So...my wife decided the spawn would be getting an Oculus Rift for Christmas, not realizing all the downstream requirements for the PC itself.
Wondering if it worth it to get throw the extra $400 on a higher-end rig with a GTX 1080, bigger power supply, a cooling system, over-clockable, more expandability, etc. vs. a very nice system with 1070, lesser power supply, not overclockable, etc.
Wondering how much immediate benefit comes from the higher-end card..
Minimum of two 1080s and a flux capacitor.
Many games don't require a great CPU, or one with like 10 cores. The money is better spent on getting the best GPU you can get. A 1080 is pretty solid for VR. It also will help to have a 1080 (or 1080 Ti) for non-VR gaming, especially if you're gaming at 2K.
Some games with insane load times will benefit from a SSD/NVMe.
Wound up with the 1080-based system (Lenovo Legion Y920 tower)
i7-7700K (4.20GHz/8MB) - overclockable (not that I'm likely to do that)
16.0GB DDR4 UDIMM 2400MHz <---that doesn't sound like much...
2TB 7200 RPM+256GB SSD (NVMe)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB
7.1 surround sound (which means I need speakers... )
DVD burner
much ports
bays a'plenty
Christmas day is going to be tech support day
What’s a DVD burner?
I am looking into the HTC Vive setup and the Fallout 4 VR bundle.
I love that game and am waiting for reviews on the experience
I'm running The htc vive. Current setup Is a 5930k, 1080ti. Only problem I have a game specific( project cars 2) I think you'd be able to get away with a 1080 by adjusting some of the setting.
Not sure if you have a micro center but get the big ticket items there with the 2 year warranty plan and exchange them fro new every 2.
Just seen your purchase. You'll be fine with that setup. Only must own game I've played in vr is Lone Echo.
Last edited by Destro; 12-12-2017 at 11:23 AM.
I'm hoping (and assuming) there isn't much that shouldn't run great on this setup...
- i7-7700K (4.20GHz 8MB - overclockable, though I doubt I'll do that)
- 16.0GB DDR4 UDIMM 2400MHz
- 2TB 7200 RPM+256GB SSD
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB
- 625W power supply
The only beef I have with it at this point is the rear needs more USB 2.0 ports - the 3rd Oculus sensor wants one and the keyboard and mouse already occupy the only two available. I wound up plugging the mouse into a USB 3.0 port, but that is sort of a waste. There are 4 more USB 3.0 ports on the front (along with a USB C port and an HDMI port), so I guess it doesn't really matter...
My spawn are having a blast with all of it...
Why on earth would you buy a facebook product that actually spies on you:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/virtua...ebook-privacy/
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-a6967216.html
What was wrong with the Vive?
Regardless, hope you and yours are having fun.
The Rift touch controllers are worlds better than the Vive ones. The Rift is also better supported in iRacing if that's of concern. (Vive currently isn't tracking properly). Rift has full access to SteamVR and almost all games are cross compatible these days which is good. The Oculus store is better developed and a cleaner experience. On top of that, it costs $200 less. Rift is the clear choice at this point in time.
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