New Build - Sim Racing Triple Monitor Setup

[E30CG]

I’m looking to build a triple monitor 1440p setup to be used exclusively for sim racing. It will have little to no other use other than this, so as much as I want to have a good setup for this, I’m looking for areas I could potentially cut back on.

CPU wise I was looking at an i7-12700kf, but would an i5 do the job?

GPU wise I’ve been looking at an RTX 4070 but unsure if a 4060 would cut it?


Any recommendations for a full build would be appreciated. Looking to keep it as close to, or below 1k if possible?

 

[mickyflinn]

Hi and welcome.

Running triple 1440p screens you want the best GPU you can afford but the 7800xt is faster than the 4070 and has more vram.

Have you looked at any benchmarks?

 

[Gray2233]

Sims often like the X3D chips by AMD, although it does depend on which games/sims exactly you're looking to play? It's hard to suggest a GPU without knowing the exacts either, some will prefer AMD over Nvidia etc.

 

[HaloUK]

Most racing games these days are VR compatible. Would a decent VR headset not be a better choice?

 

[dfour]

TBH I think your going to struggle with your budget unless your going to be willing to sacrifice details and/or use FSR. Your needing to push 7680*1440p is pixel resolution. That is more 7900xt/xtx or 4080/super territory.

This is the best I can come up withon your budget,

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Eight Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-01799) = £199.99
• 1 x MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-35A-MS) = £109.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02517) = £84.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £62.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE CPU Air Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-03267) = £17.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01442) = £54.95
• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00764) = £439.99
• 2 x Arctic F12 PWM PST Black Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-054-AR) = £4.99

Total: £1,030.82 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

I think you need to up your budget by £500+, buy second hand or get a VR headset like HaloUk mentioned.

This is more what you will need IMHO.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £479.99
• 1 x Asrock B850M Pro RS WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04008) = £164.99
• 1 x Kolink Citadel Mesh Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-051-KK) = £52.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 32GB EXPO (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel (SKU: MEM-CRS-02786) = £89.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.98
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £50.00
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A5-SP) = £899.98
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE CPU Air Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-03267) = £17.99

Total: £1,860.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

This is an amalgmation of the 2 above builds

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse 24GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-3A5-SP) = £899.99
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE CPU Air Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-03267) = £17.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Eight Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-01799) = £199.99
• 1 x MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-35A-MS) = £109.99
• 1 x Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual Channel Ki (SKU: MEM-8PK-02586) = £59.99
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01442) = £54.95
• 2 x Arctic F12 PWM PST Black Fan - 120mm (SKU: FG-054-AR) = £4.99

Total: £1,507.86 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Quartz]

I’m looking to build a triple monitor 1440p setup to be used exclusively for sim racing.

Do consider the 32:9 ultrawide 5120x1440 curved monitors instead.