New pc between £700 to £1.000 for VR SIM racing

[morfeo256]

Hi everyone!

I'm looking to get a computer, I have a laptop I bought 5+ years ago and it's still working completely fine but it struggles sometimes when I want to play some VR games.

I'm not a very demanding user, I don't really play many games but I'm planing to play SIM racing with a rig and VR. (Asetto corsa)


I've been looking at some ready built and I did find this AMD Ryzen 5 5500, NVIDIA RTX 4060 8G and also a Curved 27" 1440p 170hz for £1.000


I don't want to get close to the £1.000 mark but I'll if I have to.

I'm not to bother of building it to save some money but I rather to buy something ready to go.


Any advice on what to get?

Thank you for the help.

 

[dfour]

If you need a prebilt with a monitor included then it wil be a struggle for under 1K.

You need 6-8 actual cores
16-32 gig of ram
at least an 8 gig gpu
m.2 storage

I know you dont want to build yourself but this is the same money as the prebuilt and will be faster.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £79.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £65.99
• 1 x BitFenix Nova Mesh TG SE A-RGB Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CA-23N-BX) = £52.99
• 1 x Cooler Master 27" GA271 2560x1440 VA 100Hz A-Sync Widescreen Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-007-CM) = £139.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-594-GI) = £104.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £80.00
• 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4060Ti Ghost 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-214-GW) = £359.98

Total: £1,008.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[morfeo256]

Amazing! Thank you so much for your reply. I'm not to bothered about the monitor or building it myself to be honest. I will have a proper look at the list you sent me.

I really appreciate your help!

 

[jigger]

Swap the graphics card for a 7700XT, it’s faster has 50% more memory and requires much less of a CPU overhead.

 

[Gray2233]

You can pick up a XFX AMD Radeon RX 6800 Speedster SWFT 319 for £369, I'm not sure how AMD is with VR though.

I'd take that over a 7700XT or 4060ti any day for regular gaming.

 

[dfour]

without the monitor it give you a much better selection of graphics cards to look at like the 2 mentioned above or maybe squeezein a 4070 super.

 

[morfeo256]

If you need a prebilt with a monitor included then it wil be a struggle for under 1K.

You need 6-8 actual cores
16-32 gig of ram
at least an 8 gig gpu
m.2 storage

I know you dont want to build yourself but this is the same money as the prebuilt and will be faster.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £79.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £65.99
• 1 x BitFenix Nova Mesh TG SE A-RGB Midi-Tower Tempered Glass - Black (SKU: CA-23N-BX) = £52.99
• 1 x Cooler Master 27" GA271 2560x1440 VA 100Hz A-Sync Widescreen Gaming Monitor (SKU: MO-007-CM) = £139.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-594-GI) = £104.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £80.00
• 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4060Ti Ghost 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-214-GW) = £359.98

Total: £1,008.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Thank you! Still missing few bits so it will go £1k+ easily, may look at alternatives but keeping your recommendations in mind

 

[morfeo256]

I will be using it mainly with VR and normal use with the screen, so probably I'll use a cheap screen I have already.

I just don't want to go over £1k as my budget was £700 initially lol

 

[morfeo256]

You can pick up a XFX AMD Radeon RX 6800 Speedster SWFT 319 for £369, I'm not sure how AMD is with VR though.

I'd take that over a 7700XT or 4060ti any day for regular gaming.

Amazing, thank you! I'll have a look!

 

[Tetras]

I just don't want to go over £1k as my budget was £700 initially lol

The £300 extra makes a big difference for a whole PC build including monitor, especially if you're playing at 1440p.

1440p builds are normally more like £1K5 if there is a monitor required, since you're paying around £400-£600 for the graphics alone, then a monitor is usually £200-£300 and that doesn't leave a whole lot for the rest.

 

[morfeo256]

The £300 extra makes a big difference for a whole PC build including monitor, especially if you're playing at 1440p.

1440p builds are normally more like £1K5 if there is a monitor required, since you're paying around £400-£600 for the graphics alone, then a monitor is usually £200-£300 and that doesn't leave a whole lot for the rest.

What would you recommend for a Non monitor set-up then?

As I'm happy to don't buy a monitor or maybe get a second hand one in the future

 

[Gray2233]

I'd personally go for something like this and pop in the aforementioned 6800:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Gigabyte B650M Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BG-GI) = £169.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £54.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £80.00
• 1 x MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-MSI-00812) = £67.99

I would research into how well AMD GPU's work with VR prior though, it's not an area I have much knowledge in.

 

[Tetras]

What would you recommend for a Non monitor set-up then?

