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Ursula
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I want to build a VR setup PC for my living room.

 

Known design criteria:

 - Headset - HTC Vive (not the pro)

 - Relatively quiet - It will be running in the living room, I don't want to hear it taking off like a jet engine!

 - Case - Don't care about the looks, and I don't need the flashing LED lights!

 - Video card - Open to suggestions but was thinking a GTX 1080 Ti, or a GTX 1070 Ti.  The 1080 Ti seems SOOO expensive though!

 - Budget - Under $2000 CDN, but even better would be under $1500.

 

I am pulling my hair out with even just picking the video card.  I thought the bitcoin craze had ended.  But I'm finding 1080Ti's for $1000+  which seems crazy.

 

Can anyone help me and point me in the right direction ?

 

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On 11/24/2018 at 6:05 PM, Matu20 said:

1070 ti and Ryzen 2600, should even be under a $1000.

No canadian pricing tho.

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9 minutes ago, Ursula said:

 

1080tis are running out of stock retail, just buy a used one

buy a 1070ti/1080 is plenty for VR

Case with low airflow/Noise, but it can be mostly fixed by opening the top cover if needed. Buy a Define R5/R6 without a window otherwise.

 

The giant coolers shouldn't have any issue with cooling even with lower airflow though
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/VgxG6s
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/VgxG6s/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 SE-AM4 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($599.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: be quiet! - Pure Base 600 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($70.74 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1470.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-24 18:08 EST-0500

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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I'm seeing 1070Ti's for around the $550 mark.  But why are they sooo different from each other.  Is the 1080Ti THAT much better ?

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as stated before, ryzen 5 2600 and a 1070ti but get a good cooler (probably watercooling) and overclock the 1070ti and probably the 2600 too, 

 

i have heard people say that by overclocking the 1070ti they can get up to base clocks of the 1080.. so essentially just a cheaper 1080 if they were telling the truth

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $209.99 @ Newegg Canada
Motherboard MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $94.50 @ Vuugo
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $152.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $69.99 @ Amazon Canada
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.99 @ Memory Express
Video Card Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card $529.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Case Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Memory Express
Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $97.75 @ Vuugo
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $1260.19
  Mail-in rebates -$10.00
  Total $1250.19
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-24 18:19 EST-0500  

mATX for dat form factor, it'll have a slightly smaller foot print. You can obviously go full ATX if you don't mind a bigger case.

9 minutes ago, Ursula said:

Is the 1080Ti THAT much better

In the US, the pricing is close enough to justify the difference to the majority of people with enough money. Not $500 vs $1000 though. It's more like $380 vs $550 US.

 

@iLostMyXbox21 Clock speed =! performance. You can overclock a 1080 in the same way and still be better than a 1070 Ti by the same margin.

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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1 minute ago, Ursula said:

I'm seeing 1070Ti's for around the $550 mark.  But why are they sooo different from each other.  Is the 1080Ti THAT much better ?

The 1080ti is like 25-30% better than a 1080/1070ti(with 3 minute OC)

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yhLJ29
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yhLJ29/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U12S SE-AM4 CPU Cooler  ($79.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: HP - EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Edition Video Card  ($529.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $1449.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-24 18:12 EST-0500

 

 

1450$.I can probably cut that down to  1300$, with same GPU and CPU.

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When it comes to VR I don't notice any performance/quality difference between a GTX 1080 and RX 480 (8GB). My brother runs his HTC Vive with a GTX 1070 in his laptop and it's as good as the RX 480 and GTX 1080. Additionally I saw no performance difference between the Ryzen 1500X and the Ryzen 1700.

-KuJoe

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Just now, Firewrath9 said:

Asus tuf boards AMD  are apparently really bad.

Thanks for the info

 

1 minute ago, KuJoe said:

When it comes to VR I don't notice any performance/quality difference between a GTX 1080 and RX 480 (8GB)

I think you need to get your eyes checked...

 

1 minute ago, KuJoe said:

Additionally I saw no performance difference between the Ryzen 1500X and the Ryzen 1700

Probably a difference small enough you wouldn't really notice

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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Just now, Cereal5 said:

I think you need to get your eyes checked...

Maybe, but if it means getting the same awesome quality of a GTX 1080 on a $150 videocard I'll pass. ;)

-KuJoe

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2 minutes ago, KuJoe said:

Maybe, but if it means getting the same awesome quality of a GTX 1080 on a $150 videocard I'll pass. ;)

Quality and perceived quality are two different things.

My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q

Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti

 

[Under Construction]

 

My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed

My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s

 

The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

 

R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one.

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PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/t8cYtg
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/t8cYtg/by_merchant/
 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB Mini Video Card  ($469.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Total: $1119.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-24 18:23 EST-0500

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1 minute ago, Cereal5 said:

Quality and perceived quality are two different things.

Yeah, perceived quality is so much more important so it works out well for me. :)

-KuJoe

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3 hours ago, Firewrath9 said:

Asus tuf boards AMD  are apparently really bad.

Just the X470 one for it's VRM at the price point

 

 

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.82 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.59 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($679.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Rosewill - Capstone 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1402.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-24 22:24 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Ok, I went through all the suggestions (THANK YOU GUYS!!!).  This helped me narrow things down much faster.

 

Bringing everything together, I came up with this combo.  Suggestions ?  Anything stand out as crazy?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Memory Express) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 SE-AM4 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS GAMING 5 WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($214.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB AMP Extreme Video Card  ($514.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: be quiet! - Pure Base 600 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($70.74 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($119.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1589.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-28 21:59 EST-0500

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