what is the cheapest vr ready cpu and motherboard

[tmorga67]

hey guys, I have a 100$ budget and am trying to get a CPU and motherboard to make my 1060 vr ready plz help.

[tmorga67]

also, it has to support ddr3 ram

[ARikozuM]

Any of them. There is no such thing as a motherboard that is "VR-ready".

[tmorga67]

yeah I know but I need a CPU and motherboard that run vr smoothly, for the price anyway

[Maximusfoximus]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Any of them. There is no such thing as a motherboard that is "VR-ready".

 

I agree. Any motherboard will do and in terms of CPU just make sure it won’t bottleneck your gpu. The best bet for you would be to buy used as you will get the most bang for buck that way.

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, tmorga67 said:

hey guys, I have a 100$ budget and am trying to get a CPU and motherboard to make my 1060 vr ready plz help.

If you only have $100 for your CPU and motherboard, why do you have a VR headset?

[tmorga67]

but which CPU would you recommend

[Trulop]

unless you buy used, you wont be able to find a cpu and a motherboard that will give you the power you need. also, most things are going ddr4 now anyways so used seems to be the better choice.

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

If you only have $100 for your CPU and motherboard, why do you have a VR headset?

i agree lol... 0,o seems a bit backwards

[tmorga67]

I don't I have a riftcat setup

[ARikozuM]

15 minutes ago, tmorga67 said:

but which CPU would you recommend

I would go with an i3-8100 or R3-1500

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

I would go with an i3-8100 or R3-11500

has to support DDR3

[RadiatingLight]

Haswell i5?

4670 is a good choice, with an H81 board. you might be able to get it used for close to $100

[GirlFromYonder]

13 minutes ago, tmorga67 said:

hey guys, I have a 100$ budget and am trying to get a CPU and motherboard to make my 1060 vr ready plz help.

literally any desktop class cpu from 2011 and forward. 

 

But like get the a r3 and b350 board

[Guest]

1 minute ago, DeezNoNos said:

literally any desktop class cpu from 2011 and forward. 

 

But like get the a r3 and b350 board

 

3 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

has to support DDR3

[Damascus]

Something like this is your best choice

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-2600-Processor-3-40GHz-8MB-LGA1155-8-Threads-5GT-s-64-Bit-SR00B/253225606496?hash=item3af56c1d60:g:JIcAAOSwUchZ7kp7

[tmorga67]

i 5 4670 is 120 on ebay plus cheapest motherboard is 30 that is 150% of my budget

[tmorga67]

yeah but 55$ shipping makes it 175

[ARikozuM]

G4560.

[Damascus]

1 minute ago, tmorga67 said:

yeah but 55$ shipping makes it 175

It's an example, hunt around and find one that works.

[tmorga67]

k plus g4560 is ddr4

[tmorga67]

could fx be good for this?

[Damascus]

Just now, tmorga67 said:

could fx be good for this?

nope

[Guest]

Just now, tmorga67 said:

could fx be good for this?

It could fit your budget but you would have a larger hit on performance, so you would get a choppy VR experience.

[handymanshandle]

12 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

If you only have $100 for your CPU and motherboard, why do you have a VR headset?

Exactly.

 

But to answer his question, an A320 or B350 board and a R3 1200 and R3 1300X would probably work best but both are a bit more expensive than what he can afford lol

 

So, I guess maybe a cheap 8320 or 8350 mobo bundle or used 8320 or 8350 and 990FX board or something like that.

[Trulop]

asking for good parts with no budget isnt really gonna get the job done =/ you should save up a bit more and buy something that will actually work instead of settling for something you can scrounge together for 100$ that wont last as long.