HTC teams with HP on $1499 for VR gaming PC bundle

HTC and HP team up for Vive gaming PC bundle, priced at $1499 and powered by the Radeon RX 480.

@anthony256

Published Oct 12, 2016 9:49 PM CDT
Updated Nov 3, 2020 11:58 AM CST

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It was only last week during the Oculus Connect 3 conference that we were teased with a $499 gaming PC that would handle VR, thanks to changes Oculus are making to the PC requirements of the Rift.

HTC teams with HP on $1499 for VR gaming PC bundle | TweakTown.com

HTC has teamed with HP on a new VR gaming PC bundle, something that will include a PC good enough to power Vive games, and the HTC Vive itself. The HP Envy desktop rocks an Intel Core i5-6400, 8GB of RAM, and an AMD Radeon RX 480 graphics card - and when you take into consideration the $799 cost of the HTC Vive, the HP Envy gaming PC is costing just $900 on its own.

For the $900, you're also getting a copy of Windows 10 Home, as well as a DVD drive, keyboard, and mouse. There are two bonus VR games thrown in, with The Lab from Valve, and theBlu:Encounter. The VR bundle doesn't include a monitor, so you'll need a monitor or TV to get it setup and going.

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