Upgrading from a 3070, 4080s? VR gaming

[Gibbo3771]

I'm wanting to upgrade from a 3070 to something and I'm thinking the 4080s. I actually don't play very demanding games however I do sim race exclusively in VR. Unfortunately even in iRacing the 3070 just isn't cutting it with my Quest 3, especially when it's a wet race. I'm also looking to purchase a Pimax Crystal Super this year and I'm aware not even a 5090 could max out this headsets potential but the clarity at that resolution is worth dropping the settings down. I don't think there is any point in holding out for 5xxx cards unless someone can convince me otherwise.

My main issue is that I have a 5600X. At this point in time I can only afford a GPU or a CPU. Will my 5600X be OK with something like a 5600X? Am I also going to have to upgrade to a beefier CPU before I upgrade my VR headset?

Full specs:

AMD 5600X
64GB DDR4
Strix B350-F
750W PSU, I forget which one but it's a gold rated Seasonic

I don't upgrade often and tend to just ask here and go with the general consensus. I can no long rely on asking places like Reddit because the attitude of the users + the number of bots is ridiculous .

Thoughts?

 

[Gibbo3771]

what exactly is your budget?

my gut feeling is that a 5700x3d AND a 4070 TI super, would be better upgrade than just a 4080 super alone
(i've got a 5800x3d + 4070 super in my secondary rig)

it looks like you'd want the cpu upgrade to an X3D chip
(clip is for the 5800x3d, i'm guessing the 5700x3d is not too far behind)

Nice benchmark find.

In terms of budget, pretty much anything that isn't a 4090. I just can't justify the absurd cost of that. I was not aware there was a 5700x3d so I could swing that pairing just fine. I'm just not interested in paying double the cost for 10-20% gains because I would rather just reduce a setting or two and spend that money on my actual car lol.