Can somone please tell me if with an Intel i7 2600k intel processor and a 1070 gtx card if this older processor will work. I'm setting up a 2nd computer for a family member to use the rift.
Thanks I asked because I can't test it with the rift until sunday and when I did the vr test for vr ready it listed that proccesor as not compatable. But I still think u are right and it should work.
You may be a little down on performance but it should work, if you aren't already overclocked a bump in frequencies would close the gap f you hardware supports it.
2600K means overclockable version. After tiny OC this CPU is way above minimum specs given by Oculus and at least 2x as fast as CPU requirements of 99% content we'll get in near future, because devs will target PS4 and mobile CPUs.
But... It's incompatible acording to Oculus. As of yet. As of "since a f.. long time ago". So... It can go both ways. For now you can use your Rift with this, but will Oculus fix this in the future or rather make it worse? Noone knows what to advise you.
Not an Oculus hater, but not a fan anymore.
Still lots of respect for the team-Carmack, Abrash.
Oculus is driven by big corporation principles now. That brings painful effects already, more to come in the future. This is not the Oculus I once cheered for.
It's technically below the recommendation, but should be still compatible. Many games will work fine, but with some of the higher end titles may have to turn settings down.
No it's not. CPU in official minimum requirements is from 5-12% faster through same to even below 2600K. That's before overclocking, and who buys K version if he doesn't want to OC? 5-12% is less than the worst OC anyone would bother to do. 12% more performance doesn't even require use of third-party CPU coolers. Even that crappy Intel's "box" will do fine.
If this CPU still enforces users to turn some settings down in any game, then so does i5-4590, surely. I don't think anyone with GTX1070 and slightly OCed 2600K should worry about performance for CV1 being not good enough to fully enjoy all that CV1 can offer, nor should be worried by anyone, that's why I had to react on your post, no offence.
Not an Oculus hater, but not a fan anymore.
Still lots of respect for the team-Carmack, Abrash.
Oculus is driven by big corporation principles now. That brings painful effects already, more to come in the future. This is not the Oculus I once cheered for.
New CPUs do, typically, end up being better than older models. Even at the same clock speeds, there can be increases to IPC, or improvements in the architecture, cache sizes, etc. The 2600K was an amazing chip in it's day, and maybe one of the best values of all time, but people have to realize that technology advances.
