GTX 1080 founders edition for $600 worth it?

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I didn't say it was not great, I simply said there were likely to be models available that do not have the same concerns with black and contrast or viewing angles, as what I see for that monitor based on professional reviews.

Color accuracy is middling at 3.01, where a lower score is better, and a score under one is best. Once again, the Acer and Asus both beat out the Dell with scores of 1.61 and 2.17 respectively.

The Dell only produces 93 percent of the sRGB spectrum, which might sound like a lot — but even cheap displays typically reach into the high 90s, and both 1440p gaming monitors mentioned above produce 100 percent right out of the box. AdobeRGB coverage is 69 percent, while the Asus and Acer both reach the high 70s...
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Now? During the crazy prices? Definitely worth it. Even if the prices weren't skyrocketing, you still got a good deal. I picked up my current 1080 Ti FTW3 for $700, that was a crazy deal. Also, I definitely think that your 3770k will bottleneck the 1080. You planning on upgrading MOBO + CPU in the near future?
 
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I was literally about to post a thread asking the same thing. I just started looking at parts a few days go and this looked like a good deal. The 1080>1070 right? Best Buy has it for $589 right now. Thinking of grabbing one.
 
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Yes, the 1080 is superior to the 1070. $598 is a good deal for founders edition, I would pick it up. Can your PC handle it?
 
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My 1080 FTW3 was $859 🙁 It was priced similarly to EVGA's price at their site. $700 is insane for anything other than the reference Nvdia 1080 Ti even if mining wasn't beating GFX card prices senseless. Very nice😀 Interesting to own an EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid. No upgrade for 3 years minimum. Never been in a position where a GFX card upgrade is impossible.
 
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I got super lucky with the deal I got. I spend all my free time browsing my local microcenter looking for the best deals. I picked up the card back in October, if I remember correctly.
 
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In that case the 3770k might be giving you issues. Test the games and if you can't get the framerate you want on even the lowest settings then the cpu is the issue. You can easily see a cpu bottleneck if by lowering the graphics you don't see a fps improvement at all or very little.
 
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1440p at 144Hz ultra is a territory I like to keep for 1080 Ti. Refresh rate and FPS should be as close as possible. 1440p is easy for a 1080 but 144FPS constant isn't. At reduced settings it will be. Ultra isn't happening with resource hungry titles. 3770 will be fine.
 
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So should I cancel the dell s2716dg 1440 monitor I ordered? Or do I still want 1440 resolution?
Best monitor I have now is a 1080p 60hz

Also just FYI there was never any instock alert or anything and it didn't show up on nowinstock I just was bored and looked and bestbuy had add to cart button on the 1080. So these in stock sites may not be as accurate as we think.
 
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Your choice. I'd keep it.
 
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I don't know where you live, but I just checked fourteen zip codes in five different states, and not a single one of them showed any stock within 250 miles of any of those zip codes. Since those cards show as Store Pickup only, I really doubt there is any actual availability on them and if there is, and you can order them online, you'd better jump fast because there won't be within minutes or hours.
 
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Unless you got a really good deal on that monitor, and I don't know what you paid for it, you can probably get a better one for less.

Indications are that black and contrast, as well as viewing angles, are not terrific on that unit.

There are certainly worse displays you could end up with, even pay more for, but potentially you could do better.

It's not a BAD monitor by any means, based on specs and reviews.


1440p/144hz on a GTX 1080 should not be a problem for the most part as long as you don't insist that you have to have ultra settings on every game. Most games, it should not be a big problem. There will certainly be some games though that you'll have to turn some things like hairworks down on, or drop to a very high preset. Overall, I think you're biggest resource problem will be the CPU.

Maintaining frame rates, especially if you have to drop some settings, might not be the easiest thing to do with a 6 year old CPU. Certainly it will work. But I wouldn't expect the same performance you'd see from a newer CPU even with the GPU card cranked up to Ultra to reduce the load off the CPU. There is a potential for some issues there if you're trying to maintain 144fps.
 
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Paid $480 for the monitor. Seems like I hear 10 guys saying its great than another saying its not so great. Every monitor seems to have the same good and bad. So ill try it see what happens

I was originally planning on a build but the GPU market put a stop to that then I was on the fence about a prebuilt dell but wasn't sure I wanted a dell. Had everything I wanted and a 1080 card for less than a build with current pricing.

Just happened upon a reasonably priced 1080 card so now I could do the build and end up at same price point as a prebuilt but have things setup the way I want

My plan is to try out the card on my current machine. Do a little research and OC it a bit and see what that gets me and if I get good results ill wait and if I don't ill buy the new CPU/MoBo.
 
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I didn't say it was not great, I simply said there were likely to be models available that do not have the same concerns with black and contrast or viewing angles, as what I see for that monitor based on professional reviews.

Color accuracy is middling at 3.01, where a lower score is better, and a score under one is best. Once again, the Acer and Asus both beat out the Dell with scores of 1.61 and 2.17 respectively.

The Dell only produces 93 percent of the sRGB spectrum, which might sound like a lot — but even cheap displays typically reach into the high 90s, and both 1440p gaming monitors mentioned above produce 100 percent right out of the box. AdobeRGB coverage is 69 percent, while the Asus and Acer both reach the high 70s.

Gamma is too low, coming in at 2.0 instead of an ideal 2.2, which is perhaps the worst problem. Low gamma means the middle tones of the image are rendered too brightly, which in turn causes a number of issues that are detrimental to the viewing experience. Colors are muted, contrast is poor, and black levels aren’t as deep as they should be. Gamma is the only area where the Dell really falls behind its competitors, but it drags the screen down, producing a lifeless viewing experience.
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https://www.digitaltrends.com/monitor-reviews/dell-s2716dg-review/


https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/6464/11/dell-s2716dg-review-a-dell-gaming-monitor-conclusion


Overall, it is a good monitor, although, being a TN panel you cannot expect it to have the same visual qualities and viewing angles as a similarly spec'd IPS, which for most is ok. I'm sure you'll be perfectly happy with it, I had only wanted to point out that if those things were concerns for you, there might be better options. If not, then it is not a concern.
 
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I tried to buy that same one at Best Buy but it's not available in my area. I called them and they said it cannot be ordered.
But yeah, with these crazy prices it's a deal.

 
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Well card was to be delivered today but got lucky again. Playing around on nowinstock amazon had a preorder for a evga 1080ti SC for $800 so I of course ordered that supposed to ship couple days.

Had the 1080 held at ups hub and if the 1080ti ships ill refuse delivery on it.
 
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Nice :) I purchased the EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid for $859.....
 
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