Convnet benchmarks say that a 1080 is only like 5% faster. 12GB of VRAM seemed more important. I just spent yesterday evening sticking a cooling rig onto a Tita

Convnet benchmarks say that a 1080 is only like 5% faster. 12GB of VRAM seemed more important. I just spent yesterday evening sticking a cooling rig onto a Titan X I bought on eBay. Great value atm if you're willing to get your hands dirty. Will admit that it was a struggle though.