Any PCVR for £400?

Gimpymoo · 21 Nov 2021 at 01:11

Is £400 reasonable or is it more realistic to increase the budget?

Thank you for any feedback.

NightSt@lk3r · 21 Nov 2021 at 01:28

That will get you a Quest 2, if you want the dedicated PCVR headsets you're going to need to double that budget.

Tykey · 21 Nov 2021 at 08:52

Quest 2 can do pcvr perfectly well (wireless and wired) and standalone of course.
HP Reverb G2 are under £500 at hp's website but w/o controllers, did a quick search and found controllers for £135.

Minstadave · 21 Nov 2021 at 08:53

Quest 2 is the perfect intro.

DK83 · 21 Nov 2021 at 13:42

HP Reverb on Amazon (with controllers) ATM for less than £500!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BFKQGN3

Gimpymoo · 21 Nov 2021 at 14:48

DK83 said:
HP Reverb on Amazon (with controllers) ATM for less than £500!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BFKQGN3

Thanks.

Is the G2 worth a shout over the quest 2?

drakulton · 21 Nov 2021 at 15:23

Gimpymoo said:
Thanks.

Is the G2 worth a shout over the quest 2?

It really depend on if you want to play sims or games. The G2 is more a sim headset and the wireless features of the quest 2 make it more for for games.

smilertoo · 21 Nov 2021 at 22:21

The Quest2 hammers my RiftCV1, visually far superior and works wirelessly.

doodah · 22 Nov 2021 at 09:47

Quest 2 128GB is calling for you. A great standalone unit and if you want PCVR - you can tethered or wirelessly.

Gimpymoo · 22 Nov 2021 at 11:02

doodah said:
Quest 2 128GB is calling for you. A great standalone unit and if you want PCVR - you can tethered or wirelessly.

I assume the amount of RAM is irrelevant is using for PCVR?

doodah · 22 Nov 2021 at 11:06

Gimpymoo said:
I assume the amount of RAM is irrelevant is using for PCVR?

If you're referring to the 128GB, yes you're correct. The Q2's onboard storage is just for Oculus standalone games and whatever media you have. I have the now replaced 64GB version with around 9 games installed and still have ~32GB free. As for your PC spec though - you will need something fairly good to get the most out of it (my 3700X, 32GB, Vega 56) does a pretty good job but my GFX definitely is the weak link if I wanted to play AAA games/highest settings going forward.

Robert Walker · 22 Nov 2021 at 16:32

I assume you've already got a graphics card powerful enough to drive the VR headset? If not, then you'll need to budget in the PC graphics card upgrade as well...

serious_adam15 · 22 Nov 2021 at 17:13

Quest 2 is great, can definitely recommend as I picked one up recently. Though I would suggest waiting just a few days to see if it will drop down major prices, since it was £199 not too long ago

Unseul · 22 Nov 2021 at 17:15

serious_adam15 said:
Quest 2 is great, can definitely recommend as I picked one up recently. Though I would suggest waiting just a few days to see if it will drop down major prices, since it was £199 not too long ago

When was it £199???

serious_adam15 · 22 Nov 2021 at 17:30

Unseul said:
When was it £199???

Around June time, I remember I saw it on Very but didnt snag it as I was stupid.

serious_adam15 · 22 Nov 2021 at 17:32

talking of which, its currently on sale at a few places with a £50 amazon voucher to spend on accessories lol

smilertoo · 23 Nov 2021 at 12:53

£199 was probably clearing out the 64gb models.

Unseul · 23 Nov 2021 at 12:55

Looks like if you can get to an Amazon shop you can just get £50 straight off the price, which isn't too shabby.

smilertoo said:
£199 was probably clearing out the 64gb models.

Could have been. Still a steal at that price!

KeanuIsLife · 23 Nov 2021 at 19:55

Never seen a price drop down to £200 for the Quest 2... Might have been a refurbished or second hand one?
Having said that the Quest 2 is an incredible headset for the price and there's no immediate replacement anytime soon so it's not going to be replaced for a while!

serious_adam15 · 24 Nov 2021 at 08:10

Well today Amazon is offering the quest 2 for 249 and also 50 quid Amazon credit, basically the 199 now. Get grabbing while you can!