first pc what's important

Hello, i am Menno and i hope this week i will get my fanatec order (formula v2.5 rim v3 pedals and the csl dd)

No i have to buy i pc and can't spent to much on it (i will upgrade later on) but i want to start sim racing and i am a noob in pc's, so i got a couple of questions:

1. what's more important for ACC cpu or gpu?
2. what is easer to update cpu or gpu?
3. are the specs down under good enough to start ACC and which one is better?

specs 1
i7 3770K
gtx 1080 8 gb
16 gb ddr3

specs 2
i7 4790
gtx 1070 8gb
16 gb ddr3

specs 3
and ryzen 5 3700X
gtx 1060 8 gb
16 gb 3200

many thx and hope i will see you on track.

 

It is the balance between these two, one alone can't work without the other one being decent.
The GPU is easily upgraded, just take the old one out and put the new one in.
For a CPU upgrade, in many cases you also need a new mainboard and new RAM.


CPU 1 is from 2012, old and below specified minimum requirement for ACC
CPU 2 is old and from 2014, okayish, but not upgradeable
CPU 3 is good if the system is not too expensive. GPU is the weakest of those, but can be easily upgraded

All of them can run ACC, but I'd pick number 3 if those are the only options.

 

Thank you very much, i become a little wiser.
how good is the rx 580? i found some pc with this card.

1 with I5 8600k
1 with ryzen 2600X

 

The GPU benchmark thread has some old overviews of GPUs. It was not updated for a long time and was made with old versions of the game, but it should be sufficient for a comparison
https://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/the-acc-gpu-benchmark-thread.53426/

 

Are you buying PC only? What about monitor? What monitor and what resolution are you going to play with? The choice of graphics card may depend on it, the old cards migh be too weak (I was playing in 1080p with GTX 970 and it was fine with mid settings).

And don't forget about ACC requirements - it's both heavy on CPU and GPU, if you want to enjoy it at the fullest in higher resolutions.

 

Hi @Themenjo

I've to agree to the comments above. At least in terms of the Intel systems 1+2.

Both of them are really old and because of the incompatibility any upgrade (beside the GPU) will lead to a new system, basically.

I owned your system 2 and after a very expensive upgrade just the GPU is still running. I'd Iove to replace it but these days the prices are ridiculous which I can't afford.
The GTX 1070 is ok'ish for playing at 1080p.

I can't say anything about the AMD system in terms of upgradability but the GPU in system 3 I consider as the weakest one of all 3 mentioned systems.

Greets After_Midnight

 

thx,

Yes i've got a samsung screen 104 cm Full hd and a pc screen 75hz (use it for second screen macbook), will be upgraded in the future.
yes i want to enjoy higher resolution but now i don't have the money for it so have to settle with less quality, but of coarse i won't the highest possible for the money. i try to look for a pc with recommended specs but there is in this price range always an downgrade on 1 of the specs.

Prices of gpu's are not normal these days so i think i will look for a pc with a decent gpu and the possibility to upgrade the cpu.
Correct me if i am wrong but a decent gpu is from the 1070 and higher or the rx580 and higher?



many thx,

 

Clear, thx

So try to look at systems that are not that old, max 3 years?

so the 1060 is not good, the 1070 is playable and the 1080 is good enough (better go to a 20** but also got no money now )

 

new try specs (above budget) maybe i have to wait a moment


1 ( still to old but good gpu??)
I7 6700k 4ghz oc naar 4,5ghz
16gb ddr4 ram 2667mhz oc naar 3100mhz
Nvidia gtx 1080 8gb gddr5

2
I5-8600 3,1GHz > Turbo 4,3GHz x6!
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming (USB 3.0)!
MSI GTX1060 6GB-GDDR5 OC Gaming!
6GB-DDR4 Corsair Vengeance 2333MHz (2x8)!

3
Gpu: aorus gtx 1660ti
Cpu: ryzen 5 2600x
Ram: corsair 16gb 3000mhz 16c

4
I5 8600K cpu
Radeon RX 580 8GB gpu
16 GB RAM 2133Mhz

5
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600x (Nieuwprijs 403)
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 (Nieuwprijs 499)
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 3200

 

Or better save a couple of months and buy something new? Like this?


AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 3,7 GHz (4,6 GHz Turbo Boost) socket AM4 processor
€ 299,00
ASUS TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS, socket AM4 moederbord
€ 77,00
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660S Phoenix OC grafische kaart
€ 539,00
1" class="ng-binding ng-scope" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2x Kingston FURY 8 GB DDR4-3200 werkgeheugen
€ 34,90
Lexar NQ100, 240 GB SSD
€ 27,99
Aerocool Prime v1 tower-behuizing
€ 39,99
Sharkoon SHP Bronze 600 W voeding
€ 33,90
Microsoft Windows 11 Home software
€ 109,00

Totaal
€ 1.195,68

 

A 1060 is good enough for a 16:9, 1080p, 75Hz screen and you can always easily reduce some effects to high instead of epic quality, or change the resolution scale.

Buying an entry level card (like 1660S) that was 200€ for years now for an insane price is not worth it.

 

thx, so better start with a starting gaming pc and if buying a new gpu, buy a good one.

 

My pc was very similar to this - 1660 super and ryzen 5 3500x.
If you're playing 1080p it will do a fine job. You'll need to turn a few settings down at 1440p but it's still a good experience IMO.

I recently upgraded to 3060ti and the cpu is a bottleneck on frame rate with AI grid