As I'm happy to don't buy a monitor or maybe get a second hand one in the future

There's nothing wrong with a 5600 or 12400 build like dfour put together, it'll do just fine with the RX 6800 Gray2233 suggested, but I consider those CPUs the entry/budget option for any gaming build now and would personally try to get something on AM5 like a 7500F or 7600, since that offers you higher performance, DDR5 support and (hopefully) a generation or two of CPU upgrades.

Alternatively, you can get a 12600KF for around £150 and that's a decent performer for the price too.

This build assumes that you swap the i5 CPU and graphics as suggested, I just included equivalent CPU/GPU for pricing.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AL-IN) = £175.00
• 1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £159.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00767) = £389.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00541) = £112.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P400S Glass Midi Tower Case - Noise Dampened Gun Metal (SKU: CA-06A-PT) = £69.95
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06T-SS) = £119.99
• 1 x iiyama 27" G-Master GB2745QSU-B1 2560x1140 IPS 100Hz 1ms FreeSync Gaming Monitor (SKU: MON-IIY-01741) = £189.94

Total: £1,333.80 (includes delivery: £15.99)​

Note that there have been some negative comments about using a VA panel for gaming due to motion blurring, but I've never used one myself so even though I've included IPS instead, I can't say that you NEED it.

 

[morfeo256]

I'd personally go for something like this and pop in the aforementioned 6800:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Gigabyte B650M Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BG-GI) = £169.99
• 1 x Aerocool Dryft Mini v2 Micro-ATX Case (SKU: CAS-AER-00607) = £54.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £80.00
• 1 x MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-MSI-00812) = £67.99

I would research into how well AMD GPU's work with VR prior though, it's not an area I have much knowledge in.

Yeah apparently it is not great for it for what I've seen so I may be better not getting it just in case it is not gonna be working great and regretting it‍

 

[Gray2233]

If an AMD GPU is a concern I'd try to squeeze a 4070 in somehow, the 4060ti is an absolutely terrible GPU for the price. It's pretty much a budget 4050 in disguise.

 

[morfeo256]

I'm not a really a gamer whatsoever so I won't be needing a huge thing, just planning to play some Asseto corsa every now and then.

I think I'm gonna have to spend like £3k in the end hahaha

I'm just trying to get under £1k.

I'm still "playing" with my laptop and it has a gtx 1060 4gb...


I have to say you guys are amazing, I really appreciate all this help!

 

[Tetras]

I'm just trying to get under £1k.

If you're willing to buy without monitor, I think we'd have to stick with the 5600/12400 option for the CPU.

The CPU includes a cooler in the box.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £124.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B760M-A WIFI D4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KG-AS) = £119.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WindForce OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1G2-GI) = £509.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £65.98
• 1 x B Grade Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: BG-06C-PT) = £39.92
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09Q-PT) = £89.98

Total: £1,022.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

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The RX 7700 in my earlier post might perform differently in VR (to the 6800) because I think the encoding/decoding hardware has been upgraded, but I don't know much about it either I'm afraid.

 

[morfeo256]

If you're willing to buy without monitor, I think we'd have to stick with the 5600/12400 option for the CPU.

The CPU includes a cooler in the box.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £124.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B760M-A WIFI D4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KG-AS) = £119.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WindForce OC 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1G2-GI) = £509.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £65.98
• 1 x B Grade Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: BG-06C-PT) = £39.92
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09Q-PT) = £89.98

Total: £1,022.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

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The RX 7700 in my earlier post might perform differently in VR (to the 6800) because I think the encoding/decoding hardware has been upgraded, but I don't know much about it either I'm afraid.

Amazing, I will have a look and try to have a think. Also I wasn't sure if the cooler was good enough or not.

So many options nowadays, I think last time I put a build together myself it was when the dual core came out

 

[Journey]

I'd buy the cheapest used AM4 system you can get your hands on with a half decent PSU, and none dreadful board. E.g Saw a local selling group with R5 3600, B450 Tomahawk 16GB RAM, and 500GB SATA SSD, 650W Corsair TX PSU, £245.00.

Drop in a the best GPU you can afford out of the £700 budget, or sell the CPU you get and buy a 5700X3D, and then a GPU to the budget you can afford now. This is a lot of faffing about but you seem to want to do Sim Racing on a £700 budget. #shrug

 

[Craig_d1]

Assetto Corsa is an outlier as it's one of the games that absolutely loves the v cache of the x3d cpu's, so if that's your game that you play all the time, I'd be trying to get one of those, so a 5700x3d paired with a 2nd hand b550 board and 32gb ram etc