10-03-2019 03:21 PM
10-03-2019 10:52 PM
10-03-2019 11:42 PM
10-04-2019 12:15 AM
10-04-2019 12:32 AM
Yes, I did manage to find a download for the compatibility test but it failed me on the CPU (does this mean that Oculus is a non-starter for me full stop?). What I don't know is whether or not SSE 4.2 is a definite prerequisite for Oculus and also if the test is based on the raw specifications of the CPU, not on its overclocking capabilities. I have no way of knowing whether or not Oculus software will tell me to upgrade my CPU/PC and block from me using e.g. the Rift S. All I know is that SSE 4.2 may be a definite requirement governing Oculus's acceptance of the CPU for VR applications, based on other postings from people with older CPUs, who have (putting it impolitely) been told by Oculus software to go away and upgrade their systems (even when such people claim they could happily use Oculus before software policies changed towards older CPUs that Oculus feels do not meet the minimum requirement).
Richooal said:
Have you already run the Oculus compatibility test?
10-04-2019 12:53 AM
LecLightning58 said:
Yes, I did manage to find a download for the compatibility test but it failed me on the CPU (does this mean that Oculus is a non-starter for me full stop?). What I don't know is whether or not SSE 4.2 is a definite prerequisite for Oculus and also if the test is based on the raw specifications of the CPU, not on its overclocking capabilities. I have no way of knowing whether or not Oculus software will tell me to upgrade my CPU/PC and block from me using e.g. the Rift S. All I know is that SSE 4.2 may be a definite requirement governing Oculus's acceptance of the CPU for VR applications, based on other postings from people with older CPUs, who have (putting it impolitely) been told by Oculus software to go away and upgrade their systems (even when such people claim they could happily use Oculus before software policies changed towards older CPUs that Oculus feels do not meet the minimum requirement).
Richooal said:
Have you already run the Oculus compatibility test?
The bottom line is if my CPU is too weak even overclocked at 4GHz then so be it. I am happy to sit on the fence until such time the technology improves and hopefully the future of, in my case, flight simulation becomes more apparent in terms of the evolving technology we are seeing now with Microsoft's latest iteration of Flight Simulator and what this means in terms of hardware requirements.
10-04-2019 02:55 AM
10-04-2019 03:36 AM
Thanks for the kind advice on the subject. I don't think that I am so desperate for VR that I am likely to trash my existing PC quite so quickly. In the field of flight simulation it would appear that we are a cat chasing its tail with ever-increasing hardware requirements to enjoy the experience to the full: all this may change with the flight simulator software currently under development by Microsoft.
Mradr said:
LecLightning58 said:
Yes, I did manage to find a download for the compatibility test but it failed me on the CPU (does this mean that Oculus is a non-starter for me full stop?). What I don't know is whether or not SSE 4.2 is a definite prerequisite for Oculus and also if the test is based on the raw specifications of the CPU, not on its overclocking capabilities. I have no way of knowing whether or not Oculus software will tell me to upgrade my CPU/PC and block from me using e.g. the Rift S. All I know is that SSE 4.2 may be a definite requirement governing Oculus's acceptance of the CPU for VR applications, based on other postings from people with older CPUs, who have (putting it impolitely) been told by Oculus software to go away and upgrade their systems (even when such people claim they could happily use Oculus before software policies changed towards older CPUs that Oculus feels do not meet the minimum requirement).
Richooal said:
Have you already run the Oculus compatibility test?
The bottom line is if my CPU is too weak even overclocked at 4GHz then so be it. I am happy to sit on the fence until such time the technology improves and hopefully the future of, in my case, flight simulation becomes more apparent in terms of the evolving technology we are seeing now with Microsoft's latest iteration of Flight Simulator and what this means in terms of hardware requirements.
It sounds like you are just beating a dead horse. Any CPU release in the last 6 years now has support for it and there are MANY reasons to upgrade now more than ever. In the last 6 years you could see a 50-200% or more improvement witch is the level of performance you wanna see at this point for any upgrade cost value. GHz means nothing anymore - and trying to claim it is is silly. Hell - we have 5GHz normal cpus if you wanna compare that now... Just saying - technology pushing forward - there is little reason not to have hardware at this point that doesn't support min specs of the hardware now. Not trying to be rude or anything - so sorry if it sounds like I am - it's just - that out of date - I dont think you would have a good time in VR or any time for that matter now. Yes, if you can, I really recommend upgrading - go a Ryzen build if money is on the tight. I just built one and was able to get some pretty extreme FPS increases without blowing the bank (upgraded from an Intel Core i7-3770).
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-875K+%40+2.93GHz&id=846
Honestly, I am not even sure how that RTX 1070 Super is being feed enough data to keep up - almost a waste of performance/money to have (again, not trying to be rude).
10-04-2019 07:37 AM
10-04-2019 08:40 AM
I think this answers my question, but it may be that other aspects might stop my system, let alone how well the headset performs with a weaker system even if the Oculus software does oblige.
kojack said:
I don't know if other aspects might stop it, but SSE 4.2 is a requirement that has stopped some very old CPUs from working.Windows VR headsets like the Odyssey and Reverb are even fussier than the Oculus ones, they need AVX support in addition to SSE 4.2. So Oculus has wider support for older CPUs than some of the competitors.