Running Elite: Dangerous in VR will make your wallet tremble
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Earlier this year, Oculus released the recommended system specs for using the Oculus Rift headset. Those requirements were already quite a bit above what most people are packing in their computers, and now Frontier Developments has revealed what kind of system you'll need to play the drop-dead-gorgeous Elite: Dangerous in VR glory. You better sit down for this one.
For starters, CPUs less powerful than Intel's Core i7-3770K or AMD's FX-4350 need not apply. Those specs are pretty reasonable, but the 16GB of RAM needed to run the VR version might be a pain point for more than a ...