Updating my PC, Am I doing right?

[Veridians]

Hello beautiful people! Just started using VaM a week ago, wonderful software! I'm used to MMD and Illusion Soft but this is something another level! Happy to be part of this family

So, I got my actual gaming build, mostly CRPG, management, simulator games:

Ryzen 5 3600
Gforce RTX 3060 Ti
16 GB DDR4 RAM

Planning to update:

Ryzen 7 5700x3D
32 GB RAM
Liquid cooler

Plus I was interested in buying the new and cheap Meta Quest 3S, but I'm wondering if I'm able to use it properly without nerding for two weeks xD I read about Virtual Desktop and people using it easily with Meta Quest. What are your experiences? Can I actually play VaM with Virtual Desktop and my build, the Quest and controllers, plus my stable fast connection? Thanks everyone !

 

[everlaster]

If you're keeping the 3060 Ti, you're probably not going to see any increase in performance in VR most of the time. For VR, the graphics card is the most important part.

16 GB -> 32 GB is a good upgrade
Ryzen 5 3600 -> Ryzen 7 5700X3D is barely an upgrade, it's faster but probably not enough to make a meaningful difference to your experience. 7800X3D or 9800X3D would be on another level
Liquid cooler... Depends on what it is. There are good ones and bad ones. Often liquid cooling is not as good value for money as air cooling.

 

[Veridians]

If you're keeping the 3060 Ti, you're probably not going to see any increase in performance in VR most of the time. For VR, the graphics card is the most important part.

16 GB -> 32 GB is a good upgrade
Ryzen 5 3600 -> Ryzen 7 5700X3D is barely an upgrade, it's faster but probably not enough to make a meaningful difference to your experience. 7800X3D or 9800X3D would be on another level
Liquid cooler... Depends on what it is. There are good ones and bad ones. Often liquid cooling is not as good value for money as air cooling.

Thanks for you reply, that was my main concern actually. I'm not looking to improve my graphics, mostly I want to improve performance (they told me my actual CPU is not good enough for my 3060) so I was looking to buy a new CPU plus new cooling system (Thermalright on Amazon, fans and liquid cooler, good reviews) to let my 3060 do better and my PC stay healthy haha

Do you suggest another kind of improve? I choose the Ryzen 7 5700x3D cause they told me is better, maybe not enough? I don't have the budget to buy a better one xD any suggestions?

My main concern is: VaM is running smoothly on my actual build, what if I use the Quest 3 with Virtual Desktop, maybe with a powerful CPU and more RAM, am I going to enjoy VaM or my devices are just...not enough xD

Thanks!

 

[everlaster]

they told me my actual CPU is not good enough for my 3060

That might be true for some games some of the time, but not for most games most of the time. In VR the opposite is true - your GPU is underpowered. I have a Ryzen 7 3700X (same performance in games to your 3600) with an RTX 3080 which is almost 50% faster theoretically compared to RTX 3060 Ti, and I've found this to be a pretty balanced combo. In VaM in VR, I can make it GPU or CPU limited depending on settings like soft physics, lighting, hair quality, number of person atoms etc.

Do you suggest another kind of improve? I choose the Ryzen 7 5700x3D cause they told me is better, maybe not enough? I don't have the budget to buy a better one xD any suggestions?

Well, I would suggest getting VR and testing it with your current setup, then you'll know exactly how VAM runs in VR. You can adjust render scale in-game to check if it improves frame rate - if it doesn't, you're CPU bottlenecked, and if it does, you would benefit from a faster GPU. This will obviously depend on the scene and other settings that affect CPU load.

That aside, my recommendation is to upgrade the GPU to RTX 3080 or faster, and if you also want to and have the budget for a CPU upgrade, you'd want to go 7800X3D or 9800X3D (or some Intel equivalent, e.g. see 14700K vs Ryzen 5 3600). Depending on what your current motherboard is, you may need a new one.

Check that your current power supply has enough oomph for the GPU upgrade.

 

[Veridians]

Thanks again for the reply, I'll do exactly what you said xD

First of all going to buy the Quest and try it with some stuff and games to see if my actual build is okay, if it is I can even wait to have more money and do the improvements you suggested: new GPU, better CPU, 7800 or 9800 X3D plus the 3080 sounds good and not so expensive