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"DeadlyJoe" wrote:
At the moment there is a bug in the DK2's drivers that is causing excess judder, even if your software is running faster than 75FPS. So, depending upon what your current hardware is, you might take that into consideration. Right now, there's no system on the planet that will run everything smoothly all the time outside of Oculus's offices. Hopefully the next release will fix those problems.
Ultimately, you're going to need a big rig to run big games, there's no way around it. I'm currently running a basic top-of-the-line system (i7 4790lk + GTX 780ti). It works well for current software. It runs Elite: Dangerous at over 75FPS most of the time on medium to high settings. But, I'm not certain that it will have enough horsepower for the CV1 next year. The CV1 is likely going to have even higher resolution and higher frame rate requirements. I'll probably be able to get away with upgrading only the GPU, but the GPU's capable of doing the job are probably still going to be in the $600 range, which is still a fairly expensive upgrade for me.
So, should you get a gaming machine? If you upgrade today, just understand that almost no matter what you buy you're going to be upgrading some of those components for CV1 next year. So, my best advice is: Budget for the future. You're going to be happier if you have a top-of-the-line system next year than if you have a top-of-the-line system right now.
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