Just got a GTX 1080 on a great sale . . . Should I keep it?

[RDoringo]

Hi all,

I've been seriously looking into desktop upgrades over the last week or so. I had been planning on doing a cpu, mobo, and ram upgrade. But today I saw a sale on Newegg for the ASUS STRIX-GTX1080-8G-GAMING gpu for $549 ($569 - $20 rebate). I couldn't resist the impulse buy.

After getting by the initial excitement, I started thinking the purchase over some more. The problem is that other components of my system are getting long in the tooth. You can see my current setup below. I know my AMD FX 8320 is going to bottleneck the gpu. But I'm not sure how much, given that I play on 2560 x 1080 monitor.

So, I come to you for advice. I am contemplating either (1) returning (or reselling) the card, putting the money toward the cpu, mobo, ram bundle, and upgrading the GPU when the next batch of GTX cards release or (2) keeping the card and holding off on the other upgrades. What would you recommend?

Here is my current setup:

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970

MB: ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU : AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor

RAM : G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3

PSU : CORSAIR Gaming Series GS600 600W PSU

CASE: Plain Old CyberPower PC case

HDD: My boot drive is a 500 gb Samsung 850 EVO SSD. I also have a 1tb western digital drive installed.

Monitor: LG 34UC79G-B 34-Inch 21:9 Curved UltraWide IPS Gaming Monitor with 144Hz refresh rate

 

[Geef]

A GTX 970 is still a great card. A 1080 is better but not as much as an upgrade of other parts would probably be. You might be able to get a few bucks by selling it but I'd say 100 at most since a little above is the cost of a brand new one from Newegg.
Either take it back or sell it and use the cash to get new CPU/RAM/MB/Heatsink. Before making the decision you should calculate out the cost of a reliable upgrade for each piece. Don't forget to leave a couple extra bucks on the side in case you need a new cord or something.

 

[ArchitSahu]

The card is actually still really strong. If you don't mind using it for a few years, keep it. But you won't be able to update to the next gen. Save up for a complete overhaul.

But the 970 is still quite decent. So, if I were you, I would sell it at around $650 - 700, use the money to perform the CPU, Mobo, PSU and RAM update. Use the 970 for now. When next gen comes out, update then.