PC build for VR

[Bromancer]

Budget (including currency): 8500.00 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: VR only

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Hi all, 

 

I was wondering if it was worth it to build a PC for VR or just settle on something like the Alienware aurora ryzen edition R14. 

 

The price for the alienware is pretty steep, would I be better off just building my own? If so what would that look like?

 

thanks in advance to anyone who can help

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Uhhh do you already have a pc?

Cause 8500$ for a vr only pc is very much overkill, if you are talking vr setup then itd be on the higher end of vr setups

[Bromancer]

8 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Uhhh do you already have a pc?

Cause 8500$ for a vr only pc is very much overkill, if you are talking vr setup then itd be on the higher end of vr setups

its actually not for me its for my nephew, i just wanted to get an idea of how it would look if i built it myself and if by doing that I could make it better than the alienware ryzen model

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Just buy a 5800x and stick a 3080 in it, thatll give a good enough vr experience

[Jonathan Lee]

12 hours ago, Bromancer said:

Budget (including currency): 8500.00 USD

If you can spend that much, just go with the 12900k and 3090 and be done with it. No need to upgrade your PC for several years.

 

Example Build:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($784.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($115.69 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($318.15 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($319.70 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB GAMING Trinity OC Video Card  ($3196.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($171.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G6 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $5277.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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