Gigabyte 1080 WaterForce--Buy now. Or wait?

[bhooshanaj]

Hey guys. I have been wanting to buy a All-in-One Water Cooled card. And the Gigabyte 1080 Xtreme WaterForce is perfect. It's an overkill for 60 fps 1440p. But I am future proofing. (Yes, 1080 is still a good card for me. I'm in India so even when Volta comes out. It will be balls expensive)

I am getting one on eBay USA .. 7 months used. Seemingly Good condition. For $515 (+$120 shipping to India)

My question. Should I buy now or wait? I might not get this very card later. There'll be plenty of 1080's on eBay when Volta comes. But I don't know how of many these. And how many would be lightly used.

Advice?

 

[huntlong]

If you really want this particular card then go for it. But 1080 for 60 FPS 1440p isn’t as overkill as you might think. I have a 1080ti and maxing out some games is still a challenge. You’re right that you might not find this water cooled card again but once the 1180 comes out you might find you’re able to get a 1080 ti at this price point once the market resettles.

 

[bhooshanaj]

If you really want this particular card then go for it. But 1080 for 60 FPS 1440p isn’t as overkill as you might think. I have a 1080ti and maxing out some games is still a challenge. You’re right that you might not find this water cooled card again but once the 1180 comes out you might find you’re able to get a 1080 ti at this price point once the market resettles.

When the market resettles. That would be around... Oct-Nov. If not later. No?

 

[huntlong]

Resettles is a relative term right now with mining and ram prices and everything else considered. I just would not buy a 1080 or 1080ti at the moment when new cards are about to come out driving all pascal cards down in price. But I also just noticed you are in India so I am not familiar with the prices and shipping costs in your region.

 

[bhooshanaj]

Resettles is a relative term right now with mining and ram prices and everything else considered. I just would not buy a 1080 or 1080ti at the moment when new cards are about to come out driving all pascal cards down in price. But I also just noticed you are in India so I am not familiar with the prices and shipping costs in your region.

To give you a relative idea of cost in India. A...

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11G 11GB Graphic Card (GV-N108TAORUS-11GD) is for $1199 in India. That's $200 more than newegg USA.
Until last 2 months it was $1350.
So when Volta hits the INDIAN shelves. It would be around $250 costlier here...or more.
1080 would be for ...$600ish. Which would.. around $100 less than what I am paying now.

But this card...WaterForce. I don't know if I could find it again.

I am never going for a 1080 Ti. I am not that heavy a gamer.