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[Mr.Green]

They really should get working on a VR mode for dual-GPU setups. Would be perfect. Eliminate most of the issues with dual GPU while targeting a use case which actually needs that grunt!

We know Oculus have talked with both Nvidia and AMD. I'm pretty sure they're both working on this right now.

*Dramatic pause*

RIGHT. NOW.

Sorry if that has been answered already, but will a 7970 be sufficient for DK2?

This is what I currently use* with DK1 and I have no problem getting a stable 60fps. That being said, Rift content isn't really demanding right now and it's only 1280x800.

*I have two actually. But VR and Crossfire don't mix well right now.

 

[BabySlayer]

I ordered one! Can't wait to lose my VRginity with DK2!!

Questions:


1. Has anyone watched porn on the big screen in the virtual theater?

2. Any horror games coming out made specifically for Oculus?



yeah, Porn + Horror games is my main interest with this device

 

[Durante]

Sorry if that has been answered already, but will a 7970 be sufficient for DK2?

For HL2? Sure, easily. For Star Citizen at high settings? No way. Everything else is somewhere in between.

 

[Cyriades]

Whispers (Oculus Rift Horror)

http://youtu.be/RJq4Na4Sk2o?t=2m45s

poop in pants

 

[Seanspeed]

Questions:


1. Has anyone watched porn on the big screen in the virtual theater?

Good question!

 

[Shadow2222]

Will a 6870 cut it on low settings? I'm willing to give up graphical fidelity for an opportunity to try VR? I can upgrade, but I'm only able to spend about $200 on a graphics card for now.

 

[riflen]

2. Any horror games coming out made specifically for Oculus?

The Forest

 

[wwm0nkey]

Will a 6870 cut it on low settings? I'm willing to give up graphical fidelity for an opportunity to try VR? I can upgrade, but I'm only able to spend about $200 on a graphics card for now.

From what I am seeing the 800 series SHOULD be out around May / June if you want to save up and see if you can grab one before July when the kit ships.

 

[yamo]

I see my GTX 670 will be useless... guess I ordered DK2 for no use.

Spoiler

So sayeth Reddit

 

[Despera]

So I guess I'll have to ditch my 4890 Radeon HD huh? lol

 

[Cyriades]

I see my GTX 670 will be useless... guess I ordered DK2 for no use.

Spoiler

So sayeth Reddit

I have two 670s in SLI... but this may cause latency. On Oculus forum some users say they have no problems as long as the frame rate stays above 60 frames

 

[yogloo]

a quick question, why haven't anyone use the wiimote for fps aiming combined with oculus? It should way more immersive than mouse and keyboard despite the lag. Of course the hydra is better, but everyone has a few wiimotes at home.

 

[jon_dojah]

I have two 670s in SLI... but this may cause latency. On Oculus forum some users say they have no problems as long as the frame rate stays above 60 frames

Been using 670 4gb in SLI with no issues whatsoever on DK1. Also able to run just about any game with triple monitor in 1080p @ +60fps

 

[Cyriades]

Been using 670 4gb in SLI with no issues whatsoever on DK1. Also able to run just about any game with triple monitor in 1080p @ +60fps

Thanks man, good to hear!

 

[Mr.Green]

1. Has anyone watched porn on the big screen in the virtual theater?

I didn't but it's safe to assume the answer is yes. There is much better than this though. I'll redirect you to this thread and this subreddit for starters.

2. Any horror games coming out made specifically for Oculus?

A cubic shit-ton.

The Forest

This one looks amazing and is worth its own thread.

 

[Faith]

Guys, by the time CV1 is out we can buy Maxwell GPUs in 20nm with more than 10Tflops. Should be enough.

 

[Mr.Green]

Guys, by the time CV1 is out we can buy Maxwell GPUs in 20nm with more than 10Tflops. Should be enough.

Sure but I think most people here are worrying about DK2.

 

[Jado]

Are there any known/expected major differences between DK2 and the consumer version? Interested in pre-ordering now unless the final version will be radically different.

 

[The Hermit]

I don't care, I will buy this with my 670... I may upgrade it later to a 870, but right now it doesn't matter.

My only and biggest concern is that they release the consumer version shortly after, with major upgrades... I think I should wait a bit before jumping

 

[Canis lupus]

Weird. Oculus still hasn't refunded the money but 50 dollars on my prepaid cc, they;ve taken it all.

