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New PC for Sim Racing

nicokart

Hi all,

After 8-9 years my PC is giving up on me. I made some upgrades along the way, but this is what I am going to be departing from:

  • Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked
  • Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
  • Crucial Ballistix 16GB Kit Sport XT 8GB x2 DDR3 1600 MHz PC3-12800 Memory
  • ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (6144 MB) (STRIXGTX980TIDC36GD5)
  • 500W Corsair CMPSU-500CXUK Builder
  • 250GB Samsung 840 SSD
  • Antec 100 One Hundred, Black Midi

New PC use case


I am a Sim Racer therefore I would ideally like something that could support the following:

  • Triple monitor setup (144Hz)
  • Low latency
  • Low input lag
  • Capable of streaming but not a necessity
  • Video creation but not a necessity

Budget:


~£1k ($1300 USD / $1729 CAD) ideally (PC only) Beyond Sim Racing I am unlikely to play too many other games, maybe Guild Wars or SWTOR. Any triple screen monitor recommendations (144Hz) are welcome. Appreciate the feedback on helping me build a new rig. Thanks

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Main PC:

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

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Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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a question about your sim setup  if that's okay.

i've been looking to try it myself but more casually, and i've had problems finding things like steering wheels and pedals that aren't 1000$ each.

Anything i've written between the * and * is not meant to be taken seriously.

keep in mind that helping with problems is hard if you aren't specific and detailed.

i'm also not a professional, (yet) so make sure to personally verify important information as i could be wrong.

 

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21 minutes ago, nicokart said:

 

Hello,

 

Here is something nice :

 

PCPartPicker Part List

 

A little above budget but quite strong for gaming at 144Hz. Can save money on the CPU cooler since the 3600 comes with one.

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46 minutes ago, nicokart said:

250GB Samsung 840 SSD

you can also hold on to your ssd, as long as you're not planning to sell your old rig as a whole

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Your current build looks good. You can reuse the 980ti and ssd...if needed. 980ti is a pretty good card even by todays standards.

 

Here's my recommendation...

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (£175.98 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£79.96 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£59.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£99.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB THICC II Video Card  (£359.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Currys PC World) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £928.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-04 13:35 GMT+0000

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TBWD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

CaseFractal Design Meshify C

PSUSuper Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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55 minutes ago, flashiling said:

a question about your sim setup  if that's okay.

i've been looking to try it myself but more casually, and i've had problems finding things like steering wheels and pedals that aren't 1000$ each.

I think that depends on what you want from it, much like a PC.

In my opinion there are 3 ranges.

Entry <500 - Logitech G29 wheel & pedals

Mid <1000 - Most Fanatec products

High >1000 - OSW wheel & Heusinkveld pedals

 

Hope that helps a little

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27 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

you can also hold on to your ssd, as long as you're not planning to sell your old rig as a whole

I hadn't planned to sell it and if I could reuse parts then I would definitely like to

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19 minutes ago, nicokart said:

I hadn't planned to sell it and if I could reuse parts then I would definitely like to

apart for the ssd and gpu(if you don't want to upgrade it), you can't reuse much. so you're probably better off trying to sell the whole system for like 300, or gifting it to a family member or friend for christmas

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