Ok, yes it seems like the state of GTX 1080's is in flux, so much so that the price just keep tumbling. Anyhow on with the show, err.. I mean deal.
This has just gone out of stock from Amazon.it, but it will be back in on or before the 19th March at a cost of €493.86, to select this price use the box below the add to basket button labelled "Confronta offerte su Amazon" it is the top one "Spedizione GRATUITA. Dettagli Venduto da: Amazon" if you use a browser to convert the text it will be in English, and very obvious.
Currently with delivery the price is coming in at a grand total of €492.06, which converts to between £424-426 using a fee free credit card. Make sure you select the option to pay in EUR at the checkout, do not let Amazon complete the Forex for you as you will end up paying £441.18, so £16 more!
To sum up, what a bargain, in nvidia terms anyhow! :smiley:
Top comments
The_Hoff
5 Mar 176#14
My issue with a 1080 is it's uselessly positioned. It is inadequate for 4K gaming (20-30fps) and overkill for 1440p where a 1070 is better value and perfectly aligned performance wise to deliver 60+ FPS.
The 1080 unfortunately fell short resolution wise and unless you're SLI is pretty pointless IMO.
At least the 1080ti can deliver 4k and is useful, in that sense the 30% although relatively small is a huge gain, you can play at the the holy grail resolution.
ezzer72
5 Mar 174#12
Latest comments (70)
Lashley
15 Mar 17#70
£385 for a used GEFORCE GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC on Ebay, tempted
RufusG
14 Mar 17#69
After registation card received Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands SEASON PASS as well -MSI Promo
RufusG
13 Mar 17#67
My order dispatched , received code for free game For Honor / Ghost Recon: Wildlands . Thanks
Uncommon.Sense to RufusG
13 Mar 17#68
Good news, hope you enjoy it. :smiley:
ritchiedrama
4 Mar 17#1
Good indeed. Shame it's that model (preference) I want a back plate. Would have bought it otherwise.
GreenAndBlack to ritchiedrama
10 Mar 17#66
What actually is the back plate for? Does it make any difference or just a visual?
Smitheeeee
8 Mar 17#64
Can someone else who ordered check their Amazon.it account - I'm seeing the following when trying to view recent orders.
"Si è verificato un problema con la visualizzazione dei dettagli dell'ordine.
Se non visualizzi l'ordine che stai cercando, prova ad aggiornare la pagina o attendi alcuni minuti.
Non hai effettuato alcun ordine negli ultimi 6 mesi. Visualizza ordini nel 2017"
Which (with my limited knowledge of Italian) would suggest I've not made any recent orders (ordered Sunday) :-(
Smitheeeee to Smitheeeee
8 Mar 17#65
Falso allarme - Arriverà 10 mar - 14 mar : eccellente !
Uncommon.Sense
8 Mar 17#63
With no competition they are, that was my original point, as soon as there is, all of a sudden they lop huge money off a product range.
Nate1492
8 Mar 17#62
I think you just want to call NVIDIA greedy.
Great attention to detail, that's an amazing cross reference. I don' think you could have nailed that any hard, awesome stuff.
Nate1492
8 Mar 17#61
I think you just want to call NVIDIA greedy.
Uncommon.Sense
8 Mar 17#60
I think it is greed, you only need to look at the GTX 280 launch to show that, they officially launched it at $649, but had no problem dropping it to $499 after only 6 weeks once they realised how good the AMD/ATI cards were. So competition, stopped them being greedy.
Nate1492
8 Mar 17#59
Neither. It depends on how you compare cards here. The 680 had a much smaller die size in comparison (294 vs 417) and the 690 launched at $1000. The 580 launched at $499 and the 590 launched at $699.
Which is exactly the same price as the 1080Ti. Not considering the 1080Ti to be on the same tier as the 590 and 690 is a bit silly, just because it doesn't share the same number, they are in the same position.
The 480 launched at $499 as well.
The 280 launched at $649.
I mean, $649 in 2008 is inflation calculated to $730 in 2017 dollars.
