AMD Ryzen1800 for VR only build questions

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I want to build an AMD VR computer but I need to know if I should wait for the BIOS etc. to be updated a couple of months and for the newer revised AM4 mobos to arrive. I want to do AMD because I heard it will be great for VR and will only get better with time. I'm not a fanboy of either Intel or AMD, so if you have any ideas that can help me through this, I would be most grateful. Plus, I don't want to have to keep updating a lot of stuff.
 
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Honestly you can go either which way, intel is usually better for fps/gaming.
If you heard of dolphin emulation or the ps2 emulation, that would really give you a good clue of what works best for games.
However if you want to game and do desktop productivity work, mainly amd handles it really well.
The fx line for amd was good but it lacks somethings during their quadcore and hexacore lineups.
None the less it did more than I expected it to past the old phenom x ii 965.
If you want to portable look into corsairs itx and microatx cases.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811139045

This would be a good way to start off and you should be able to fit this on there...
Hmm its going to vary game by game, the more the game asks for vr requirements the more stressfull it'll be on the cpu especially if you want really good fps.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-cpu-review/1100-6448346/
I would suggest you run the steam vr performance test, if you know of any stores or computer shops that have a r71800 demo test drive it yourself.
What motherboard do you want to pair it up with, if its MSI I would give them the whole summer season to pull out more stable bios updates.
https://gpunerd.com/guides/best-am4-x370-motherboards-for-amd-ryzen
I would suggest you look at asrock first, usually they pack in some really high quality parts especially the onboard if they put in creative sound blasters and dolby digital.
 
Great start. Now, I can go Intel but I read articles that the Ryzen "will" be great in the future for VR. I could go Intel but as Directx 12 and more cores/threads will be used for games, I thought Ryzen might be the best bang for the buck. I did forget to mention that I would prefer microAtx with SLI/CROSSFIRE. A portable system to bring my Vive along with is what i really want. Even an ATX case with handles is doable. Like I said before, I could go Intel but I really want to futureproof this machine as long as possible.
 
Honestly you can go either which way, intel is usually better for fps/gaming.
If you heard of dolphin emulation or the ps2 emulation, that would really give you a good clue of what works best for games.
However if you want to game and do desktop productivity work, mainly amd handles it really well.
The fx line for amd was good but it lacks somethings during their quadcore and hexacore lineups.
None the less it did more than I expected it to past the old phenom x ii 965.
If you want to portable look into corsairs itx and microatx cases.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811139045

This would be a good way to start off and you should be able to fit this on there.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811139045

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487290&cm_re=gtx_1050-_-14-487-290-_-Product

x2= 2 cards for sli mode

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128978
Just make sure you balance out the pci-e slot speeds in bios and it should be able to sli correctly.
Otherwise you will need a mid micro atx case and mid microatx mobo which is bigger and should hold more components properly.
 
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