 

[Soi-Fong]

From what I am seeing the 800 series SHOULD be out around May / June if you want to save up and see if you can grab one before July when the kit ships.

Where are you hearing this? Everyone else is saying end of the year.

 

[epmode]

Are there any known/expected major differences between DK2 and the consumer version? Interested in pre-ordering now unless the final version will be radically different.

DK2 is feature complete. CV1 will likely have a higher refresh rate and screen resolution.

 

[Faith]

Sure but I think most people here are worrying about DK2.

The most demanding games in terms of GPU/CPU resources are not supported anyway? I mean nobody will play Crysis 3 with DK2?

From what I am seeing the 800 series SHOULD be out around May / June if you want to save up and see if you can grab one before July when the kit ships.

What? Best case scenario is end of 2014.

 

[Shadow2222]

From what I am seeing the 800 series SHOULD be out around May / June if you want to save up and see if you can grab one before July when the kit ships.

Ah, thanks for the info. These graphics cards seem to fly off the shelves and skyrocket in price due to mining, so I'll keep my eye out.

What? Best case scenario is end of 2014.

Oh, well, maybe not, lol.

 

[Theonik]

You know what's keeping me from buying this is the prospect of a DK3 based on Consumer hardware more than anything. Don't really want a CV1 as much as I want a devkit.

 

[Jado]

DK2 is feature complete. CV1 will likey have a higher refresh rate and screen resolution.

Thanks much! Order placed. Can't wait.

 

[Mr.Green]

The most demanding games in terms of GPU/CPU resources are not supported anyway? I mean nobody will play Crysis 3 with DK2?

Well you can by using one of the injection drivers (Tridef, VorpX, etc...). It's not an experience I personally recommend but a lot of people are doing it.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Where are you hearing this? Everyone else is saying end of the year.

What? Best case scenario is end of 2014.

Few of the guys at Microcenter said they were all hearing around May-July range is when they are expecting them in their system.

But like with any GPU release near-distant future is pretty much the best time frame to keep in mind.

 

[Faith]

Well you can by using one of the injection drivers (Tridef, VorpX, etc...). It's not an experience I personally recommend but a lot of people are doing it.

Even then you could set some graphic options down. 670/680/770/780 should be more than enough to play even such games. Nothing to worry about

Few of the guys at Microcenter said they were all hearing around May-July range is when they are expecting them in their system.

But like with any GPU release near-distant future is pretty much the best time frame to keep in mind.

20nm won't be ready till Q4 2014/Q1 2015 for bigger chip size. I don't think that Nvidia will release a 28nm Maxwell highend-GPU, the 750Ti was just to show how incredible the new architecture is.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Anybody know the state of Oculus support for A-10C Warthog?

 

[plagiarize]

Jesus christ. What you got planned man? Dual 880's or some shit?

Also scary to hear that a 7970 isn't cutting it for ya with a DK1.


I dunno man. A 750Ti isn't all that powerful by PC standards.

This dude up here says a 7970 is giving him trouble! With the 720p version!

My GPU upgrade will come depending on when CV1 is released. I'm gonna put it off as long as possible.

It's probably my CPU that is the issue. Don't freak out

And... like three of whatever is the most powerful single chipset GPU come the end of the year. that's the PLAN anyway. I don't want to be giving up performance when I'm in a scenario where single GPU is preferable, as it might well be with the Rift.

but three GPUs have less obvious microstutter than two, also. I was dual chipset once, and I will never be dual chipset again.

The most demanding games in terms of GPU/CPU resources are not supported anyway? I mean nobody will play Crysis 3 with DK2?

StarCitizen. I don't think anything else needs to be said. I hope to be playing the dogfighting module in VR by the end of the year, and that is going absolutely cripple any PC should you turn things up high enough.

 

[nick nacc]

The Forest

The future..... Holy shit.

 

[wwm0nkey]

20nm won't be ready till Q4 2014/Q1 2015 for bigger chip size. I don't think that Nvidia will release a 28nm Maxwell highend-GPU, the 750Ti was just to show how incredible the new architecture is.

Well damn, guess Im sticking with 750 Ti for a bit, wish you could SLI it at least

 

[plagiarize]

Technolust is a pretty impressive (and somewhat demanding) Rift demo too. Highly recommended for any interested parties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-7cCp7QazE

no it's not porn.

 

[Astral/H3X]

I'll probably end up installing a bunch of the ol' Illusion games when mine arrives, I won't lie. Although as I recall Oblivion had some *interesting* mods to it.