So... My point? This isn't 'mega inflation' or 'mega greed' or anything. This is normal pricing. Some generations they've offered multiple re-ups on their high end offerings, and they've floated from $499 to $699 throughout the years.
priceyrice
8 Mar 171#58
Looks like the price has gone up now, 536EUR
delahmed
8 Mar 17#57
Good price. Just bought a refurbished MSI 1080 for £399.99 delivered. Arrived yesterday. Was sealed and looks new. No sign of use. This is new and only £25 extra.
priceyrice
7 Mar 17#56
Thanks for this, really helpful. Sorry I could have found those details out myself, poor form from me. I appreciate it though.
Can't decide whether to pick it up or wait until ti properly releases and see UK prices.
priceyrice
7 Mar 17#54
How do returns work when buying through the Italian Amazon site?
MikefromWinchester to priceyrice
7 Mar 17#55
It is the same as UK site - but you can call Amazon Customer Services to confirm.
The warranty will be with manufacturer anyway after 30 days.
To return an item you've ordered please go to our Online Returns Center.
To return an item you ordered:
Go to the Online Returns Center, and click Return items (Restituisci un articolo).
Find the order you want to return, and click Return or replace an item (Restituisci o sostituisci articoli).
Select the items you want to return.
Enter the quantity of items, select an option from the Reason for return menu (Motivazione della richiesta), and then add any additional information in the Comments box.
To continue, do one of the following: If the item was sold by Amazon.it, select your return option.
If the item was sold by a Seller, click Submit for Approval (Invia per l'approvazione).
Note: Some Sellers may need to review your return request. After the Seller reviews the request, they'll provide a label or instructions on how to return your items. If you don't receive a response within three business days, you can submit an A-to-z Guarantee claim. For more information, go to A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee Protection (this page will be in Italian).
Once you finished selecting your return method, print your label and return authorisation. Some returns won't require you to print a label or authorisation. If you don't have a printer when you're completing your return, you can print later (we'll e-mail you a link to your return label) or you can have someone else print the label for you.
Put the return authorisation (barcode) inside your package and attach the label to the outside. Note: If you still have them, use both the box and the manufacturer packaging to return the item.
Note: Currently Amazon.it doesn't offer pre-paid return labels for international returns.
If you're offered a pre-paid return label, please be aware that each of these labels is assigned to a specific return. To make sure that you receive the correct refund, please don't include items from multiple orders or deliveries in the same box.
If you return items in which you've saved personal information, such as laptops, cameras or other electronic devices, you must erase this information completely before sending the product back to us. For items sold by Amazon.it, return costs may be deducted from your refund depending on the reason for return. For more information, go to About Refunds.
MikefromWinchester
7 Mar 17#53
I just bit and bought this - I realised yesterday on a short test of PU Battlegrounds that to get a decent framerate on my 1070 @ 3440 x 1440 I needed to drop so many settings to medium that the game looked a bit ropey!
I guess it's only going to get worse as time goes on so I think for my res a 1080 is minimum... hope Amazon take my 1070 card back after I sold the game :smiley: We'll see :smiley:
The_Hoff
5 Mar 176#14
My issue with a 1080 is it's uselessly positioned. It is inadequate for 4K gaming (20-30fps) and overkill for 1440p where a 1070 is better value and perfectly aligned performance wise to deliver 60+ FPS.
The 1080 unfortunately fell short resolution wise and unless you're SLI is pretty pointless IMO.
At least the 1080ti can deliver 4k and is useful, in that sense the 30% although relatively small is a huge gain, you can play at the the holy grail resolution.
bobo53 to The_Hoff
5 Mar 17#15
??
BetaRomeo to The_Hoff
5 Mar 171#19
Didn't you say you ordered a 1080 last month?
Stu.C to The_Hoff
5 Mar 17#36
I don't think this is necessarily the case with newer games... for example, a 1070 can't run Watch Dogs 2 at 1440p with everything at max.
billy653 to The_Hoff
5 Mar 17#38
144hz
adam0812 to The_Hoff
6 Mar 17#52
1080 is still a great option for 1440/144, especially at this price.
Stu.C
6 Mar 17#50
The was a 1070 from Amazon France for £330, but not sure if it was supplied by Amazon or if that included shipping... anyway, that has now expired and the current best price is £340.
