Can someone talk me out of getting a 1080ti this late?

[DeclaredSnow]

i would like a new GPU since i cant play all of my games at a locked 144FPS on ultra settings.

( BF1 with minor setting tweaks 100-120 FPS ) The witcher 3 ultra minor tweaks and hair works 60-75 FPS ). ( all 1080p ofc ). Titanfall 2 120 Ish with minor tweaks. Warframe Ultra 1080p 250-300 FPS. ( locked 144 ) ( i am not mentioning everything but this should get you an idea of where my performance is at.

NOW. getting a 1080ti this late is a bit against my own mindset. like volta should be here somewhere next year. now that VEGA was no treat to NVIDIA and the 1080ti is still king they will not have any haste to launch a new platform anyway.

my main issues are, getting a 1080ti for 1080p gaming... yeah. i know. but when i considered a 1080, witch would make a lot more sense, I figured that spending a little more on a 1080ti for a lot more performance, is more efficient.

now what brand. looking at The asus ROG STRIX or the MSI LIGHTNING X/Z. with the last going for a whooping 1280USD in my country, i could get a founders edition, a NZXT bracket kit and a Damn NZXT Kraken AIO cooler for less then the MSI Lightning Card, and i will get better temps since it would be water cooled. but then again, the Lightning looks Smashing. and looks are a fact in my current setup.

thinking my CPU actually might bottleneck a 1080ti on 1080p makes this whole idea laughable again.

i could aslo use a grand on a new 1440p monitor. but i fear for my own sanity running that res on a 1060 😛

i can afford the card. i should not, but i can if i want.

Specs and only writhing here whats directly relevant for the GPU
I5 6600k at 4.5Ghz ( Watercooled ).
EVGA 650W Supernova G2 PSU
ASUS ROG STRIX 1060 ( OC ) (CORE 2139MHz and MEM 8216MHz).
24" 1080p 144Hz panel ( main,) secondary 24" 1080p 60Hz and a 1080p 22" 60Hz)

 

[SoggyTissue]

wait until black friday in november? might save yourself some cash ! only 3 months wait

 

[cosmoji]

buying a card right now isnt the best choice... the cryptocurrency surge has pushed prices for amd cards through the roof, and indirectly levered more demand on nvidia cards as more people buy them for normal use since amds are practically unavailable. i'd wait for the prices to drop some.

however, dont feel bad needing that horsepower. even at 1080, you're trying to drive 144hz and itll be viable for longer than the 1060 you have now as newer releases demand more and more.

also, theres always the "wait! the next release is just around the corner!" aspect. so its either buy it late at a better price, or get a year of claiming its the best and pay tons when its new.

so my opinion is go for it, just wait a bit for the prices to drop. but again, opinion.