Posted May 25, 2016 I need some help figuring out the least expensive build that can support VR. The research grant has a budget for the hardware and the computers will be used soley for this research. I'm not sure what the school will do with the computers once the research has finished but that's not my problem. I need to build 3 PCs that can support VR with silky smooth frame rates. The VR program will likely be somewhat of a static environment, but I havent gotten any confirmation on what exactly will be displayed, but it should be somewhere between more than Minecraft but less than Witcher III. Regardless, the nature of the research requires the best frame rates >60fps. I would really appreciate any help someone could give me for every component of the build except the VR headsets themselves and the graphics cards. I believe those will be oculus rift and the GTX1070/1080 (depending on future benchmarks). Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2016 what's the budget for all the PCs? CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2016 Dell has made workstations just for vr. Check them out. https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/vn/press-releases/2016-03-31-dell-reveals-more-configurations-for-virtual-reality-pcs Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen AMD ThreadRipper 2! 5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2016 Author 14 hours ago, herman mcpootis said: what's the budget for all the PCs? <$800. less expensive is better as it frees up some of the budget for research supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2016 Author 8 hours ago, NumLock21 said: Dell has made workstations just for vr. Check them out. https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/vn/press-releases/2016-03-31-dell-reveals-more-configurations-for-virtual-reality-pcs Those are waaaaaaay more expensive than what the budget will allow. Keep in mind these are temporary computers as they are only meant to accomplish research that will take 2 months at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2016 12 minutes ago, jtjallday said: Those are waaaaaaay more expensive than what the budget will allow. Keep in mind these are temporary computers as they are only meant to accomplish research that will take 2 months at most. So after 2 months, those pc gets throw away? Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen AMD ThreadRipper 2! 5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2016 Author 3 hours ago, NumLock21 said: So after 2 months, those pc gets throw away? I honestly dont know what they will do with them. Probably sit in a closet for a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 26, 2016 1 hour ago, jtjallday said: I honestly dont know what they will do with them. Probably sit in a closet for a couple years. What a waste, just build them a PC based on the minimum specs or something. This thread should help you out https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/558807-post-your-steamvr-performance-test-results-here/?page=1 Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen AMD ThreadRipper 2! 5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 28, 2016 Author On 5/26/2016 at 10:57 PM, NumLock21 said: What a waste, just build them a PC based on the minimum specs or something. This thread should help you out https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/558807-post-your-steamvr-performance-test-results-here/?page=1 Great resource! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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