Also, not sure if Nvidia have locked bundled game codes to the hardware or Experience account... not sure how this works or if it is implemented, but it has been talked about... no more selling on the bundled games!
MikefromWinchester to Stu.C
6 Mar 171#51
The game codes are not locked to the account - they are reliant on the owner having a 1070 or 1080 installed. I sold it on the premise that 'YOU MUST HAVE A 1070 or 1080 installed"!!
Make that clear or people would get annoyed. You can also activate it for people by logging in to their Uplay account on your own PC and activating the game if they give you the credentials but I'm not sure many people would want to do that. They can then install the game on their PC from Uplay once you log back out.
MikefromWinchester
6 Mar 17#49
Yeah me too - but I bought a Asus Dual 1070 a few days ago with the recent For Honor/Wildlands code for £330 and sold the game for £30 so I'm pretty sure it's going to be hard to match that price / performance wise.
Would be sensible to get a 1080 though for me, as I'm gaming at 3440 x 1440 but tbh most of my games are running between very high and ultra at steady 85fps....
Do I really need the 1080???? Do ireally need to spend another £100???? Only time will tell :0
Stu.C
6 Mar 17#48
I agree with this... the 1070 is adequate in most games from the past 12 months at 1440p right now, but the 1080 will certainly give more longevity.
I bought a 1070 for 1440p during Black Friday week, and paid £365 for a top of the line Asus, but 1080 cards were over £150 more at the time (I know there was the odd deal, that sold out quickly, but I didn't get to one, and I won't pay £500 for a gfx card).
However, this 1080 at £60 more than I paid is a compelling option that will probably have at least 1 year more useful life than a 1070. Generally speaking, 1070 cards are still priced at £340 +... if I didn't have a 1070 already, I would be buying this 1080 deal!!!
MikefromWinchester
6 Mar 17#47
Funny how many people were saying the 1080 / 1070 prices wouldn't drop and bought in at the ridiculous prices Nvidia and partners were charging for these cards initially. I mean these 1080s were over £600 even in January this year.
So many people with more money than sense - I should imagine Nvidias bottom line will look rather good this financial year.
ollie87
6 Mar 17#46
Aside from the excellent 9500/9600/9700/9800 (Radeon R300/350/360 Series).
I loved my 9600 XT, although it was my first experience with ASUS and their shoddy build-quality. The card was great, the crappy cooler ASUS used? Not so much.
The_Hoff
6 Mar 17#45
I won't be drawn in to a conversation about Intel anti-trust cases and the large portion of Intel you refuse to acknowledge. But suffice to say we don't agree on several points.
The 9800 was a good card, I recall it was nip and tuck with an Nvidia card I had at the time, but I wouldn't go near them on the basis their drivers were atrocious.
Things would have been different if AMD had given up on their imagined entitlement earlier as well, considering the judge's comments did not absolve them completely.
I found many ATi cards to be excellent. I had several. From the 9800 series thru the X800 and then X18/19 series ATi led the way as long as you didn't skimp on coolers for the latter. The AMD acquisition totally messed them up, the HD2000 and 3000 series were pretty much junk.
Nvidia have only tightened their grip on the market and stuff like the GTX1070 and this 1080 are the reason why. I happen to think the 1080 is a good 1440p card at this price now, gives more headroom than the 1070 for the next 12 months.
The_Hoff
5 Mar 17#42
Nobody can predict what the markets will do especially in technology, but I agree, they massively complicated their business model by fighting on two fronts, although I understand the thought process as to why they acquired them.
I never had an ATI card, they were terrible. I sent from a 3dfx Voodoo straight to early Nvidia and stuck with them.
Things would be much different if AMD hadn't spent millions in litigation costs and bring stitched up by Intel with OEM sales (Intel paid HP, Lenovo, IBM to delay shipments of AMD based machines).
But i know your standpoint so rather than bore everyone, let's talk about the 1080.
vulcanproject
5 Mar 17#41
RX 4xx hasn't sold that well according to steam stats. But your reply has little to do with what I said.
The actual point was ATi would almost certainly have been better without AMD. AMD probably would have been better and had more money for R&D if they hadn't taken on $2bn worth of debt to overpay acquiring ATi. And then badly mismanage such an acquisition integrating it into the company.
