Rev Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I want to spend around $1,000.00, maybe like $1,300.00 at most. I plan to use it heavily for VR, and would like it to play AAA games at 4k/60fps, etc. I've been out of the loop on which brands, etc. are the best or most popular lately. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rev said: I want to spend around $1,000.00, maybe like $1,300.00 at most. I plan to use it heavily for VR, and would like it to play AAA games at 4k/60fps, etc. I've been out of the loop on which brands, etc. are the best or most popular lately. Any thoughts? Your budget isnt gonna cover 4k 60 fps. You need a 2080 S or better which is gonna be $700 but ideally you gonna want 2080ti which is your entire budget. Quick and dirty https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hK397T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, SimpleG said: Your budget isnt gonna cover 4k 60 fps. You need a 2080 S or better which is gonna be $700 but ideally you gonna want 2080ti which is your entire budget. Quick and dirty https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hK397T Does it matter which brand? Would something like https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-GeForce-Dual-Fan-Graphics-DUAL-RTX2080TI-11G/dp/B07XVSQKRS/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=2080ti&qid=1579482069&sr=8-9 be good? Only 900 something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rev said: Does it matter which brand? Would something like https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-GeForce-Dual-Fan-Graphics-DUAL-RTX2080TI-11G/dp/B07XVSQKRS/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=2080ti&qid=1579482069&sr=8-9 be good? Only 900 something. Thats a open box/used, I wouldnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 @Rev Also 4k is pretty open Do you want play something like RDR2 or AC:O in 4k or Stardew valley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 I want to be able to play pretty much everything in 4k/60fps. Maybe I'll have to wait a bit though as 2k is a bit much for this tax return season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 @Rev https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ 5700xt is a damn fine gpu for the price and this build has a better CPU This should get 4k 30 fps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 My current pc can do 4K @ 30 with my nvidia 1080. It’s just getting old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, Rev said: My current pc can do 4K @ 30 with my nvidia 1080. It’s just getting old. A 2080 Ti is twice as fast as a 1080, so simply swapping that in by itself will give you the 4k60 performance out of the games you're currently getting. As long as you have a Core i7, or 4 core/8 thread processor, or better, you shouldn't need to worry about a CPU bottleneck at 4k. If you only have an i5, or a CPU that's 4 cores/4 threads or less, only a couple of games are going to be affected at 4k, so you could still get by until you can upgrade the rest of your system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 50 minutes ago, cusideabelincoln said: A 2080 Ti is twice as fast as a 1080, so simply swapping that in by itself will give you the 4k60 performance out of the games you're currently getting. As long as you have a Core i7, or 4 core/8 thread processor, or better, you shouldn't need to worry about a CPU bottleneck at 4k. If you only have an i5, or a CPU that's 4 cores/4 threads or less, only a couple of games are going to be affected at 4k, so you could still get by until you can upgrade the rest of your system. My processor is bottlenecking me as well. I could just replace both, I suppose but I’m also having issues with what appears to be my usb 3.0 ports not keeping a stable connection and I’m worried the mb and other parts will start failing before long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Also, I think VR is more demanding on the cpu, isn’t it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emalider Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Rev said: Also, I think VR is more demanding on the cpu, isn’t it ? Not necessarily. The Rift S recommended specs are i5-4590/ryzen 5 1500x. We recently got the Oculus link cable for our Quest and it's pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 minute ago, emalider said: Not necessarily. The Rift S recommended specs are i5-4590/ryzen 5 1500x. We recently got the Oculus link cable for our Quest and it's pretty sweet. Yeah, I have that too. That's how I noticed my USB 3.0 ports don't seem to hold a stable connection. It disconnects the Quest randomly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 A 2080 Ti struggles in quite a few games for 4k/60. What are your current specs beyond the 1080? It may make more sense to upgrade everything except your GPU and grab a 3xxx RTX card that is supposedly coming in spring, otherwise that 4k/60 area isn’t going to last very long... especially with Cyberpunk and more-and-more RTX/Ray-Traced games on the horizon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 What's the best desktop I could put together for $2k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Honestly, I would do what Spork suggested. From what is rumored (new node, 50% gains), the increase should be substantial this spring/summer. I feel like now is a bad time to buy a gpu for 4k gaming. I’d expect big rtx gains with the cards as well. Just buy the rest of the computer now and stick with the 1080 until the new series comes out IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, stepee said: Honestly, I would do what Spork suggested. From what is rumored (new node, 50% gains), the increase should be substantial this spring/summer. I feel like now is a bad time to buy a gpu for 4k gaming. I’d expect big rtx gains with the cards as well. Just buy the rest of the computer now and stick with the 1080 until the new series comes out IMO Any estimates on how much the 3xxx card might cost when it releases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I’d imagine they’ll replace the current prices of the 2000 series, but who knows how supply may effect that at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 2:53 AM, Spork3245 said: A 2080 Ti struggles in quite a few games for 4k/60. What are your current specs beyond the 1080? It may make more sense to upgrade everything except your GPU and grab a 3xxx RTX card that is supposedly coming in spring, otherwise that 4k/60 area isn’t going to last very long... especially with Cyberpunk and more-and-more RTX/Ray-Traced games on the horizon Thanks for this advice. I think I’m gonna do this. I just need to put together a desktop now which will be as good as I can get for about 2200 including the rtx 3xxx which is compatible with both my gtx 1080 and the future rtx3xxx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyle5150 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 2/29/2020 at 10:05 AM, Rev said: Thanks for this advice. I think I’m gonna do this. I just need to put together a desktop now which will be as good as I can get for about 2200 including the rtx 3xxx which is compatible with both my gtx 1080 and the future rtx3xxx What did you end up going with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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