Gaming Hardware

STEE

Just wondering if anybody knows of some websites where I could a good price for an asus RoG strix 1080 Ti 11gb card So far newegg seems to be the best at $779.99 - € 696 Is there any hidden custom charges with newegg ?

dreamers75

mindfactory.de

TerrorFirmer

Of course if you order from US to here you will be hit with customs and tax as well as warranty being a more difficult issue with most brands. It makes no sense.

Best off buying from one of the German retailers who usually have the best price - CaseKing, Mindfactory, etc

STEE

The cards are more expensive on them sites. Would the custom charge and tax cost much on a asus rog strix geforce gtx 1080 ti 11gb

RossieMan

23 % plus charges.

STEE

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Of course if you order from US to here you will be hit with customs and tax as well as warranty being a more difficult issue with most brands. It makes no sense.

Best off buying from one of the German retailers who usually have the best price - CaseKing, Mindfactory, etc

what do you mean by warranty I have to pay a warranty charge for what ?

dreamers75

No if it breaks or doesnt work it would be a hassle sending it back to the US.

Skerries

for the sake of a €100 I wouldn't go through the hassle of buying from the US

https://skinflint.co.uk/asus-rog-strix-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-90yv0am1-m0nm00-a1593284.html

STEE

Do I need a 8gb card or an 11gb to be able to play all games at ultra settings

Samuel T. Cogley

STEE wrote: »

Do I need a 8gb card or an 11gb to be able to play all games at ultra settings

Neither.

But depending on the resolution you're using 8GB will give you a bit of future proofing or allow you to load in stupidly large texture packs. Whether or not a 1080ti is even needed will depend on the resolution and refresh of your monitor.

STEE

Just checked amazon.com they have them back in stock and it tells you how much for shipping and import fees. Card is $779.99 = €696 plus shipping and import fees to Dublin $196.06=€174 Also they have a 3 Year and 4 Year Asurion PC Peripheral Protection Plan. What uk and german sites have plans / warranty like this ? amazon seems ok for the price its working out at

STEE

$40.17 for 4 year and $32.65 for 3 years

Samuel T. Cogley

You're mad importing stuff IMHO.

Irish consumer law allows for a claim up to six years after purchase and most of the good card manufacturers offer excellent RMA support for 36 months or more.

Customs can be very hit and miss also, with stuff being delayed, odd decisions on import duty and alike.

Given we've no idea of your specs the card could be complete overkill anyway so if saving money is key you might want to look at that tbh.

Icyseanfitz

A 1080ti is an awful expensive purchase to risk the warranty/duties/rmaing by going outside the EU imo. I bought one myself from casekings a while back for like 800 euro. Buying PC hardware or any technology here will never be as cheap as the US, I've come to terms with this

dreamers75

Also I would expect a price drop when the new ATI card comes out.

US buying is really only worth it if someone is bringing it over for you.

K.O.Kiki

STEE wrote: »

Just checked amazon.com they have them back in stock and it tells you how much for shipping and import fees. Card is $779.99 = €696 plus shipping and import fees to Dublin $196.06=€174 Also they have a 3 Year and 4 Year Asurion PC Peripheral Protection Plan. What uk and german sites have plans / warranty like this ? amazon seems ok for the price its working out at

https://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/11GB-Asus-GeForce-GTX-1080-Ti-ROG-Strix-Gaming-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--Reta_1158935.html
It's €797 (+30 shipping) on Mindfactory :pac:

STEE

My specs are i7-3820 @ 3.60ghz 8gb ram 1TB harddrive

STEE

Does mindfactory.de have RMA support or a warranty for the card ?

Samuel T. Cogley

STEE wrote: »

My specs are i7-3820 @ 3.60ghz 8gb ram 1TB harddrive

I was more thinking of the monitor but that is going to probably bottleneck a 1080 let alone a 1080ti.

STEE

I have an Alienware Optx 2310 monitor but, I will be upgrading to a 1440p monitor soon

Samuel T. Cogley

STEE wrote: »

I have an Alienware Optx 2310 monitor but, I will be upgrading to a 1440p monitor soon

Assuming its a 1440p UW 100Hz+ then a Ti will be worth it. I've not come across much a 1080 wont drive 60FPS on for my 1440p UW. The Vega line up will be targeting the GTX1080 level (it's thought) so you could see the prices of the 1080 drop into upper mainstream territory.

I'd be dubious of paring a Ti with that set up but someone else might confirm that for you. Sandybridge certainly bottlenecks the GTX1080 but I can't absolutely confirm it for Sandybridge-E at 1440p.

K.O.Kiki

STEE wrote: »

My specs are i7-3820 @ 3.60ghz 8gb ram 1TB harddrive

STEE wrote: »

Does mindfactory.de have RMA support or a warranty for the card ?

STEE wrote: »

I have an Alienware Optx 2310 monitor but, I will be upgrading to a 1440p monitor soon

A 1080Ti is overkill for 1080p120 (your current) or 1440p monitors.

