New machine built for VR

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

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Looking to get a new small powerful pc built for vr. I have a budget of £1800 but would like it built by OC.

This option is £1500
Xigmatek Octans Mini ITX Gaming Case
CPU Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A26
Primary Solid State Drive / Hard Drive Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)
Secondary Mechanical Hard Drive WD Black 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD3003FZEX)
Graphics Card KFA2 GeForce GTX 980Ti "Infin8 Black Edition" 6144MB GDDR5

hows this looking?
 
From our testing I can tell you that the spec is spot on. Is the case choice because you want it in your living room or you have restricted space?
 
I would like to take it to a few places and show off vr and use it for work so smaller the better for transportation.

Im going to up it to 32g ram but that isn't a option on the build list
 
genuinely I can't see where 32GB will help you unless you plan on creating content on the system too. We could definitely fit a 2x16GB kit for you but it's unnecessary for a gaming system.
 
Thats for the info, I also work in 3d so 32 should help out in that.
Would i have any problem with the case choice or is it a pretty solid design?.
 
Scarecrow said:
Looking to get a new small powerful pc built for vr. I have a budget of £1800 but would like it built by OC.

This option is £1500
Xigmatek Octans Mini ITX Gaming Case
CPU Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A26
Primary Solid State Drive / Hard Drive Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)
Secondary Mechanical Hard Drive WD Black 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD3003FZEX)
Graphics Card KFA2 GeForce GTX 980Ti "Infin8 Black Edition" 6144MB GDDR5

hows this looking?
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Motherboard, psu and cpu cooler?
 
Motherboard Gigabyte Z170N-WIFI (Socket 1151) Mini ITX Motherboard
Power Supply Cougar STX 550W 80+ Rated PSU
Cooler Raijintek Aidos Black 92mm CPU Cooler
 
The Octans in a solid little case but it is a bit cramped. That said, it's not really possible to find a case that small which isn't.

The board, as with all ITX boards, is a bit limited on USB support. You only get four type-A ports on the back but you can connect the two front ports to the board and get six in total.
 
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looking at the motherboard specs it has

Chipset:
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header
6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.0 support

Does that mean it has 6 USB 3.0 in total and its compatible with the rest?.
Im just a bit worried as i have ordered this machine and want to make sure its all good.

Could i use a usb splitter for my mouse and keyboard to free up some space?
 
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