Graphics Card Deals & Offers

I was just linking to the card the OP was unable to find that had been mentioned in an earlier comment.

The Gigabyte card is far superior to the Armor card you link to here which has a budget-basement cooler and fan. Read some reviews.

£419.99

You can get a 1080 for a few quid more here https://www.overclockers.co.uk/palit-geforce-gtx-1080-dual-8192mb-gddr5x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-038-pl.html

Great price, don't get the lack of heat??

Would get a 1070ti over this, decent ones around the same price

https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Palit-GeForce-GDDR5X-Express-Graphics/product/B01N6WDT8V Bet you nearly wet yourself with excitement to tell me when you finally saw the price increase since the 16th when I made my original post. Sad. Besides, the OC price is £474.89 when you factor in postage so still not as good as the eBuyer deal posted earlier this week.

Amazon price has gone up to £526 OC price has been reduced to £464.99

It's now £479.99 ... which is £489.89 with shipping. Still a decent price so heat added, but it's not quite as cheap as it looked. Still, GTX1080's seem to be on offer at this £460-470 mark basically every day now, and 1070tis at £400. Prices are almost back to normal. Yay!

Come on 1080 TIs....you can be this cheap!

This is not "£469.99 Delivered". So yeah, buy from Amazon. Still, nice to see GPU prices finally go down! :)

Nice post OP, heat added. Cloud computing is the way to go, no more expensive and repetitive hardware upgrades. When they get the setup of the virtual machines spot on this will definitely be the future of gaming and computing.

It's not like Netflix in the sense that the subscription for geforce now won't give you any access to any games you don't own. Also you're limited to games installed on their servers which isn't every game on the market.

is this how steam works? I want to get in pc gaming but this kind of service appeals to me as all I need is the required internet speed. im assuming the laptop can be average as the grunt of the work is being done by remote servers. I see steam games for dirt cheap and would be into streaming games if it was like a Netflix style subscription at a affordable price.

I worded this wrong I meant gaming desktops. This was aimed at Mac first, the beta only came out on mac for months before PC.

just done that - will update if i get a code. Thankss!

It will do 4K60 on High without Anti-Aliasing for most games when overclocked.

Too difficult to say. There is no official information regarding these cards, so: release dates, prices, performance jumps etc. are all speculation at the minute. Also since we don't know the prices of the new cards and with the volatility of graphics card prices recently due to crypto mining it is difficult to predict what will happen to the prices of current gen cards, a 1080 might not even drop that much for all we know. Add to this we don't know what the availability of the new cards will be (I suspect demand will be very high as everyone and their mother seems to be waiting!) I wouldn't really be able to say either way. If you are happy with 1080 performance and it is in your budget then go for it, but it is your decision at the end of the day.

ive got a 750 Budget so i was thinking getting the 24" that was on hotukdeals the other day and a 1080 ( in summer ) or shall i just wait for 11 series so the 1080tis go too 500? is there a major jump ill be needing with 2/3 monitors and streaming?

To be honest no graphics card can run every game at 1440p 144fps+ (but you will still be seeing some benefit at higher than 60 with a 144hz monitor). However this is the second best card out there (behind the 1080ti) and can do 1440p 144hz on many games. Obviously you will need to tweak with settings to make sure you are getting the best outcome for your needs e.g. do you want to prioritise visuals or fps (this could even depend on which game you are playing) . This is your preference. Overall though the 1080 is a very good card and is suited to 1440p 144hz. I would say to go on youtube and look at some benchmarks for what games you want to be playing and seeing what settings people can get, don't forget some game settings can be changed with little difference in visuals to bump up the fps)

Hey listen guys, odd but i have a i7 5820k and have 1 60hz monitor right now which im upgrading to the 144hz 1440p 24inch ( so will run both) will this give me 144hz every game or nah

They hope to have them in at some point next week, but who knows, the could get delayed again, and it may be June. :)

Ok, I get it. You dislike their pre-order policy.

