Looking for a low budget system build that could handle vr!

ben4594

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Hey, could someone recommend me a system/ pc part picker list that can handle games like overwatch, fortnight, tf2, Rocket league and medium to high-quality steam VR with a htc vive?
Preferably, the whole thing would cost under £500 (Even if I have to buy some parts of eBay/second hand) and would include a 1tb drive and a big enough SSD for windows.

The system could be Pre-Built, although couldn't be an eBay auction as can not buy till Xmas.
Thank you!
Oh, and if it helps, I already have some parts that I could maybe use (Or Sell!).
List of Parts that I have:
760GM-P23(FX) (MS-7641)
CORE I5 661
RADEON R9 270X
4GB OF RAM


 
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For 500 quid you can build an entry level/lower end gaming system, but it's not going to be any good in VR. VR requires hardware that's simply not realistic on the proposed budget.

Since you are not building till the end of December come back about a week before you are ready to build with your budget and we can provide a build(s) to give you the best bang for your buck, putting together a build now would just be a waste of time as prices and hardware will most likely make any list created now next to meaningless in 4 months.
.. maybe like this?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£135.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£61.98 @ PC World Business)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£158.39 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate - FireCuda 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.26 @ PC World Business)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GT 710 1GB Video Card (£29.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Aerocool - Aero-800 ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.90 @ Kustom PCs)
Power Supply: EVGA - 400W ATX Power Supply (£23.51 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £517.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-23 23:07 BST+0100[/i

little over budget but i tried.
 


A GT 710 for VR? You must be joking. The 710 is also a hell of a lot slower than the R9 270X the op already has.
 
For 500 quid you can build an entry level/lower end gaming system, but it's not going to be any good in VR. VR requires hardware that's simply not realistic on the proposed budget.

Since you are not building till the end of December come back about a week before you are ready to build with your budget and we can provide a build(s) to give you the best bang for your buck, putting together a build now would just be a waste of time as prices and hardware will most likely make any list created now next to meaningless in 4 months.
 
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Ok, Thankyou I will create a new thread closer to the time. thanks