Oculus VR shares the ‘beefy’ recommended PC specs for its Rift VR headset

Our virtual future is coming at us fast, but you may want to upgrade your crusty old Gateway PC before trying to enter the simulation.

We’ve known for a while that virtual reality is going to require some serious computing power, and now Oculus VR — the Facebook subsidiary working on the Rift headset — is sharing the hardware specifications that it thinks you should have before it releases its consumer product in Q1 2016. These components will enable your PC to not only to render VR games in high definition but also help it keep a super-high frame rate of around 90hz. A speedy frame rate is key to a quality VR experience, as anything below 75 frames per second tends to make some people feel nauseous.