i7 2700K Does not meet Min Requirements??

Amd FX6300 cpu here and R7 260x gpu....
I was expecting to have to upgrade gpu but FX6300 fails the test too :( oh and so does all my usb ports lol :|

I ran the compatibility tool and it said my ASUS 3.0 USB is incompatible and that my i7-3770k isn't up to spec.

I'm not going to lie and say I don't want one, even at $600.
But being a disabled father of 2, there is just no way.
$450 would have been stretching it.

So you are looking at $600 plus $300 for a chip and another $50 for a decent USB card?
Such a sad, sad day. I have been patiently waiting years for this, a life time in all truth.
I had close to the $450 saved up. Not over $1000
I don't suppose some kind soul at Oculus would send me one?

I've got a Xeon E3-1230-v3 running at 3.3GHz and it beats hands down the i5-4590. I'm suspecting the compatibility tool isn't doing its job well.

My Asus Sabertooth p67 passed the USB and and Ram requirements. I am not to worried about my 2700K because overclocking it should solve any issues if I have any. I would think i7 3770K should also preform just fine with a minor overclock if needed.

A FX6300 could be pushing it, that CPU does under perform a i5 4590 but a good sized margin.

You will still be able to run the software regardless if the compatibility checker detects it as insufficient (even though it really is sufficient) Had the same issue when I had the GTX 750 and GTX 960 gpu as well as the Geforce Experience program mentioning it was insufficient. Was still able to run. (Also now have the GTX 970) :-)

Lets hope they don't block users that fail the requirement in a future SDK update.. Or maybe NVidia themselves may limit/block features?) -

I can understand my GPU may be a little sub par its only a gtx 750 but my i7-3770 CPU isn't good enough? Guess ill cry myself to sleep tonight cause the wife wont approve that much of an upgrade :*(

"Crazyjay4207" wrote:
I can understand my GPU may be a little sub par its only a gtx 750 but my i7-3770 CPU isn't good enough? Guess ill cry myself to sleep tonight cause the wife wont approve that much of an upgrade :*(

The GPU is the most important component for the Oculus Rift DK1/2 and CV1. Provided that the cpu is powerful above a certain threshold to prevent cpu bottleneck (The I5/I7 should be perfectly fine) You need at least something in the efficiency/speed range as a GTX 970.

I had the GTX 750 and not many DK2 demos, games and experiences ran at full frame rate. Had the 960 which was an improvement but there were still quite a few (60%+ or so that did not run full frame rate either)

With the recently purchase GTX 970, most run at full 75fps (Although there are a few where I need to lower display quality settings)

"thealgorithm" wrote:

"Crazyjay4207" wrote:
I can understand my GPU may be a little sub par its only a gtx 750 but my i7-3770 CPU isn't good enough? Guess ill cry myself to sleep tonight cause the wife wont approve that much of an upgrade :*(

The GPU is the most important component for the Oculus Rift DK1/2 and CV1. Provided that the cpu is powerful above a certain threshold to prevent cpu bottleneck (The I5/I7 should be perfectly fine) You need at least something in the efficiency/speed range as a GTX 970.

I had the GTX 750 and not many DK2 demos, games and experiences ran at full frame rate. Had the 960 which was an improvement but there were still quite a few (60%+ or so that did not run full frame rate either)

With the recently purchase GTX 970, most run at full 75fps (Although there are a few where I need to lower display quality settings)

So my cpu should be sufficient enough aslong as i upgrade my GPU? This compatibility check is a little misleading to say the least.

"Crazyjay4207" wrote:
So my cpu should be sufficient enough aslong as i upgrade my GPU? This compatibility check is a little misleading to say the least.

The CPU is definitely sufficient enough (Even if the program mentions it is not, it will not stop you from running the runtime etc.

Personally I would recommend the minimum of a GTX 970. I have this with the i5 3570k CPU and near or enough everything runs fine (Even third party games via VorpX driver in full 3D)

Once games start running using DX12 there won't even be a CPU requirement for things like this imo since the graphics jobs aren't shared with the CPU.