Does the Oculus even run is you only have a i7-2600k

[foxpur]

I have a slightly older processor but everything else on my machine is more than to to the job (GTX970). Will it even turn in with that?

Basically, if not I have to get not JUST the Rift but a new Processor, new MB for the new socket, and new ram for the new MB - and basically that makes the price double.

 

[dutchy2000]

My old computer was basically that spec, i7 2600k (sweet processor) and a 970 and it ran my DK2 without issues. The only problem was not having a USB 3 port on my MB. The missus was like well you need to get a new computer for the CV1 you ordered. I wanted to see how it would work on my old machine, but she wanted my old one for herself. So now I have i7 6800k and 980ti waiting for my CV1 to arrive.

 

[foxpur]

Ah, my MB does have USB 3.0 on it... I am thinking of getting the Rift now and seeing if it works, and then start saving up for the rest.... I am currently running a gofundme campaign to get the funds... living on disability REALLY limits your funds...
(If interested: https://www.gofundme.com/2asj9z8h)

 

[dogbite]

I have a slightly older processor but everything else on my machine is more than to to the job (GTX970). Will it even turn in with that?

Basically, if not I have to get not JUST the Rift but a new Processor, new MB for the new socket, and new ram for the new MB - and basically that makes the price double.

I can assure you the 2600k is just fine for VR. Overclock it to say 4 or 4.2 Ghz if you haven't and want a little headroom to compensate for you GTX 970 (980 being the ED recommended spec.
I run a I5 2550k at 4.2 Ghz with a GTX 980 and it does fine in VR.

Not to say I wouldn't like a GTX1080, but your proc is just fine as far as Elite goes. DCS on the other hand still would bemefit from a 6700k, as it's still some what cpu sensitive being all the floating point calculations and such.

You may have to dial back the settings a bit, but that will be because of the 970. If you run system monitor, while playing ED you will see your 4 cores are only running about 50%. You should still be able to get a decent VR experience in ED and most certainly in general.

 

[-VR- Max Factor]

I can assure you the 2600k is just fine for VR. Overclock it to say 4 or 4.2 Ghz if you haven't and want a little headroom to compensate for you GTX 970 (980 being the ED recommended spec.
I run a I5 2550k at 4.2 Ghz with a GTX 980 and it does fine in VR.

Not to say I wouldn't like a GTX1080, but your proc is just fine as far as Elite goes. DCS on the other hand still would bemefit from a 6700k, as it's still some what cpu sensitive being all the floating point calculations and such.

You may have to dial back the settings a bit, but that will be because of the 970. If you run system monitor, while playing ED you will see your 4 cores are only running about 50%. You should still be able to get a decent VR experience in ED and most certainly in general.

Thats nice to know. Hopefully my i5 2500k at 4.2ghz will be fine as well. I can overclock it some more if needed as well.

 

[foxpur]

I can assure you the 2600k is just fine for VR. Overclock it to say 4 or 4.2 Ghz if you haven't and want a little headroom to compensate for you GTX 970 (980 being the ED recommended spec.
I run a I5 2550k at 4.2 Ghz with a GTX 980 and it does fine in VR.

Not to say I wouldn't like a GTX1080, but your proc is just fine as far as Elite goes. DCS on the other hand still would bemefit from a 6700k, as it's still some what cpu sensitive being all the floating point calculations and such.

You may have to dial back the settings a bit, but that will be because of the 970. If you run system monitor, while playing ED you will see your 4 cores are only running about 50%. You should still be able to get a decent VR experience in ED and most certainly in general.

The occulus says requires the Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater so you can see why I ask that.

 

[nickq]

Just found this thread with a similar question, the Oculus compatibility tool says my 3770k is not good enough! I have it OC to 4.5GHz so it should be ok, their tool seems suspect.

 

[TorTorden_VR]

Yeah their tool does no actually testing, they just do a model series check on what the windows registry say it's cpu is.

So if it finds a model older than said i5 it throws a hissy fit.

 

[Zev Woundurlust]

I have a 2600k, 16 gb memory and a 980ti. Oculus runs perfect at ultra settings.

 

[Xebec]

I have a 2600k, 16 gb memory and a 980ti. Oculus runs perfect at ultra settings.

+1, exact setup for me. 2600k is at 4.6 ghz.

 

[Technomancer]

Just found this thread with a similar question, the Oculus compatibility tool says my 3770k is not good enough! I have it OC to 4.5GHz so it should be ok, their tool seems suspect.

I was running it on a i7 930 OC'ed to 4.6, and a GTX 580 (with a GTX 280 dedicated to Physx) and I set the VR to "High", only changed SS to 1.5 and AA to SMAA (going of the top of my head here, I'm at work).

I got no judder and, IIRC, very, very infrequent dropped frames. I did, however, get "shimmering" inside space stations, but only on very distant objects.

I just got a GTX 980TI and the shimmering is gone and everything is super-smooth; no more dropped frames.

Point being, if I can run it on my rig, I think your rig is more than capable of running ED in VR very nicely.

