CPU for VR - 2700x or cheaper?

[Sin Stalker]

So I have a main gaming rig with a 2700x inside. I have also been slowly building a VR rig for the living room. I have all the parts but the cpu.

 

My thoughts have been, I want to upgrade my main rig to a 3000 series. Then I could put the 2700x into the VR rig. But I was not sure if the 2700x is over kill or perfect.

 

Another option is to sell the 2700x and buy a 3100, 3200g or 3300x, saving the difference for a better GPU or something. But are those lower end ryzen chips too low end for VR?

 

The VR rig will have a 1070 inside that will eventually be upgraded to a 1080 mini.

The VR rig I currently have is an Oculus Rift. 

 

 

I have been trying to find benchmarks for CPUs in VR but everything I've found so far has been two or three years old. I'd love some opinions and I'd especially love a link to a video or site that has newer cpu benchmarks with regards to VR.

[Guest]

A 3300x or less would be a down grade. The 3300x IPC isnt a great enough leap forward to cut down to 4 cores from 8.

 

Be better to keep the 2700x. It wont bottle neck a 1070 at all.