depends on settings :^)

I mean, I don't doubt the 980Ti's in SLI on a well optimized SLI supporting game won't outperform a 1080Ti, because they likely will, but the inconveniences of SLI outweigh the benefit unless you already have a flash shop card and "need" more performance...

alright

sorry for late replying but this sounds good

so what i got from this was that

yo @Bearchoyboi don't SLI, get best single card for 2k 144Hz monitor

ok

1080ti or wait for volta

and get a 2k 144hz/165hz IPS GSYNC monitor'

best experience by far

eh

165 hertz kinda hurts my brain with the fluidity lol

expensive though

trust me, it's so good

especially with GSYNC

alright

well i have 30 days to decide to upgrade to 1080ti

if it hurts your head and you're ok with gsync off, monitors like mine "Acer XB271HU" you can use ULMB

i just returned my 1050 ti and bought a 1070 from micro center and their return policy is great

ultra low motion blur, may help with seeing things while moving and maybe making you less sick

yeah

how much?

from what I hear, micro center is awesome. I don't have any in my area though.

dang feelsbadman

how do you get your tech?

newegg or frys

like $700 for my monitor'

$700 isnt bad for the experience you describe

I do newegg, Amazon and occasionally best buy

lmao best buy

don't listen to dont ping me on the gsync issue, he doesn;t even know what it is

lol

it will change your gaming experience a lot

ok

best buy has price match and sometimes carry things like samsung evo and pro ssd's in store so you can get them right away

i mean the only games i play are league, overwatch, tw3, and pubg

not sure if i need that much fluidity

it's not just fluidity, with GSYNC you have even frametimes which means the amount of time between each frame being displayed isn't sporadic. It also 100% eliminates screen tearing which exists with every monitor. Sometimes you won't notice you have it simply because your eye isn't used to not having it

it also makes lower framerates MUCH more bearable

yeah

what gpu setup do you have

so with my monitor, unless you're shipped/buy a defective one will get incredibly good color accuracy for anything without quantum dot/oled, 165hz, ULMB, GSYNC and an IPS display

I have a GTX 1070, am waiting for GTX 2080Ti before next upgrade

I don't intend on wasting money unless I know my next purchase will hold me off for a good while

nice

2080ti jesus

thats gonna cost a lot

also SLI has downsides like many games have no support for it so only one of the cards will do any rendering, and the games that ARE optimized for it are often poorly so

I've had it in the past

ok

but if i got it would i need watercooling

The cost of 2x1070's versus 1080Ti and the pros and cons of both, 1080Ti, or volta card is best option

no, you wouldn't

alright

yeah

i might return my 1070 buy 1080ti founders edition and overclock the shit out of it

the only thing I recommend watercooling for is the CPU, that's basically a requirement

well if im already buying the watercooling infrastructure for cpu i may as well also do gpu right>

matter of fact, if you need PC hardware help, you can message me personally if you want a relatively quick response and are looking for somebody with experience and knowledge

alright sounds good

most people use AIO watercooling for the CPU, where you mount a radiator for the CPU only with flexible tubing

ah

is maintenance hard

there is no performance advantage with custom watercooling, the BTU transfer of the radiators are the same, and the oumo on AIO's is slightly overrated on BTU for quality assurance

and there is practically no maintenance for AIO watercooling

nice

how much does it cost

youve been typing for quite a while señor

If you aren't going to constantly OC your CPU relatively far with noticeably higher than stock voltages, then you'll probably do good with a 120mm/140mm radiator those can be as cheap as $60 and as much as $90. If you want more surface space to keep the CPU unnecessarily cooler or want to try for more drastic OC which requires much higher jumps in voltage per small increase in frequency for maintaining stability, then you're going to want a minimum of a 240mm radiator, which is 240x120mm meaning it takes 2x120mm fans if your case has a place to support that. Higher voltage (especially beyond a certain point depending on individual model and pin size) is going to reduce the longevity of the CPU, even if you keep it cooler, and if going on the very edge of safe voltages and max stable frequency at those voltages, you can degrade the CPU enough within months of use depending on how much your computer is on every day to where you need to step down the frequency at that same voltage to maintain stability. This is why I don't recommend going extreme, but going between boost and extreme is relatively the most practical point if you're gonna cool with a higher BTU rad. 280mm rads are 280x140 if your case can support that on the top (preferably). What is your CPU and what are your intentions?

i7 7700k

what fan expandabilitydo you have in the top of your case?

none

i have a mid tower corsair

send me a link to the case

think its this one

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/CC-9011107-WW

no

its not that

https://www.lelong.com.my/corsair-carbide-spec-omega-mid-tower-atx-case-black-red-brightstaronline-F349670-2007-01-Sale-I.htm

this one

btw, the i7 7700k is very efficient and can overclock to a pretty decent clock (for most) without excessive voltage, so if you tweak your CPU to run the highest stable frequency at 1.3-1.35V you'll get the most out of your CPU long-term

alright

how do you overclock cpu?

1.35 over 1.3 will have a slightly higher degradation rate, but the benefit may be as much as .2ghz more stable which is a lot in long-term

is it like gpu where all you have to do is download afterburner

you have to overclock through BIOS, I can walk you throught hat after you already ahv ethe new cooler

ok

I don't recommend OS OC for cpu as much

ok

is the $60-$90 radiator absolutely necessary

the whole AIO is that cost

tubing, rad and pump all in one piece

oh

also I found out the front of your case will accept a 360mm aio

3x120

you dont need water cooling. just install an intake and outtake fans and you should be good.

dont listen to these fags

so I recommend doing a intake fan in the bottom front, with the top 2 as out with a 240mm aio, and the bottom case fan if there is a slot for one as an out with the fan on the back as intake, so you can minimize dust and sustain decent pressure

@SchloppyDoggo we're talking about CPU lol

lol