Any idea when they are going to be in stock? Just says pre order, but no real time frame given.

If you pre-ordered you now have to ask for them to refund the difference, as they already took the money.

Update: Price is now £349.99 and still has free shipping (a further £10 saving)

This is exactly the same 'Rumor' that was spread when the 10xx line came out. It was complete fiction, even in a time when AMD had nothing to offer to compete. The 1060 beat the 970. The 1070 beat the 980. And the 1080 beat the 980ti. The launch prices were: $249, $399, and $549. I'd expect similar launch prices, with the potential exception being the 1180, which might be pushed to $599. I'd also think calling a 1070 a 'mid range' card is not fair either. It's definitely a high end card. Anyway, I agree with your other point -- Don't buy the 10xx series at launch price this late in the life cycle. You will regret it. Also, basically any AMD card right now is so far over priced and not worth the sticker price for gaming. The advice on both fronts is -- Don't buy a GPU right now. If you are forced to buy a GPU and can't get a reasonable used one to tide you over, then I guess you are out of luck.

Lots of games yes, but not new games that are released after 780Ti became EOL. EOL cards are good if people play mainly backlogs of games they never got round to play, but for gamers that always hop-on the latest releases, they ain't such a good idea due to the lacking of driver performance optimisation for the new games.

Tempted, if it hits <£400 im biting.

Class!! :{

They do spin when playing playing normal modern demanding games at Full HD resolutions and over. They start spinning when the GPU reaches 60c. This Armor fan cooler is fine for the 1060, 1070 and 1080, but is absolutely dreadful on the 1080Ti, because the 1080Ti produces too much heat for this cooler. https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2927-msi-1080ti-armor-review-high-temps?showall=1 I have the 1070 Armor which runs cool enough. (about 70c at full gaming stress, under 70c on old games/fps capped games). Recently I had a spare Corsair H90 water cooling AIO and Kraken G10 laying around so installed that. (which is extremely easy to install on the 1070, 1080 and 1080Ti Armor, plus MSI have a heatsink brace already installed covering all the vrms). Now I get a 20c-25c drop under load which is cool. You don't really need to do this on the 1080 Armor though cause the normal fans run quiet at load. Was just bored really and had the spare parts doing nothing 8)

im sure they didnt help by stripping supply of cards, and making a requirement for more cards to be produced in ever greater quantities.

So was it miners who created the global memory supply chain shortage? It’s nothing to do with factories tooling up for mobile memory instead as it’s a faster turn over market. As for mining “scum”. High end gamers have been stripping enthusiast supply for years. SLi and Crossfire helped make that a reality. If you play a game, the aim is to crack the puzzle or skill curve and gain points/wins/currency. Mining - gather equipment, build the ideal ‘armour and weapons’ setup, attack the increasing level difficulties and get the most ‘points’ you can. Love it hate it, mining is like playing a game. I’m dabbling, I cant game as much as I used to. The technical challenge and minor kidding skills is a good learning curve.

If you took your own advice and read the tech news you'd realise there are underlying reasons why we are in this situation and it's not just miners. I know that's the easy route for many, but it doesn't make it correct.

Really? How about this article about Nvidia's CEO comments regarding Ethereum Or this article on toms hardware about the same or this register article or this arstechnica article The cards at the higher end have never been cheap, but they have been grossly overpriced because miners have stripped the gaming market of its cards, inflating prices. Try reading some tech news before spouting such rubbish.

I think that's a nice easy way for people to apportion blame as to why they can't pick up cheap cards. The problem is it ignores many of the factors causing the shortage. If you were putting together an Nvidia mining rig you'd probably be better off looking at 1070ti's as the most cost effective way of doing it at the moment. Yet 1080ti's are now plentiful and trading at a discount while 1080ti's are not.

seems-legit.com is the best place I know of.

Binance is an exchange they don't teach you how to trade.

