Partial or Full Upgrade?

[alyster]

Hey guys

 

I am planning on getting the Vive and I need to upgrade the GPU for that. But I was also wondering if I should do a full upgrade. So I'm open for suggestions.

 

My current set up is:

I5-4690 with MSI Z97 Gaming 3 and stock cooler

16 GB of HyperX Fury DDR3

R9 380 MSI 4GB

With some SSDs, HDDs, Corsairs VS650

Running two 1080 screens. 

 

So in my mind I have two options:

a) Partial upgrade to GTX1080 (670 euros) and buying the Vive (999 euros)  - total 1670 euros

b) Full upgrade R5 1600 (wraith spire), Gigabyte B350 (nvme support), 250GB EVO M.2 (nvme), GTX1080 (MSI Armour or Gigabyte), 2x8GB Trident DDR4 (rgb), Corsair CX600, IN WIN case (ATX midi), - price 1450 euros + vive 999

A build with 1600X, X370 and cooler would be 1600 + vive

c) full upgrade + vive + 4k monitor 400 euros - total of 2900 euros

 

I am not really a big fan of the 4k upgrade since on screen I mostly play games that I know won't scale well into 4k. Like World of Tanks for example. But it seems like wasting a good GTX 1080 when you play on 1080p. But I am interested in the Vive. However I am open to suggestions, ideas, pointers....

 

PS. Prices are local.

[Zando_]

I'd get a 1080 and the best i7 for your platform. 

[m157]

Couple of things.

First, the rift is on sale for 400 USD right now, so that might be worth looking into.

Second, the 1600 and 1600 are only 5 to 12% better than your 4690, so unless your capping your cpu, its not needed

Third, instead of going 4k, you could try (IMO really worth it) 1080p 144hz or higher

[Guest]

I don't think you would prefer 4K monitor with gtx1080 and you don't need a x370 mobo and 1600x

 

If I had the budget I would do a full upgrade but it's your choice

[alyster]

If I do the partial upgrade with CPU for same socket then I guess my options are I7-4790K (400 with cooling) or I7-5775C which I know nothing about. The latter one is 450 with cooling. Give or take depending on the cooler. 

 

How much would VR put extra stress on the CPU?

[Guest]

I hope you've tested the vive in stores/with friends, because that's alot of money you are about to spend. Your system looks fine to me, for regular gaming atm...

 

The fanboi in me tells you to get the 1600X + X370 over the B350/1600, and just step away from Intel. (and possibly leave out the Vive)