Question Building the best PC for VR

[cla22ire]

Hi everyone,

I'm working in a company that requested me to provide them a PC that enable the best performance of VR and run games/application at maximum settings.

It can be a pre-build PC or we build it.

The budget is open but you can provide me with different options so we can have a look onto it.

Unfortunately, I don't understand fully in building PC and providing specs. Kindly, help me in this matter.

Thanks

 

[gasaraki]

The best for VR? If budget is really no object, then you'll want a i9-9900K with a RTX2080Ti video card. Ram 16-32GB.

 

[Wolfshadw]

As above, if budget isn't really an issue, then there's no reason to not go with the best components available to provide the best possible experience. A full build would look something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($489.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($187.99 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($238.89 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($419.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card ($1344.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($126.76 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($139.99 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $3214.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-25 07:45 EDT-0400

But it you want something a little more reasonable and can still provide around 90-95% of the above system's performance, you could try something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($419.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($478.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($126.76 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($139.99 @ Other World Computing)
Total: $2051.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-25 07:49 EDT-0400

And even this build is well above the recommended system requirements for either of the two major headset designers (HTC Vive and Oculus Rift). You could even knock off another few hundred dollars and still have a decent performer. It really does depend on your spending budget and how much is too much.

-Wolf sends

 

[gasaraki]

If this has to last and might be used for newer VR headsets, get the best. The new VR headsets have higher res and/or higher refresh rate. You'll need the cpu and gpu.