A taste for it

bbbearrr · 27 Apr 2018 at 16:48

Hi All,

So yesterday i had the chance to have a go with a HTC vive and really enjoyed it. Found myself looking today at what i'd need to get into it and checked my steam VR score.

a 5.5(medium) is what I got with it being just outside of 'Ready'.

I currently have an i7 920 and a GTX 970.

My question really is where should i upgrade first, i'm not looking to go out and get everything now, but a long term plan to get into VR. should i start with a new MB, CPU, RAM first and then get a GPU, or should the GTX 970 be good enough for entry level.

Thanks in advance.

Moorron · 27 Apr 2018 at 20:53

I got my rift on the same setup as you, 920 was overclocked to 3.4ghz

I went to a 1080 first and it made some difference but I was getting stuttering every now and again, so took a jump to new platform AMD 1800x and this made it much smoother.

I would go CPU first, you are running 10 years behind what's available today, then upgrade the GPU. Obviously cost is a lot for either or both upgrades and I did both plus the rift over 2 months so took a huge hit on my pocket but never looked back.

DONOHUE07 · 28 Apr 2018 at 05:59

You ‘should’ be fine, but i would look at getting a new CPU before a new GPU.

And welcome to VR!

danoliver1 · 28 Apr 2018 at 12:33

I'd recommend the rift for older hardware, asw makes running the rift less taxing on the hardware.

bbbearrr · 28 Apr 2018 at 13:09

Hey all, yeh i figured my CPU would need upgrading first.

how does this look? I wouldnt be looking to do it all in one go, just bit by bit

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

alternative would be to do it over a longer period of time and get an i7...

chaparral · 28 Apr 2018 at 21:28

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bbbearrr · 28 Apr 2018 at 23:35

chaparral said:
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MadMossy · 29 Apr 2018 at 08:24

bbbearrr said:
Hey all, yeh i figured my CPU would need upgrading first.

how does this look? I wouldnt be looking to do it all in one go, just bit by bit

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8500 3GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

alternative would be to do it over a longer period of time and get an i7...

Personally for a little more, I'd go for the Ryzen 2600X, double the threads, comes standard with a good air cooler and also clocked higher than the Intel CPU.

bbbearrr · 29 Apr 2018 at 09:07

MadMossy said:
Personally for a little more, I'd go for the Ryzen 2600X, double the threads, comes standard with a good air cooler and also clocked higher than the Intel CPU.

Yeh, to be honest i've never really looked at AMD CPU's always found myself gravitating towards intel when i start putting baskets together.

Rannoch · 29 Apr 2018 at 09:11

I have a Rift pc with the Ryzen 5 1600 and a 1080. Runs very well.

Slam · 2 May 2018 at 12:55

The 2600x basically overclocks itself optimally too

bbbearrr · 2 May 2018 at 15:21

This is where im upto at the moment.

My budget is around £500 as i still need to add a case & cooler on top of this.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD= £164.99
1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £64.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £160.99
1 x MSI X470 Gaming Plus AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99

Total: £522.06 (includes shipping: £11.10)

bbbearrr · 2 May 2018 at 15:30

Vargas said:
I have a Rift pc with the Ryzen 5 1600 and a 1080. Runs very well.

What Mobo and Ram do you have with your 1600?