Best PC Build Poll: VR Ready Build Under $2,500

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Luay
I Found The G-Sync

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($356.12 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($314.78 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($579.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($579.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($218.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $2471.29



Damric
Virtually All Your Paycheck

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 1250 98.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.50 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($166.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($322.57 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Inwin GR One ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2481.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 21:58 EDT-0400



AMD Radeon
Fury X Crossfire VR Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($344.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($103.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($629.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($629.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($188.79 @ Newegg)
Total: $2392.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-21 01:07 EDT-0400



SR71 Blackbird
Altered State

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($394.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3P (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($195.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($181.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2499.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 18:40 EDT-0400



g-unit 1111
Gray Matter

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($364.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG A80 128.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($124.45 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($181.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($656.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($656.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2493.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 03:11 EDT-0400

 

[BadActor]

An i7 an two GTX 980 Ti's walk into a bar.....

 

[Realist9]

...and one Ti says to the other: "Why are you here?".

He replies back that a FEW games support SLI, and in the future the Vive/CV1 MAY support SLI, plus IF game devs support the DX12 feature of dual GPU use, you may see a benefit there.

Somehow, that's worth 30%, or ~ $700 of the cost of these rigs. Insert "no cat" gif here.

My advice would be to do research first, and make sure the game you want to improve with SLI actually supports it, as most do not, and will not, and VR does not currently.

 

[-iakona]

Too bad the Radeon Pro Duo came out too late for this round. Looks like it could've made a nice $2500 mini-ITX build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($315.64 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon Pro Duo 8GB Video Card ($1499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2491.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-29 05:13 EDT-0400