VR coding/editing machine on a budget

[TheKingOfScandinavia]

Hi all

 

A friend of mine asked me if this setup also allows for coding, working, and editing in VR?

 

My friend (and I) have looked through this: https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/CtBD4D/budget-vr-gaming-build - but how well will it fare if you want to actually work on making VR environments and games?

I was personally thinking of maybe selecting more RAM and a slightly better graphics card, but I am in no way experienced enough to know if that would make a noticeable difference.

 

With a budget of CAD$1000 as an absolute max., what changes would be possible/necessary/recommended?

Ultimately, there's no extra peripherals to consider, we're only talking the hardware going on inside the build - but my friend currently has 2 monitors, and certainly wouldn't mind if there'd be room in the budget for a 3rd monitor (as well as support for it).

 

We both appreciate any help and advise! 

[ARikozuM]

Get a Ryzen 1300. 

[DocSwag]

Get a Ryzen 3 1200, and if it's for vr you want at least a 1060.

[LienusLateTips]

Ryzen 3 + 1060 6GB

[LienusLateTips]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.75 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: *G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: *Silicon Power - Silm S55 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.86 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: *Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.25 @ shopRBC) 
Video Card: *MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($327.58 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $928.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-05 14:36 EDT-0400

[TraskJ]

1 hour ago, JDE said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.75 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: *G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: *Silicon Power - Silm S55 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.86 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: *Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.25 @ shopRBC) 
Video Card: *MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($327.58 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.50 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $928.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-05 14:36 EDT-0400

I absolutely agree. BUT add more RAM if at all possible, that'll help with VR.