Hardware for Quest 3 use

[Tabasc0]

Hello @ll !

My computer is a Ryzen 7 5700X3D (AM4), 64 Gb ram, RTX 3070 8Gb, and DCS is installed on a M2 HD.

Works really well on my 38'' screen (nearly all to ultra), but what about VR using my Quest 3 ? It works with some concessions, but i want to improve the results. I already use Oculus tray tool to modify FOV and it works great to improve performance, but globally i think i reach the limit with my hardware.

What if i upgrade something ? Is it useful to upgrade CPU to a 5950x ? Or maybe the RTX to a 3080ti or a 4060to with 16Gb ram ?

Using DCS, i see in the perfs that my GPU is at 100% all the time. The bottleneck calculator (online) says i have about 26% bottleneck due to my CPU.

So what can i do to improve perfs in VR ? Cpu upgrading (AM4 socket) or GPU upgrading ?

[diego999]

I'd go for a 4070ti Super, those 16GB of VRAM look juicy for VR and you won't need a more porwerful PSU, but I think you should start considering a new PC entirely if you play in VR.

I don't know if a 5950 (or a 5800x3d) are worth the upgrade. 

To know where the bottleneck is you should look at frametimes, not some online tool. I don't know what you're using but Open XR Toolkit or Oculus Tray Tool can show CPU and GPU frametimes in the headset while you're playing. 

[Aapje]

Pretty sure that a video card would provide the most bang for the buck. I'd wait a bit for the new cards to be released early next year, though.