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Snot_Shot said:
Opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one. So here is my one:
It all comes down to "need it vs want it" and for 700$ you can build a decent PC to run Rift no problem.
I7 CPU is nice but I5 will run Rift it no problem. Anything wrong with AMD?
650W power supply? For what? Are you going to mine bitcoins with 5 GPU's? Good quality 500W PSU is more than enough to run good gaming rig. Like way more!
Aftermarket CPU fan!? Eh? Oh yeas you will need this one for sure, it will bump your HMD resolution to 8K native!
Shop smart buddy.
12-11-2017 11:41 AM
cybereality said:
I think on the high-end, PCs and parts have gotten more expensive. But on the low-end, they are much cheaper. For example, you can get a Chromebook for $200 (or less) that would be enough to do web browsing, media consumption, and maybe some simple work. 10 years ago, even a basic laptop would cost you around $600. But GPU prices have gone through the roof, like with Nvidia launching a $3,000 Titan V, that would be been insane not that long ago. I remember when $500 was considered "a lot" for a video card, lol.
12-11-2017 11:58 AM
falken76 said:
I use my machine for more than just Virtual Reality. My old system was an I7. I will mainly use it for Solidworks and 3dsmax. The 600 watt power supply is just what I had in my old machine. Keep in mind it was 7 years old and the good video cards at that time recommended a 600 watt power supply. My 1060 card is huge and I'm sure it needs at least the 500 watts, the power supply isn't even expensive. The biggest shock was the cost of ram. I thought it would be less, but it's probably 10 times as fast as last time I bought ram. What do you mean about the Aftermarket CPU fan? Nobody mentioned anything about a CPU fan.