lightdragon64 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 like i said, i'm going to buy the nvida GTX 1080, however i wasn't planning on buying the founders edition of it because i don't see a point in spending an additional 100$ on a graphics card that looks slightly different from the default one, i know there is a normal version of the 1080, however i can't seem to find it, the one that costs 599$ rather than the 699$ that is sold out literally everywhere... does anybody know where i could either pre-order or buy the normal one right now? and i don't mean the founders one for reasons stated above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 wait a couple months so that there's actually anything to buy. buying anything right now is a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightdragon64 Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) 47 minutes ago, taiiat said: wait a couple months so that there's actually anything to buy. buying anything right now is a mistake. yea wasn't planning on buying it right now... espically off of ebay... the founders version is of no intrest to me, i want one with a better cooling system... that and the fact that people are trying to price gouge the thing for more than twice its value... No thank you... Edited May 28, 2016 by lightdragon64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 if you want custom Coolers (ofcourse you do), then you also want Custom PCB's - just wait till like, july or august at the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefPlays Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 People actually have this kind of money to spend on something which will be obsolete in 2 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 On 5/28/2016 at 11:04 PM, Jeffrey94 said: People actually have this kind of money to spend on something which will be obsolete in 2 years? by that logic, buying a Graphics Card, ever - is a waste and you should never do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefPlays Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 1 hour ago, taiiat said: by that logic, buying a Graphics Card, ever - is a waste and you should never do it. Fair point. But there's a difference between buying a graphics card and buying a graphics card which costs the same as an entire computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 31 minutes ago, Jeffrey94 said: But there's a difference between buying a graphics card and buying a graphics card which costs the same as an entire computer if you want high end performance, those are the sorts of GPU's you buy. buying low end GPU's allows playability, but some people are looking for more than just playability, but also pretty visuals and consistent performance. and FYI - buying high end GPU's actually costs less in the long run. if you buy the $200-250 GPU every year or two, you're spending more money in total than if you buy a blistering edge GPU every couple of generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefPlays Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 1 minute ago, taiiat said: if you want high end performance, those are the sorts of GPU's you buy. buying low end GPU's allows playability, but some people are looking for more than just playability, but also pretty visuals and consistent performance. and FYI - buying high end GPU's actually costs less in the long run. if you buy the $200-250 GPU every year or two, you're spending more money in total than if you buy a blistering edge GPU every couple of generations. Ehh, I'm more the type who would get the $200-250 GPU and run it till the metaphorical wheels come off. Given the console-centric nature of the industry these days, that just makes sense to me. But hey, to each their own I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abenoki Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 OP dont buy now, wait till AIB Partners release ones with better coolers and power delivery. The "founders edition" has poor cooling and power delivery which severely limits its OCability and ability to maintain peak clocks. If you buy now itd be really stupid as youd be paying more for a lesser card of the same model. Right now the leaks of AIBs are looking to be FAR better than the reference 1080, espescially the Zotac with 16+3 phase VRMs and others with similar over the top power delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abenoki Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Jeffrey94 said: Ehh, I'm more the type who would get the $200-250 GPU and run it till the metaphorical wheels come off. Given the console-centric nature of the industry these days, that just makes sense to me. But hey, to each their own I guess Buying a top of the line or as top as you can is a far better idea. My 6970s lasted me nearly 5yrs because i forked out for the best at the time, right now im rocking 270x because i got it used for 100$ but when i can ill be going top end again (waiting to see how polaris/vega look)to squeeze out another 5+yrs out of a gpu, then maybe toss a second in when theyre 100$ and wait even longer. Same reason i didnt skimp out on the rest of my system, building a system to last 6-8yrs vs 2 is a far wiser investment. Edited May 30, 2016 by Echoa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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