worth it to upgrade
Hi Basil!
Im looking into upgrading my Gaming PC and was wondering if its worth it to spend the money now ( $725 CAD) on a GTX 980 TI water cooled GPU, or wait longer till the 1080's lower the price further.
Im currently using a MSI 950 2G #nub
June 29, 2016
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It depends on what games you play and what display setup you have. Both the GTX 980 Ti and the GTX 1080 are intended for high resolution gaming including multi-monitor, 4K, and VR. In this case where the two cards are in the same performance tier, it is preferable to have the newer card for its power efficiency and features. A feature of note, the GTX 1080 has Simultaneous Multi-Projection that improves multi-monitor setups and VR.
I see no reason for you to upgrade if you play on a 1080p monitor. Also, you've had your GTX 950 for less than a year and as such you haven't pulled all the value out of your current card yet.
Considering I spent well over beyond to make my super storage desktop, it's mostly worth it.
But really for precautionary/better investment just wait for a drop honestly. Unless you really need it.
I mean, the first Titan already kinda lowered the price, so I would've already, but if you wanna wait till it becomes the GTX 720, you could.