Gtx 1080

[Zenny]

Sorry if this has been asked already, but what kind of 1080 everyone got? And which one would you recommend. I'm thinking either MSI Gaming X or Gigabyte.

MSI Gaming Z is coming out soon. But the X should overlock just as well, if you can find out the Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme Edition appears to be one of the better ones.

[Bigvizz]

Sorry if this has been asked already, but what kind of 1080 everyone got? And which one would you recommend. I'm thinking either MSI Gaming X or Gigabyte.

Well, I got a Gigabyte G1 1070 and it came out of the box at about 1980mhz on the core. Was able to get core up to 2103 and I was playing RoTR the other day holding 68C in a NZXT H440. My vote would be for Gigabyte G1 that cooler does a outstanding job.

[Deleted]

Sorry if this has been asked already, but what kind of 1080 everyone got? And which one would you recommend. I'm thinking either MSI Gaming X or Gigabyte.

Just gonna put this down again... Comparison test of different coolers for the 1080 (which you could extrapolate to the 1070 as well).

Palit/Gainward have the best cooler, just remember they are 2,5 slots big.

[Sorshen]

The GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Founders Edition graphics card is crafted by NVIDIA engineers with premium materials and components. Plus, it features brilliant thermals that keep the GPU cool under even the most intense gaming conditions.

+50$ for "brilliant thermals". I lol'd

[Drunkenvalley]

Just gonna put this down again... Comparison test of different coolers for the 1080 (which you could extrapolate to the 1070 as well).

Palit/Gainward have the best cooler, just remember they are 2,5 slots big.

Any overclocking difference with regards to voltages? I mean, I'd likely put a waterblock on it after all if I bought one.

[Grishnaar]

Around 120% of my monthly paycheck.
Cant wait to buy it....in 2022. xD

[Deleted]

I've finally decided a date to pick up the GTX 1080.

Will be on August 30th. Prices should be balanced by then and at the end of the month with the paycheck will make it easy to pay for it.

Going with either EVGA or MSI, gonna switch it out for my GTX 970. My reason is because I've switched to a 3440x1440 and the 970 isn't holding it's own in the likes of Witcher 3.

[Deleted]

Any overclocking difference with regards to voltages? I mean, I'd likely put a waterblock on it after all if I bought one.

I don't think there are many differences at the moment regarding OCing between the chips. Nvidia has a tight control on the voltages etc. Everything I have read so far is pointing to a hard wall at around 2.1+ Ghz.... That is with little voltage control Afterburner gives.

[Azurenys]

Guys, help please!

I'm in the process of updating the rig in my signature, getting z170 mobo, DDR4, 6600k with a slight clock (for now).

Should I jump on the 1080 for MAXIMUM POWER or save some cash and get the 1070?

Mainly going to play newest games on ultra at 1080p (maaaybe 1440p in the distant future). Was certainly hoping at 144hz Gsync monitor so that makes me think of the 1080 even more.. is it worth it? Please help me with my dilemma! <3

[Fascinate]

If you got the money and can find an aftermarket 1080 for around 599.00 id jump on it.

[mrgreenthump]

Mainly going to play newest games on ultra at 1080p (maaaybe 1440p in the distant future). Was certainly hoping at 144hz Gsync monitor so that makes me think of the 1080 even more.. is it worth it? Please help me with my dilemma! <3

If you get anything but a 1440p 144hz, the 1070 should be enough. Though yes if you plan to get a 1440p 144hz Gsync panel at some point, the 1080 will good for some games that have high graphical demand.

[Shinzai]

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-roadmap-2017-volta-gpu/

I'd seen about this article on Fudzilla already and a couple of other lesser sites previously. Basically, it looks as though "Volta" may be out May, next year. And considering it's basically going to be 16nm, potentially with HBM2 on board, it's as I'd previously assumed, likely to be the real Pascal. It's most likely going to be another row of 30% upgrades and is the type of release that gives Nvidia's marketing board a giant erection. Year on year upgrades. They're going to tout it as being Volta next year, while more than likely just making full use of the /real/ Pascal tech, finally. Then in 2018, they can release the actual Volta cards under yet another name.

