3 ms·
This might be an easy and cheap option (I'm assuming you can dual boot these with Windows) to have a PC to go with an Oculus Rift. I'm a Mac user and don't rea
by eeho 11y ago
This might be an easy and cheap option (I'm assuming you can dual boot these with Windows) to have a PC to go with an Oculus Rift.
I'm a Mac user and don't really want to buy or build a gaming rig just for VR. This is an interesting option that seems to meet the Oculus recommended specs.
- cwyers 11y agoEasy, maybe. Cheap, no. You're paying for the brand, the flashy case and parts that fit a smaller form factor (the Alienware machines are using laptop GPUs instead of desktop ones, I am not sure they would support Oculus at all). Cheaper just to assemble it or buy a gaming PC that isn't constrained to the HTPC form-factor.
- tracker1 11y agoNot to mention the streaming device gives you the option to run the actual PC in another room, where the noise won't be so much of an issue.
- TheEnder8 11y agoI don't think any of these meet the minimum Oculus specs. You need a GTX 970 which costs like 75% of the entry model
- TillE 11y agoSyber's "Steam Machine X" is the only one which meets (or rather, exceeds) the Oculus Rift recommended specs. The critical component is the GPU, and Oculus recommends a GTX 970. This one has a 980. At $1419 it's quite fairly priced for the components it includes (just check logicalincrements.com), but I wouldn't really call that cheap.
- mkozlows 11y agoThe Syber machines are configurable, though, so you can grab the midrange one and upgrade it to a 970 for a few hundred dollars.
- cwyers 11y agoThey look like they only take half-height cards - apparently they do sell half-height 970s but you'll have a better selection of cards with a larger case.
- eeho 11y agoyeah that's pretty pricy. I didn't look very closely at the prices. The low end ones are basically laptops! I still wish there was a generic off-the-shelf computer that everyone agreed was best for VR. I'm not a gamer and don't have the time or interest to build something just for Oculus. I'd be willing to pay a little bit extra to have the comfort of knowing other people will be troubleshooting the same problems I'm having on the same hardware.
- robin_reala 11y agoPS4 and Morpheus (when it comes out).
- shurcooL 11y agoI'm in the exact same situation and completely agree.
- jfoster 11y agoIt's a bit early to say whether these are compatible with the Oculus Rift, but it's a near certainty that they will be compatible with the HTC Vive, given Valve's involvement there.