Caelum's Guide to making a mid-range VR computer for 2015
THE MOTHERBOARD:To get a motherboard you need to narrow down which will work for you, only some will because of your cpu and the amount of ram you chose here:
http://phantasmagoricvr.blogspot.com/2015/01/caelums-guide-to-making-mid-range-vr_59.html
PERIPHERALS: http://phantasmagoricvr.blogspot.com/2015/02/caelums-guide-to-making-mid-range-vr_18.html
CASE, POWER SUPPLY, OPTICAL DRIVE, AND OPERATING SYSTEM: http://phantasmagoricvr.blogspot.com/2015/02/caelums-guide-to-making-mid-range-vr_10.html
So for finding compatible motherboards I recommend using PC part picker, starting a system build, finding your chosen cpu, then add your ram (remember to get a 2x or 4x or single in the right number of gigs). You don't have to choose the exact ram your going to buy this is just so you only get a compatible motherboard. Now add a motherboard, it should auto show you only compatible motherboards.
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/
Now that you got a nice list, WHICH ONE!? Well there are a few things that you will want out of a motherboard, one of the main will be have two video out ports. This is so you can have one to a monitor or tv, the second of course to your HMD. The ideal one would have 2 HDMI outs although VGAseems to work fine as the oculus comes with a VGA to HDMI (which the dk2 uses). So dual HDMI, dual VGA, or a hybrid will be what you need. The other thing I like is minimum of one usb 3.0 port although this is up to you. Other than that there aren't a lot of factors that affect your VR play so get the cheapest one with the specs you need ( keep in mind as a general rule that less money equals less quality so if your getting yours dirt cheap it may not last as long as you expect it. so be wary of how low of a price you get one for).
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