I'd suggest that GP104 and similar /are/ Maxwell's final form, so to speak. The P100 looks exactly like their older Volta designs/concepts - an incredibly powerful GPU with "stacked DRAM" (HBM / HBM2 now). Volta was initially planned to debut in 2017, but for reasons is now a 2018 piece. Pascal in the form of GP104 isn't really Pascal. The P100 is an entirely different beast, with a far different range of abilities to the GP104.

What we have is:

1050-1080 series = Maxwell 3.0
1080Ti/Titan P(?) = Pascal (Originally Volta designation)
Something else altogether in 2018 = New Volta

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

If you got the money and can find an aftermarket 1080 for around 599.00 id jump on it.

http://www.mindfactory.de/Hardware/G.../GTX+1080.html

How about 899 euro for an after-market 1080 :/

[Remilia]

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-roadmap-2017-volta-gpu/

I'd seen about this article on Fudzilla already and a couple of other lesser sites previously. Basically, it looks as though "Volta" may be out May, next year. And considering it's basically going to be 16nm, potentially with HBM2 on board, it's as I'd previously assumed, likely to be the real Pascal. It's most likely going to be another row of 30% upgrades and is the type of release that gives Nvidia's marketing board a giant erection. Year on year upgrades. They're going to tout it as being Volta next year, while more than likely just making full use of the /real/ Pascal tech, finally. Then in 2018, they can release the actual Volta cards under yet another name.

Yeah... sadly your prediction, and my own, for Titan/1080Ti are wrong in it's still using GDDR5X and the same layout.
Just another beefed up Maxwell, no HBM2.
Kind of dumb they advertised Pascal as 3D memory when we won't get any.

[Zenny]

I wouldn't trust wccftech for rumors at all, anyone remember the 1600Mhz overclock RX480? When almost all AIB cards struggle to get over 1400Mhz if they are lucky. Also "Pascal in the form of GP104 isn't really Pascal"? Give me a break.

[Master Guns]

If you get anything but a 1440p 144hz, the 1070 should be enough. Though yes if you plan to get a 1440p 144hz Gsync panel at some point, the 1080 will good for some games that have high graphical demand.

So you're trying to say 8gb of ddr5 isn't enough for 1440 lol? The 1070 will smash anything at 1440.

[Remilia]

So you're trying to say 8gb of ddr5 isn't enough for 1440 lol? The 1070 will smash anything at 1440.

Well, he said nothing about the RAM, and it's not the RAM that hes noting, it's the power of the overall card. 2560x1440@144Hz is extremely demanding. Arguably more demanding than 3840x2160@60Hz. And it's really silly to think RAM capacity has much to do with performance. It only helps when you actually do need it, and you'll know when you do need it, because the performance goes into the single digits.

[Shinzai]

Yeah... sadly your prediction, and my own, for Titan/1080Ti are wrong in it's still using GDDR5X and the same layout.
Just another beefed up Maxwell, no HBM2.
Kind of dumb they advertised Pascal as 3D memory when we won't get any.
[img]http://www.legitreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pascal-gpu-roadmap.jpg[/ img]

Yup, not even I expected them to milk it this hard... with that in mind though, I now wonder if the 1080Ti literally going to be a die-shrunk 980 Ti/Titan X/whatever.

[Master Guns]

Again: you're saying that a 1070 cannot support 1440? When lower tier cards have been doing it since before the inception of the 1070?

[Lathais]

Again: you're saying that a 1070 cannot support 1440? When lower tier cards have been doing it since before the inception of the 1070?

Nope, not what they said, the 144hz part is key here. Sure, a 1070 will handle 1440p just fine, but staying over 144FPS for a 144hz monitor is a different story altogether.