So I finally got my Oculus Rift in the mail, and haven't upgraded my PC yet. What I didn't forsee was the lack of GTX 1080 available as I was waiting for that. I have a 2 part question, but I'll start with my specs:
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 890FX Mobo
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2GHz CPU
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB GPU
2x4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
Corsair TX 650W PSU
I didn't realize most of my rig is over 5 years old now. I power all the games I want at pretty high settings on 3x 1960x1200 monitors. So, really my current system is 3 monitors instead of the 2 that is needed for VR, however, I'm not getting the required 90FPS.
I can order the MSI Vapor GTX 1080 and do the waiting game... https
/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GXOWUDQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1TSN35NIS24VZ
Or, I found a Zotac Founder's Edition card at retail locally. They have ONE left.
The MSI is overpriced and I REALLY don't want to wait any longer. Plus I travel extensively for work, and I only have a week or two at my gaming rig before I have to hit the road for a month or two again. So I want to play.
1st question. As I have decided to go ahead and splurge on a GTX 1080 for the VR system, is a Zotac Founder's Edition card acceptable? I have no experience with Zotac, but I've never strayed from the well known solid brands. I've also heard that the Founder's Edition cards have overheating issues. I don't plan on overclocking the GPU, the MSI would be a safer bet, but I feel wrong paying over retail, or THAT much over retail, and still waiting. I could probably find a similar deal locally right now on Craigslist. Would you buy a Zotac if it was the only thing available immediately, with a return policy, and warranty?
2nd question. Assuming I secure a GTX 1080, I know my ageing system is underwhelming at this point. My CPU is highly overclock-able. I can pump it up to 3.9GHz or so easily. My MOBO only has PCI-e 2.0 x16 slots, but I've read that I won't see any issues with a PCI-e 2.0 vs 3.0 on the MOBO. I can pump up the RAM if needed. I'm trying to determine if I can be easier on the pocketbook than a whole system rebuild, at least for now, and get the full quality VR experience.
I guess the question is, is it possible for me to buy the latest and greatest GPU to get VR Ready, or am I going to have to convince my wife I need a lot more. I'm concerned that I'm lacking throughput on the MOBO rather than just the CPU clock speed. How intense is the MOBO requirements of VR?
Thanks in advance.
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 890FX Mobo
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2GHz CPU
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB GPU
2x4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
Corsair TX 650W PSU
I didn't realize most of my rig is over 5 years old now. I power all the games I want at pretty high settings on 3x 1960x1200 monitors. So, really my current system is 3 monitors instead of the 2 that is needed for VR, however, I'm not getting the required 90FPS.
I can order the MSI Vapor GTX 1080 and do the waiting game... https
/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GXOWUDQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1TSN35NIS24VZOr, I found a Zotac Founder's Edition card at retail locally. They have ONE left.
The MSI is overpriced and I REALLY don't want to wait any longer. Plus I travel extensively for work, and I only have a week or two at my gaming rig before I have to hit the road for a month or two again. So I want to play.
1st question. As I have decided to go ahead and splurge on a GTX 1080 for the VR system, is a Zotac Founder's Edition card acceptable? I have no experience with Zotac, but I've never strayed from the well known solid brands. I've also heard that the Founder's Edition cards have overheating issues. I don't plan on overclocking the GPU, the MSI would be a safer bet, but I feel wrong paying over retail, or THAT much over retail, and still waiting. I could probably find a similar deal locally right now on Craigslist. Would you buy a Zotac if it was the only thing available immediately, with a return policy, and warranty?
2nd question. Assuming I secure a GTX 1080, I know my ageing system is underwhelming at this point. My CPU is highly overclock-able. I can pump it up to 3.9GHz or so easily. My MOBO only has PCI-e 2.0 x16 slots, but I've read that I won't see any issues with a PCI-e 2.0 vs 3.0 on the MOBO. I can pump up the RAM if needed. I'm trying to determine if I can be easier on the pocketbook than a whole system rebuild, at least for now, and get the full quality VR experience.
I guess the question is, is it possible for me to buy the latest and greatest GPU to get VR Ready, or am I going to have to convince my wife I need a lot more. I'm concerned that I'm lacking throughput on the MOBO rather than just the CPU clock speed. How intense is the MOBO requirements of VR?
Thanks in advance.
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