Will my computer be able to handle Oculus Rift?
CPU: i7 2600k clocked at 3,5 Ghz
GPU: Geforce 970
Memory: 16GB DDR3
I know that I pass the specs when it comes to GPU and memory, but I'm unsure when it comes to the CPU.
"Intel i5-4590 equivalent", is my i7 equivalent to it? Or is the difference small enough that it should not matter?
>>323650705
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-2600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4590
Even when not overclocked the 2600k holds its own against the 4590. You'll be fine. Remember the GPU is the most important part for VR, it has to render two 90FPS relatively high resolution images.
>>323651057
Great. I looed at that site but I wasn't sure how much difference those numbers actually meant.
>>323651230
There's gonna be people trying to attempt to run it on much worse. Anyway what's the worse that'll happen, it runs a little choppy and you need to order a new mobo and cpu for the next day?
we have the same specs.
but anyway, oculus is for enthusiasts, f you're going to drop 599$ on it (or 699€ without shipping for me) you'd better get a 980 sli (or pascal) and latest cpu to at least run it smoothly
>>323652071
apparently a lot of demoing booths have been using a single 980.
Besides all games will be developed to run smooth on a 970 at default setting.
If he is on a budget and can't wait a 970 or 290X is not a bad option until better cards come out, why waste money on 28nm now when the next node shrink is around the corner.
>>323650705
>>323650705
U r gay n ur compiutr is gay
>>323652630
I think 980 is the real recommended. I think the 970 is for a smooth but not ultra quality experience.
So yeah I'd recommend a 980 Ti if you can afford it.
Although I'd personally say to wait for the next gen Ti.. the 1080 Ti? Or whatever they go with. Just give VR a generation to brew for best experience.
I suppose the plus side of VR graphics is that some of the post-processing tricks don't work so well for stereoscopic rendering, so it's not as intensive as just x2
>>323650705
>not HTC Vive
i vomitted a little
>>323651057
Why can't you just lower the ingame resolution and play on a 950...
>>323650705
So much misinformation in this thread. Run Firestrike benchmark and find out. SLI currently isn't supported for VR but it's coming, but games have to take advantage of it. 1080 Ti won't be out for a while, probably not even this year. Palmer Luckey himself is using recommended specs (a 970).
>>323655031
>No exclusives.
>Laughably cumbersome motion controllers.
>Requires you to clear out a room to walk around in blind.
>>323655251
Also CPU boss, GPU boss, snapsort, dxomark, etc. websites are for retards.
>>323655327
>Literally over a million Steam titles
>You always need to get used to a new controller
>I'm not a filthy nigger like you
>>323655031
It was scrapped tho.
>>323655483
Wow, you're a fucking idiot.
>>Literally over a million Steam titles
And only a very, very tiny percentage of them have any VR suppor. SteamVR supports both the Vive and Rift anyway, so I'll get to play all of them AND the Oculus store exclusives ;)
>>You always need to get used to a new controller
Both Vive and Rift have new controllers you mouthbreathing retard. Any good game dev would have alternative control support like joypads too.
>>I'm not a filthy nigger like you
I can almost hear your fat hands slapping the keyboard in a rage from here.
>>323656065
Yeah enjoy your overpriced piece of shit "VR".
Now you can finally pretend you are getting laid. :^)
>>323656209
>"I'm n-not mad. VR is s-shit anyway!"
>>323656416
ur still a virgin tho
>>323650705
Seek help bro, your PC is still stuck in 2014.
Does the HPC five need a chinese computer to run? I hear its cable doesn't have anti virus protection.
I should ask chair wang about that.
>>323650705
Yes. Have fun playing pong m8
>>323655109
Because your eyes are extremely close and thus low res would be unacceptable. Also if you're using a cheap ass 950 you're not dropping $600 on no Oculus. Sit your ass down with your poorfag machine
>>323656461
I'm married.
>FIVE HUNDRED NINETY NINE US DOLLARS
>>323657376
>>323657376
>>323657469
Where were you when VR was DOA?
>>323655327
nah you can play it sitting
you think gaben would endorse something you cant sit down using?
Yes
Easily
Anybody that tells you differently is full of dicks in their mouth.
>>323650705
OP, there is a tool you can use on the site to check compatibility.
but just from here it looks like you should be fine.
i passed with flying colors using my 980 ti, can't wait to see you in Eve valkyrie or whatever it is.
>>323658873
The Oculus tool will say a 2600k fails because they're retarded. Better to use Firestrike.
>>323658873
feels good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ZA9CwM8Ik&feature=share
>>323659750
after playing a lot of elite with my dk2 this looks a lot more exciting and engaging, not that i didn't enjoy E:D. Very hyped.
