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An Oculus VR PC will cost you minimum $1500.
CalmOceans
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http://recode.net/2015/05/27/oculus-rift-total-package-price-around-1500/
"Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe said Wednesday that his soon-to-be-available virtual reality Oculus headset and the computer needed to run it will cost “in the $1,500 range.”
- NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
- Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
- 8GB+ RAM
- HDMI 1.3 video output supporting a 297MHz clock via a direct output architecture
- 2x USB 3.0 ports
- Windows 7 SP1 or newer
The thing is, this is even without a screen, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc. This is just a PC Tower + Oculus Rift "thing". They're assuming your Oculus device is your screen.
The GPU needed cost $350, and that is the minimum GPU to "run it", that's probably not "recommended".
I think this greatly minimizes the offset market.
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Yikes.
While that's definitely a steep price right now, It'll definitely drop over time as everything does. But still, $1500 to be first in line is a pretty high price.
That's a regular hihg-end PC these days. Also, Occulus Rift is already intended to be for select audiences, just like a HOTAS is, only a little broader. It's going to be a decent "gadget" to further experience some games. If you're into that sort of thing, you will have a PC that can handle it.
Also, you can get an AMD PC with those specs for about $900 right now on NewEgg.
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No, the Occulus itself will cost around $300. The PC to handle it is what he claims to cost $1500 (which is not entirely accurate).
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Yeah, the Vive's looking pretty good too. No system reqs for that one yet though, right?
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I have a PC with those specs, I built it myself, for about 600 dollars a year ago.
OP, this is not the first time I've seen you post unusual things...
Dude obviously builds his own PCs. The PC I just built cost a hair under $2k and has almost those exact specs with some above those specs. $2k because I did add some creature comforts that were unnecessary so $1500 is about right.
The graphics card alone in that spec list is $350. Probably more a year ago.
How did you buy an i5, RAM, Motherboard, Case, HDD (SSD), Windows OS,..for the remaining $250?
Now, which one of you will adorn me today?
I'd like to know too
I'd assume there's a hell of a lot more going on with oculus / virtual reality than any base game.
I5 4670k
8gb ram
Gtx 770
I'm sure the guy isn't enough. Cpu?
You know whats unusual? You saying you built a machine with those specs for 600 bucks. The 770 alone was 399 last year.
He's full of shit
No, he's not.
Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5: $250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161459
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo): $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB DDR3: $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+: $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM: $55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
EVGA SuperNOVA 750W: $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017
Rosewill THOR V2 Gaming ATX Full Tower: $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053
GRAND TOTAL: $915.
That's an ENTIRE HIGH-END GAMING PC I just built. I was pretty too generous with several components, and still, it's not $1500. Even if you went out of you way and upgraded some of that stuff (different brands, slightly better performances, etc.), it'd be around $1000.
If you don't have a PC with these specs, or can't spend about $500 to upgrade your rig, then there's no reason for us to believe that you'll spend $300 - $400 in a VR set.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
You have a strange opinion of what is 'high end'.
uuuh that explains alot.
thought they wanted 1500 only for the occulus.
so basically this thing costs what? 200-400 seeing those speccs and substracting the PC costs?
or wont they even sell it without PC??
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I said "high-end", not "state of the art". And it's not just my opinion, either. PassMark seems to agree. among others. If you want the best of the best, you'll need $5k. Also, the specs I "built" surpass the "optimum" specs for the VR, so you could get away with less.
I don't think you understand how the VR works. It's just like a mouse, a keyboard, a joystick or even a HOTAS - it's just a peripheral you plug in to your computer, and require certain specs (yes, even a mouse requires a minimum system spec). The difference is that you'll put in on your head, but it's still the same concept. It's sold on its own, and it's price range would be "around" $350 (that's what the Dev Kits have cost).
Also, if the OP could actually read, what the CEO said was that the Oculus Rift and a VR-ready PC will cost $1,500.
Keyword: AND.
It's just like saying: "Hey, you want the Xbox Kinect? Well, it's $400 for the console, and $100 for the Kinect". That means you need a $400 "rig", and then buy a $100 periphal. If you don't have an Xbox, why get the Kinect? Same thing here.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
The only thing high end about it is the GPU ish and possibly the PSU as it is a good unit. The rest is what you would find in any mid range PC.
I think that was his point. Almost any mid range PC should meet or exceed the requirements. A $1500 PC wont be needed. Not even sure where the ceo got that number from....
Possibly. I think his "ENTIRE HIGH-END GAMING PC" portion probably blinded me to anything else he actually meant :P
You're both right. I did say high-end, but I also said there's a lot of room for improvement. You can get an octo-core (for no reason at all, since I'm running the latest games on a 5-year-old AMD quad-core without maxinhg out their usage), you can get an SSD, you can upgrade the videocard for a 290x for only $50, that's about it.
However, jdnewell has a good point as well. These speecs, while they are objectively high-end, are pretty standard for a gamer.
So you're both right. The PC could be way better, but what I listed there is more than enough to support the Oculus VR at its optimal.
Again, the CEO meant $1500 for both PC AND Oculus Rift, which leaves about $1100 for the PC alone. Add a gaming keboard and gaming mouse to the list, and you should hit the mark.
Edit: Spelling.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Dude, read the quotes again, we were talking about the poster that said he built a full machine for 600 hundred dollars a year ago.