What GTX 1080 TI to chose?

[Liviu Cojocaru]

Holy crap dude, you really need to get priorities straight here.

Even IF you fit that 1080ti in there, that case is so cramped you're gonna suffocate the card. (I speak from experience and from a much more spacey case situation with a 1080 that has a lower TDP but still wins 3-5 C on warm days with a case open situation...) I'll also have you know that even my 1080 is bottlenecking @ 1080p on a 4.2 Ghz 3570k. By about 5-10% depending on game. 1080ti is 30% faster. You can look at youtube all day, but take my word for it mate.

Case > new platform > new GPU. @EarthDog is spot on here. Remember you came here for sensible advice, if you got your mind set on that EVGA why bother making a topic.

+1

 

[Ramo1203]

I would also recommend a new case first of all. That case is way too cramped for a 1080 Ti and also outdated in terms of design layout.

 

[therealmeep]

Don't get me wrong its a nice case, its a little dated and its one of the last "real" steel/durable cases that I have seen (I accidentally dropped mine down a flight of stairs) but yeah it was bound to happen sooner or later, you need a new case. Personally, I'd recommend something either from corsair or cooler master.

 

[Vellinious]

I'd spend the $800 to upgrade to Ryzen....grab a 1600 / 1600X and a good board, you'll have less than $500 invested, and still have $300 left over to get some memory and a larger case that won't leave you limited in your options for a GPU, and offer better cooling solutions.

Just sayin....seems like you're going about this upgrade, all backwards and upside down.

 

[the54thvoid]

Yeah, I agree about the case. I also think a water block (on an FE) and careful component selection would work. A 120 rad would work if the case has outlets for tubing.