They actually paid over $5bn just for ATi in 2006. 7 years later the entire of AMD was worth half that! Luckily they have recovered a bit, but not quite to 2006 levels.
That's it.
On topic the 1080Ti will probably be faster than any Vega part, Nvidia rarely let AMD have the fastest card. The question is whether or not AMD can produce a range that competes against the 1080 for decent money.
The_Hoff
5 Mar 171#40
WD2 is absolutely an exception, that game runs like **** on a 1080 even. I think we both agree on:
1. A 1080 is insufficient to play 4K @ 60fps+.
2. At 1440p a 1070 of good standing can play 9/10 games at [email protected]+ with very few concessions.
Not saying it's not a great card, I just don't understand who buys it and why. A 1070 is a better card for the cash if 1440p is your ambition.
The_Hoff
5 Mar 17#39
Already leaks of 560/570/580 cards, but unclear if they're re-hashes of the 4XX series with high clock based on Polaris, or if they're Vega 10 based with HBM2.
I was waiting to see what the 490 offered, but no idea where that card has gone, historically the X90 card have always been decent £/FPS.
Stu.C
5 Mar 17#37
I've not heard anyone say this before now! I'd be very surprised is Vega is faster than a 1080Ti, and if it is comparable, AMD would be fools to sell it as low as £400, as they could easily sell for £500 and still undercut nvidia by a decent margin. Also, if Vega is too cheap, they don't have pricing space for the RX500 cards, and I assume the RX480 and RX460 will still be on the market.
ezzer72
5 Mar 174#12
ollie87 to ezzer72
5 Mar 171#35
Nice selfie
The_Hoff
5 Mar 17#34
I'd say sales of RX4XX disagree with you. They've had a very successful engineering period under the current CEO.
vulcanproject
5 Mar 17#33
Since AMD bought ATi they have nigh on ruined BOTH companies because of mismanagement. They paid an insane amount to acquire ATi, well accepted to have been far above the real market value and loaded the company with debt to do it.
In the 10 years since, they didn't deliver a single competitive CPU design. AMD are taking a year to deliver an equivalent GPU to Nvidia. The market cap of the single company today (AMD) is less than the combined companies TEN YEARS AGO.
Realists gonna realise reality.
tempt
5 Mar 17#32
Is that you Ferrari?
vulcanproject
5 Mar 17#21
It's not Intel or Nvidia's fault AMD take years to respond to anything they do and screw up all the time. They completely mismanaged ATi.
GTX1080 is a 10 month old card, it's being replaced at the top of the tree and it's price has been reduced £150 voluntarily despite zero competition. It'll be a year old before AMD actually bring anything to the table.
The_Hoff to vulcanproject
5 Mar 172#31
LOL
Competing against 2 of the world's largest tech companies on 2 different fronts is childs play, on a fraction of either companies budget.
Haters gonna hate.
PointDex
5 Mar 171#20
I paid £430 for a 1070 two months ago...this is finally the price the 1080 should be
Szabster to PointDex
5 Mar 17#22
That sounds darn expensive. I bought my 1070 for £320 in september. Ok, it was from the amazon warehouse.
dvdygdvdgvydgyvgydv to PointDex
5 Mar 17#30
Return it, Buy this
Uncommon.Sense
5 Mar 17#29
Yup, nvidia really, really, really need some competition, $499 was the MSRP launch price for the GTX 680 in May 2012, and even then that was seen as getting on for over priced (IIRC it was £400 ish in the UK), now the 1080Ti is launching at $699, mega inflation or just corporate greed, you decide :wink:
mamboboy
5 Mar 171#28
I know, I don't get their logic tbh. they don't seem to be taking into account how much visual quality of games and hardware tech has improved since the 7870 days. Back then even the 'enthusiast' standard was 1080p - having a high end card basically just meant you could run games at ultra settings and 60fps pretty much.
Now its a different ball game... high end gamers want at least 1440 and ~100fps.
Although I agree in one respect, high end GPU's shouldn't be priced at what they are. I think £400/ £550 is what the 1080 and Ti cards should be... but to expect the most high end consumer GPU on the market to be £350, and the 2nd tier £190 is laughable. May as well give every card below them away in cereal boxes :smile:.
