Rift hardware checker appears to be very anti-AMD

[Wolfox]

Remember CMDRs Oculus says RECOMMENDED, no one knows the MINIMUM settings, but keep a bucket nearby while trying to figure it out :-D

 

[Raxxla]

Remember CMDRs Oculus says RECOMMENDED, no one knows the MINIMUM settings, but keep a bucket nearby while trying to figure it out :-D

I think I'll be ok, as long as I don't do too much SRV driving on rocky moons. Ugh, that gets pretty bad.

 

[Logical Viking]

Overclocking the card can have a huge difference. I had been OCing my CPU (i5 4690k) for a while now but traditionally left the GPU stock settings until now. Using Fire strike, on stock 290x clock, I was only able to muster a 9711. After just a few minutes of tweaking, I got it up to 10934. I think there is some more to be had with the card and my CPU to get the score above 1100, but I think this is good enough without spending hours trying to get the mem/core ratio any better allowing higher clock. If I even get off my butt to water cool the 290x, I might could do better as well. Strangely, I see a slight drop in physics scores with the higher clocks. Unknown yet if it will be enough to make a difference in VR.

Results:
http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/7116887/fs/7185435#

Also of note, I wasinspired by this thread to try the new Crimson drivers once again. They installed first shot, so I am pleased. Time will tell how AMD performs with the CV1 and if Crossfire is supported I may well stay team red for now!