 

[Abil Midena]

I have a 2600k, 16 gb memory and a 980ti. Oculus runs perfect at ultra settings.

Interesting. I also have an i7 2600k, 16 GB ram, with a 780ti. I finally snagged a 1080 that will be here in a few days. I did not think that my rig would handle ED in VR (or DCS, or Project Cars), even with a 1080, due to the i7. To be honest, I'm still skeptical.

 

[Nebula109]

Interesting. I also have an i7 2600k, 16 GB ram, with a 780ti. I finally snagged a 1080 that will be here in a few days. I did not think that my rig would handle ED in VR (or DCS, or Project Cars), even with a 1080, due to the i7. To be honest, I'm still skeptical.

I can't see you having any issues, I recently had an i5-2500 which was fine for all the heavy VR titles with a GTX 970, not maxed out of course but decent enough.

 

[Xebec]

Interesting. I also have an i7 2600k, 16 GB ram, with a 780ti. I finally snagged a 1080 that will be here in a few days. I did not think that my rig would handle ED in VR (or DCS, or Project Cars), even with a 1080, due to the i7. To be honest, I'm still skeptical.

Intel CPUs haven't improved much in recent years.

If you have any kind of mild OC on your 2600K (at least 4.3 ghz for all four cores, up from 3.4 ghz base stock), and DDR3-1600 you'll easily be fine. That's enough to make a 2600K match a 4770K.

Side note -- The current nvidia drivers break boost speeds for 1070/1080 in VR.. I'm not sure if they've fixed it yet.

 

[the100thmonkey]

The i7 2600K is still a beastly processor - we're beginning to bump up against Moore's law, at least in terms of consumer price/performance. It will OC to 4.2GHz easily with minimal(-to-no, if you're lucky) tweaking of vCore voltages.

The only drawback of the Sandy Bridge chips is that PCI-e 3.0 won't work and cards fall back to PCI-e 2.0 bandwidth. The bandwidth loss should bottleneck 1070s and 1080s a tiny bit, but it shouldn't be significant.

 

[[HJ]-RedRaven]

Just found this thread with a similar question, the Oculus compatibility tool says my 3770k is not good enough! I have it OC to 4.5GHz so it should be ok, their tool seems suspect.

My 3770K tears VR to shreds at stock speeds...I am running a 1080GTX now though my 780GTX was more than up to VR at medium settings anyway.

 

[-VR- Max Factor]

The i7 2600K is still a beastly processor - we're beginning to bump up against Moore's law, at least in terms of consumer price/performance. It will OC to 4.2GHz easily with minimal(-to-no, if you're lucky) tweaking of vCore voltages.

The only drawback of the Sandy Bridge chips is that PCI-e 3.0 won't work and cards fall back to PCI-e 2.0 bandwidth. The bandwidth loss should bottleneck 1070s and 1080s a tiny bit, but it shouldn't be significant.

That is the only reason I am thinking of upgrading my i5 2500k @4.2Ghz to an i7 3770k for when the nesxt round of GPU's come out. I don't think my AMD Fury will bottleneck yet.

 

[Abil Midena]

The i7 2600K is still a beastly processor - we're beginning to bump up against Moore's law, at least in terms of consumer price/performance. It will OC to 4.2GHz easily with minimal(-to-no, if you're lucky) tweaking of vCore voltages.

The only drawback of the Sandy Bridge chips is that PCI-e 3.0 won't work and cards fall back to PCI-e 2.0 bandwidth. The bandwidth loss should bottleneck 1070s and 1080s a tiny bit, but it shouldn't be significant.

I have been VERY disappointed in CPU performance changes since I got the 2600K (launched in Q1 2011). I have seen improvements in power usage, which I could not care less about, but not much in the way of actual performance. And I STILL don't see many (any?) games making good use of more than one core. What is up with that?

Things like this make me sad (shows cpu hierarchy chart with 2600K in tier 2):

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html

A quote from that link: "Really, it's the top five tiers or so that remain viable. And in that top half of the chart, an upgrade is typically worthwhile if it's a least a couple of tiers higher. Otherwise, there's just not enough improvement to warrant the expense of a fresh CPU, motherboard and memory (not to mention the graphics card and storage solution you'd be considering as well)."

I'm hoping for some performance increases with 10 nm coming Q3 '17 (Cannon lake?). Hoping.

 

[=71st=RuSh]

The oculus hardware detection is basic, and the results are ridiculous in many cases, they are especting at least an i5 4590 and I have an i7 3770 which never goes above 50% usage in any game!, including DCS World with all modules, Witcher 3 and others! So I think the i7 2600 is enough for Oculus. I just tried my old video AMD R9 270X 4GB with the Homido VR glasses, and I had no issue with the render speed, but only for the way Homido uses to comunicate with the smartphone via USB 2.0 cable. But the same card and CPU in a 3D 50" LG TV side by side looks amazing!

 

[Melchie]

My set up is an intel i7-3930k running @ 3.2GHz..16 gb of ram and an amd rdeon r9 390...are you telling me this will run a cv1 because oculus said it would not ...so I just spent £700.oo up-grading my system.....