vr VR Gaming

[Splodge1231]

Hi,

 

I am looking to buy an oculus rift and touch (Take your squabbling somewhere else) and am only looking to play light games - Rec Room, Job Simulator, not anything like robo recall. What is the lowest graphics card I would need. Also I don't get motion sick.

 

Thanks 

 

P.s I have a 750ti FTW

[ShoshinUK]

GTX970 should be fine (and cheapest option if you buy a secondhand one).

 

But I would recommend a GTX1060 6GB if you can pay a little more for what you need.

[Splodge1231]

Just now, ShoshinUK said:

GTX970 should be fine (and cheapest option if you buy a secondhand one).

 

But I would recommend a GTX1060 6GB if you can pay a little more for what you need.

So nothing cheaper. And the 970 is worse than the 1060?

[rn8686]

Ideally a 480/1060, but the minimum specs to run an Oculus rift is a 1050ti. 

[Splodge1231]

Just now, rn8686 said:

Ideally a 480/1060, but the minimum specs to run an Oculus rift is a 1050ti. 

Really, a 1050ti?

[porina]

From their own site they list the following as minimum requirements:

 

NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti/AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater

NVIDIA GTX 960/AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater

Source: https://www.oculus.com/rift/

 

Personally I'd aim to go above absolute minimum.

[rn8686]

2 minutes ago, Splodge1231 said:

Really, a 1050ti?

Yes, or a 960. You will need a 480 or 1060 for the HTC vive though (Oculus uses Asynchronous Spacewarp to fill in the gaps and lower minimum specs). 

 

Edit: Forgot to ask about your CPU? 

[Splodge1231]

1 minute ago, rn8686 said:

Yes, or a 960. You will need a 480 or 1060 for the HTC vive though (Oculus uses Asynchronous Spacewarp to fill in the gaps and lower minnimum specs). 

 

[Splodge1231]

Just now, Splodge1231 said:

 

Edit: oh, i just saw it

[Splodge1231]

But I could play OK basic VR games like super hot vr on a 1050ti

 

[rn8686]

Just now, Splodge1231 said:

 

What about it? Thats the minimum  specs listed there, the recommend that I suggested is the 1060. What is your CPU? 

[Splodge1231]

Just now, rn8686 said:

What about it? Thats the minimum  specs listed there, the recommend that I suggested is the 1060. What is your CPU? 

I5 7500

[rn8686]

1 minute ago, Splodge1231 said:

I5 7500

ah ok, will be fine for VR (Still need to upgrade GPU though). 

[ShoshinUK]

17 minutes ago, Splodge1231 said:

So nothing cheaper. And the 970 is worse than the 1060?

1060 is slightly better/faster (about 10% average) at pretty much everything than a 970, and considerably better re VRAM at 6GB vs 4GB (3.5 usable) on the 970.

 

There may be cheaper/better AMD alternatives but i have no experience of them.

 

[Splodge1231]

28 minutes ago, ShoshinUK said:

1060 is slightly better/faster (about 10% average) at pretty much everything than a 970, and considerably better re VRAM at 6GB vs 4GB (3.5 usable) on the 970.

 

There may be cheaper/better AMD alternatives but i have no experience of them.

 

OK, thanks all

[Froody129]

1060 but if you can stretch, a 1070 will be worth it. Don't try to go for minimum requirements, you'll just end up regretting it when new games release that you can't run. You need high FPS for VR

[Splodge1231]

3 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

1060 but if you can stretch, a 1070 will be worth it. Don't try to go for minimum requirements, you'll just end up regretting it when new games release that you can't run. You need high FPS for VR

thanks

[LyyK]

5 hours ago, Splodge1231 said:

Also I don't get motion sick.

VR induced nausea is very different from motion sickness. Regular motion sickness is caused by motion, VR sickness is not. I don't get motion sick either but VR has thrown a curve ball at me multiple times before. Just a heads up