Posted November 22, 2019 So with the announcement of Half-Life Alyx I've finally decided to sell a kidney and get myself a VR kit, however there is the issue of my GPU. I'm running an AMD Sapphire R9 390 on an Intel I5-6600k at this time, and I was wondering what GPU would fit the bill. I'm gonna snatch a high end Vive Pro or Valve Index and I believe those 2 require quite the GPU, any suggestions? Budget would be around 500$ CAN, could go up to 600$ Thks! Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1126424-gpu-for-vr/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 22, 2019 I doubt that 390 would struggle in VR, I used to run a GTX 970 which is weaker. Though for $500 you can afford a 5700XT https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/6kdrxr/gigabyte-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-gaming-oc-video-card-gv-r57xtgaming-oc-8gd I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1126424-gpu-for-vr/#findComment-13068553 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 22, 2019 The R9 390 is certainly good enough for Vive or Oculus Rift but I don't think it's enough for Valve Index if you want to take a full advantage of it over the other HMDs. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1126424-gpu-for-vr/#findComment-13068565 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 22, 2019 Just looked at Vive's recommendations for the Pro. Minimum on AMD side is a 290, recommended Vega 56. For green, that's a 970 and 1070 respectively. Think the budget translates to a 2060 Super there. Gaming system: R7 7800X3D, Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming Wifi, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB, Corsair Vengeance 2x 32GB 6000C30, MSI Ventus 3x OC RTX 5070 Ti, MSI MPG A850G, Fractal Design North, Samsung 990 Pro 2TB, Alienware AW3225QF (32" 240 Hz OLED) Productivity system: i9-7980XE, Asus X299 TUF mark 2, Noctua D15, 64GB ram (mixed), RTX 4070 FE, NZXT E850, GameMax Abyss, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB, iiyama ProLite XU2793QSU-B6 (27" 1440p 100 Hz) Gaming laptop: Lenovo Legion 5, 5800H, RTX 3070, Kingston DDR4 3200C22 2x16GB 2Rx8, Kingston Fury Renegade 1TB + Crucial P1 1TB SSD, 165 Hz IPS 1080p G-Sync Compatible Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1126424-gpu-for-vr/#findComment-13068567 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 22, 2019 Forget about ''minimum'' forget about what they say...sure if you want to play ping pong VR or some shit a 390 will do but for high end VR games and sim racing for example and most likely upcoming half life VR games just get the best GPU you can afford...you won't have too much. Their recommendation specs is BS...it's like if i was recommending: for PC games recommended spec is GTX 1060...sure if you play overwatch the 1060 will do great but if you try to get red dead redemption 2 going at good framerates and graphics details...you know, it's the same for VR games. | CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING | CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 | | GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC | RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz | | Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1126424-gpu-for-vr/#findComment-13068651 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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