I seriously love that you're into this now, vail.

I think if I had gone with a 1080 when it came out instead of a 1070, I would not be upgrading with this generation. But, again, we'll see what the benchmarks say.

And, yes, I had to bite the bullet on G-Sync. ****ing Nvidia, man.

Thanks man.
I don’t know why but I just really enjoy the whole build thing. Browsing NewEgg and a bunch of other sites just to look at components and read reviews, keeping up on new releases and tech news, visiting user sites and YouTube to see what and how others are building, and doing the actual builds. It’s fun and very cool to build something better than you can buy off the shelf.

I'm about to drop $600 on a 2080, you guys, and I know I shouldn't.

Someone please stop me.

ps pro or xbox one x. Get something designed to run games.

But I already have a really nice monitor and a DEEP library of PC games I've yet to play. :(

Cool what 2080 are you looking at?

You planning on doing some 4K gaming? The benchmarks seem to show the 1080ti and 2080 running real close don’t they? If 1080ti prices drop like some say they will that could be a factor.

OTOH early adapting is fun and ray tracing games will become gradually more plentiful. If you get it I hope you’ll let us know how it goes.

You need to get a new mobo to run the card on?

The question is will there even be enough before you are upgrading to a new card already.

How many did nVidia say can actually take advantage of it right now? 21 or some shit?

I mean... save the money if you have a 10 series card.

well then you should get it. It's not like you won't use it.

True, I have no idea.

2 years ago my sons wanted a VIVE but since it had just come out I told them we needed to wait a year to let the initial bugs get worked out and some games come out. We used that year to build new rigs that could handle

When we got the VIVE last Christmas there were some games out and there are many more VR games now. I’m glad we waited.

Whether this is applicable here I have no clue.

I have a 1070 right now so it would be a massive upgrade for me.

I'm looking at the Zotac on sale on Amazon for $760 (I have $150 on my gift card balance).

I am not doing 4K gaming, but I have a high refresh rate G-Sync 1440p monitor and I want to maximize it. For example, I have to drop down BFV settings quite a bit just to get 80 FPS @ 1440.

I looked at buying a used 1080Ti locally from Craigslist for like $550. I figure with another $50, I can get this 2080 which at least (MAYBE?) will let me take advantage of DLSS EVENTUALLY? And I won't have to deal with sketch dudes selling me used hardware.

But I also know that 2080 is just a really shitty value in terms of everything. Argh.

I read this about the Zotac 2080 design fwiw, just one reviewers opinion. Don’t know if this is the one you are looking at.



The Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 Blower “only” costs $750 on Newegg, but it has a ho-hum plastic shroud and a single-fan, blower-style design—the very design that Nvidia’s Founder Edition cards dumped this generation. I’d suggest avoiding it. The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Windforce and EVGA RTX 2080 XC Gaming each match the Nvidia Founders Edition at $800, and feature custom coolers more impressive than Zotac’s.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3307...-card-buy.html

Sorry man, the one I'm looking at is actually $770 and is not the blower.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1

But THANK you.

$800 for a graphics card. **** that.

Looks like a nice card. Maybe Cyber Monday will bring more deals. Let us know what you do!