Long time lurker, first time poster. I love this community and figure one of the many gurus here may help guide my path.
Long story short, I ended up with a N.I.B Vive Cosmos Elite for a great deal. I consider it an impulse buy, due to the allure of playing half-life alyx (the cosmos elite is compatible with the new steam "knuckles" when they're in stock), and the fact that my PC is sorely lacking in order to play it. I really want to play VR games reliably and without nausea-inducing stutter, but more importantly, I want to be able to stream HL: Alyx (even on low settings) with a good friend online. As it stands, my setup STRUGGLES to play Alyx on low settings.
My 4 year old PC's specs are;
Intel Core i5-6600k OC@4.2GHz
Corsair h55 liquid CPU cooling
MSI Z170a SLI Plus
16GB G-Skill Ripjaws DDR4 2133MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970sc
650w PSU (I can't determine the make, thanks iBUYPOWER)
Razer NZXT S340 case
250GB Toshiba SSD
2TB (ADATA SP600 I think?)
I suppose my question is;
Should I upgrade the CPU to a (potentially used) Core i7 7700k with the BIOS update, a corsair h100i CPU cooler and a 1070 or 1080 ti to last me and my new VR setup? Then wait a few years and fully upgrade everything after the PCs have counter-attacked the new consoles?
OR
Should I save up for now, deal with my current specs for a few more months, and try to upgrade everything now to a new mobo with a more affordable and powerful AMD setup?
I appreciate all feedback, thanks for your time!
Long story short, I ended up with a N.I.B Vive Cosmos Elite for a great deal. I consider it an impulse buy, due to the allure of playing half-life alyx (the cosmos elite is compatible with the new steam "knuckles" when they're in stock), and the fact that my PC is sorely lacking in order to play it. I really want to play VR games reliably and without nausea-inducing stutter, but more importantly, I want to be able to stream HL: Alyx (even on low settings) with a good friend online. As it stands, my setup STRUGGLES to play Alyx on low settings.
My 4 year old PC's specs are;
Intel Core i5-6600k OC@4.2GHz
Corsair h55 liquid CPU cooling
MSI Z170a SLI Plus
16GB G-Skill Ripjaws DDR4 2133MHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970sc
650w PSU (I can't determine the make, thanks iBUYPOWER)
Razer NZXT S340 case
250GB Toshiba SSD
2TB (ADATA SP600 I think?)
I suppose my question is;
Should I upgrade the CPU to a (potentially used) Core i7 7700k with the BIOS update, a corsair h100i CPU cooler and a 1070 or 1080 ti to last me and my new VR setup? Then wait a few years and fully upgrade everything after the PCs have counter-attacked the new consoles?
OR
Should I save up for now, deal with my current specs for a few more months, and try to upgrade everything now to a new mobo with a more affordable and powerful AMD setup?
I appreciate all feedback, thanks for your time!
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