kitcho75 Posted April 8 Posted April 8 So i am currently running a RTX-2080Ti with an Intel i9-9900KF and 32GB RAM I have the green light from my wife/accountant to purchase a new GPU and VR headset. The VR headset i am going to order is the Pimax Crystal Light. My question is... What GPU would you recommend and why? Is there such a thing as to big of a GPU?
Mr_sukebe Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Is there a specific budget? 1 7800x3d, 5080, 64GB, PCIE5 SSD - Oculus Pro - Moza (AB9), Virpil (Alpha, CM3, CM1 and CM2), WW (TOP and CP), TM (MFDs, Pendular Rudder), Tek Creations (F18 panel), Total Controls (Apache MFD), Jetseat
Rene Coulon Posted April 8 Posted April 8 I think you need a newer Gen CPU....I am using an i7 8700K...and its showing its limits badly now with multi threading...so thats my first upgrade before my 2080ti 1 Asus ROG MAXIMUS X Formula Intel i7- 8700K 4.8ghz Asus GTX 2080ti OC edition 64 Gb RAM at 3200mhz Kraken X 72 cooler Samsung CHG90 monitor at 144 htz DCS on M.2 drive 500 Gb
MissionCMDR Posted April 8 Posted April 8 (edited) VR for me is a go big or go home endeavor, and the time sink of many many hours of tweaking on a budget GPU, mine is an RTX 4070 and I have the Pimax Crystal. You will not be 100% happy with anything other than top end for VR. You may get 90% there, but that 10% will bug you, and you will chase it, but it's a horsepower issue. So no, there is no such thing in the VR space as a GPU that is too big only how much you are willing to spend...just ensure that you pair all the components properly to ensure that you mitigate bottlenecks. Also I believe this topic goes somewhere else? Edited April 8 by MissionCMDR Topic in wrong sub-forum mention 2
draconus Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Going VR alone puts more pressure on CPU. Now going high res VR puts a lot of pressure on GPU, additionally. The more powerful card the better - ask your accountant for the budget. I started VR with low budget PC and didn't regret it but you may not be willing to accept playing at lower fps than optimal. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
Mr_sukebe Posted April 9 Posted April 9 On 4/8/2025 at 11:35 AM, Rene Coulon said: I think you need a newer Gen CPU....I am using an i7 8700K...and its showing its limits badly now with multi threading...so thats my first upgrade before my 2080ti +1 I saw a 50% improvement in FPS when moving from a 9700 to a 7800x3d, and that was in VR. It's worth bearing in mind that upgrading the CPU will need a new motherboard. Whilst that adds costs, it does mean that you'll also get faster data transfers through the use of PCIE5 and similar. It all helps. 2 7800x3d, 5080, 64GB, PCIE5 SSD - Oculus Pro - Moza (AB9), Virpil (Alpha, CM3, CM1 and CM2), WW (TOP and CP), TM (MFDs, Pendular Rudder), Tek Creations (F18 panel), Total Controls (Apache MFD), Jetseat
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