Debating if I should upgrade Video Card

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thenjduke

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So I have MSI 1080 TI Seahawk and really debating if I should upgrade to 2080 TI or a 2080. I play on a lg34uc89g monitor and just wondering if I will see much improvement or continue hold onto the 1080 TI and play on this. I play a lot of Battlefield V and also GTA and other games of the nature. Any thoughts?
 
My thought would also be not to bother. The 2080Ti is a bit faster than a 1080Ti, and you'd be more consistent at the high refresh rates on that Ultrawide, but it's not a crazy resolution and I don't think it would be all that impactful based on what your running now.

Depends on if $1,200 is worth it or not to you I suppose, as that's the entry level price to upgrade what you have.

I'm completely discounting RT and DLSS as well - those don't move the needle at all for me, but you may feel differently, particularly since BF V does support both.
 
Thanks/ I already have SSD and 32 GB of ram on 2700X. I guess no reason to upgrade then. Thanks for the help :)
 
Agree with others, just wait until the next nvidia cards are out. RTX just isn't mature enough right now to be worth it. The 1080ti is really a great card.
 
If any upgrade is in need, its your display. A 2560x1080 is really just a wider 1080p monitor, still small. I would go for something like a 3440x1440p display. There is much more of a 'wow factor' that comes from larger higher res displays than any other component upgrade in a PC.
 
amenx said:
If any upgrade is in need, its your display. A 2560x1080 is really just a wider 1080p monitor, still small. I would go for something like a 3440x1440p display. There is much more of a 'wow factor' that comes from larger higher res displays than any other component upgrade in a PC.
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If it were a standard refresh rate monitor, I could agree but, I looked it up online and it is a 144hz GSync monitor, definitely a keeper.
 
amenx said:
If any upgrade is in need, its your display. A 2560x1080 is really just a wider 1080p monitor, still small. I would go for something like a 3440x1440p display. There is much more of a 'wow factor' that comes from larger higher res displays than any other component upgrade in a PC.
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I had a 55 inch Samsung but didn't card for it on desk
 
I upgraded from the 1080Ti to the 2080Ti at 2560 x 1440. I noticed improvements in some games but not all. I just like to be able to set everything at max with no worries. I created a thread similar to this a little while ago and it was mostly 50/50. I just went for it.
 
ManofGod said:
Build a second computer? :) :D You can never have enough.
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I cannot imagine why one person would need two high performance computers... at least for themselves

thenjduke said:
So I have MSI 1080 TI Seahawk and really debating if I should upgrade to 2080 TI or a 2080. I play on a lg34uc89g monitor and just wondering if I will see much improvement or continue hold onto the 1080 TI and play on this. I play a lot of Battlefield V and also GTA and other games of the nature. Any thoughts?
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1080Ti already beats what rumors indicate Navi will be in performance and matches it in features so there is little reason to believe its second hand prices will fall anytime soon so you might as well hold onto it a little more.

1080Ti is plenty enough for 2560x1080.
2080 should be enough for RTX on that resolution and would cost about 200-300 bucks to upgrade
2080Ti would be even better and be actual upgrade and side-grade but cost you about 500-600 bucks

Personally I do not see much sense to go through sell-buy hassle and recommend to upgrade to RTX 3080 or something when it comes out. Of course it all depends on your budget. With money to spend it does not make as much sense to limit yourself, especially given life is short and GPU cards are not that expensive anyway. People make big deal out of price, like eg. 50$ made life-death difference but actually these things are pretty cheap...
 
TheRookie said:
A GeForce RTX 2080 is not an upgrade and a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is really expensive not worth it unless you are playing at 4K and not getting enough FPS.
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Coming from someone who went from a 1080 ti to a 2080, it's the definition of a side-grade. Several hundred wasted.

Stick with your 1080 ti at 2560. It's the perfect card for that resolution.
 
harmattan said:
Coming from someone who went from a 1080 ti to a 2080, it's the definition of a side-grade. Several hundred wasted.

Stick with your 1080 ti at 2560. It's the perfect card for that resolution.
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GTX 1080Ti is actually for 2560x1080 pretty overpowered...
 
Wow was looking at going 1080 Ti Seahawk to 2080 myself. Maybe I should drop that whole idea.
 
I do as well...I want the 1660/1660ti...you will notice THAT improvement 6gb of DDR6...quite a bit more Cuda's.
That thing will supersample more titles and like the harder AAA ones etc...as intended. And a Good Price.
 
Another vote for a new monitor. Find a 34” 3440x1440 144hz display with gsync. High refresh rate is something that makes you wonder how you ever used a computer without it. Even regular desktop usage feels so good compared to sloggy 60hz.
 
AltTabbins said:
Another vote for a new monitor. Find a 34” 3440x1440 144hz display with gsync. High refresh rate is something that makes you wonder how you ever used a computer without it. Even regular desktop usage feels so good compared to sloggy 60hz.
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The horrors us creatives have to endure on our 60hz sloggy 4K desktops is unimaginable.
 
Unless you really want RTX support (full not just software) then do so, but the 1080ti is roughly the same as a RTX2080 normal in real term performance & if the games you are currently playing are running at adequate frame rates already then is there any real reason to upgrade? I went from a GTX970 to a RTX2070 and cannot see me upgrading for a very long time now.
 
Auer said:
The horrors us creatives have to endure on our 60hz sloggy 4K desktops is unimaginable.
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LOL no idea how I managed before the 60hz 2160p panels I have!!!! I just lock the V-Sync/Freesync or whatever they call it and go from there. Games are still playable & flicker free (the ones I play anyway)
 
Well I DID Obviously...you can get vega 56 for a good deal now...that's still not out of the question...and again that's monster upgrade.

You really think Full Team Red again?...that's been yearssss like the 270/290 days....the Sapphire ones that Launched with Battlefield etc lol

Or idk just wait...
 
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Unless you for some reason want more FPS then your screens refresh rate, then just stick with your 1080ti.
I have a 1080ti and a 3440x1440 screen, and I have no reason to upgrade my GPU. I perfectly get 95 FPS in BFV, that perfectly matches my screens 95hz.
This might not be OP's case, but Im guessing he is getting even faster FPS because of the 1080 Resolution of his screen.

Just hold out till the 3000 series OP.
 
If you don't already have it, a gsync/freesync monitor would be a bigger upgrade than speeding up the GPU.
 
I am holding off and I actually enjoy the gaming monitor I have. I did have it hooked into 4k Samsung TV and if I decide to go back to that I will but just too big on the desk.
 
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