>>323659414
>>323659473
im probably going to get both in the long run. especially if valve announces their own title later this month.
>>323650705
won't be able to run any demanding games you'd actually want to play, no
It'll be able to run the usual mid-range PC stuff like CSGO, Dota2, Overwatch, etc. But not Witcher3 or StarCitizen, for instance
Just try to run any game at 4k and hold a steady 90fps, never ever dropping below, also with very good AA (but feel free to remove other post processing effects)
Whichever game runs on those conditions will run on VR for you. If they can't, however, you need to upgrade
>>323660465
The Rift's resolution at 90Hz is actually p. close to the number of pixels of 4K 60Hz.
>>323655109
VR needs at least 90fps to not feel choppy, and at least like 1200p resolution for each eye to not be able to see the individual pixels, because it's like 2 inches from your face.
VR is the opposite of consoles, where they trade resolution and/ framerate for better graphics. With VR the only way to run it on a lower end machine is if you can lower the graphics quality of the game enough.
Even the min req specs of a 4th gen cpu and 970 are going to be the bare minimum. If you can't run 4k/60fps you're probably not going to run enjoyable VR.
So can anybody actually name off any benefits of VR? Fanboys keep dodging the question and linking to commercials
>>323654902
Carmack has been working hard to make various effects that VR breaks works again. That's been a focus of his for a while now
>>323664246
It makes horror games much scarier. Proceed to pretend I never said this.
>>323664246
IT JUST WORKS
>>323664352
>muh immersion
is this a hot new meme?
>>323664419
That isn't what I said.
>>323664352
So it's just a horror and porn simulator.
>>323664526
No, but those are two things it's especially good for. In the case of porn, because the woman you see is life sized and 3D. In the case of horror, because you cannot look away.
>>323654848
Tell me about the Aquarion VR game, does it come with an industrial strength dildo to shove up my ass for the true Aquarion experience?
>>323650705
can you overclock it to somewhere 3.8 ghz? If yes, you can play everything on minimum.
>>323651057
Actually it is only one screen if you look at the output render on the screen.
>>323664821
It has to render the scene twice from 2 different angles for it to be 3D.
>>323664579
>specialized in those
>not just a horror and porn simulator.
>>323664878
Fine, it's also good for mech sims, flight sims and racing games.
>>323664190
>amazon leaks taken as fact
ok buddy
Hopefully this will still be enough for VR...
>>323664246
Non-fanboy here. I can name immersion as the only real current benefit but it's not guaranteed for ALL types of games of course. I'd dare say there's a very limited range of games that can actually benefit from VR at our current state.
The other "possible" benefit is innovation. Maybe a new "genre" or type of game will be borne from all this. New game mechanics, new ways to tell a story, new ways to build worlds, new experiences. Maybe not. We'll see.
Personally I am doubtful. At the current price point, it's looking to be a niche. I'm not discounting the possibilities though.
>>323665075
Yes, that exceeds slightly the recommended specs. Which will be what devs design for for many years, waiting for the general public's PCs to catch up before moving on
>>323664957
>sims
>>323665075
>>323660256
>this post again
>>323665169
Right this way friend
>>323665272
Thanks, that looks like fun at least.
>>323665305
...ok, I laughed. Go to VIP gulag instead
Just buy a new computer when VR actually becomes well supported, it will take a while anyway.
Zen will probably come out before that, and it might actually be good.
>>323665127
I hope it's enough for steady fps though. I don't being that close to the requirements...
>>323665673
You should get 90hz at medium settings in everything but the newest, most graphically advanced titles.
>>323664246
DK2 owner here. I'd say the whole immersion/'presence' effect is a pretty big benefit for an entertainment medium. When the game devs get it right, you'll legitimately feel like you're there and objects have scale as though you could touch them. How can that be a bad thing?
Another ironic benefit do a screen on your face is your view isn't limited to a 'screen' as you play. Like in Elite when you can access the side menus of your cockpit by looking towards them or 'I expect you to die', where you're in a car and need to look at the backseat or lean towards the glove compartment. Devs are all experimenting with what works best.
>>323659750
Reminds me a lot of Star Conflict. Very busy combat in an arena with lots of cover. Free too but sadly the 0.7 oculus update broke the support and they never bothered updating.
>>323663259
These things will never be more than niche gimmicks. Never mind the size and cost, the whole point of vidya is being able to do shit that you would never have the strength/stamina/skill/etc. to do IRL.
>>323666090
About over year between the first floaters and when sight was lost completely and had to be rushed to surgery to save the retina. There might have been actual inflammation or something else in between but what caused it is still a mystery, it was at one point theorized that it was an autoimmune issue.
