Here's what your PC needs to run Oculus Rift

If you want to enjoy the “full Rift experience,” you’ll need a fairly beefy PC. Oculus announced the recommended specs for its virtual reality headset.

The specs, from the Oculus website, recommend:

• NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
• Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
• 8GB+ RAM
• Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
• 2x USB 3.0 ports
• Windows 7 SP1 or newer