[SOLVED] Can someone help me build a VR PC?

[Sberger87]

Hey all, I have an Oculus quest and would like to be able to play PC/steam VR games on it. I have a budget of around $1500 to build a PC for that. Could someone help me put one together? I'll need OS, monitor, keyboard, mouse and everything included in the budget. Thanks!

 

[punkncat]

It would be helpful to know where you are located.

 

[WildCard999]

Disregard the error message as the motherboard ships with updated BIOS. I also added in 2-140mm fans to be used as intake in the front of the case for intake. If your not in the US then the build will need to be adjusted.

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($106.99 @ Other World Computing)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($15.25 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($15.25 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K55 + HARPOON RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7 W 2.1 Channel Speakers ($24.17 @ Amazon)
Total: $1483.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-03 14:13 EST-0500

Edit: Forgot to add in the link to use Freesync with a Nvidia GPU. Also you may need a fan hub as the motherboard doesn't come with enough CHA_Fan connections.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-run-gsync-on-freesync-monitor,6072.html

 

[jeremyj_83]

Hey all, I have an Oculus quest and would like to be able to play PC/steam VR games on it. I have a budget of around $1500 to build a PC for that. Could someone help me put one together? I'll need OS, monitor, keyboard, mouse and everything included in the budget. Thanks!

I cannot put it together for you but here is a parts list that would be good for what you want to do.
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($299.63 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB EVOKE OC Video Card ($364.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($106.99 @ Other World Computing)
Monitor: AOC CQ27G1 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech G413 Carbon Wired Gaming Keyboard ($64.00 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1516.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-03 14:07 EST-0500

You can go with the monitor and sound that WildCard999 suggested and it will be a good choice for this as well.

 

[jeremyj_83]

Disregard the error message as the motherboard ships with updated BIOS. I also added in 2-140mm fans to be used as intake in the front of the case for intake. If your not in the US then the build will need to be adjusted.

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($106.99 @ Other World Computing)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($15.25 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($15.25 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K55 + HARPOON RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7 W 2.1 Channel Speakers ($24.17 @ Amazon)
Total: $1493.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-03 14:01 EST-0500

The Focus Gold GX is the same price so that is also a PSU option.

 

[Sberger87]

It would be helpful to know where you are located.

US, Iowa

 

[Sberger87]

Disregard the error message as the motherboard ships with updated BIOS. I also added in 2-140mm fans to be used as intake in the front of the case for intake. If your not in the US then the build will need to be adjusted.

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($106.99 @ Other World Computing)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($15.25 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($15.25 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K55 + HARPOON RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7 W 2.1 Channel Speakers ($24.17 @ Amazon)
Total: $1483.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-03 14:13 EST-0500

Edit: Forgot to add in the link to use Freesync with a Nvidia GPU. Also you may need a fan hub as the motherboard doesn't come with enough CHA_Fan connections.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-run-gsync-on-freesync-monitor,6072.html

Can you explain what the thing is with the m.2 nvme SSD? Regular SSD is all I know. Haven't been in the PC game for some years.

 

[WildCard999]

Can you explain what the thing is with the m.2 nvme SSD? Regular SSD is all I know. Haven't been in the PC game for some years.

Connects directly to the motherboard and is much faster then a SATA SSD.