Rift hardware checker appears to be very anti-AMD
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https://support.oculus.com/hc/en-us/articles/215526337
* Please note that we focus on single-core performance CPUs
AMD CPUs have inferior single core performance compared to Intel CPUs and that's probably why they say that.
What surprised me a little is that my motherboard Etron USB 3.0 controller is also not OK for Rift
* Please note that we focus on single-core performance CPUs
AMD CPUs have inferior single core performance compared to Intel CPUs and that's probably why they say that.
What surprised me a little is that my motherboard Etron USB 3.0 controller is also not OK for Rift
It very clearly states 'R9 290' equivalent or greater as the recommended AMD GPU Card for Oculus. Not sure where you are looking.
I'm talking specifically about processors. Their minimum processor page only mentions Intel chips. Are they saying that NO AMD CPUs are good enough?
Also, assuming I was willing to upgrade to an i7 would any i7 be ok or is there a minimum model there (as there is with the i5)?
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Same CPU, same issue. It's an 8-core CPU running at 4Ghz stock (4.4Ghz overclocked in my case). It runs the DK2 exceptionally well.
Apparently that is insufficient.
So... no. All that, plus the question marks over E: D and SteamVR support mean that the Vive will now be the device to save for.
Apparently that is insufficient.
So... no. All that, plus the question marks over E: D and SteamVR support mean that the Vive will now be the device to save for.
Same CPU, same issue. It's an 8-core CPU running at 4Ghz stock (4.4Ghz overclocked in my case). It runs the DK2 exceptionally well.
Apparently that is insufficient.
So... no. All that, plus the question marks over E: D and SteamVR support mean that the Vive will now be the device to save for.
I have an i5 2500K overclocked to 4.2ghz. Oculus seems to think it isn't good enough as well, but I doub't that very much. It has virtually the same speed in gaming as the i5 4690k in hi res gaming, but says that is what I need.
i wouldn´t aim for oculus min spec, FD have given us min specs for VR with ED and those have higher requirements than oculus have given. I would look at requirements for VR in other games too. Many games will probably need better pc to run VR than oculus give as min. ARK survival evolved have VR support but they recommend titan x to play that game on ultra settings at 1920 x 1080 resolution without VR.
-Didn't even know this handy little tool existed. It says my system is good to go. Sadly it doesn't check my bank balance or check with the wife, both of those say no
Mine too (with the exception of the graphics card, but I knew that wasn't going to be up to it). I'm not going to be an early adopter anyway, with prescient timing our boiler blew up the day before the pre-order date was announced so that's going to flatline the bank account for the next couple of months
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In the light of the information in SyFy's link:
"Please note that we focus on single-core performance CPUs, therefore not every i5 and i7 card will meet Rift's recommended system specifications"
I was rather surprised that the hardware checker said my 3.4GHz i5 4670K was alright when the OP's 4GHz CPU wasn't. My mobo software automatically overclocks when the load goes up, but not by that much. Must be something architecture specific, does anyone have the right expertise to comment?
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Mine too (with the exception of the graphics card, but I knew that wasn't going to be up to it). I'm not going to be an early adopter anyway, with prescient timing our boiler blew up the day before the pre-order date was announced so that's going to flatline the bank account for the next couple of months
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In the light of the information in SyFy's link:
"Please note that we focus on single-core performance CPUs, therefore not every i5 and i7 card will meet Rift's recommended system specifications"
I was rather surprised that the hardware checker said my 3.4GHz i5 4670K was alright when the OP's 4GHz CPU wasn't. My mobo software automatically overclocks when the load goes up, but not by that much. Must be something architecture specific, does anyone have the right expertise to comment?
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In that case, I have to assume my i5 2500k overclocked to 4.2Ghz (will make it higher if I have to) will be fine.
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You need to Google more. It gives 90% of the performance of top end i7's at 10% of their price and works well for any task, especially gaming.
Be thankful AMD is around. Without the competition, Intel would boost their prices even higher.
I guess my i7 2600k is not up to snuff either according to the tool, even though all the bench marks I look at the single threaded performance is roughly the same and it spanks their recommended cpu in multi threaded performance. Then again haven't overclocked it at all which if needed I can do.
Yep, I would think an overclocked i7 2600k would be fine. There are a few extensions that our CPU's don't have (i have an i5 2500k), but I can't see that as being important.
But I am no expert. I will probably get a VR unit at some stage and if I need to upgrade, I will do.
Would this table help on rating single thread performance?
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html
My 7 year old I7-975 Extreme WILL keep up with Oculus default (especially at its 4.2Gz overclock and as it has more cache) but Oculus claim otherwise. Have you noticed that they are peddling Rift-Ready PCs? You join the dots ...
Time will tell I guess. When the Rift arrives I'll see then if I need to upgrade to an Intel whatever. Would mean shelling out about another £1000 on the rig (motherboard, cpu and memory) so I won't be pleased about that.
So much for the Oculus guy saying it would take a $1,500 PC to do the Rift justice! More like $3,000 by the looks of it!
My DK2 runs perfectly well on my rig currently however the CV1 will be twice the resolution and 90Hz rather than 75Hz. On the flip side I run two 980Ti cards in SLI so surely that should cope with it!
Whether ED is optimised for VR and SLI (currently it isn't at all) by then is another thing.
So much for the Oculus guy saying it would take a $1,500 PC to do the Rift justice! More like $3,000 by the looks of it!
My DK2 runs perfectly well on my rig currently however the CV1 will be twice the resolution and 90Hz rather than 75Hz. On the flip side I run two 980Ti cards in SLI so surely that should cope with it!
Whether ED is optimised for VR and SLI (currently it isn't at all) by then is another thing.
Your CPU is slow. 8 core ? 5Ghz ? Doesn't matter. Welcome to the world of performance per watt, where Intel has (very unfortunately) completely owned AMD by a factor of 3.
Thankfully, AMD's graphics department still churns out excellent hardware. And also here's hoping the Zen architecture presents at least some challenge to some intel CPUs.
Next time, if you wanna game - get an Intel.
Thankfully, AMD's graphics department still churns out excellent hardware. And also here's hoping the Zen architecture presents at least some challenge to some intel CPUs.
Next time, if you wanna game - get an Intel.
Hey guys!
Oculus has put up a recommended performance level that is easy really to check!
Basically if you can run the 3DMark test which is called Firestrike, get a score which is OVER 9000, you are good to go.
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10140250? Heres what the report for my gaming box looks like, incidentally my machine has pretty much the exact parts they recommend, I5-4690 and Nvidia GTX 970.
A free demo of 3dmark is available on steam and from within that you can choose to run the Firestrike benchmark.
Oculus has put up a recommended performance level that is easy really to check!
Basically if you can run the 3DMark test which is called Firestrike, get a score which is OVER 9000, you are good to go.
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/10140250? Heres what the report for my gaming box looks like, incidentally my machine has pretty much the exact parts they recommend, I5-4690 and Nvidia GTX 970.
A free demo of 3dmark is available on steam and from within that you can choose to run the Firestrike benchmark.