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Oculus Rift is almost here! Check now if your PC can handle it

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Oculus Rift is almost here! Check now if your PC can handle it

If the price doesn't bother you, then you can go ahead and pre-order it right now, but before you do, you should check and see if your PC is powerful enough to handle it. It turns out that VR simulations require a lot of computing power, and the average desktop just doesn't cut it.

The good news is that the Oculus Rift website provides an Oculus Rift Compatibility Tool that you can download and run for free, with no installation required. It takes less than a minute, but it can save you a lot of headache and disappointment.

Is your PC ready for Oculus Rift? Are you going to dive right into the hype or would you rather wait and see how VR progresses? Let us know in the comments below!