Is NVIDIA's GTX 980Ti Obsolete in 2026..?

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're finally taking a look at the legendary GTX 980Ti. Thats right what was once a solid £/$600 Flagship is now finally entering the world of bargain bin territory. Everything about it sounds too good to be true 6GB VRAM, Maxwell Architecture, Actually working drivers...But this thing is now 11 Years Old. So join me today as we find out if the 980Ti is a bargain or if its so obsolete its better off being left in the bin. Intro - 0:00 What did I buy? - 0:15 My "New" GTX 980Ti - 1:12 Does it work? - 2:02 Drivers are still recent & Quick look at pricing - 2:59 Can it survive 3D Mark (on 11 Year Old thermal paste) - 4:54 Cleaning & New Thermal Paste - 5:49 Are things better? - 7:16 Overclocking - 7:40 Loading up a game - 8:58 What is a GTX 980Ti (Quick History Recap) - 10:22 The Specs - 12:37 3D Mark Scores (Before/After Clean, Progression, and Comparisons) - 14:05 Ready to Benchmark? - 16:25 The Benchmarks (Start) - 17:23 GTA V & GTA O Enhanced - 17:24 GTA V & GTA O Legacy - 18:32 Arc Raiders - 19:47 Oblivion Remastered - 20:53 Counter Strike 2 - 22:13 Cyberpunk 2077 - 23:12 PUBG - 24:32 Baldurs Gate 3 - 25:44 Fortnite - 26:37 BeamNG - 27:27 M&B Bannerlord - 28:28 Rust - 29:26 Hitman - 30:20 Fallout 4 Anniversary - 31:25 Can it run Crysis...Remastered - 32:19 Overall Performance, FSR, Quirks & Crashes - 33:25 Drivers, Features, Nvidia NVENC - 36:04 Thermals, Power Consumption & 140Watt Power Limit Test - 37:48 Conclusion - 40:21 Patreon:   / budgetbuilds   Twitter:   / budget_builds_   Twitch:   / budgetbuildsoff.  . Second Channel:    / @budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896   Discord:   / discord   Specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X RAM: DDR4 3200Mhz GPU: GTX 980Ti (MSI Blower)