VR has been causing a small resurgence in upgrades this year, since you need a fairly high-end graphics card for it. I.e. you need to have spent the price of a

VR has been causing a small resurgence in upgrades this year, since you need a fairly high-end graphics card for it. I.e. you need to have spent the price of a cheap computer on your GPU if you bought it last-gen, or somewhere above $250 if you're buying right now. Similarly, 4k displays require a lot of GPU power, though I think it's viewed as even more frivolous / excessive than building for VR.