Speedsurfer
5 Mar 17#27
AMD are always big on promises and rarely deliver. I've not used an AMD product in nearly 10 years but I do wish them the best of luck. The market really does need a shake up and decent competition between the two players will do that.
Naqvi
5 Mar 171#25
Can this run Crysis!
Uncommon.Sense to Naqvi
5 Mar 17#26
Only if you run them in Quad SLI, at 640x480 with lowest settings. :smile:
stanlenin
5 Mar 17#10
1080 is the equivalent of Radeon 7870 card AMD had years ago and should have costed £190 from the start. While 1080ti is an equivalent of 7970 and would have costed £350 back then. Funny how Nvidia charged £700 for 1080 non ti and people paid!
RedRain to stanlenin
5 Mar 171#13
while people are willing to pay vover the odds companys will charge over the odds
fishmaster to stanlenin
5 Mar 17#17
They're a business and without competition they can force the market price. Intel and Nvidia have weak competition from AMD thus the prices both companies charge for their product.
Nate1492 to stanlenin
5 Mar 171#24
190 from the start? Then would the 480 cost 90 quid, the 1080ti cost 350? I don't know what planet you are from, but that's crazy.
mattturner756
5 Mar 17#23
Although I hold shares in AMD, I hear Vega is pushing 1080ti for around £400 (or so they say...)
No harm waiting. I'm waiting till July for the amazon warehouse sale so I can pickup a decent setup mega cheap :sunglasses:
If you want a setup now though a 1080 will see you through what 7 years or so?
jaydeeuk1
5 Mar 17#18
And blame AMD for being completely inept. Ruined ATI, they've not made a genuinely decent card since they were bought out. Then cocked up the ryzen launch - I imagine some heads will roll over that. I reckon Vega will be a flop too.
If only intel had carried on its development in Larrabee, granted looking back it was doomed from the start, but it might have we might have had some competition with newer generations.
benfisher1991
5 Mar 17#16
I have the OC version of this card.
Steaming card, quiet, OCs to 2150MHz, max temp is below 70C. Aslong as you dont want a backplate this card is killer.
Bobbba
5 Mar 17#11
Order thanks op. Delivery 15-17th march
BetaRomeo
5 Mar 17#9
To be fair, compared with the many ~£330-340 1070s we've seen you're paying about 30% more to get ~20% more performance here.
But yes, given the expected diminishing returns on higher-priced graphics cards, I can still see this making sense for a lot of people.
tempt
4 Mar 172#8
Great price, love buying from EU. Hope we stay...
robodan918
4 Mar 17#7
Good price
RufusG
4 Mar 17#5
will you get free For Honor or Ghost Recon: Wildlands?
Uncommon.Sense to RufusG
4 Mar 171#6
NVIDIA promotion
Since January 31, 2017 al 28 March 2017 included, by purchasing a graphics card Nvidia® GTX ™ 1070, 1080 or a computer that contains one of these, you'll get a code to get a game to choose from For Honor and Ghost Recon: Wildlands. To learn more, click here (* See Conditions).
So, it would appear you may indeed get it, as long as it is shipped prior to the 28th March.
shahidali47
4 Mar 17#3
excellent heat tempted but waiting for 1080ti
Uncommon.Sense to shahidali47
4 Mar 172#4
Pre-order is at nvidia £699, so only 64% more cost for at best 35% increase in performance. I feel that this is the real sweet spot for price vs. performance right now. Unless you play games at 4K, but then again I don't buy these sorts of cards for playing games, so I'll just say nothing more ;p
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Opening post
This has just gone out of stock from Amazon.it, but it will be back in on or before the 19th March at a cost of €493.86, to select this price use the box below the add to basket button labelled "Confronta offerte su Amazon" it is the top one "Spedizione GRATUITA. Dettagli Venduto da: Amazon" if you use a browser to convert the text it will be in English, and very obvious.
Currently with delivery the price is coming in at a grand total of €492.06, which converts to between £424-426 using a fee free credit card. Make sure you select the option to pay in EUR at the checkout, do not let Amazon complete the Forex for you as you will end up paying £441.18, so £16 more!
