What GPU would work best for VR?

[ethan52]

Ive not got the biggest budget and am trying to decide what GPU to upgrade to. At the moment, I have a GTX 1660 and want better performance in VR. The 2080 Super and Arc A770 look like good choices (and have lots of vram compared to my current 6gb). Would these GPUs be good? Im using the Quest 1 and streaming with ALVR

[ulookuglynoob]

6 minutes ago, ethan52 said:

Ive not got the biggest budget and am trying to decide what GPU to upgrade to. At the moment, I have a GTX 1660 and want better performance in VR. The 2080 Super and Arc A770 look like good choices (and have lots of vram compared to my current 6gb). Would these GPUs be good? Im using the Quest 1 and streaming with ALVR

Don't get a770. Bought one, and it was one of the worst decisions I've made. Horrible drivers. Maybe suggest a budget. If you can, get a 2080 Ti or a 4060 Ti 16 GB if you want a lot of Vram. A 3070 is good if you are fine with 8gb.

[jaslion]

Arc is miserable for vr so DO NOT get it.

 

Whats the price for the 2080?

 

[ulookuglynoob]

3 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Arc is miserable for vr so DO NOT get it.

 

Whats the price for the 2080?

 

like 230 USD used. Its a pretty good deal and should work for vr.

[podkall]

4 minutes ago, ulookuglynoob said:

Don't get a770. Bought one, and it was one of the worst decisions I've made. Horrible drivers. Maybe suggest a budget. If you can, get a 2080 Ti or a 4060 Ti 16 GB if you want a lot of Vram. A 3070 is good if you are fine with 8gb.

even VR? wouldn't the drivers be fine since VR likely uses more recent tech?

 

Just now, ulookuglynoob said:

like 230 USD used. Its a pretty good deal and should work for vr.

yeah but OP doesn't have to live in US

[ulookuglynoob]

2 minutes ago, podkall said:

even VR? wouldn't the drivers be fine since VR likely uses more recent tech?

Still sucks. I have a profound hate for intel graphics. wasted my money on them. the only good thing about the GPU was that I got a free game with it. Assassins creed mirage. Not at all close to the 3070 I own now.

[ulookuglynoob]

2 minutes ago, podkall said:

even VR? wouldn't the drivers be fine since VR likely uses more recent tech?

 

yeah but OP doesn't have to live in US

Well, it might work with vr, b ut there are better gpus for vr.

[jaslion]

42 minutes ago, podkall said:

even VR? wouldn't the drivers be fine since VR likely uses more recent tech?

 

Up until 2 months ago or so arc literally couldnt even do vr. As of now the state is it can display vr but it is anything but acceptable.

 

43 minutes ago, ulookuglynoob said:

like 230 USD used. Its a pretty good deal and should work for vr.

230 for a 2080 is a bit much really. Any other cards around?

[podkall]

20 minutes ago, jaslion said:

230 for a 2080 is a bit much really. Any other cards around?

even if you count AI and inflation?

[ethan52]

Would something like this be good? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166710548038?epid=4032575920&itmmeta=01HVMAQ7SS3ZN82S3K169S9T56&hash=item26d0b91646:g:1xoAAOSwV6BmGU2u&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4ClhvygDjb2ga9rlaVXQL0aDCRhEzFeQQIXWtB91JAW1lA105vwgGYv44jG40a%2Beagvbr8Wio5mJ%2BnjY6yVb1DEq2t%2BK7utGfjo6265Bdj%2FA2ZuHxPwqqXEe3L68JqRE57fLSYJ4S%2BjBhSmdLueEHzPR%2BTX7nwVxFEaw4x%2FvctVN1lANrbnyFGF2R%2FFGA9iRcUrQXZwHdJXAwycjsfsiw4ManxAoDNtY1sKskIg5TelsJplffHuf1xO%2BShTCrPIpNzhaaodkOuhjV9%2B%2ByevpIHKQk6we%2Ba8m4VaDRYmbOlHt|tkp%3ABk9SR_783IrdYw

 

[ethan52]

Also, will my 550 watt psu be able to handle a 2080 Ti or will i need an new psu with higher wattage?

[jaslion]

4 minutes ago, ethan52 said:

Also, will my 550 watt psu be able to handle a 2080 Ti or will i need an new psu with higher wattage?

What 550w psu? Make and model please.

 

28 minutes ago, podkall said:

even if you count AI and inflation?

230npounds for a 2080 is a lot really

[podkall]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

What 550w psu? Make and model please.

 

230npounds for a 2080 is a lot really

@ulookuglynoob used $

 

[ethan52]

29 minutes ago, jaslion said:

What 550w psu? Make and model please.

 

230npounds for a 2080 is a lot really

Corsair VS550

[jaslion]

9 hours ago, ethan52 said:

Corsair VS550

A 2080 should be ok but its pushing that unit a bit.

 

That is defo a.limiting factor. 550w is not little but that unit is just quite low end.

 

Is it the orange label or the grey label?

 

If orange replace before upgrade.

[jaslion]

9 hours ago, podkall said:

@ulookuglynoob used $

 

Got confused because of the ebay uk listing my bad

 

[ethan52]

9 hours ago, jaslion said:

A 2080 should be ok but its pushing that unit a bit.

 

That is defo a.limiting factor. 550w is not little but that unit is just quite low end.

 

Is it the orange label or the grey label?

 

If orange replace before upgrade.

Yeah, I think it's an orange label. The VS is in orange. looks like I need a new psu

[ethan52]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-A650BN-Power-Supply-Unit/dp/B09GW3QZLJ/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.T9Gdg-AWsAanTeu4cxXTC8SdDtOOjGlF-iTUC5U3EAtE_HoFOyzhJ_DbIdOpzt0_HqCu2dYc2h0LotCnIwAANv5ZfBOmvEBWkSFc4wblrtC2ISrGDfQwyhb70gbU2WQi25Zoq8sehub7Lf7QueLtxJud7x2c8kexXSud3p12HzpDZHuASS3XJsk_ai2fsUJWcqgwPqowula_18k_RgKWzo3_HJ4cdrF7_5cJLDzlhMc.7o9vHxoiEj8TNCUTmhvmpIWzjoplRdPZp_oKm4Bk8cM&dib_tag=se&keywords=600w+psu&qid=1713386553&sr=8-6 Are these PSUs any good?