What do you reckon with a budget of £1000? Budget: £1000 (some wiggle room if tangible benefits). Main uses of intended build: Gaming. Parts required: Computer & Display. Previous build information (list details of parts): N/A, OS can be excluded from budget. Monitor resolution: Standard HD desired but more would be better. Storage requirements: SSD for the OS & HDD for games. Will you be overclocking: Open to this option. Any motherboard requirements (no. of USB, Xfire/SLI, fan headers): Be nice to have plenty of options for future upgrades. So lots of internal connections like Sata, USB 3 Headers would be good. However probably NOT looking at Xfire/SLI. Extra information about desired system: A desire to be a capable platform for VR gaming.
GPU scene is still so screwed up by Etherium that it's really worth waiting, I think. By the time it cools down there'll be new models too - the lower-end Vega might end up being worthwhile.
Maybe something like this? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ckTrbj Here's a rundown of the hardware: Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (it's hard to find a decent looking case without silly accents at a low price) PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold (fully modular, no mess, good rating) CPU: Ryzen 5 1400 (4c/8t) Cooler: Stock Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 (has 4 RAM slots, so easy to upgrade) RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 (3200 is the sweet spot for Ryzen, personally I'd go for 2x8GB but trying not to stray too far from budget) Storage: Intel 600p Series 256GB M.2-2280 (this is an NVMe drive, so super fast); Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM (D:/SteamApps/) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (VR Ready, as requested) Screen: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz (dem frequencies for those games, 1080p because of budget and GPU) Maybe you'll need to get some fans as well? Also check pre-built from PC Specialist or Scan or others. They can get good prices because of bulk orders. Price according to PC Part Picker: £1062.30
Do you have the headset? If not Overclockers build is best https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...ition-oculus-rift-vr-gaming-pc-fs-1bp-og.html thats the cheapest I have saw. Any self build is what's linked above + £400 for the headset. Even then from my perspective the minimum gpu is the 1070 or 1080. Which is another £200-£300 on top of the above build. AMD are pretty poor in VR, Vega may improve that we shall see once the VR tests are done. The fury x is technically still AMDs best VR card. VR is still far away from cheap
I would go Ryzen 3 1200 with a MSI mortar B350 and a 1080 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...dr5x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-21c-ok.html Buying a 1060 now is just a total skank, plus it's entry level. I would rather have a reasonable CPU with a powerhouse GPU. And powerhouse GPUs are where the value is at right now in GPUs.
Actually... https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/y7vZbj and even below 1k quid https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/B3H4LD I think if you take your time, you can get a VR capable system below 1k quid. Going for a gtx1080 though will bust your bank no matter what you go for, but you should if you can, as vault-tec suggested.
https://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/03bdf69e-7993-4053-a83e-484dece39b46 This is a smidge under £1000 but no monitor, but I think for a usable vr system a 1080 is the minimum. you could probably save some shopping around, like that 1080 Vault-Tec linked could net you £50 and shave a bit off the case and push the margin out a little for the monitor.
I don't think I've missed anything. Lovely case, good PSU, great GPU, etc. Less than a grand with your free shipping Edit. Having seen a Titan X struggle with a DK2 (lower res) I would not use anything less than a 1070. However, 1070s are not good prices right now. That 1080 is. It's much faster than a 980ti/1070 etc so yeah, I would rather have that oomph there. I have over specced on the hard drive but you said a grand could easily shave £50 off at least by going 120gb SSD/1tb regular hdd.
Screen's the killer here I think, as it kills any wriggle room. Perhaps better to stage purchases if it's a hard limit and VR capability is really needed?
Thanks for the suggestions all! Should help reintroduce my friend to PC gaming! I've narrowed it down to the following build with the strong recommendation it's either better to spend an extra £260 for a GTX 1070 or wait to see what happens when AMD debut their new cards. Otherwise it should be a capable standard HD gaming build... CPU: Ryzen 3 1200 £ 98.48 (EBUYER) MOTHERBOARD: Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING £115.98 (EBUYER) CASE: Fractal Design Define S Windowed £ 78.99 (EBUYER) MEMORY: Vulcan T-Force (2x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz £119.50 (OVERCLOCKERSUK) POWER SUPPLY: EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3 550W £ 77.35 (CCL COMPUTERS) SOLID DRIVE: Samsung 250GB 960 Evo PCIe NVMe £119.19 (CCL COMPUTERS) GRAPHICS: EVGA GTX 1050Ti Gaming £144.40 (EBUYER) DISPLAY: Asus VG248QE 24" 144Hz 1ms Gaming Monitor £234.98 (EBUYER) I left the Hard Drive out so she can decide what storage best serves her needs. Decided to go ATX on the motherboard as it offers more expansion options and the extra expense is minimal including that of a full ATX case. In addition to the fact the Strix B350 rivals many higher end boards, it seemed the sensible option. Any critique welcome!
https://www.meshcomputers.com/Defau...SG=PRODUCTAVAILINSHOP&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=1457921 £739 Add on monitor and your all set with a faster system to boot. Also means your not consumer support for the next 3 years.
I have a rx480 and it does just fine in VR paired with a 4770k, 1070 would be the optimal card to get without breaking the bank too much.
