- Jul 22, 2008
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I've been out of the loop for a few years, looking to build a decent box for exploring VR games within the next 1-2 months or so. As mentioned in the title, I'll be looking to try out some VR games, and probably some other VR experiences, for science.. Nothing else I use the computer for will be performance intensive.
For budget I am shooting for under $1500, but I could stretch to around $2000 if there is a compelling reason that I definitely should.
I'll be in the US (NY) for 6 weeks and moving to the UK after that. I'm assuming that buying parts in the US will generally be better, but I'm open to waiting til I'm in the UK for some parts if it means I'll get a better deal.
I'm not a devoted fanboy to any brand. I'm fond of understated cases of decent quality, such as Lian Li. I've mostly landed on intel, nvidia, mushkin, and a couple others, in the past, but I'm open to whatever the community thinks is best.
My existing parts are mostly just peripherals (Dell U3011 @ 2560x1600, KB, mouse, speakers). I may end up attaching a smaller second monitor. I preordered oculus rift also but it hasn't arrived yet.
I've never OCed before (never needed the performance), but I'm open to it if it makes sense here. I tend to value stability over performance at the margin though.
I probably need to buy a copy of Win 10. I have Win 10 on an htpc that I would be happy to replace with ubuntu, if that meant I could use my existing Win 10 key on a new box?
I'm not attached to any of these parts, but just thought I'd get the ball rolling with some proposals rather than asking you guys to do all the work:
GPU: EVGA gtx 1070? Or is 1080 worth the extra dough? Is AMD competitive in this category?
CPU: i5 quad core somewhere around $250 range? Is there a reason to go higher?
Storage: Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" SSD MKNSSDRE1TB for $205 on newegg? Is that a good drive? I like the convenience of not having to think about multiple drives
Cooler: Those self-contained liquid cpu coolers look pretty cool, if they're not just a gimmick. Any recommendations?
Case: Kinda drawn to Lian Li.. Probably micro ATX unless the build requires bigger for some reason. Budget maybe $150
MB: No idea, maybe expecting to spend $100-150?
RAM: No idea.. 16gb of something should be like $60 these days?
PSU: No idea, maybe $100?
EDIT: How does this look?? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/rCn99W
For budget I am shooting for under $1500, but I could stretch to around $2000 if there is a compelling reason that I definitely should.
I'll be in the US (NY) for 6 weeks and moving to the UK after that. I'm assuming that buying parts in the US will generally be better, but I'm open to waiting til I'm in the UK for some parts if it means I'll get a better deal.
I'm not a devoted fanboy to any brand. I'm fond of understated cases of decent quality, such as Lian Li. I've mostly landed on intel, nvidia, mushkin, and a couple others, in the past, but I'm open to whatever the community thinks is best.
My existing parts are mostly just peripherals (Dell U3011 @ 2560x1600, KB, mouse, speakers). I may end up attaching a smaller second monitor. I preordered oculus rift also but it hasn't arrived yet.
I've never OCed before (never needed the performance), but I'm open to it if it makes sense here. I tend to value stability over performance at the margin though.
I probably need to buy a copy of Win 10. I have Win 10 on an htpc that I would be happy to replace with ubuntu, if that meant I could use my existing Win 10 key on a new box?
I'm not attached to any of these parts, but just thought I'd get the ball rolling with some proposals rather than asking you guys to do all the work:
GPU: EVGA gtx 1070? Or is 1080 worth the extra dough? Is AMD competitive in this category?
CPU: i5 quad core somewhere around $250 range? Is there a reason to go higher?
Storage: Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" SSD MKNSSDRE1TB for $205 on newegg? Is that a good drive? I like the convenience of not having to think about multiple drives
Cooler: Those self-contained liquid cpu coolers look pretty cool, if they're not just a gimmick. Any recommendations?
Case: Kinda drawn to Lian Li.. Probably micro ATX unless the build requires bigger for some reason. Budget maybe $150
MB: No idea, maybe expecting to spend $100-150?
RAM: No idea.. 16gb of something should be like $60 these days?
PSU: No idea, maybe $100?
EDIT: How does this look?? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/rCn99W
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