To sum up, what a bargain, in nvidia terms anyhow! :smiley:
Top comments
The 1080 unfortunately fell short resolution wise and unless you're SLI is pretty pointless IMO.
At least the 1080ti can deliver 4k and is useful, in that sense the 30% although relatively small is a huge gain, you can play at the the holy grail resolution.
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"Si è verificato un problema con la visualizzazione dei dettagli dell'ordine.
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Non hai effettuato alcun ordine negli ultimi 6 mesi. Visualizza ordini nel 2017"
Which (with my limited knowledge of Italian) would suggest I've not made any recent orders (ordered Sunday) :-(
Great attention to detail, that's an amazing cross reference. I don' think you could have nailed that any hard, awesome stuff.
Which is exactly the same price as the 1080Ti. Not considering the 1080Ti to be on the same tier as the 590 and 690 is a bit silly, just because it doesn't share the same number, they are in the same position.
The 480 launched at $499 as well.
The 280 launched at $649.
I mean, $649 in 2008 is inflation calculated to $730 in 2017 dollars.
So... My point? This isn't 'mega inflation' or 'mega greed' or anything. This is normal pricing. Some generations they've offered multiple re-ups on their high end offerings, and they've floated from $499 to $699 throughout the years.
Can't decide whether to pick it up or wait until ti properly releases and see UK prices.
The warranty will be with manufacturer anyway after 30 days.
Translated from Amazon.it:
https://www.amazon.it/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cu_sic2_contact_english_order_hp_201573960?nodeId=201573960
To return an item you've ordered please go to our Online Returns Center.
To return an item you ordered:
Go to the Online Returns Center, and click Return items (Restituisci un articolo).
Find the order you want to return, and click Return or replace an item (Restituisci o sostituisci articoli).
Select the items you want to return.
Enter the quantity of items, select an option from the Reason for return menu (Motivazione della richiesta), and then add any additional information in the Comments box.
To continue, do one of the following:
If the item was sold by Amazon.it, select your return option.
If the item was sold by a Seller, click Submit for Approval (Invia per l'approvazione).
Note: Some Sellers may need to review your return request. After the Seller reviews the request, they'll provide a label or instructions on how to return your items. If you don't receive a response within three business days, you can submit an A-to-z Guarantee claim. For more information, go to A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee Protection (this page will be in Italian).
Once you finished selecting your return method, print your label and return authorisation. Some returns won't require you to print a label or authorisation. If you don't have a printer when you're completing your return, you can print later (we'll e-mail you a link to your return label) or you can have someone else print the label for you.
Put the return authorisation (barcode) inside your package and attach the label to the outside. Note: If you still have them, use both the box and the manufacturer packaging to return the item.
Note:
Currently Amazon.it doesn't offer pre-paid return labels for international returns.
If you're offered a pre-paid return label, please be aware that each of these labels is assigned to a specific return. To make sure that you receive the correct refund, please don't include items from multiple orders or deliveries in the same box.
If you return items in which you've saved personal information, such as laptops, cameras or other electronic devices, you must erase this information completely before sending the product back to us.
For items sold by Amazon.it, return costs may be deducted from your refund depending on the reason for return. For more information, go to About Refunds.
I guess it's only going to get worse as time goes on so I think for my res a 1080 is minimum... hope Amazon take my 1070 card back after I sold the game :smiley: We'll see :smiley:
The 1080 unfortunately fell short resolution wise and unless you're SLI is pretty pointless IMO.
At least the 1080ti can deliver 4k and is useful, in that sense the 30% although relatively small is a huge gain, you can play at the the holy grail resolution.
Also, not sure if Nvidia have locked bundled game codes to the hardware or Experience account... not sure how this works or if it is implemented, but it has been talked about... no more selling on the bundled games!
Make that clear or people would get annoyed. You can also activate it for people by logging in to their Uplay account on your own PC and activating the game if they give you the credentials but I'm not sure many people would want to do that. They can then install the game on their PC from Uplay once you log back out.
Would be sensible to get a 1080 though for me, as I'm gaming at 3440 x 1440 but tbh most of my games are running between very high and ultra at steady 85fps....
