VR Headset under £300 (UK)

[kartelious]

I have been think about getting a VR Headset, but I don't have too much to spend and which one would be best for me to get. I'm fine with getting used, but I don't know the potential drawbacks.
I'm aware prices are currently more, so I probably wouldn't get one until after the pandemic when prices will hopefully go down.

 

Games I want to play in VR:
- Beat Saber
- Job sim and Vacation Sim
- Windlands
- Half-life Alyx

- Everspace

 

I'm aware my PC isn't especially VR ready (R5 2600, RX 580, 16GB 3000mhz), but I think it will be enough.

(If I dont get a VR headset, I would get a 1440p 144hz monitor instead, but their price has also inflated recently. Any other suggestions are welcome, in terms of upgrading.)

Thanks in advance!

[Sakkura]

Unfortunately WMR headsets have poor availability/price in Europe, so your options are probably limited to used Rift or Vive headsets. There are a bunch of tradeoffs between them, they're both solid options. Your system will run either of those headsets fine.

[kartelious]

2 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

Unfortunately WMR headsets have poor availability/price in Europe, so your options are probably limited to used Rift or Vive headsets. There are a bunch of tradeoffs between them, they're both solid options. Your system will run either of those headsets fine.

So which rift/vive headset would you recommend?

[WereCat]

Oculus Quest + link should be about the price you want. 

 

Your PC can handle it fine. 

[Sakkura]

21 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Oculus Quest + link should be about the price you want. 

 

Your PC can handle it fine. 

The Quest alone is well above OP's budget.

 

30 minutes ago, Tufty11 said:

So which rift/vive headset would you recommend?

Either of them.

[kartelious]

would like a used rift s be a good option?

 

[Sakkura]

34 minutes ago, Tufty11 said:

would like a used rift s be a good option?

 

It's newer so it might be harder to find used at a good price. Otherwise it's a good option if your IPD matches it (unlike the Rift and Vive, the Rift S has no IPD adjustment).

[kartelious]

9 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

Otherwise it's a good option if your IPD matches it (unlike the Rift and Vive, the Rift S has no IPD adjustment).

I just measured my IPD, its about 64mm which is within the "best" section on the image attatched