LIST of p.c +laptops that are Oculus recommended --NOT just vr ready?

CHristina

CHristina
Is there a recommended list ..by forum + players,, Which recommend lap tops for dk2 . rift
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I'm thinking of up grading my laptop to a MSI GE62VR Apache Pro . it's a great laptop.. But i'm put of .. cos i'm reading a lot about work stations and laptops that are labeled as V R ready in the shops ( and on line..). .. but when it comes to the crunch, they are not supported by oculas .
SO , My question s , with a budget of $3000 . what do you guys recommend as a good laptop for rift.. and ALSo.. what to keep away from..

And anything else , as advice, i should be looking for in a good laptop.

best wishes
christina.
 

Mot

M
Anything with a GTX 1060 or above and 3+ USB 3.0 ports and a HDMI port will do. I dont think you'll have any problems with the processors you'll get with a 1060 (or better) laptop. Keep in mind that GTX 1060 (or AMD equivalent) is absolute bare minimum (low settings) For $3000 bucks (in any money except Australia where we pay massive premiums) you'd get something very nice I imagine. I havent heard of 'unsupported' systems that met the base line except in the case of the USB controller, which I'm not so clear on as my Rift was plug and pay with my desktop. Screen size, quality and resolution is something to keep an eye on. :D
 

CptXabaras

CptXabaras
To be sure I would get a 1070 Nvidia card on a laptop. It should assure solid performance in VR. Not so sure about the 1060
 
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Mot

M
I run a RX 480 which works fine(90fps on various combinations of low, sometimes medium, settings), and a GTX 1060 is a little bit better.
 

Mot

M
So I should add, thanks to being reminded by Xabaras, to try and get a 'full size' or 'desktop grade' video card in your laptop, as laptop 'M' versions are often cut down and don't perform quite as good as their desktop counterparts.
 

TorTorden_VR

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One of the new features of the pascal series of cards are that the laptop versions are actually comparable to the full size ones.

Well from what i hear anyways.
 

CHristina

CHristina
Cool.. thanks for the replies... i looking at the eofy deals.. so im hoping to get a nice deal. it HAS to be a laptop cos of work, and i travel a bit... and spend a lot of time of hotel rooms at the moment..so i can do my work and then relax by blasting around the milky way ..lol.
 

VR andysonofbob

VR andysonofbob
My mate has a not so new now but decent spec gaming laptop with a 970m. It doesn't run Elite in VR even with a DK2

It just gets stuck on the load screen. :(
 

GhostUrsa

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andysonofbob said:
My mate has a not so new now but decent spec gaming laptop with a 970m. It doesn't run Elite in VR even with a DK2

It just gets stuck on the load screen. :(
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That could be due to Optimus, I know laptops that use that tech are notorious for having issues. Especially if the video card is wired to feed all video through the integrated graphics after it's been processed.
 

CHristina

CHristina
Thanks every one for the advise and help.. i gto a MSI dominator pro for $2200 in the harvey norman sales in Adelaide.. is the older version ,i picked it cos the GFX and other 'stuff' is all 'plug and play ..NOT soldered in.. so in afew months ,when the 1070s price comes down a bit more... i can up grade .. AND , best of all, it works GREAT in VR with elite set to high and ultra ( a bit jumpy in stations.).

so I a happy little commander now :)
 

Judz

J
Mot said:
Anything with a GTX 1060 or above and 3+ USB 3.0 ports and a HDMI port will do. I dont think you'll have any problems with the processors you'll get with a 1060 (or better) laptop. Keep in mind that GTX 1060 (or AMD equivalent) is absolute bare minimum (low settings) For $3000 bucks (in any money except Australia where we pay massive premiums) you'd get something very nice I imagine. I havent heard of 'unsupported' systems that met the base line except in the case of the USB controller, which I'm not so clear on as my Rift was plug and pay with my desktop. Screen size, quality and resolution is something to keep an eye on. :D
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I would love live in Oz..but you pay mahoosive amounts of money for stuff. Oh yer, then there's the snakes, spiders (Funnel Webs give me the heebeegeebees) and them big old scary Salties.

As per the OP, 1060 for the very very bare minimum, 16Gb min, SSD 3xUSB 3.0 min (don't forget you will also need USB 2 for other peripherals), and a CPU to match. A decent i5 and upwards or an AMD equivalent (hearing and reading very good stuff about Ryzen). Pretty much like others have stated really.
 

Mxpower76

Mxpower76
Mot said:
Anything with a GTX 1060 or above and 3+ USB 3.0 ports and a HDMI port will do. I dont think you'll have any problems with the processors you'll get with a 1060 (or better) laptop. Keep in mind that GTX 1060 (or AMD equivalent) is absolute bare minimum (low settings) For $3000 bucks (in any money except Australia where we pay massive premiums) you'd get something very nice I imagine. I havent heard of 'unsupported' systems that met the base line except in the case of the USB controller, which I'm not so clear on as my Rift was plug and pay with my desktop. Screen size, quality and resolution is something to keep an eye on. :D
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I use a 1060 and you're right. It feels like the minimum card you need for VR. I run med settings and I still get occasional frame rate drops. I have an i7, 16gb with a 1060 6gb and it's more then playable but I wouldn't call it "solid"
 
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the100thmonkey

the100thmonkey
The performance hit on the external cards is about 10% or so. Most of the eGPU docks are damned expensive too. The Alienware Amplifier, for example, costs about US$300 without a GPU!

You also have to be very careful with which laptop you buy, as it must have a Thunderbolt-capable USB Type C port for USB 3.1. Nothing else has the bandwidth for 4 PCI-E lanes. Most mid-range laptops don't have one, and the ones that do are probably already running a VR-capable GPU these days.

As a value proposition, Nvidia have pretty much eliminated external docks for GPUs with their latest cards.
 
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