Hey guys, long time no post. My son was born so I've been pretty busy but now I'm about to do a new build for my buddy.
Here's where "y'all" come in.. check out the specs of the build I'm planning and let me know if it's worth it to spend the extra on a 1080.
He's going to have it hooked up to a 4k TV for the main display and would like to game @ 4k where possible. Otherwise this build is planned for eventual VR use too.
The GPU I'm currently eyeballing is the EVGA GTX 1070 FTW2 for $449 @ Amazon.
Can I give you some advice about your build? You are talking about 4K. Forget 7700K, get the new i5-8400 and quality custom GTX1080. You'll get WAY better performance from such build (especially in 4K) than 7700K and 1070. Not only that, this will cost you less!
Only reason I'm still wondering about whether or not he should get a 1080 is because of what I've heard about OC'd 1070s, Otherwise I'll just present him with the info about 1070 vs 1080 in regards to costs and performance expectations.
Only reason I'm still wondering about whether or not he should get a 1080 is because of what I've heard about OC'd 1070s, Otherwise I'll just present him with the info about 1070 vs 1080 in regards to costs and performance expectations.
If your friend is expecting 4K@60fps with max settings in most current games with a GTX 1080 he/she might be disappointed. Even a 1080Ti will struggle with some current games at 4K@60fps. Some future game releases will struggle even more. What's your friend's upgrade cycle? If he/she upgrades a gpu every 2-3 years. A GTX 1080 will hold him/her over until a more capable card that can easily hit 4K@60fps arrives. If the upgrade cycle is longer, than he/she might have to look into the 1080Tis. IMO, I don't expect Nvidia's 2018 gpu releases to hit 4K@60fps in all current games maxxed either let alone the 2018 game releases. 2019/2020 is when I expect a gpu that can easily handle 4K@60fps+ maxxed for current games.
That pretty much sums up things for me lol. That and everyone else's input regarding 4k and frame rates right now. I'll try to get him to go for the 1080, seems like a no brainer.
The gtx 1080 is a 1440 ultra gpu for most modern AAA games. The 1080ti will run most games at 4k with AA off and few settings turned down. The first real 4k card will be the Big Die Volta part until then we are stuck with the 1080ti as the single card 4k solution and multigpu if your game of your choice still supports that feature.
yes...you maybe not believe me, even I opened the case, I'm still unable to hear the fans running at 100%...UNLESS I put my ears so close to the card, then I can hear it, but from the normal distance, I can't.
At the first time, I don't believe, that's why I tried it few times, but still can't hear the fans spinning at full speed.
yes...you maybe not believe me, even I opened the case, I'm still unable to hear the fans running at 100%...UNLESS I put my ears so close to the card, then I can hear it, but from the normal distance, I can't.
At the first time, I don't believe, that's why I tried it few times, but still can't hear the fans spinning at full speed.
If you get a lower wattage PSU (probably won't pull more than 450W, even with the 1080 ti) and ditch that (trash) CLC for a comparable air cooler you could free up some of the budget for the ti.
Could also drop to 256GB m2 and add a HDD for games and free up even more of the budget.
1080ti is worth every penny at 4k, wouldn't even bother with anything else personally.
The base gigabyte model with three fans is good value
When i bought it they were price matching founders editions
Same PCB as the founders but different coolers I think
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