The virtual reality is one of the unfinished wars of 2016. But not only have the companies that manufacture or lives glasses had Oculus played something. The PC makers also have something to say.
With the previous shopping guide PC ready to use with your virtual reality glasses and we assume that it would not be worth any equipment or configuration. What we do not have to accept is that they are only desktops with us to enjoy the experience of virtual reality. In this buying guide of PCs for virtual reality we propose portable seven ready to use with your VR glasses and that experience can take anywhere.
Minimum requirements for a portable virtual reality
When choosing a model laptop to use virtual reality glasses options available to us are not as many as in desktop PCs. We set a minimum logically identical configuration to that required the desktop.
Minimum requirements for using Oculus Rift
We started with the minimum requirements Oculus sets as a starting point for using their virtual reality glasses. Since early April and can be purchased for $600 with shipping to 20 different markets.
| Graphic card | Equivalent or superior to an NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 |
| Processor | Equivalent or superior to Intel i5-4590 |
| RAM | 8GB or higher |
| Output port | Output HDMI 1.3 compatible video |
| Ports of entry | 3 USB 3.0 ports plus a USB 2.0 port |
| OS | Windows 7 SP1 64-bit or later |
Minimum requirements for using Live HTC
The second virtual reality glasses already be bought in different markets are the HTC Vive, who come from the hand of Steam. These are the minimum requirements.
| Graphic card | Equivalent or superior to an NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD R9 290 |
| Processor | Equivalent to or greater than i5-4590 Intel / AMD FX 8350 |
| RAM | 4GB or higher |
| Output port | Compatible video output at least HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Ports of entry | 1 USB 2.0 port |
| OS | Windows 7 SP1 64-bit or later |
The best portable to use virtual reality glasses
In the options of different manufacturers, portable for players they are practically the only ones that meet the requirements of Oculus or HTC to use their glasses. We could also talk about mobile workstations, but there are so many advantages of a laptop for players are the criterion that has prevailed in our selection.
It assumes that primarily find notebooks with large screens, low battery and not just as manageable and comfortable to travel as they could be the ultrabooks we associate the idea while portable PC. But in return we know that we will not lack power, their keyboards are usually in high level and both screen and cooling system or connectivity are the best in the market.
The other solutions we have chosen are more classic, light and small screens for what is customary in the world gaming, but we can make systems compatible with VR glasses thanks to external solutions.
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Acer Predator 17 X
The latest to be renovated, including Nvidia G-SYNC technology and own cooling system with triple fan that allows extreme over clocking. According Acer is the Predator that is ready to wear glasses Oculus, HTC Vive, OSVR and StarVR1. It has backlit keyboard and customizable colors
| PROCESSOR | Core to 4 Ghz i7-6820HK | RAM | Up to 64 GB |
| GRAPHICS | NVIDIA GeForce GTX980 | SCREEN | 17.3” IPS 4K |
Graphite Mountain
If you need is a laptop you can with the VR glasses classic look but keep laptop, the best choice is the model Mountain, which also can be improved without problem. It includes numeric keypad and weighs three and a half kilos. Here it should be ensured that the supports passing GTX 980M software providing spectacle manufacturers VR
| PROCESSOR | Core-i7 6700 3.4 GHz | RAM | 8 GB |
| GRAPHICS | Nvidia GTX 980M 8GB GDDR5 | SCREEN | 17.3” IPS 1080p |
MSI GT72S
In the wide range of laptops for gamers MSI, the only guarantee compatibility is the new GT72S thanks to its graphical desktop, remarkable for its surround sound, G-SYNC technology and SteelSeries keyboard. It even has recorder BluRay.
| PROCESSOR | Core to 4 Ghz i7-6820HK | RAM | Up to 64 GB |
| GRAPHICS | Nvidia GTX980 | SCREEN | 17.3” IPS 1080p |
ASUS ROG GX700
The portable gaming par excellence, this ASUS ROG series is not only robust but adds a spectacular and not very movable external liquid cooling.
| PROCESSOR | Core i7 6820HK | RAM | 32 GB |
| GRAPHICS | Nvidia GTX980 8GB GDDR5 VRAM | SCREEN | 17.3” IPS 1080p |
Eon17-SLX Origin
A classic team’s players and compatibility with VR glasses is Origin. And how no model in portable format, plus plenty of power with the GTX980 desktop boasts a compact design, many connectivity options, Nvidia G-Sync and backlit keyboard and customizable colors
| PROCESSOR | Core i7 6820HK | RAM | Up to 64 GB |
| GRAPHICS | Nvidia GTX980 | SCREEN | 17.3” IPS 1080p |
Alienware 13
The model we recommend if portability and screen size content is your first option is the Dell Alienware 13th. The trick is that in order to use the VR goggles must connect an amplifier graphics and choose the most complete version because it’s worth screen
| PROCESSOR | Core i7-6500U | RAM | Up to 16 GB |
| GRAPHICS | Nvidia GTX 965m | SCREEN | 13″ QHD + Touch |
Razer Blade Stealth
Surely the Razer Blade laptop is the model for gaming more visually appealing of all of this selection. It’s thin, lightweight, with an excellent screen to not only play, and allows the accessory Core upgrade the graphics with multiple cards to make it fully compatible with the VR if its internal model GTX970M not enough
| PROCESSOR | Core i7-6700HQ | RAM | 16 GB |
| GRAPHICS | Nvidia GTX 970M | SCREEN | 14″ QHD + Touch IGZO |