I like to think I facepalmed too hard, too often
>>323650705
>GPU: Geforce 970
Newp. Nvidia cards apparently don't handle jack shit. They shit all over their own performance to maintain like 30c temps for no good reason.
Avoid them at all cost.
>>323664246
It's fantastic for any flight/driving sims. If you're in a flight sim for example, you can keep your hands on the controls while moving your head in any direction to look around/behind you.
That's already possible with simple head-tracking stuff like TrackIR, but that kind of tracking is limited because the monitor(s) are still stationary.
It's also 3D, so you get depth perception.
>>323667317
>Never mind the size and cost
Don't, because that's really the biggest and only worthwhile point here.
> the whole point
Whole means entire, fyi. Look it up, it's even in the dictionary.
>of vidya is being able to do shit that you would never have the strength/stamina/skill/etc. to do IRL.
I don't have the strength or skill to take a stroll around my shitty animal town or in space. Or taking a leisurely paced stroll down the street and blast singularity lasers out of my eyes to murder ninjas in the new Ninja Killing Singularity Laser Walking Android - the leisuring.
![Virtualizer-omni-directional-treadmill[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/YdAmSio.jpg "Virtualizer-omni-directional-treadmill[1].jpg")
>>323667317
There's a difference between taking a morning jog and running for your life in a warzone. People want experiences without the pain and death parts.
Plus if there's any way to distribute the user's weight to a harness or something, you probably would have to worry about stamina because your legs aren't carrying your entire weight.
>>323657589
Where were you when 4k monitors cost that much? Oh but that is a dead technology as well isn't it.
>>323668082
>Wouldn't have to worry
I'm tired.
>>323668082
That one is terrible because it blocks up your arms and disallows even ducking. The other mechanic is better. Any mechanism for it needs to either not attach to you and be actively responsive or it needs to attach to the very center rear of your back, preferably high back, at an angle such that you can can't actually touch it.
>>323668082
You don't even have to worry about weapon weight still. So his point still doesn't stand. Walk up to a car and pick it up in Prototype, now walk up to a car and pick it up in real life. Both are walking, but in this case in game you're still managing to do what you couldn't do. You can even run with 2000lbs in your car. Your actual real life leg speed is limited to your stamina, but you can also adjust that with sensitivity levels as well - which most people probably didn't realize yet. The same way can change sensitivity of a mouse or analog stick, you can do that with leg movement. So, you're still able to move around in game with faster translated speed. It'd work well for most games today where 1:1 translation isn't actually a thing yet really. It'd have to do some interpolation or other conditions for even attempting super strength in games with a pseudo 1:1. Such as doing a small hop in game could send you leaping over a tall building like some super heroes we know, but then you'd have to remove any one to one leg movement during the jump and landing, so it'd have to be phase alternating not exactly unlike say Skyward Sword lacked 1:1 swings but had sort of 1:1 (when it wasn't glitching the fuck out) sword holding movement. So smaller progressive actions it'd allow precision, but action and technical moves it'd macro.
>>323655483
You're about as stupid as you are salty
>>323655483
>using steam
>implying nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety steam titles aren't pure garbage.
![c112c904-3ce8-11e2-a6b2-00144feabdc0[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ohgWBWW.jpg "c112c904-3ce8-11e2-a6b2-00144feabdc0[1].jpg")
>>323668515
I don't know if it's an answer but I wonder if something like pic related would work in reverse. Your body is stationary whilst your legs move around to walk and turn. The shoes pushing up when your VR feet are touching the ground in-game.
>>323669746
>Your body is stationary whilst your legs move around to walk and turn.
Yeah, that's kind of how they always work. They just use different mechanics to do it but that's the general concept here and what both other mechanics accomplish. Where and how it links is the issue here.
>The shoes pushing up when your VR feet are touching the ground in-game.
You're suggesting a force feedback system as well? Like when you land in game it pushes your leg up? If that's what your suggesting, no. Fuck no. Outside of haptic feedback no VR should ever force movement, it's a good way to injure someone, twist an ankle, break an arm, tear an ACL or all sorts of bad shit. It should force or stop movement you yourself did. It should stop movement translation in X-Y but not movement itself. So you can run in place, but never jerk you back for example, if you run into a wall and your character stops, you should always be able to keep running even if your character doesn't.
>>323670215
> It should never force or stop movement you yourself did.
fix'd
>>323650705
You fucks need to understand that a computer with a GTX 970 and the other stuff is the build developers are AIMING at, it's not the barebones minimum.
VR only costs about 15% more processing power than non-VR at the same resolution and FPS.
>>323670215
Just stopping downward so your feet don't feel like they're sinking through the floor. Think a gym stair machine but it could stop at higher or lower depending on where your feet land in the game.
