Build Advice Hows the build?

[CMoney22]

I have been looking to get a VR ready computer and I have never built a PC before but I have upgraded them before. My goal is really to just run all VR games, don't care about the quality as long as it is not bad.

I will be using a 60hz monitor with this build since I am low on cash.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/fBc6GG ---- link to build

Does anybody know how I can subsidize the build cost? And if they have any suggestions that would be nice but I do not want to go higher than the current price.

Also, do you guys recommend computer parts off Amazon?

 

[DSzymborski]

What do you mean by subsidize the build cost? There are definitely some places to make cuts - you went very expensive with the motherboard and can probably come down quite a bit there and even in the cooler or use an AMD platform instead. Do you really need the optical drive in 2019? And you really ought to use some of the savings for a better quality PSU; this is an inappropriately low quality power supply for a build like this.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($258.00 @ Mike's Computer Shop)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard ($127.29 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($118.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial - P1 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card ($428.32 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit ($113.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Custom: Redragon K552-BB Gaming Mechanical Keyboard, M601 Gaming Mouse, P001 Gaming Mouse Pad, Gaming Headset Combo, LED backlit Keyboard, Programmable backlit Mouse, Large Mouse Pad, PC Headset Value Combo ($75.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Custom: HTC VIVE Pro Virtual Reality Headset ($949.00 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2415.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-31 03:00 EDT-0400

 

[Rdslw]

l: $2415.06

nothing to add here. this thing will handle VR like a champ.

if you want to keep the cost down, 1060/1650/1660/1660ti will be enough for VR and should save you 200$
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=373,443,439,438&sort=price&page=1&X=7396,24654

 

[Lucky_SLS]

the Vive Pro has 2880 x 1660 pixels at 90hz, thats a bit more than a 2k monitor. so the vega 56 i linked above is the gpu i would recommend. less power full gpu would struggle in AAA games...