Racing Simulation Setup

Manderis · May 24, 2019

A friend of mine recently got much more time at his hands (motorcycle accident) and is already heavily into racing sims on PS4. He now wants to get into PC and send me a screenshot of a 8700k + 1080 ti prebuild for 2090 €.

He wants to go for 4k @60 Hz. I don't play any racing simulations but i guess 1440p ultrawide 75 Hz or higher with freesync is probably a better place to look. The monitor is not included in the budget.

The Games he wants to run:

- Assetto Corsa Competizione

- iRacing

- RaceRoom Racing Experience

some pubg

I told him about the Ryzen release but he does not want to wait.

So my approach

Either 9600k (maybe 8700k if he wants the i7 brag bonus, i don't know...)

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/8kyr4q

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (€256.89 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€62.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€122.80 @ Alza)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (€145.99 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€114.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card (€717.14 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case (€54.81 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (€75.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1550.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 12:40 CEST+0200

Or AMD

PCPartPicker Part List: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/thxdyX

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (€144.90 @ Alternate)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€62.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard (€137.94 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€151.65 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (€114.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card (€717.14 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case (€54.81 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: be quiet! - Pure Power 11 CM 500 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (€75.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1459.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 12:40 CEST+0200

I guess for 100 € the Intel approach is probably the better one. I personally would prefer AMD for future upgrades but i don't think he will touch the PC for anything but dusting it off. X470 only for maybe future PCIe 4.0 support. Could save another 50 € with a B450.

I still chose Overclocking capability so maybe i can make a initial OC for him but i guess a DR4Pro is a bit overkill...

So I am asking for general advice concerning the build and those games combined with monitor recommendations.

Region is Germany.

PS: how do you guy insert the pcpp list in the nice format?

boey · May 24, 2019

27 minutes ago, Manderis said:

PS: how do you guy insert the pcpp list in the nice format?

just paste the link it should auto format

27 minutes ago, Manderis said:

I still chose Overclocking capability so maybe i can make a initial OC for him but i guess a DR4Pro is a bit overkill...

I'd stick with DR4Pro tbh. Unless you go the Ryzen route, stick with the be quiet dark rock pro 4. if you go ryzen, then a arctic freezer 33 should be sufficient. I'd say the difference between Intel and AMD build is non-existent at 4K, so you can save money by going for AMD build + getting a cheaper cooler.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	€144.90 @ Alternate
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler	€29.68 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	€79.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€169.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	€114.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card	€699.00 @ Caseking
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case	€54.81 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€101.84 @ Mindfactory
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1395.02
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-24 13:13 CEST+0200