new rig - thoughts

[krazyj]

Hi All, 

Im looking to get a new rig for a lot of things incl DCS in VR on a G2. this is my setup proposal. thoughts ?

yzen 9 7950X

Asus TUF X670E-Plus

Kingston 64GB DDR5-6000 Fury Beast RAM

Asus Radeon RX 7900XTX 24GB TUF

Kingston Renegade 2 TB SSD PCle 4.0 NVMe™ (7300MB/s)

2TB NVMe M.2 SSD

[LucShep]

I'd change that Ryzen 9 7950X to a Ryzen 7 7800X3D. It's a stronger gaming CPU (with 3D V-cache and single CCD) which also DCS seems to prefer.

I'd also change that AMD RX7900XTX to an Nvidia RTX4080 16GB (if budget doesn't allow for an RTX 4090 24GB).
Not that there is something very wrong with AMD GPUs but, if you're going VR (Reverb G2) and with DCS, Nvidia just seems to work better, it ensures peace of mind.

I don't see mention for the PSU. Make sure to get a good 1000W+ ATX3.0 PSU. My vote goes for either:
 - the Bequiet! Pure Power 12M 1200W because of the overall quality for the price, excelent in that aspect. 
 - the Corsair RM1200X SHIFT also good quality for the price, but it's the "shifted layout" for the connections (at the side, instead of the back, which is very practical) that makes it so appealing. Though it will depend on choice of PC case (with some it may not work well). 

For the 2TB NVMe, Kingston Renegade is okay, but too pricey for what it is.
I'd go with either the Samsung 990 Pro (if with latest firmware), or Samsung 980 Pro, or WD SN850X, or Corsair MP600 Pro XT, whichever the least expensive.
These are all excelent and proven NVMEs. 

Edited November 9, 2023 by LucShep

[krazyj]

Thanks for the input @LucShep but I purposely avoided Nvidia due to the insane prices on their hardware. I cant reasonably justify spending the same on just the GPU as the rest of the pc will cost me. 

PSU will be a 1000w Gold from Cosair as thats what is offered with the bundle, as is the renegade NVme 

I know there is a lot of heat towards AMD but Im hoping that it will be sorted now as its later in the game and most components are last season so to speak and have gone through some software cycles

[BitMaster]

Depending on what "a lot of other things" is, the 16 core 7950 may make sense ( lots of MT ) or not ( Gaming ).

I would at least get the X3D version of any AMD 7000 chip if gaming was involved. If you need the cores for heavy MT, get the 7950-X3D, if it's mainly gaming and if 8 cores are enough, get the 7800-X3D and save some money.

PSU wise you can't do much if you stick to the promo, for such expensive parts I would preferably choose Platinum or Titanium grade PSU's.

 

I don't do VR anymore but from following the forum I think with Nvidia you do yourself a treat if you want to go VR.