Best PC Builds 4th Quarter Update: Best VR Ready Build for $600 or less

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Johhny , Please accept this entry as my last Build contest for awhile , taking a leave of absence to take care of personal life stuff. Good Luck to ALL entrants. 😀

Centrifuge

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($200.29 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 2.5" 10000RPM Internal Hard Drive ($30.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($234.99 @ Amazon)
Case: DIYPC MA01-G MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.88 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $621.11
Shipping: $24.34
Base Total: $596.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-09 15:00 EST-0500

Screen Shot below to prove my Base Total prices were legit at the time of build completion.

 

[Loogey]

Master Raster 600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($157.37 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($44.19 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB SC GAMING Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman ZM-T1 PLUS MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($24.46 @ Amazon)
Total: $597.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-28 01:52 EDT-0400

I couldn't help but notice that several of these builds motherboards don't include the required integrated WiFi and will be disqualified. Everyone check your build.

 

[damric]

Master Raster 600
I couldn't help but notice that several of these builds motherboards don't include the required integrated WiFi and will be disqualified. Everyone check your build.

"The mini-ITX must be in the m-ITX form factor and have WiFi."


That's referring to the previous SBM. OP obviously cut and pasted the rules. A moderator should edit that line out to avoid ambiguity, as this low budget VR build is not restricted to mini-ITX nor WIFI.

 

[DesHis]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/sw8qbj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/sw8qbj/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.43 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.40 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($38.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($32.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 470 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($199.44 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($20.48 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.94 @ Amazon)
Total: $626.67 (Base Total: $583.81 )
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-30 14:15 EDT-0400

 

[Jsimenhoff]

Master Raster 600
I couldn't help but notice that several of these builds motherboards don't include the required integrated WiFi and will be disqualified. Everyone check your build.

"The mini-ITX must be in the m-ITX form factor and have WiFi."


That's referring to the previous SBM. OP obviously cut and pasted the rules. A moderator should edit that line out to avoid ambiguity, as this low budget VR build is not restricted to mini-ITX nor WIFI.

The rules were cut and paste as the same rules that applied to previous builds apply to this one. In mini-ITX builds, builders must include integrated WiFi. Builds that are not in the mini-ITX form factor do not have these requirements. For this category builders can choose whichever form factor they like, but if it is in the mITX format it must have integrated WiFi.

 

[damric]

Master Raster 600
I couldn't help but notice that several of these builds motherboards don't include the required integrated WiFi and will be disqualified. Everyone check your build.

"The mini-ITX must be in the m-ITX form factor and have WiFi."


That's referring to the previous SBM. OP obviously cut and pasted the rules. A moderator should edit that line out to avoid ambiguity, as this low budget VR build is not restricted to mini-ITX nor WIFI.

The rules were cut and paste as the same rules that applied to previous builds apply to this one. In mini-ITX builds, builders must include integrated WiFi. Builds that are not in the mini-ITX form factor do not have these requirements. For this category builders can choose whichever form factor they like, but if it is in the mITX format it must have integrated WiFi.

WiFi is not an Oculus VR requirement.

 

[madmatt30]

Not to nitpick but isn't minimum required vram 4gb or have I imagined that somewhere??

I honestly don't see 3gb being enough which puts all those 1060 3gb builds below spec.

 

[blazorthon]

That isn't mentioned anywhere in the requirements. The GTX 960 is a mostly 2GB card and it is listed as a minimum requirement. The GTX 970 is also barely considerable as a 4GB card with its 3.5GB+.5GB arrangement.

 

[Jsimenhoff]

WiFi is not an Oculus VR requirement.

No it's certainly not, and neither is the m-ITX form factor. That being said, integrated WiFi is a requirement of any mini-ITX build for this feature. You may want to use another form factor if you're having issues fulfilling that requirement with your mini-ITX build.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126133
ASUS GTX 1060 3GB VR ready.

 

[Hlsgsz]

mITX and integrated Wifi makes perfect sense to me on such a build.

 

[Jsimenhoff]

mITX and integrated Wifi makes perfect sense to me on such a build.

Yes of course! Just to clarify what I stated earlier. mITX builds are certainly allowed, but they do have the additional requirement of having integrated WiFi

 

[Jsimenhoff]

ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126133
ASUS GTX 1060 3GB VR ready.

Someone at newegg needs to fix that page. It's quite confusing. The product description uses a picture of the 6GB version box:

Spoiler

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual-fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O3G)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126133
ASUS GTX 1060 3GB VR ready.

Someone at newegg needs to fix that page. It's quite confusing. The product description uses a picture of the 6GB version box:

Spoiler

They have it right , there's a tab for the 3gb and 6gb , right below the description.

 

[Hellfire13]

i5-6500 GTX1060 6GB Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($21.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $600
Total: $597.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-03 03:30 EDT-0400

Why DDR4-2400, when the motherboard specifies DDR4-2133 ???

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

intel i5, gtx 1060 6gb build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE4 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.73 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $597.18 (price w/o shipping, coupons, promo, or any rebates)



amd fx6300, gtx1060 6gb, ssd build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.95 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $598.90 (price w/o shipping, coupons, promo, or any rebates)

Choose one of the builds , 1 entry allowed.

 

[3071959441]

Choose one of the builds , 1 entry allowed.

Sorry about that, and going with intel i5 build
intel i5, gtx 1060 6gb build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE4 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.73 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $597.18 (price w/o shipping, coupons, promo, or any rebates)

 

[Vic 40]

Choose one of the builds , 1 entry allowed.

Materagia should make a choice as well then ....


Since so many Intel builds my,

Oh See AMD,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8300 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($113.36 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.97 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970A-G/3.1 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Klevv Urbane 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 470 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($173.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool KENDOMEN Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $597.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 09:23 EST-0500

 

[fourseven]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8300 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($113.36 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 Plus ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card ($229.64 @ Amazon)
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-R ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $594.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-07 09:52 EST-0500

 

[materagia]

Choose one of the builds , 1 entry allowed.

Materagia should make a choice as well then ....

Thanks for letting me know. I removed one.

 

[natcha12]

VR Scrimpinator
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($97.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 4GB RS Video Card ($214.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($34.70 @ Amazon)
Total: $603.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-09 04:35 EST-0500

$5 promotion and $10 rebates are included
$22.20 shipping also included
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/gj844C

By my math $603.63+$15-$22.20=$596.43

I had to have 16gb ram and am very happy with what I came out with compared to the budget

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

"Make VR Affordable Again":

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.79 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Video Card ($234.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $587.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-08 11:44 EST-0500

Promo on PSU can't be used.

 

[g-unit1111]

Promo on PSU can't be used.

Fixed.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

i5-6500 GTX1060 6GB Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($207.41 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($20.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Base Total: $597
Total: $605.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-07 10:37 EST-0500


For some reason PCPartpicker is not showing Western Digital HDDs correct price from Amazon.com so edited it manually. Hope editing manually counts as I only edited it with price from Amazon.com.

Re-posted the build as I did not want to create confusion as it was quoted once.

It's $20.45 for the HDD not $20.00

 

[King Dranzer]

It's $20.45 for the HDD not $20.00

Come on bro $0.45 doesn't matter much when saving $9