Drop down to a GTX 1070 or 1080, and spend the extra on a 250-550Gb SSD.

awec

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Assuming its a 1440p UW 100Hz+ then a Ti will be worth it. I've not come across much a 1080 wont drive 60FPS on for my 1440p UW. The Vega line up will be targeting the GTX1080 level (it's thought) so you could see the prices of the 1080 drop into upper mainstream territory.

I'd be dubious of paring a Ti with that set up but someone else might confirm that for you. Sandybridge certainly bottlenecks the GTX1080 but I can't absolutely confirm it for Sandybridge-E at 1440p.

I have a GTX1070 and it easily goes above 60fps on all games I have played on Ultra settings at 1440. In fact I don't think I play any games that go as low as 60.

1080 should handle that no sweat.

Samuel T. Cogley

awec wrote: »

I have a GTX1070 and it easily goes above 60fps on all games I have played on Ultra settings at 1440. In fact I don't think I play any games that go as low as 60.

1080 should handle that no sweat.

3440x1440 seems to present an unusually high load (for the small increase in pixel count) to the GPU in some games. That said as always a play here and there with the settings usually fixes it, but the OP seems to want more of a Ultra Preset switch everything on approach.

awec

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

3440x1440 seems to present an unusually high load (for the small increase in pixel count) to the GPU in some games. That said as always a play here and there with the settings usually fixes it, but the OP seems to want more of a Ultra Preset switch everything on approach.

Oh I missed the ultra wide bit in your post.

Samuel T. Cogley

awec wrote: »

Oh I missed the ultra wide bit in your post.

It shouldn't make a difference tbh (well a small one) but for some odd reason it seems to in some games. That said I agree there's not much out there that will push a 1070/1080 card at 1440p in the 60hz market.

STEE

does mindfactory.de have an option for a warranty when buying a graphics card ?

Samuel T. Cogley

STEE wrote: »

does mindfactory.de have an option for a warranty when buying a graphics card ?

There's no need to buy extended warranties. The best bet would simply be to go with a card with a 3 year (or more warranty). If you insist on buying one go with one from the manufacturer. EVGA is a good example, 3 years standard 5 and ten years(!) available at nominal cost.

An alternative is to buy with someone like Amazon who will off after sales service within the six year limitation period in English and Irish law. Now that's not to say it's a six year warranty but you should get 36 months or more given deprecated refund rates.

EoinHef

Zotac are another brand that do up to 5 years warranty if you register the card within 28 days of purchase.

STEE

I had looked on Ebay at one stage to see if I could buy the card for cheaper and found a seller who was selling the OC version for $765 but it was up for bidding no buy now option I won the auction got it for $785 he wasn't going to ship to Ireland but, he changed his mind and said he would send it directly to me. Sent me an invoice, I told him id like to cancel the order because I would have to pay an import fee on top the cost of the card and shipping. he said I wont with USPS Is this true ? or is he bull****ting me

STEE

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

There's no need to buy extended warranties. The best bet would simply be to go with a card with a 3 year (or more warranty). If you insist on buying one go with one from the manufacturer. EVGA is a good example, 3 years standard 5 and ten years(!) available at nominal cost.

An alternative is to buy with someone like Amazon who will off after sales service within the six year limitation period in English and Irish law. Now that's not to say it's a six year warranty but you should get 36 months or more given deprecated refund rates.

So, there should be a warranty with card from Asus Do I just have register the product ?

Samuel T. Cogley

STEE wrote: »

So, there should be a warranty with card from Asus Do I just have register the product ?

I've not found Asus great to be honest, had a Sabertooth board from them and had to get service through the retailer.

K.O.Kiki

STEE wrote: »

I had looked on Ebay at one stage to see if I could buy the card for cheaper and found a seller who was selling the OC version for $765 but it was up for bidding no buy now option I won the auction got it for $785 he wasn't going to ship to Ireland but, he changed his mind and said he would send it directly to me. Sent me an invoice, I told him id like to cancel the order because I would have to pay an import fee on top the cost of the card and shipping. he said I wont with USPS Is this true ? or is he bull****ting me

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

STEE

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

:rolleyes:

2ndcoming

STEE wrote: »

:rolleyes:

In fairness, you've been advised repeatedly not to buy from America.

That order will definitely end up in customs. Unsurprisingly, random eBay seller from 3000 miles away is not the best person to listen to in this regard.

You've also been advised 1080ti is overkill for your needs, which I would agree with.

Get yourself a 1070 from Europe for €400 and put the other €400-500 towards a new build. You've a 5 year old build on a 6 year old platform but you'll still get a few hundred for what you have so at this time you could more than likely put a 7700k or Ryzen 7 build together for little more than the money you're talking about firing at that card from the states. Just my two cents.

Samuel T. Cogley

He might mark it as a gift etc. customs are well wise to it but some get through. All sorts of issues though if you have to send it back.

lmimmfn

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

He might mark it as a gift etc. customs are well wise to it but some get through. All sorts of issues though if you have to send it back.

That used to work years ago, but they've tightened up loads in recent years, I used to get stuff sent to work and didn't get charged but wouldn't chance it now.

