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Originally Posted by Mistery 73
a greeting to all of you I need your advice on what video card to buy using madVR in 4k ... I was focused on this ZOTAC GeForce 1080 GTX AMP 8GB Extreme Edition .. accept any advice .. thanks
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I can vouch for that card as it´s the same I have in my 4K setup. It comes with an excellent cooler (average temp 65C) and high frequencies out of the box (typically 2050-2100 Mhz).
Having said that:
- All GTX 1080 models perform more or less the same, with a 100-150 Mhz max variance depending on the quality of the cooler (Pascal is pretty temp sensitive). If you´re not also gaming, just buy the cheapest version you can find. Games @ 4K will stress the card much further than madvr.
- A 1060, 1070 or any other card will work as well in 4K, they will be just somewhat slower in rendering time. It all depends on how important is to you to crank up the quality settings in madvr. I had a 980ti previously (= 1070) in the same 4K setup and run without problems. I wouldn´t upgrade only for madvr. I would do it if you´re going to game in 4K as well.
- If money is not a factor, wait until 1Q'17 and buy instead a 1080Ti, which will be around 25-30% faster than the 1080. Expected to be a 850-900$ card, though.