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PC Suitable for Oculus Rift DK2

  • 28-02-2015 02:20PM
    #1
    Galwegian09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭


    I just bought an Ocukus Rift Dk2 and now realise that my laptop or PC are not powerful enough to run it! Can anybody recommend a PC that would be suitable. I have looked on PC world web site and from what I can see I would have to give 1,400 to 2,000 euro for something suitable. I have looked online and people say that at least a gtx770 graphics card is needed. Any recommendations of where is best place to look. Would you recommend buying a second hand PC?
    How about building a PC. Have been told it's simple but I would not know where to start. Any help on what components would be suitable would be great


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  • #2
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    Galwegian09 wrote: »
    I just bought an Ocukus Rift Dk2 and now realise that my laptop or PC are not powerful enough to run it! Can anybody recommend a PC that would be suitable. I have looked on PC world web site and from what I can see I would have to give 1,400 to 2,000 euro for something suitable. I have looked online and people say that at least a gtx770 graphics card is needed. Any recommendations of where is best place to look. Would you recommend buying a second hand PC?
    How about building a PC. Have been told it's simple but I would not know where to start. Any help on what components would be suitable would be great

    Your in the right place mate the guys on here are very good with advice. Post up the specs of the pc you already have and they will know if it's any good to build from or what parts you can reuse. It would work out a lot cheaper to build yourself and there is tons and I mean tons of tutorial videos on YouTube to follow and get and idea of what you need to do.


  • #3
    Galwegian09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭Galwegian09


    I would prefer to get a new PC. The one I have I use for work and would like a second that I can have at home


  • #4
    lmimmfn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    Youll need a decent gfx card, i would recommend either 780/780Ti/970/980 from Nvidia or 290/290x from AMD.

    I have a DK1 and bought a 780Ti specifically to handle DK2 when it was released. I can run Elite on max with shadows on medium and its only slightly juddery in space stations.

    Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means



  • #5
    W0LFMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 297 ✭✭W0LFMAN


    I use a GTX 780 and it works perfect...

    however, are you building VR or just playing downloadable VR..

    Reason

    Downloadable VR is generally streamlined for play ability and already bug fixed.
    If your Building VR, a decient rig is required, due to modeling - trial and error - lack of streamline modeling and game set-ups, will pressure on the frame rate and the Graffix Card required will be higher.


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