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System Requirements for Rift to run smoothly.
I would like to first introduce myself. I am currently a mathematics graduate student that has worked as a programmer in the video game industry in the past. Now days game design and programming are h...
Dear Developers,
I have recently ordered my rift after I got to know that the consumer version is set to release in late 2014.
I'm not a developer or a video gamer, instead the ideas/concepts like Virtual Reallity, Argumented Reality and Simulation Argument entice me. I also have been a fan of virtual reality/argumented reality movies like The Matrix, The Thirteenth Floor, Inception etc. I know that the rift is not going to give me a Matrix like experience but I hope this is a beginning that certainly has potential.
I do not have any gaming consoles, devices/hardwares not even a gaming PC and I thought that the rift will work with just my laptop however I just realised that I was wrong.
I want to request for a cheap solution so that the rift just works properly with my current laptop. The rift is already costing me far more than I expected it is $ 300 + $ 67 (Shipping) + $ 100 (approxx custom) = $ 467 so I will appreciate a cheap and best solution. Kindly note that I may be puchasing the consumer version next year so I would want my laptop to work with that too.
My laptop has following configuration :
OS : Windows 8 Pro
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.50GHz
Installed memory (RAM) : 4.00 GB
System type : 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
Adapter Information
Chip Type : Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC Type : Internal
Adapter String : Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Bios Information : Intel Video BIOS
Total Available Graphics Memory : 1664 MB
Dedicated Video Memory : 32 MB
System Video Memory 0 MB
Shared System Memory 1632 MB
Thank you all in advance
I have recently ordered my rift after I got to know that the consumer version is set to release in late 2014.
I'm not a developer or a video gamer, instead the ideas/concepts like Virtual Reallity, Argumented Reality and Simulation Argument entice me. I also have been a fan of virtual reality/argumented reality movies like The Matrix, The Thirteenth Floor, Inception etc. I know that the rift is not going to give me a Matrix like experience but I hope this is a beginning that certainly has potential.
I do not have any gaming consoles, devices/hardwares not even a gaming PC and I thought that the rift will work with just my laptop however I just realised that I was wrong.
I want to request for a cheap solution so that the rift just works properly with my current laptop. The rift is already costing me far more than I expected it is $ 300 + $ 67 (Shipping) + $ 100 (approxx custom) = $ 467 so I will appreciate a cheap and best solution. Kindly note that I may be puchasing the consumer version next year so I would want my laptop to work with that too.
My laptop has following configuration :
OS : Windows 8 Pro
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.50GHz
Installed memory (RAM) : 4.00 GB
System type : 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
Adapter Information
Chip Type : Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC Type : Internal
Adapter String : Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Bios Information : Intel Video BIOS
Total Available Graphics Memory : 1664 MB
Dedicated Video Memory : 32 MB
System Video Memory 0 MB
Shared System Memory 1632 MB
Thank you all in advance