gtx 1080 upgrade question

[rnholland]

ok thank you for those that reply,

i7 4770k running 4.2Ghz
16G 2400Mhz Corsair Dominator Gt memory
GTX 1080

My question is that should I upgrade the cpu to an i9 9900 (which would require a whole new rig, which is fine) or get a second 1080 or get a 1080 ti? I think the 1080 ti would be better than the 2080 from what I have read, but correct me if I am wrong please. Any advise would be appreciated.

 

[zyh1987]

The gain going from 1080 to 2080/ 1080yi is minimal if you are running a older platform. 9900k with a faster ram kit like 3600 + should be able to utilize more of the 1080 gpu.

I have a 1080ti with r5 1600, running games at 1080p144. Most of the time, my vidrocard is running at 50-70 % usages. Showing some bottleneck here.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

I think you should overclock your CPU further first and you can get a 1080ti as an upgrade then work on the platform upgrade down the line.

I have a 1080ti and I overclock it past 2GHz and I love it to death. Handles all my gaming at 1440p with great fps and not gonna upgrade until I start having to play games at medium present with 60fps

 

[rnholland]

Thank you and that is what I figured. Lol the wife won't like to hear that I have to spend $2000 on a new rig, but it has been 4 or so years. Ok let me throw this at you... I somewhat know my gaming environment and was going to get the i9 9900K, fastest memory/motherboard combo available, probably get a 2080 liquid cooled on both the cpu and gpu. She's not going to like this lol.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

You don't need the latest and greatest Intel CPU. Waste of money, as it is, I have a 6700k overclock to 4.6GHz on liquid with an AiO paired with my 1080ti and the CPU holds up just fine in the latest games.

 

[chickenballs]

It entirely depends on what games you play AND at what resolution
at 1440p and higher the 4c/8t Haswell i7 should be enough for most modern games
its only when you play online competitive games at lower res that you will need a better cpu
spend your money on a better gpu instead
the 2080 is about 35-40% faster and the 2080Ti is a bit more than that
that is if you dont mind spending 800-1300 dollars on a new gpu