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Basic VR PC specs

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  • 29-03-2024 12:05pm
    #1
    Black_Knight
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    Hi all. I'm curious to get a Quest, but with it also a PC so I can play the likes of HL Alyx, some racing games, maybe MS Flight sim but i'd appreciate that that's unlikely given the budget.

    I'm going basic/cheap on this. <€500 ideally, and I think it might be possible 2nd hand given some of the requirements stated for the games on Steam.

    HL Alyx specs are:

    • Processor: Core i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600
    • Memory: 12 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM

    And i've been using https://www.userbenchmark.com/ to compare used spec PCs against those above. If parts are benchmarking similarly is that a safe enough bet that it'll perform similarly?

    Am I on the right path, or would a PC of that spec just fail with VR?

    Any thoughts/pointers/reality checks would be much appreciated


    Thanks!



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    #2
    Black_Knight
    Moderators Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    No insights from anyone so?



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    donspeekinglesh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭donspeekinglesh


    That looks too basic. I have an original Rift that I use for racing games and I struggle to get high framerate.

    I have Ryzen 5 3600, a RTX 2060 Super and 32GB of RAM



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    Homelander
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    €500 should be fine to get a 2nd machine to run VR for Alyx and similar but "racing sims" is a bit vague as some can be very demanding and VR also needs a high framerate, so the CPU and GPU have to be able to keep up.

    Looking at Amazon you can build brand new a PC with Ryzen 5600, A520M, 16GB, 500GB nvme, 500w corsair PSU, MSI case and RX6600 for about €650.

    Second hand €400-50 should get you something roughly similar in power.



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    #5
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,698 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121969733#Comment_121969733

    AMD are bad buys for VR, you definitely want Nvidia even if it costs more.



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