Now that I've upgraded my CPU (overclocked Ryzen 1600, RAM at 3200Mhz) I think I'm ok there. Ignoring really badly optimised games or externally setting SS to 2, are there any games out at the moment that even a 1080ti can't drive with everything at max. @ 90fps? I'm asking this as my overclocked 1070 will easily drop to 45fps still if I crank the settings up in The Climb. Elite Dangerous seems to run fine now with new 'VR Ultra' setting. Can't think of any other games where my hardware can't cope with max. graphics settings. With the Rift CV1 resolution not getting any greater there must come a limit to GPU usage.
It depends on what you consider "Future". I think its possible to build something that will last you around 3 years until you start to see big performance dips.
With that said, I like the sound of a lot of the stuff Nvidia is doing to increase performance on the driver side. They have already integrated their fixes into the Unreal and Unity engines, so any games you play developed by those in the future will probably run a lot better than the ones you're running now.
It probably wouldn't affect games already made though, and it will probably be up those developers to update their games to reflect the new tech (which is always a tricky thing and something I expect a lot of them will just ignore).
I was thinking of trading in my 1070 for a 1080ti but if that won't allow max detail settings in The Climb (just as an example) then I'll wait for whatever comes next
Your machine should be good for now. For this generation, developers are required to support at least the GTX 970 (or less if you consider ASW) so a 1070 will be more than enough for default settings. If you are talking about cranking up in-game settings to max and/or manually adjusting pixel density, then something more powerful can help. I like building machines that will last but "future proof" is mostly a misnomer as hardware always improves and software continually gets more intensive to take advantage of said hardware, meaning it's always a moving target.
Future is relative. What is the time frame? I think nobody can tell what hardware recommendations are there for CV2 and CV3, etc. For now your specs are good.
Excuse my bad english. I speak to you through the google translator. 😛
I think the real question isn't "can you" but rather "should you". By the time we have any VR games that come close to needing (or even putting to real good use) the graphics card you already have, whatever more-expensive card you're looking at will cost half as much as it does now. :wink:
I envy people who have beefier CPUs, though. My i5-4690k can handle games just fine but I can't stream video for other people in Big Screen. :sweat:
It's hard being the voice of reason when you're surrounded by unreasonable people.
