What to upgrade

Xand · 15 Apr 2016 at 08:55

Hey There,

Looking to put an order down on a vive shortly, just ran the steam VR tester and ended up on the low end of low!

Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions on the best upgrade path from my previous OC machine! Ideally want something capable of handling 2560 x 1440 on full for the next couple of years while being 4k capable and running the vive well.

specs as below.

OcUK Gamer X60i Intel Z87 Mid-Tower - Gaming PC Configurator
System Build Fan - Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PLPS
Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 800W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic
GX-181-MS MSI HD 7970 Lightning BOOSTED Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C CPU Cooler
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor
Stage 1 Intel: Overclock of CPU - 4.2GHz Overclock - Haswell K Edition Processors Only
CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White

also got an extra 4 sata drives in there of varying size (probably consolidate these into two 3tb!

Xand · 15 Apr 2016 at 10:50

Rilot said:
The only thing I would do to that system is get a better graphics card. a 970, 980 or 980ti.
The CPU is good enough. I run an 4.5GHz overclocked 2500k which will be about the same in performance as your 4.2GHz 4670k and it runs my Vive and my Rift perfectly. I just popped a 980ti in there to give it the boost it needed.

No need to do anything else with that rig, save maybe get a bigger SSD for all the VR junk you are going to download.

good to know, presuming a card swap wouldn't effect the OC in anyway?

Xand · 15 Apr 2016 at 23:37

Just as I was about to make a decision, I see stuff about these new pascal cards! oh the decisions!

Xand · 31 May 2016 at 15:37

Okay, given the recent releases and info on the cards, need some new advice!

1070 and new CPU + mobo or straight up 1080??

for non vive games, I'd be playing 1440p on one of these, https://www.overclockers.co.uk/benq...lim-bezel-flicker-free-monitor-mo-099-bq.html no special sync required!

Xand · 1 Jun 2016 at 16:28

want something more immediate.

Xand · 2 Jun 2016 at 08:53

I have some waiting involved, just would like something this month as the vive is due at some point soon and not sure the 7970 will handle it even badly!

I was under the impression the custom 1070s will be ready to go much sooner than the custom 1080s.