New gaming pc help

[proudpaganproudpast]

Hallo ,

I am planning to build a VR ready and future proof gaming pc okay . I had like you all to share your thoughts on this .

Amd ryzen 7 1800x
Crosshair VI Hero Asus ROG AM4
Zotac 1080ti Amp extreme
Corsair H100i V2 cpu cooler
G Skill TridentZ RGB Series DD4 3000 Mhz

I have an SSD with me so I dont need to buy that . I got a case as well .

Any suggestions from your side are greatly appreciated .

 

[vapour]

Only comment is ram can be faster, if 3200 is not much more expensive, get 3200. Ryzen loves fast rams, https://www.eteknix.com/memory-speed-large-impact-ryzen-performance/

For future proof, nobody can really tell. Right now, definitely coffee lake I7 has best gaming performance, but 4k @ ultra may narrow the gap between it and 1800X. If you can wait, see what Zen2 can offer. Some sources say release will be Feb.

 

[proudpaganproudpast]

Thanks dude . I will take your suggestion into consideration . As a side note , Do you think Zotac is a nice brand ? I am getting extended warranty of like 2 with years full replacement . I am also confused getting an i7 8700k or ryzen 1800x which would be best deal . I heard that ryzen performs better in VR

 

[vapour]

Zotac is good at making mini and quieter gpus, but some gpus are not that quiet It all depends on the individual cards. That 1080ti AMP extreme is a very good GPU. VR is still pretty limited right now, still too early to tell which will perform better yet. You may want to search for more benchmarks in VR to really compare. Coffee lake just came out, so you will need to wait for a while.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

When it comes to VR, minimum frame rates and frame time variance matters a bit. So rock steady 100fps is better than 80-120 fluctuating fps.
Even I need to see some benchmarks which does it better, ryzen or 8700k.
Regarding ur setup, u can overclock the 1700X to 1800X levels. So save some bucks there.
And going freesync is a bit cheaper, with Vega, high end gaming is back for team red.
So this is what I would suggest :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($347.48 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming K5 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8GB Video Card ($574.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - XR342CK 34.0" 3440x1440 75Hz Monitor ($697.75 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $2160.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-23 02:23 EDT-0400

BTW, the Asus Strix Vega 64 is gonna release soon. So u might wanna get that.

 

[Major_Trouble]

I heard that ryzen performs better in VR

I have yet to see anything that can confirm that. The i7 8700 is the better gaming chip than the 1800X because of its higher clock speed and ipc. Anything heavily multithreaded and the 1800X will ease ahead. VR doesn't appear to be any more multithreaded than regular gaming which has been shown to show very little performance gain from more than 6 physical cores.

The Ryzen platform is still very young and still needs more time to reach maturity of performance and its bugs ironed out. The 8th gen intel chip isn't much more than a couple of extra cores thrown on the previous gen so should retain much of the maturity of previous.

You plan to utilise your current SSD. Is it m.2 or SATA? As your planning to go top end on your build you might want to look at adding a m.2 SSD as they're seriously fast.