Upgrading my OC desktop for the Oculus Rift advice

bolo_bokn · 22 Feb 2016 at 11:19

Hi all,

I purchased my current desktop from OC in January 2014. It's been great, but I have a pre-order for the rift and am aware that I need to upgrade to meet the minimum spec.

This is what I own at present:

"Titan 420i Tanto" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.1GHz Overclocked

Haswell Quad Core Gaming PC

GX-182-GW Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Phantom 3072MB GDDR5

FS-187-OE No Sound Card Upgrade

HD-255-SE Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM

HD-168-SA Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic -

CA-129-NX NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black

SW-165-MS Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)

FS-320-OE 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN

XX-003-OP Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days

CP-473-IN Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor -

MB-438-GI Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard

HS-100-AK Akasa AK-CC4013EP01 Nero 3 V2 Premier CPU Cooler

CD-003-OK OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

MY-094-KS Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9

CA-048-CS Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

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My questions are:

1. If I want to upgrade to a GTX 980 TI, do I also need to upgrade my 600W PSU? I have a feeling it may be too weak?

2. Do I need to upgrade my 8GB RAM?

3. Should I hold out for a couple of months to get a GTX 980 TI cheaper?

Thanks in advance for the advice!

r7slayer · 22 Feb 2016 at 12:02

The 600W should handle a 980Ti however it depends if your looking at over clocking the 980Ti? It will most likley be borderline of what the PSU can handle as it's only bronze rated.

Idleman · 22 Feb 2016 at 13:46

I would wait until the Rift is released, then upgrade accordingly.

joedeath332 · 22 Feb 2016 at 20:16

Idleman said:
I would wait until the Rift is released, then upgrade accordingly.

+1 as prices will most likely of dropped a bit.

olivier renault · 23 Feb 2016 at 08:11

Looks fine to me, at least worth a trial run. And probably worth waiting for next gen GPU.

bolo_bokn · 24 Feb 2016 at 21:41

Thanks very much for the replies.

Is it easy to switch out a PSU and replace it if necessary? I've never done it before.

Also, what would happen if the PSU can't handle the new GPU?

I want to get everything that needs upgrading done when the rift arrives, so I am good for at least the next couple of years.

I am only mildly experienced with tinkering with the innards of a PC (GPU and RAM).

So i'll wait to upgrade the GPU closer to the time of release - Thanks for the advice.

Idleman · 24 Feb 2016 at 21:54

Replacing a Psu is pretty straight forward, use your mobo manual if you are not sure what leads go where. And if you don't have the manual, you can always download it from Gigabyte.
If you do decide to upgrade the Psu, look for a decent fully modular unit, cuts down on a lot of cable clutter.

Telecaster · 24 Feb 2016 at 22:15

I'd just try it, this what result I get from the Steam VR test, no idea how accurate it is but I'd class it as a pass.

joedeath332 · 25 Feb 2016 at 15:57

bolo_bokn said:
Thanks very much for the replies.

Is it easy to switch out a PSU and replace it if necessary? I've never done it before.

Also, what would happen if the PSU can't handle the new GPU?

I would recommend that you take a picture of your motherboard with the current PSU installed noting any points on the motherboard where a lead is connected. That way you can be sure when you change PSU that you don't miss a lead and then give yourself a lot of grief.