Do I really need the 1080???? Do ireally need to spend another £100???? Only time will tell :0
I bought a 1070 for 1440p during Black Friday week, and paid £365 for a top of the line Asus, but 1080 cards were over £150 more at the time (I know there was the odd deal, that sold out quickly, but I didn't get to one, and I won't pay £500 for a gfx card).
However, this 1080 at £60 more than I paid is a compelling option that will probably have at least 1 year more useful life than a 1070. Generally speaking, 1070 cards are still priced at £340 +... if I didn't have a 1070 already, I would be buying this 1080 deal!!!
So many people with more money than sense - I should imagine Nvidias bottom line will look rather good this financial year.
I loved my 9600 XT, although it was my first experience with ASUS and their shoddy build-quality. The card was great, the crappy cooler ASUS used? Not so much.
The 9800 was a good card, I recall it was nip and tuck with an Nvidia card I had at the time, but I wouldn't go near them on the basis their drivers were atrocious.
So who buys a card like this? You do.:man:
I found many ATi cards to be excellent. I had several. From the 9800 series thru the X800 and then X18/19 series ATi led the way as long as you didn't skimp on coolers for the latter. The AMD acquisition totally messed them up, the HD2000 and 3000 series were pretty much junk.
Nvidia have only tightened their grip on the market and stuff like the GTX1070 and this 1080 are the reason why. I happen to think the 1080 is a good 1440p card at this price now, gives more headroom than the 1070 for the next 12 months.
I never had an ATI card, they were terrible. I sent from a 3dfx Voodoo straight to early Nvidia and stuck with them.
Things would be much different if AMD hadn't spent millions in litigation costs and bring stitched up by Intel with OEM sales (Intel paid HP, Lenovo, IBM to delay shipments of AMD based machines).
But i know your standpoint so rather than bore everyone, let's talk about the 1080.
The actual point was ATi would almost certainly have been better without AMD. AMD probably would have been better and had more money for R&D if they hadn't taken on $2bn worth of debt to overpay acquiring ATi. And then badly mismanage such an acquisition integrating it into the company.
They actually paid over $5bn just for ATi in 2006. 7 years later the entire of AMD was worth half that! Luckily they have recovered a bit, but not quite to 2006 levels.
That's it.
On topic the 1080Ti will probably be faster than any Vega part, Nvidia rarely let AMD have the fastest card. The question is whether or not AMD can produce a range that competes against the 1080 for decent money.
1. A 1080 is insufficient to play 4K @ 60fps+.
2. At 1440p a 1070 of good standing can play 9/10 games at [email protected]+ with very few concessions.
Not saying it's not a great card, I just don't understand who buys it and why. A 1070 is a better card for the cash if 1440p is your ambition.
I was waiting to see what the 490 offered, but no idea where that card has gone, historically the X90 card have always been decent £/FPS.
In the 10 years since, they didn't deliver a single competitive CPU design. AMD are taking a year to deliver an equivalent GPU to Nvidia. The market cap of the single company today (AMD) is less than the combined companies TEN YEARS AGO.
Realists gonna realise reality.
GTX1080 is a 10 month old card, it's being replaced at the top of the tree and it's price has been reduced £150 voluntarily despite zero competition. It'll be a year old before AMD actually bring anything to the table.
Competing against 2 of the world's largest tech companies on 2 different fronts is childs play, on a fraction of either companies budget.
Haters gonna hate.
Now its a different ball game... high end gamers want at least 1440 and ~100fps.
Although I agree in one respect, high end GPU's shouldn't be priced at what they are. I think £400/ £550 is what the 1080 and Ti cards should be... but to expect the most high end consumer GPU on the market to be £350, and the 2nd tier £190 is laughable. May as well give every card below them away in cereal boxes :smile:.
No harm waiting. I'm waiting till July for the amazon warehouse sale so I can pickup a decent setup mega cheap :sunglasses:
If you want a setup now though a 1080 will see you through what 7 years or so?
If only intel had carried on its development in Larrabee, granted looking back it was doomed from the start, but it might have we might have had some competition with newer generations.
Steaming card, quiet, OCs to 2150MHz, max temp is below 70C. Aslong as you dont want a backplate this card is killer.
But yes, given the expected diminishing returns on higher-priced graphics cards, I can still see this making sense for a lot of people.
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