 

[ryz]

preordered since yesterday!

 

[PFD]

Fuck yeah!!

Got damn

 

[Vesper73]

Whispers (Oculus Rift Horror)

http://youtu.be/RJq4Na4Sk2o?t=2m45s

http://youtu.be/RJq4Na4Sk2o?t=8m39s

poop in pants

...sigh... just tried it.....lasted five minutes. I'm such a baby.

 

[orioto]

Soo by reading the last pages i guess i'll have to change my hd6670 right .. :\

 

[plagiarize]

...sigh... just tried it.....lasted five minutes. I'm such a baby.

The bit by the hanging skeleton... got me twice. But I played all the way through. The giant inanimate spider scared me the most though. I got uncomfortably close to it by accident and that freaked me out.

 

[Astral/H3X]

I don't plan on playing Star Citizen, at least not any time soon, so I guess that upgrading my 6950 can wait a little bit.
I guess.

 

[Faith]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsakiLZiXDfLdEFhNXRzMU44VkNZNzlZVEI2NXFTY2c#gid=0

Order letters and numbers are totally random guys.

 

[plagiarize]

I don't plan on playing Star Citizen, at least not any time soon, so I guess that upgrading my 6950 can wait a little bit.
I guess.

If you haven't already played through HL2, EP1, EP2, and Doom 3 BFG and it's add ons, you've got a good chunk of excellent gameplay to look forwards to that's hugely improved by playing on the rift.

Then there's dozens of worthy short demos and experiences.

*lol* this guy playing Whispers just yanked his headset off for a split second at one of the first scares. Hah.

 

[Astral/H3X]

If you haven't already played through HL2, EP1, EP2, and Doom 3 BFG and it's add ons, you've got a good chunk of excellent gameplay to look forwards to that's hugely improved by playing on the rift.

Then there's dozens of worthy short demos and experiences.

*lol* this guy playing Whispers just yanked his headset off for a split second at one of the first scares. Hah.

Yeah I'm basically waiting on the Rift to actually finish HL2. I've made it (probably) pretty far in, I think I got to the point where you are storming the prison, where the first part of it had those bug guys. I've got my eye on that mod that will give it Razer Hydra functionality, can't wait for that.

 

[Faith]

Luckily there are so many developers at Oculus VR with glassed that they will definitely will work something out. Hopefully standard-lenses + custom lenses for every eyesight in CV1.

 

[plagiarize]

Yeah I'm basically waiting on the Rift to actually finish HL2. I've made it (probably) pretty far in, I think I got to the point where you are storming the prison, where the first part of it had those bug guys. I've got my eye on that mod that will give it Razer Hydra functionality, can't wait for that.

I'd recommend you starting over, since each chapter focusses on different things and its neat to see how they work in VR. Man hacks in the canals, the airboat being chased by the helicopter, and Ravenholme were stand out moments. I've been saving EP1 and 2 (and the Doom 3 add ons), and I'll wait to play them on DK2, but I have played some the section in the dark with Alyx, zombies and ant lions in EP1 and that's fabulous as well.

Seriously, floating enemies are an unexpected treat in VR, for some reason.

 

[NoPiece]

Been using 670 4gb in SLI with no issues whatsoever on DK1. Also able to run just about any game with triple monitor in 1080p @ +60fps

I have a single 670. The Tuscany demo runs perfectly locked at 60 fps at 1280x800. But if I bump it to 1920x1080 it drops to 45-50fps.

edit: I went back and tried again, and easily was getting 60fps at 1080p. Dunno what why the FPS was off before.

 

[Astral/H3X]

I'd recommend you starting over, since each chapter focusses on different things and its neat to see how they work in VR. Man hacks in the canals, the airboat being chased by the helicopter, and Ravenholme were stand out moments. I've been saving EP1 and 2 (and the Doom 3 add ons), and I'll wait to play them on DK2, but I have played some the section in the dark with Alyx, zombies and ant lions in EP1 and that's fabulous as well.

Seriously, floating enemies are an unexpected treat in VR, for some reason.

It's funny, my brain actually figured out stereovision a couple of years back (long story about how that works) and when it happened, I'd look at a balloon and be blown away. It was amazing. So yeah, I'm looking forward to all of that, and am already planning on starting over.

 

[entremet]

I'll wait for the retail version. Any ETA on that?

 

[Faith]

I'll wait for the retail version. Any ETA on that?

August 2014 - December 2015