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100% this for me. Every 6 months or so I go and price out a VR capable desktop machine along with a headset. It's hard not to spend close to $2000 and still hav
by y-c-o-m-b 7y ago
100% this for me. Every 6 months or so I go and price out a VR capable desktop machine along with a headset. It's hard not to spend close to $2000 and still have confidence the rig will hold up in 2-3 years. I've seen builds out there around the $1000 price point with people marketing it as "VR-ready", but honestly I'm skeptical of what exactly that means and whether or not it's durable towards upcoming content. The price to (good) content ratio is awful as well.
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- lostmsu 7y agoNot sure what the two of you are talking about. You should be able to comfortably play with a <$1000 machine, including a headset (but not monitor).
- mhh__ 7y agoVR is fine (with lots of upscaling) on my 1070 which isn't cheap but equally is years old. Keep in mind you'll probably be playing beat saber for the most part so graphics don't mean fuck all (some people on Reddit claim to play on integrated graphics) for the game to be as addictive as crack cocaine.
- mrguyorama 7y ago$2000 is enough for me to get a brand new Index, an RX 5700xt, and a ryzen 3600. For reference, my previous VR capable machine was an i5 4440 and an RX 580 8gb with an original Vive. You are misrepresenting what is required to play VR. All you need is a mid range processor newer than 6 years, and a $180 RX 580 or nividia comparable GPU. Vives are selling used for around $300 as people upgrade