09-19-2014 02:49 AM
09-19-2014 10:03 AM
"Username123" wrote:"Callezetter" wrote:
There will some real bargains on the old gpus now. And i would buy a used GPU from last gen. They will be very cheap soon, when ppl want to sell off their stuff. So there are good upgrade paths from your 5850 on the cheap now. But I would save the big buck until CV1 acutally hits. Youll get so much more performance/$ that way.
On the other hand, if its like nvidia claim and they solved VR SLI for real, 970x2 will be something to think of too. Get one now and nr2 later when CV1 ships. Nvidia have however always been undisputed kings of marketing. So I would wait a few weeks to see some reach VR bencmarks/test before going on that train. Also Oculus Connect might reveal how real nvidias claims are. If their VR Direct is a true collaboration with Oculus, it will really shine.
question is what card/CPU is really going to be necessary for running games/demos smooth enough in CV1..(its average of 120 FPS in CV1 I think?) and SLI..no thanks from my experience its a bad idea to go for SLI setup, it has its issues and best thing is to get always just 1 card, its more stable costs less ussually and have less problems or issues.
09-19-2014 10:57 AM
09-19-2014 11:36 AM
"z6" wrote:
My idiot optimus laptop (which I confess I still love), the prospect of Gear vr, and now this. This (Nvidia 900 series and vr features) sounds simply wonderful.
The technical and business integration is astonishing.
The only reason I didn't want to go sli was the rift. I think the general consensus on the 900 cards is that they're teriffic but not revolutionary, and Moore's law isn't in place.
But these reviews are always from a "I already have a Titan, is this better?"
I look at the specs and features of these gpus and they are a wonder. My kid was after me to go sli and I was fighting him off with mature speeches about stable systems and sli microstutters (of which I have only heard, never witnessed) and driver problems.
I'd like to hear something official from Oculus. How is the sli experience? Tell us, we trust you.
When will the Nvidia drivers be enabled for these features?
This is very exciting. At worst I can strap a non-tower PC to my back and lug it into people's offices and plant wires upon them.
Then, I can shove my phone into Gear vr and take them even further into the future. It is a generational leap in a single move.
This is a beautiful thing to watch unfold.
These new video solutions look the real deal. A marvel. This is all going so fast. How on earth did they do it?
Really, what a coup for Oculus and what a prospect.
09-19-2014 02:26 PM