VIRTUAL REVOLUTION HANDBOOK

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET STARTED WITH VR ON YOUR PC

Virtual reality is the next great frontier in computing — and for now, the best experiences all require a reasonablypowerful desktop system. This month, we’ve delved deep into the world of VR to put together this huge guide that covers all the basics — and then some. From which VR headset to buy, to building a rig for VR from scratch or upgrading your existing system with a new graphcis card, alongside what to play and even the future of VR, we’ve got you covered. And if you’re just interested in dipping your toes into VR, we’ve looked at that too with our smartphone-VR quickstart guide. Read on to learn everything you need to know.

42 VR HEADSET BUYER'S GUIDE

Vive vs Rift: Welcome to Day One of the Virtual Revolution.

62 HOW TO PLAY OLD GAMES IN VR

We show how to bring new life to those old but much-loved non-VR games.

46 DIY VR HEADSET

Is the Open Source VR project a viable option in Australia?

64 THE BEST VR GAMES

The rst wave of VR games has already landed, so which ones are worth your time?

48 AFFORDABLE VR-READY GPUs

Find out which graphics cards give the best VR bang for buck.

66 UPCOMING VR TECH

With everything so new and shiny, it’s an exciting time to be involved in VR. Here’s what’s next.

54 BUILD A BUDGET PC FOR VR

We put AMD’s RX 480 VR claims to the test in a $1,300 rig.

70 SMARTPHONE VR QUICKSTART GUIDE

Get VR for next to nix using your smartphone, a cheap headset viewer and these apps and games.

61 PLAY OCULUS GAMES ON VIVE

Grab your Vive and turn up the Steam for some gaming goodness.