VR & 1080Ti Upgrade

[SessingeR]

 

Dear linustechtips community,

 

First of all sorry for my bad English(grammer).

I have a question about upgrading my CPU and GPU.

I want to upgrade without changing my motherboard for best performance VR because I gonna buy oculus rift.

 

Currently, i have :

CPU
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Video Card
Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card

Memory
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory

Memory
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory

 

Two parts I gonna think to change upgrade my PC for VR

1- CPU Intel - Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor(its best CPU for LGA1150 )

2- GPU - Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card

But I gonna still play on 1080p and I know 1080ti its overkill for 1080p and also can be bottlenecking.

 

I asking you guys advice about that?What should I do?For now, i don't want to change my motherboard for new generation CPU, ram  et.c.Maybe couple months later I gonna change all other parts with still using my 1080ti if I gonna buy that.

Thank you.

 

Kind regards,

Zaur C.

 

[ARikozuM]

For VR, the i5 is good, but getting the i7 will help you with other games. I would opt for a 1080 unless you found a good price for the Ti. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

There is a slight chance your CPU could bottleneck a 1080Ti(even on a 4790K), however I could be wrong, perhaps someone else on the forums could confirm/correct me?

[arnavvr]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

There is a slight chance your CPU could bottleneck a 1080Ti(even on a 4790K), however I could be wrong, perhaps someone else on the forums could confirm/correct me?

Depends on the clockspeed. Remember, Haswell has the same IPC as Ryzen, but it clocks much higher. Put it at ~4.8Ghz and that CPU will be fine. 

[SessingeR]

3 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

For VR, the i5 is good, but getting the i7 will help you with other games. I would opt for a 1080 unless you found a good price for the Ti. 

Sorry, Arikozum did you mean its better buy to 1080 not 1080ti?With a good price.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, SessingeR said:

Sorry, Arikozum did you mean its better buy to 1080 not 1080ti?With a good price.

If you find a 1080 Ti at a great price, go for it. 

If you can't, take the 1080 and pocket the rest for some games (A Chair in a Room: Greenwater)

[SessingeR]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

If you find a 1080 Ti at a great price, go for it. 

If you can't, take the 1080 and pocket the rest for some games (A Chair in a Room: Greenwater)

Got it I have a good discount for 1080ti. But only one problem I thinking about its bottlenecking because I gonna still play on 1080p.Main reason I upgrading it's for VR but I hope I don't have a lot bottlenecking if its just a little bit its okay hope you understand what I mean

[ARikozuM]

6 minutes ago, SessingeR said:

Got it I have a good discount for 1080ti. But only one problem I thinking about its bottlenecking because I gonna still play on 1080p.Main reason I upgrading it's for VR but I hope I don't have a lot bottlenecking if its just a little bit its okay hope you understand what I mean

I wouldn't worry about it too much. You can always get another monitor or use DSR.

[Drak3]

Drak3 has a rift and a 1080, pyo. Other than closing games, it's buttery smooth, pyo. I second @ARikozuM's recommendation.

[ARikozuM]

2 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Drak3 has a rift and a 1080, pyo. Other than closing games, it's buttery smooth, pyo. I second @ARikozuM's recommendation.

Vive Master Race, nya.

[Drak3]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Vive Master Race, nya.

Picture quality, yes, pyo. Rift Controllers are like 10,000x better, pyo.

[McHox]

go for a used 4790k,should be a good value
i got a 1080 ti for 1080p and i dont see why not

[SessingeR]

Thank you for advice everyone! So, then with your advice, I will go with 1080 ti and 4790k for VR.