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The cheaper, the better. The actual budget is 400$-ish, but I want to see what are the options from the better and then see what to downgrade. HAS to be able to VR.

My goal in this post is to see main components, storage and whatnot can decide with him.

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You likely wont get anything thats anywhere remotely VR ready at that price point. 

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3 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

You likely wont get anything thats anywhere remotely VR ready at that price point. 

Are you sure? I see a lot of people running with similar prices. Obviously not at the highest frames, but definitely playable.

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3 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

You likely wont get anything thats anywhere remotely VR ready at that price point. 

i mean... 570 gets close

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor $69.48 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $74.99 @ Amazon
Memory ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $72.99 @ Newegg
Storage Team - MS30 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $48.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 570 8 GB Expedition Video Card $139.99 @ Newegg Business
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case $40.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $32.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $510.40
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $480.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-12 08:28 EDT-0400  

 

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

i mean... 570 gets close

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor $69.48 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $74.99 @ Amazon
Memory ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $72.99 @ Newegg
Storage Team - MS30 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $48.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Asus - Radeon RX 570 8 GB Expedition Video Card $139.99 @ Newegg Business
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case $40.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $32.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $510.40
  Mail-in rebates -$30.00
  Total $480.40
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-12 08:28 EDT-0400  

 

This looks good. Thanks! And I can probably save more because I don't think there's a need for an SSD.

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17 minutes ago, Yifti said:

Hello!

Title says it all.

The cheaper, the better. The actual budget is 400$-ish, but I want to see what are the options from the better and then see what to downgrade. HAS to be able to VR.

My goal in this post is to see main components, storage and whatnot can decide with him.

Thanks!

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor $154.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B365M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $79.89 @ OutletPC
Memory Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $25.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB OC Video Card $219.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $41.99 @ Corsair
     
  Total $607.73
     

AMD Build:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $162.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $25.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB OC Video Card $219.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case $39.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $41.99 @ Corsair
     
     
     
  Total $611.54
     


Extremely difficult to go below 500$ and VR, I could've gone with a 2400G yes, but that CPU is based on 1st Gen Ryzen and I doubt that it can deliver high frame rates consistently, and just so you know Ryzen 3000 will be announced in 2 weeks, I advise that he waits for that to see what it offers

Storage up to him as you said

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Just now, Yifti said:

This looks good. Thanks! And I can probably save more because I don't think there's a need for an SSD.

it gives a nice boost to the system, but a smaller one is a valid option

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

that's 600... not 500

I know but he said a VR build, I just built the lowest I could go for a VR build

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Buy a Used GPU.  I recommend the R9 390X or R9 390.  You'll be able to VR at 1080 for about 80-90 bucks.

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Just now, _Syn_ said:

I know but he said a VR build, I just built the lowest I could go for a VR build

i mean... second hand if you need more than a 570

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Just now, LukeSavenije said:

i mean... second hand if you need more than a 570

yes ofc, in my opinion if he wants to go below 500$ for a good VR experience, buying second hand would be the best idea

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Thanks everyone!

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor $69.48 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $74.99 @ Amazon
Memory ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $72.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 320 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $18.95 @ Amazon
Video Card PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4 GB RED DRAGON Video Card $119.99 @ Newegg
Case Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $26.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $41.99 @ Corsair
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $425.38
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-12 09:52 EDT-0400  

And yes, that $120 GPU budget could get an R9 290x or somesuch on the used market. So that likely the better option. 

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