New graphics card for VR

ScumLord

I'm about to buy a new card, specifically for VR. In my own research I found this one, the MSI GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G.

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/8GB-MSI-GeForce-GTX-1070-GAMING-X-8G-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--Retail-_1094583.html

I've never used mindfactory.de, but the price is €100 cheaper than I've seen it on other sites. Has anyone used it or know a good site with a good price?

€500 is my absolute maximum budget. That card seems like it's good bang for the buck, unless there's something better out there?

EDIT: I'd also like to buy the rift from the same supplier to keep delivery costs down.

pawrick

Bought most of the parts for my pc from mindfactory and had no problems. I think a lot of people in this forum use it as a go to site for builds and upgrades. Other site I used was amazon but only one part i needed was cheaper there at the time.

K.O.Kiki

You can safely buy a cheaper GTX 1070, e.g. EVGA SC-ACX €410 ; Gainward Phoenix €435.

ScumLord

The MSI card seems to be slightly overclocked. It seemed to be somewhere between the 1070 and 1080.

K.O.Kiki

ScumLord wrote: »

The MSI card seems to be slightly overclocked. It seemed to be somewhere between the 1070 and 1080.

MSI: 1717MHz
EVGA: 1715MHz

Of course, results may vary, but from reading around, most 1070s are overclocking to around 1700MHz.

lmimmfn

ScumLord wrote: »

EDIT: I'd also like to buy the rift from the same supplier to keep delivery costs down.

Pretty sure Oculus do free shipping, they did with my headphones when i ordered last week and the Rifts had free shipping last year.

Venom

ScumLord wrote: »

I'm about to buy a new card, specifically for VR. In my own research I found this one, the MSI GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G.

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/8GB-MSI-GeForce-GTX-1070-GAMING-X-8G-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--Retail-_1094583.html

I've never used mindfactory.de, but the price is €100 cheaper than I've seen it on other sites. Has anyone used it or know a good site with a good price?

€500 is my absolute maximum budget. That card seems like it's good bang for the buck, unless there's something better out there?

EDIT: I'd also like to buy the rift from the same supplier to keep delivery costs down.

I got my 1070 Gaming X from Amazon.de for around the same price. It's a monster of a GPU, very quite underload, comes with very good software and I 100% would buy it again.

Icyseanfitz

i will recommend evga (even with all the crap that has happened with them and pascal) for their customer service alone, all brands of 1070's and 1080's are similar in performance anyway

ScumLord

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

i will recommend evga (even with all the crap that has happened with them and pascal) for their customer service alone, all brands of 1070's and 1080's are similar in performance anyway

Customer support means a lot. If there's little difference between the EVGA and the MSI I'll go for the EVGA.

Went to the oculus website and their charging €43 for shipping. It works out at €742.

Icyseanfitz

if your going evga make sure to get their new pascal cards, icx cooler or some such, basically their response to the vrm issues they where having

lmimmfn

ScumLord wrote: »

Went to the oculus website and their charging €43 for shipping. It works out at €742.

Ouch, pcworld do free delivery and its only 650euro there atm - http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/oculus-rift/332972/397.0.7

ScumLord

Is the card in the link above?

lmimmfn

no, just the rift but its 650euro with free shipping so its a good price, just another option is all

ScumLord

lmimmfn wrote: »

no, just the rift but its 650euro with free shipping so its a good price, just another option is all

Sorry that was for Icyseanfitz

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

if your going evga make sure to get their new pascal cards, icx cooler or some such, basically their response to the vrm issues they where having

Icyseanfitz

1070

1080

ive a standard ftw 1080 btw, great card, and when evga had the vrm issue last year i was able to rma it with zero hassle to get a fixed version. Great support

ScumLord

I can't spend any more. I went paying for everything today and I got my budget way wrong. I'm €300 over. I'm getting new sim gear as well. I don't know where I went wrong.

K.O.Kiki

ScumLord wrote: »

I can't spend any more. I went paying for everything today and I got my budget way wrong. I'm €300 over. I'm getting new sim gear as well. I don't know where I went wrong.

What are all the things you are buying?

ScumLord

Fanatec clubsport wheelbase and v3 pedals, and a GTomega sim rig.

K.O.Kiki

ScumLord wrote: »

Fanatec clubsport wheelbase and v3 pedals, and a GTomega sim rig.

Can you price out your full budget, and the prices for those items?
Hard to figure out what you can buy otherwise.

ScumLord

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Can you price out your full budget, and the prices for those items?
Hard to figure out what you can buy otherwise.

It's all bought. I just had to dip into other savings that I didn't want to dip into. Thanks anyway.

Icyseanfitz

Would love to buy a vr headset myself, let us know your impressions

lmimmfn

ScumLord wrote: »

It's all bought. I just had to dip into other savings that I didn't want to dip into. Thanks anyway.

is it just for sim racing? would highly recommend touch too( adds another level to the immersion ), but yeah expensive.

ScumLord

lmimmfn wrote: »

is it just for sim racing? would highly recommend touch too( adds another level to the immersion ), but yeah expensive.

Pretty much just interested in sim racing at the moment.