Oculus Rift DK2 or CV1 ? I bit of advice sought...

fossil

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Hi Guys - I am hoping for a bit of advice on which version of the Oculus Rift to go for - a new CV1 or a second-hand DK2 ?

Firstly I'm short-sighted and wear glasses - I'm -4.5 in one eye and -3 in the other. Ideally I'd like to play without glasses which is why I thought the DK2 might be a better bet - do the extra lenses cater for short-sightedness in any way ? I'm also getting increasingly long-sighted - might this be a problem ? Fortunately my eye-sight with vari-focal glasses is fine.

Secondly the distance between my eyes is 68mm - slight bigger than the norm of 63mm. Do either versions allow the eye-separation distance to be physically altered ? Would it be a problem ?

And any general advice ? I'm a bit loath to splash out the cash with no idea if it will work for me. Advice appreciated.

Just in case you are wondering I'll be running it on a 4G 6700K based system with 16G RAM and a 256G PCIe SSD. I currently have a GTX 970 but was aiming to upgrade to a GTX 1070 or even a 1080 if it would be better for the Rift. The PSU is 650W so should be fine with either card.

One final question - which make of GPU card would you recommend ? I like to support companies that have a great reputation for after-sales service so I fancy an EVGA SC version but I'm open to suggestions.

Cheers,
Fossil
 

ghcannon

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1) I have colleagues using CV1 without glasses and it's fine for them. Wait to hear from someone else to be sure though, as I don't know their lens specs

2) both headsets have a physical IPD adjustment.

3) A 1070 would be great - you'll be able to supersample and get very good performance out of a CV1.
MSI 1070 Gaming X - a high quality card.

Lastly - I'd definitely go for CV1. Just getting rid of most of the visual artifacts is all the reason I need to never put a DK2 on again.
 
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Frank

Frank
ghcannon said:
1) I have colleagues using CV1 without glasses and it's fine for them. Wait to hear from someone else to be sure though, as I don't know their lens specs

2) both headsets have a physical IPD adjustment.

3) A 1070 would be great - you'll be able to supersample and get very good performance out of a CV1.
MSI 1070 Gaming X - a high quality card.

Lastly - I'd definitely go for CV1. Just getting rid of most of the visual artifacts is all the reason I need to never put a DK2 on again.
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Are you sure about answer number two? My DK2 did allow for an IPD adjustment, but it wasn't a mechanical adjustment, just in software.

The CV1 has a little nub slider that allows you to change the headset to suit your IPD. I don't know about glasses. I'm long-sighted and so I'm fine with everything focussed at infinity.
 

dogbite

dogbite
The new CV1 would have a warrnanty and be sharper.

If you can drive without glasses you should be ok without them. assuming your legal, Your IPD suggests glasses could be a tight fit. If you do need them, you could get narrower frames that fit for playing, contacts or lazik. VRLense Lab, however I don't know how their new Rift lenses are. I sent the old ones back and went to contacts. I did MacGyver a set of armless glasses that suffice, when I am too lazy to put in contacts.

The best GPU you can budget.
 
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Raptoyd

Raptoyd
I did the Lasik years ago as fortunate to live with in the same town as one of the originators of the Excimer Laser who worked for Bell Labs. Absolutely one of the best 4K decisions I ever made goodbye glasses.
 
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