Its pointless buying in the US with all the hassle involved. You can get a 1080Ti for £600 from overclockers in the UK, albeit lower clocks.
Ill probably pickup a 1080ti in the next few months but 6-8 months time a 1180 will be out and will be faster. Its pointless getting 3+ years warranty on a Ti because if you're in that game its outdated after 18 months and time to upgrade again. Otherwise stick to midrange and upgrade every iteration.

Samuel T. Cogley

lmimmfn wrote: »

That used to work years ago, but they've tightened up loads in recent years, I used to get stuff sent to work and didn't get charged but wouldn't chance it now.

Its pointless buying in the US with all the hassle involved. You can get a 1080Ti for £600 from overclockers in the UK, albeit lower clocks.
Ill probably pickup a 1080ti in the next few months but 6-8 months time a 1180 will be out and will be faster. Its pointless getting 3+ years warranty on a Ti because if you're in that game its outdated after 18 months and time to upgrade again. Otherwise stick to midrange and upgrade every iteration.

Agree with everything, and thanks for the heads up on customs, but the warranty. I prefer manufacturers with decent warranty periods and proven RMA support. You're much less likely to need to use it! Also it helps resale value, which if you are always chasing the top you need to keep doing unless you're extremely rich :pac:

STEE

2ndcoming wrote: »

In fairness, you've been advised repeatedly not to buy from America.

That order will definitely end up in customs. Unsurprisingly, random eBay seller from 3000 miles away is not the best person to listen to in this regard.

You've also been advised 1080ti is overkill for your needs, which I would agree with.

Get yourself a 1070 from Europe for €400 and put the other €400-500 towards a new build. You've a 5 year old build on a 6 year old platform but you'll still get a few hundred for what you have so at this time you could more than likely put a 7700k or Ryzen 7 build together for little more than the money you're talking about firing at that card from the states. Just my two cents.

I'm not going to buy the card from the US I know its overkill for what I have at the moment but, I had a gtx 555 for a few years and it died Im tired of medium settings so im going all out and getting the OC version. Will be getting a 1440p and 4k monitor. I have an Alienware Area 51 alx case ( the predator case or aka the 7500 ) that im going to make a ryzen build. btw The card is down to €777.88 on mindfactory.de

CruelCoin

STEE wrote: »

I'm not going to buy the card from the US I know its overkill for what I have at the moment but, I had a gtx 555 for a few years and it died Im tired of medium settings so im going all out and getting the OC version. Will be getting a 1440p and 4k monitor. I have an Alienware Area 51 alx case ( the predator case or aka the 7500 ) that im going to make a ryzen build. btw The card is down to €777.88 on mindfactory.de

A 1070 will do fine on a 1440p monitor. Max settings, most games will see 45-60fps.
But you're not going to get much framerate on 4k if gaming is your thing.

Samuel T. Cogley

STEE wrote: »

ahh jaysus the card comes with only one 8 pin connection I have to buy another one ffs Would PCWorld/Currys have them for sale ? or maplins ?

Eh?

It comes with 1 but you need another one?

STEE

Ahh I thought I needed two 8 pin my bad first time doing it I just had to put one 6 pin and another 2 pin into the card. It didn't come with a code for the free game that was on offer bit of a bummer other than that I'm happy with it !

awec

STEE wrote: »

Ahh I thought I needed two 8 pin my bad first time doing it I just had to put one 6 pin and another 2 pin into the card. It didn't come with a code for the free game that was on offer bit of a bummer other than that I'm happy with it !

You get the free game code within 7 days of the purchase. If you don't have it by 7 days after you ordered email whoever you ordered it from.

STEE

awec wrote: »

You get the free game code within 7 days of the purchase. If you don't have it by 7 days after you ordered email whoever you ordered it from.

What they send it by mail to you ? I just assumed it would be in the box

awec

STEE wrote: »

What they send it by mail to you ? I just assumed it would be in the box

Yea they will email it to you.

I assume it's to stop people buying items to get the code before returning the item.

Star Lord

STEE wrote: »

What they send it by mail to you ? I just assumed it would be in the box

Register your card online, and you should get sent the code then.

TerrorFirmer

You shouldn't need to register, the code comes from the retailer. You might just have to email them and they'll send one to you. Last time I bought a 1070 from Amazon I didn't get a code, emailed them and within minutes I had a code.

Though you do have to go through Geforce Experience now to redeem the code, it's their attempt to stop people reselling codes. You can still resell it, but only to someone who has the same class card, eg the 'For Honor/Wildlands' offer only worked on GTX1070/GTX1080 setups verified through Geforce Experience.

STEE

I got a strange problem When I'm in the middle of playing a game of Battlefield 4 my system shuts down by itself. What could be the issue ?

RossieMan

Your temps are getting too high somewhere.

It's a safety feature on most motherboards nowadays.

Keep an eye on your temps and see what's getting high during gameplay.

STEE

Only seems to happen in Battlefield 4 so far no other games I can play UnrealTournament 4 no problems

STEE

I have the card in an Alienware Aurora ALX micro ATX case Its a tight fit