Question New to VR

[DanielM5]

What kind of system would I need to run VR games smoothly and effectively? Preferably not to expensive

 

[WildCard999]

Budget?

Which VR system?

 

[Wolfshadw]

Each VR system has a list of system requirements. You could build a system viable for any VR Headset with around $1000.

-Wolf sends

 

[jake11221212]

You could build a system viable for any VR Headset with around $1000.

$1000 doesn't really cut it anymore. If you want a graphics card that runs VR well, it's going to upwards of half of that budget. CPU + GPU + RAM can easily add up to $1000, you most likely will have to throw in a few hundred more for the motherboard + cooler + storage + PSU.

Yes, you can build a system on $1000. No, it will not meet your "smoothly and effectively" preferences at any decent resolution.

Recommended minimum parts:

• GTX 1070 ti
• i7-7700k
• 16 gb ram (this is more of a requirement, VR alone can use 8 gb and you need to have ram left over for everything else)
• 512 gb SSD
• Any z270 motherboard

Edit: As stated in the previous replies, we can't really give you 100% accurate information without knowing the headset you want to use. As a side note, that alone can be $400 - $1000

Edit 2: You might want to keep an eye on this thread: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/1500-gaming-and-streaming-build.3502351/

 

[digitalgriffin]

An Occulus Rift S is about entry level as you can go as far as PC BASED VR is concerned. There are stand alone models that are cheaper. But they have significantly less power. There's some glitches with the Rift S however. (Just do a youtube of Rift S and see what they like and dislike)

The more pixels you have to pump, the meatier a system you will have to have.

I would say:

• 2070 Super ($500)
• 16 Gigs Ram ($100)
• 240 Gig SSD ($40)
• CPU AMD 2600 $169
• AMD B450 MB ($100)
• case ($50)
• 500 watt PSU ($100)

~$1060 give or take for the PC Side

I would consider this entry level. You could go cheaper, but your system will quickly become dated. VR makers and programmers are quickly pumping the pixels up.