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New PC for Sim Racing

nicokart
By nicokart
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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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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $309.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $40.61 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $154.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $32.99 @ Amazon
Video Card Asus Radeon RX 5700 8 GB DUAL EVO OC Video Card $369.99 @ Newegg
Case Fractal Design Define C ATX Mid Tower Case $99.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $93.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1302.50
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $1287.50
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-04 07:46 EST-0500  

 

 

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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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

Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor £175.98 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler £24.98 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard £86.36 @ CCL Computers
Memory Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory £73.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Storage ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive £99.96 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card £479.99 @ Amazon UK
Case Thermaltake Versa J24 ATX Mid Tower Case £39.97 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply £63.97 @ Amazon UK
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £1045.20
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-04 13:00 GMT+0000  

 

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 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super 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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