In fact, our midrange Blueprints going back as far as October 2014 have all been sufficient, and only the shift to Nvidia’s Maxwell 2.0 architecture rules out older builds. Hi-Yo, Silver!įor something as demanding as rendering two stereoscopic images for VR, the recommended specs from Oculus aren’t actually that crazy. Eight 3.5/2.5-inch trays allow for ample storage, with two 5.25-inch slots up top (but with no external access). The tiny 500W Corsair PSU has long cables, a must for a case this large.Ĥ. The Asus GTX 970 uses a single 8-pin PCIe power cable, helping reduce connectors and clutter.ģ. You can fit up to a 360mm radiator, but sometimes a simple air cooler is all you need.Ģ. Wrapping things up, we went with a 250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD and a 2TB Hitachi HDD.ġ. We used some generic DDR3-1600 memory, as RAM typically has little impact on real-world performance. Powering the system is the Corsair CX500, a compact but non-modular PSU. Either one makes adding a second GPU simple. ASRock’s Z97 Extreme6 mobo is good value, and if you want wireless AC integrated into the board, check out its similarly priced Extreme6/ac.

The CPU is Intel’s i7-4790K, cooled by the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, though the i5-4690K could save you $100 without hurting gaming performance. Our graphics card is the diminutive Asus GTX 970 DirectCU Mini, packing a lot of power into a small package while using much less power than the AMD R9 290. The case is Antec’s shiny-new P380, an understated yet attractive design with plenty of room that doesn’t make a lot of noise. We’ve opted for a larger case that offers plenty of room for expansion we also chose a slightly faster processor, a motherboard that can support a second GPU, and included an SSD, which ought to be required for any new PC in 2015.

If you want to be going strong for several years, you’ll need something more capable. In theory, all you need to get started with building a VR-capable rig is any computer case to house your components, but a poor choice can leave your rig pushing up daisies in short order.

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