ambision Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I want to buy an optimized PC for the highest FPS in VR. I try to build a killer system, but budget smart as well: I currently can't decide between a pure gaming rig like the Z370 + Intel 8086K that will sacrifice scalability and expandability like more GPU's, extra USB ports, RAID CPU connected NVMe SSD's. The Z370 can support only X16 PCIe lanes and I'm afraid that X2 GTX 1080ti's will saturate the X8 connections then. And what will happen if I'll connect 2 M.2 drives in RAID? I could get the X299 chipset with a THREADRIPPER X1950 or a Core i9 with all the shebang and extra cores, but lose valuable FPS and paying a much higher price for this setup. P-L-E-A-S-E HELP ME FIGURE IT OUT...... some benchmarks maybe, some SLI performance and utilization data and pricing maybe. I'm at lost here guys :-\ AMD Ryzen 3 3900X @5Ghz G.Skill 64GB RAM @3200Mhz nVidia GTX 980ti SAMSUNG 250GB SATA SSD Corsair H100i AIO Conductonaut thermal liquid metal Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & TPR Leap Motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I'm in exactly the same position as you are. Planning on building a new PC especially for DCS VR for quite some time now. First I thought I'd wait for the next gen Nvidia GPU, which is getting pretty close now. But last week the new CPU i5/7/9-9000 series were announced, to be released somewhere in Oktober this year. This might be worth the wait as well (I secretly hope for a bit of a price drop on both the CPU's and GPU's when the new generations are released, but probably those are false hopes :P) System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthir Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Check mine mate My Hardware: ROG Strix X570-F Gaming - AMD 5600X @ 4.7 ghz - G.SKILL TRIDENT 32GB DDR4 3200 (14-14-14-34 CL) - GigaByte 3080ti OC 12gb - Corsair MP600 Force 1TB - 2 x EVO Nvme 500GB - Virpil Warbird Base T-50CM2 and TM Throttle + Trackhat + G25 + AOC AG271QG 27" My Modules: JF-17, F-16C, AV-8N/A, F-18C, ASJ37, MiG-15Bis, MiG-21Bis, Fw-190D, Bf-109K, P-51D, F-86F, Ka-50 III, UH-1H, Mi-8MTV2, NS430, FC3, A-10C, Mirage 2000C, L-39, F-5E-3, SA342, Spitfire, AH-64, Mirage F-1CE. My Maps: Nevada, Normandy, Persian Gulf, Syria, South Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skouras Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 im in the slow process to upgrade mine to 8700k think its good enough right now i have only my new mobo and new cooler but soon i will grab this cpu and ram [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]W10(64bit)Asus Rog Strix Z370-F - i7 8700K - Dark Rock Pro 4 - 16 giga ram Corsair vengeance 3000 - MSI RTX 2070 Super - Asus Rog Phobeus soundcard - Z906 Surround speaker - Track ir5 - HOTAS Warthog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I am planning a new build this year also, already have the funds set aside for it. Waiting till little later in the year to see what options might be available to me. I have been eyeing the Z370 board and the I-7 8086k, but going to wait little while longer. My current build will have lasted me about 5 years when I do replace it - all I have done with it is upgraded GPU's, and am wanting my next build to do the same. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I am not happy with my Z370, too many bugs and BSOD's, memory incompatibility. I would certainly also not consider a Z390. My Z270 with the 7700k, that was great. Reliable, solid...my son is real happy with it. I'd look at the AMD site if I was you, TR4 Threadripper2. That is serious stuff. Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambision Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 looks good m8. do you have some fps and resolution benches to share maybe? AMD Ryzen 3 3900X @5Ghz G.Skill 64GB RAM @3200Mhz nVidia GTX 980ti SAMSUNG 250GB SATA SSD Corsair H100i AIO Conductonaut thermal liquid metal Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & TPR Leap Motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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