Binance

What sites do you look at for information on trading?

should be enough for 60 fps

Just out of interest did they change these when they upgraded the memory bandwidth or whatever they did to the 1080 a year or so ago? I have one of these from 2016 and whilst I don't want to go SLI would be interested to know if they were still compatible

I have 1070 Armor and it's been great so far. Never seen it go past 65c. Heat :)

I was going to say the same thing

The gaming X version is one of the best 1080 available and is the best dual slot (ie non 2.5 or 3 slot) card available. If you can stretch your budget get the Gaming X but this is by no means a bad card. It is significantly cooler and quieter than the Gigabyte Windforce, Zotac Mini, ITX and reference blower designs. But then you have pump and fan noise at idle which I would find more distracting than air cooled so it depends on your aim. I'm getting too old for chasing benchmark scores lol.

^ I see what you are saying, but I disagree. For someone building a new system, extra £30 can go a long way, for example, getting a slightly better CPU, better cpu cooler, adding extra fans, etc. Gaming X does run a bit cooler, but not by much, so the performance gain would be insignificant. I would consider card aesthetics rather than minor difference in cooling performance, but that's just me :p

Yeah my doubt meter is full of your bullcrap

Sounds like it (lol)

So my G1 Gaming 1070 in a corsair 250D runs hotter than your blower 1080? hmm.........

Love the sarcastic comment when you don’t know what games I play or at what resolution. FYI gaming at 1440p is slightly more taxing for my 8600k then my GPU. When I used to game at 4K it never went over 70 degrees because of my customised fan speed which went up to 80% and got a little loud. Otherwise at 1440p ultra 53 degrees is my max :D

You have an itx build and a blower card that is lower than 50 at load? Ha.

Here is a crazy idea, maybe they offer customers with a faulty card a partial refund and then RMA the cards to get new stock and sell the card again to another customer. Tin foil hat, anyone? (annoyed) Carry on shopping at Ebuyer, I'd really like to see you sue them one day when they try pull the partial refund on your purchase. Just remember to post your results on HUKD so we can see the outcome.

The retailer is legally responsible for any issues within the first 12 months. Dealing with the manufacturer directly would also mean sending the item abroad for RMA, extra costs involved and if a new replacement card (not refurb) was returned there would be Duty and VAT applied to the cost.

I do I.

You do you.

Those sorts of "overclocks" are pretty pointless on Pascal anyway.The reason why they are stable is because it is always a mild overclock. Never found a card that wouldn't take such a mild bump, so of course no testing is needed, and it makes little difference with speed boost 3.0 working. I've actually got better performance from my MSI Gaming X Plus 1080 from undervolting (0.931V at 1974 MHz), as prior to that it kept bouncing off the power limit at stock settings presumably because it is factory overclocked. I now get higher sustained clocks, better minimum and average frame rates, much cooler temps (<55C), less fan noise (<40%) and less coil whine. Never had problems with a 1070 hitting the power limit, however, but might be different for a 1070Ti.

Agreed

That's on you though, you were advertising as if it was 260 quid from hotukdeals a week ago, anyway, it's not even there anymore.

A decent card if it taps out your budget. As I always say in these threads, remember the amount of VRAM is NOT the only difference between a 1060 6GB and 1060 3GB. The core and SM count is ~10% less on the 1060 3GB compared to the 1060 6GB. GeForce GTX 1060 3GB: 1152 Shader Processors, 72 Texture mapping units, 9 streaming multiprocessors. GeForce GTX 1060 6GB: 1280 Shader Processors, 80 Texture mapping units, 10 streaming multiprocessors. That said, this is a good deal if you want an Asus 1060 3GB and I've added heat. It was decent at £199 a couple of weeks ago, at £189 it's even better. If you're building a small gaming box, especially if you're looking for value (or only play eSports, OW PCMR represent) this is a perfectly reasonably choice. If you can afford it then go for a 1060 6GB. Unless you need a low-profile card or something with super-low power consumption (or both), at £190 it's a better choice than a £150 GTX 1050 Ti though. Or wait until we see more about the GTX 11xx series if you're not in a hurry...

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