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We’re almost ready to get to the build, but again, in the interest of saving your time, here’s a nice little table that shows your options:Īs you can see, the two custom cases that are available are much smaller than the pre-built SFF systems. Update: MSI’s Vortex G65 ( video review) is a 4kg, 6.5L (268mm tall, ~190mm diameter cylinder), $4K system.

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IMO, both of these are unacceptably large and heavy for a truly portable system (by which I’d define as pleasant enough to shoulder-bag or to put into a backpackable system), but I’ll put these out there just for completeness. The Alienware X51, which is 10.4L/5.5kg, or the MSI Nightblade MI2, which is 10.2L/8kg. Also, once next-gen Polaris/Pascal GPU parts make their way into 15″ laptops (come Computex?), laptop form factors will probably be preferred to a portable desktop system if they can run sustained without throttling.įor a pre-built small form factor (SFF) PC, you have basically two “smallest” options. If that will work, then the SAGER NP8658-S/CLEVO P650-RG (which supposedly doesn’t have Optimus) would actually take the portability crown – it’s a 15.6″ laptop that is <2.7L and 2.5kg. Note: You might be able to get away with a non-Optimus 980M laptop, that can be more reasonably priced. All the laptops with these GPUs are at least 17″ and it’s worth noting that they are both larger by volume (6L+) and heavier (3.8kg+) than the custom build I’ll be getting to. One very important thing to note is that these laptops throttle aggressively on battery power and can only run VR content when they are plugged into external power. You should expect to pay $3000-3500 for these systems. AlteredQualia has a pretty complete list laptop models. If you go with the 980 notebook solution, there are a few models out right now, and some more coming out “soon”. If you don’t want to build a custom system, then you have basically two options: you can now choose to buy one of the few laptops that are officially recommended for Oculus compatibility that run “desktop” Nvidia GTX 980 GPUs, or pick from a couple vaguely compact Mini-ITX systems. If you need a portable system, however, your options are more limited.

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If you’re looking to build your own/find the cheapest system, you can check out the /r/Oculus “System Build Megathread” (worth a mention is the HP VR PC deal that pops up every so often – you get a lot of hardware for your money). Now, before I go further, I’ll just mention that if you simply want the simplest VR-ready PC solution, you can order one of the Oculus-recommended or Vive-recommended systems. That wasn't too bad to travel with, all the Pre stuff fits into a Chrome Niko Sling /mvLnRCc2mv The Vive Pre, despite the extra components actually packs up w/ very little fuss into a small bag: The Rift CV1 is the more compact of the two (if you can unscrew the tracking sensor from the stand), but the HMD headband/headphones make it very brittle and will require a bit more thought for packing up (some sort of hatbox with custom foam?). The biggest reason for swapping this setup out, however, is that both the consumer Rift and the Vive kits are too big to fit in the Pelican case, so the form factor just didn’t really make sense anymore. Fully packed, it was usually just shy of 8kg (18 lbs), which even with the top-of-the-line Tom Bihn shoulder strap, was a bit tiring. The biggest negative of this setup was that it was a bit on the heavy side.

Honestly, this worked much better than I expected, and I lugged it around 4 continents without any issues either with airport security or with the hardware itself (astounding considering the parts were all friction fit except for a single 3D-printed clip for the motherboard and screws drilled into the inner lip of the Pelican for the graphics card). I never had a problem traveling with a carry-on backpack and this rig as a personal/laptop bag. Last year, I built one based on a Pelican 1430 case ( gallery, parts list, kit writeup) that allowed me to travel with a DK2 in a single package that would fit underneath an economy airline seat. With the consumer Rift and Vive coming out… (err, now, oops) I figured I should finally get around to publishing a write-up on my portable VR rigs.

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