HTC Vive PC

[Stephen Sanchez]

A friend of mine wants me to build him a PC that will run the HTC Vive. I've got a list of parts picked out and here's what I have so far. Any recommendations are welcome. Side note: The only part I've purchased so far is the Samsung 850 Evo 250GB because Amazon had a great deal on it.

CPU + Motherboard bundle($255)

Intel Core i5-6600K SkyLake 3.5GHz 1151
http://www.microcenter.com/product/451885/Core_i5-6600K_35GHz_1151_Boxed_Processor

Motherboard:

MSI Z170M Mortar LGA 1151 mATX
http://www.microcenter.com/product/455508/Z170M_Mortar_LGA_1151_mATX_Intel_Gaming_Motherboard

Storage:

Toshiba P300 1TB ($40)
http://www.microcenter.com/product/454560/P300_1TB_7,200_RPM_SATA_III_6Gb-s_35_Desktop_Internal_Hard_Drive_-_HDWD110XZSTA

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD (purchased-$73)
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480406488&sr=8-1&keywords=samsung+850+evo+250gb

Case:

Fractal Design Node 804 Black Window ($70)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352047&ignorebbr=1

PSU:

CORSAIR CX-M series CX550M 550W 80 PLUS Modular ($55)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139147&ignorebbr=1

GPU:

XFX Radeon RS RX 480 DirectX 12 RX-480P836BM 8GB ($230)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150774&ignorebbr=1

RAM:

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB 2 x 4GB DDR4-2400 ($50)
http://www.microcenter.com/product/446297/Ballistix_Sport_LT_8GB_2_x_4GB__DDR4-2400_PC4-19200_UDIMM_CL16_Dual_Channel_Desktop_Memory


~$773+tax

 

[Chugalug_]

What's your budget all up?

 

[Stephen Sanchez]

Well, he wants something to meet the requirements. So, I guess that's the budget...

 

[Shaun o]

Just one thing if you can, ditch the 1TB Toshiba HDD.
The drives are cheap for a reason over a seagate or WD HDD.

There very noisy and have a very poor reliability record.
They can fail often in less than six months of use.

Get a seagate drive or a WD drive for data storage Stephen.
Symptoms of the Toshiba drive beginning to fail are.

Loud read and write drive head clicking, some often a high pitched squeal can be heard from the drive after a few weeks, or months of use.

And the drives suffer from bad disk platter vibration due to a lack of dampening of the internals of the drives.
Stephen.

 

[Stephen Sanchez]

Yea I was kinda debating if I should go with Toshiba or not, only because it was $20 less than WD. Also, it was 7200 rpm vs 5400 for WD.

 

[Chugalug_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Other: CPU/Mobo combo ($255.00)
Total: $727.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 03:48 EST-0500

 

[Stephen Sanchez]

You recommend the 1060 over the 480?

 

[Chugalug_]

Yep, it gives you that little bit more power.
Remember, just because you have an RX 480 which is considered to be VR ready, it doesn't mean it will be stable, and settings can always be pushed.
Even a single 1080 can't max out VR at the FPS cap.