Loading up Virtual Desktop on Steam to begin my New Life of Some Productivity is an exciting experience, to say the least. For most people, the untethered £299 Oculus Quest 2 provides the easiest way to jump into a quality VR experience, without the costs and hassle associated with a monstrous gaming PC. That’s an obscene amount, but you don’t need to spend anywhere near that much to escape from reality. The price of this extremely high-end setup is, in total, just over £5,000. Enter the MSI Aegis Ti5 - a £3,799, monstrously powerful gaming PC that resembles an ancient alien artefact, complete with pulsating lights and an overall sense of something you shouldn’t touch for fear of waking The Overlords from their millennia-long slumber. To give my brain the absolute best chance of immersion and reduce risks like motion sickness, I needed everything to run at the highest possible resolution and frame rate. To get the best, most immersive experience possible, I opted for a proper desktop VR headset in the form of the HTC Vive Pro Eye, which has a high-res screen, full body tracking, a fast refresh rate, and built-in headphones - everything one needs to comfortably escape from the outside world. Leaving this earthly plane to explore the wonders of the virtual expanse requires the right gear. After spending two weeks working in other realities, I’ve returned to the real world with a new perspective.
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