Seeking Advice on VR PC Build!

[phildiehl]

Hey there! I'm looking to build my first VR machine that can also do some serious video editing. It's centered around the GTX 1070 (which I'm getting with the HTC Vive bundle.) I found this build online and I love the price point. Please let me know your thoughts - this is my first time building a PC in many years!

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card

Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

 

[Sakkura]

The Core i5-7600K would be mostly okay for VR, but it's a bad choice for video editing. Intel just recently launched a new generation of mainstream CPUs, where they have finally moved from 4 cores to 6, for pretty similar prices. So for example the Core i5-8600K would be roughly 50% better than the 7600K for video editing. And for just a few bucks more.

Alternatively there are AMD's Ryzen chips. A bit slower for gaming/VR, but better value for money especially for things like video editing. You can get either 6-core Ryzen 5 1600 or 8-core Ryzen 7 1700, and they're pretty affordable (especially when you consider the motherboard prices).

Otherwise a nice build.