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I'm looking into upgrading my VR Rig, which will be used to play VR games(duh) and stream some of them. I don't exactly plan to overclock and I'd like to be able to pump the Supersampling in VR games up to anywhere between 1.5x and 2.0x. (but as they say, the more the merrier)
I live in Portugal (Europe) for pricing reference.

My current specs are as follow:
CPU: Intel i5-6500
GPU:
 MSI GTX 1060 3GB ARMOR
RAM:
 HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-2400MHz 14CAS
PSU:
 SeaSonic S12II 80+ Bronze 430W
MOBO:
 Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon
CASE: Nox Hummer MC Zero Edition
HMD: Oculus Rift

My planned specs are as follow:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700X or higher
GPU:
 RTX 2080 or RTX 2080Ti (Probably EVGA 'cause of their customer support but I'm open to suggestions)
RAM:
 G.Skill Trident Z/Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz 14CAS (Accepting other suggestions)
PSU: EVGA Supernova 1000 G3 1000W 80+ Gold
MOBO:
 Still haven't done research
CASE: Nox Hummer MC Zero Edition
HMD: Valve Index

I've been told the 2080Ti is too overpriced and it's honestly not a pretty price to look at. I'd like to stay future-proof and get the most performance I can get from VR, especially with increased Supersampling. Supersampling benchmarks on RTX cards seem to be scarce however, it's hard to really know if there would be a huge difference between the 2080 and the 2080Ti in that regard, but considering I'd also have to upgrade my CPU, Motherboard and PSU, the 2080 might be more worth it going for because of its reduced price. What do you think however, do you have any experience or information on this type of comparison regarding Supersampling and these two cards?

How should I choose the motherboard? Besides the basics, I'll need at least a free PCI-e slot for my Inateck USB 3.0 Expansion Card, hopefully the GPU wouldn't block it. I've heard VRMs are an important thing to look at, what are these exactly? Will there be much difference between different motherboards that'll support the new Ryzen CPUs or are they going to be minimal?

Finally, ever since I got my i5-6500, I've always used its stock cooler. I don't plan on overclocking so will the Ryzen's stock cooler be enough? I would otherwise get the Noctua NH-D15 everyone seems to worship ahah But I'd rather save that money if I can get by with just the stock cooler.

I think that's about every question I have, will add more as they come to mind. Let me also know what you think of my planned build.

Thank you!

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21 minutes ago, Nervly said:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700X or higher

To be future proof you should get 3700x

 

21 minutes ago, Nervly said:

GPU: RTX 2080 or RTX 2080Ti

I'd say get a rtx 2070 if you want to have an amazing vr machine (and furture proof if there is any ray tracing needed), as recommended specs for vr are 1060, so you might be able to run ray tracing plus 4k for maybe 30 fps but if you make it a 2070/2070 ti oh boy you might hit the 60 fps mark with 4k plus ray tracing (if ray tracing will be implemented into vr). If you think you might break the card, go for evga. If you think you won't break the card and you want the best cooling and power, get a MSI or Asus card. (Picture of a benchmark run on msi 2070 with 4k but im not sure if it includes ray tracing too.)image.jpeg.c789f5b41b9836e3973181aa764b7b2b.jpeg

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31 minutes ago, Duckster said:

To be future proof you should get 3700x

Bad word, future proofing doesn't exist. It especially doesn't exist when talking about a CPU that doesn't yet exist.

 

As for GPU's, I will say what I've said a million times about Turing. nVidia shifted the performance and price brackets up. The 2080Ti is priced like a Titan and performs like one.

 

If you want a "turing 1080Ti" then get a 2080. I would personally recommend the beefiest GPU you can afford when it comes to VR, as it can do nothing but deepen your immersion. Remember, with VR everything is rendered twice. Theoretically this means you need twice the GPU as the minimum spec of the game in 2d space. This isn't true, mind you, as that would requite GPU's with power that doesn't exist for some games. But it's very good to think of in theory, to plan your VR build.

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