samm Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 Agreed :D What's your favourite game / application on it so far? And were you shocked by the low apparent resolution as well? Citizen of a country with a racist, hypocritical majority
Bokishi Posted December 25, 2014 Author Posted December 25, 2014 (edited) No I expected the low res, as it's only 1080p resolution strapped so close to your face. What I wasn't used to is having to worry about judder, and always needing 75fps at all times to achieve "presence". This makes it so you have to lower details a bit to achieve that constant 75 fps while your game is being rendered in 1080p twice (for each eye). This will be even harder to achieve if a 4k version of the Oculus came out. Not even 60 fps is enough for smooth head tracking. I'm expecting future video cards to have optimization for VR as more people adopt it. What makes up for the seemingly low res right now is immersion. It even blows my multi-monitor setup out the window There's a big difference between seeing that Alien Isolation monster on a flat screen, and seeing it physically in front of you and 9 feet tall; you better run lol. Even Elite Dangerous is epic on my oculus + hotas joystick setup. I am caption of my own starship with full reign of the galaxy! I can put my ship on auto pilot and physically stand up and look out my side window and see the stars and asteroids go by. Everything is huge and I feel like I really am in space. Edited December 25, 2014 by Bokishi Current 3DMark
Fighter Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 What do you use to control a first person game on Oculus?
Bokishi Posted December 26, 2014 Author Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) 360 controller, to walk and your head movement to aim. It's implemented very smoothly and lifelike in Alien Isolation. Its positional tracking lets you peak your head past barriers, or vent grating at life size enemies. I tried HL2 but it's vr config is sloppy and made me feel sick literally Edited December 26, 2014 by Bokishi Current 3DMark
Fighter Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 Controller to turn also? I'm assuming you don't need to turn your head like an owl.
Bokishi Posted December 27, 2014 Author Posted December 27, 2014 Yes controller turns your view with right stick, but looking up and down with controller is disabled, only your head can do that. DOF blurring effects are also disabled because your own eyes can almost supply a similar effect themselves. Playing Alien Isolation like this is like playing on the holo deck. The sense of presence in that world is unbelievable. The only thing that reminds you that it's just a video game is that you are using a controller to move and you get a pause menu when you push start button Current 3DMark
Humanoid Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 I upgraded my home theatre audio to a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 8 floorstanders and a Silver Centre for an oddball 3.0 setup. No real space for a sub or surround speakers but with most of my movies being PCM mono/stereo soundtracks, I didn't feel they'd be particularly missed. As a result of that upgrade, I had a spare pair of Monitor Audio Bronze BR2 bookshelf speakers spare, so I figured I may as well use them as desktop speakers. Bought myself a Topping VX1 amp to power them, a fairly basic and "cheap" 2x25W class T amplifier. Not a huge upgrade from my Audioengine A5 powered speakers - unsurprising given they cost the same - but undoubtedly superior. For what it's worth, the VX1 also boasts a DAC - it's toggleable between RCA and USB inputs - but I have no real reason to use it over the one in my Essence ST soundcard. However I imagine this route to be a pretty good one for anyone trying to move past onboard sound, the VX1 is basically the same price as a standalone USB DAC/headphone amp (such as the popular FiiO entry level models), so in essence you're getting the power amp portion for 'free' and save having another bulky box as your desk. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G
Pidesco Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 ASUS P8H77-V LE INTEL Core i5 3450 3.10GHzGEIL 8GB DDR3 1600MHz EVGA GeForce GTX 580 1.5Gb ASUS Xonar D2XCanton Movie 60CX SpeakersCrucial MX100 512GBSeagate 1Tb 7200 RPM S-ATA2 32MbSamsung 19" 923NWGamepad XFX XGear Dual ReflexCyborg V.5 Rumble Pad New SSD for the extra space. Also, a Dell U3415W is on the way, and a GTX970 is probably on the cards as well, so that I can power that gargantuan beast of a monitor. I'm thinking of using the old ssd and graphics card to start off a PC build for the kids' movies and games on the TV. 2 "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Fighter Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I have no experience with SSDs. I've heard it a few times that they are prone to breaking and have longevity issues. Any truth there?
Pidesco Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Not these days, no. Go for it if you can afford it. 3 "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Achilleslastand Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 AMD FX 8350 CPU ASUS M5A97 Mobo 8 Gigs Corsair Vengeance Ram@1600 MSI R290 OC 4GB VRam GPU Samsung 850 500GB SSD WD Black 1 TB HDD Antec 900 case Thermaltake 750 watt PSU 28 inch monitor@1900x1200 which can be viewed 2560x1600 via AMD VSR Not a cutting edge PC by any means but is pretty good in my book. 2 Things...... The next thing I upgrade will be the CPU to a higher level Intel i5 or i7. The 8350 in general is outperformed by the Intel Cpus' and add to that a lower power consumption and its a no brainer to switch if you can afford it. The best upgrade ive made recently is the SSD and its not even close. Windows boots in about 5 seconds and overall it has breathed new life into the rig. Go hang your glory on the wallThere comes a time when castles fall
aska Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Sweex UPS pp210 27" AOC e2752Vq + 2x 27" AOC e2752Vh Zalman Z5 Plus Corsair AX760 Modular PSU Noctua NH-U12P SE2 CPU Cooler Intel Core i5 3570K @4.4 GHz EVGA Geforce GTX 690 Asus P8Z77-V LX G.Skill 16 Go PC12800 ARES Asus Xonar Essence ST SSD OCZ Agility 3 - 120 Go SSD Samsung 840 Pro - 512 Go Seagate Momentus Spinpoint S-ATA II - 1 To SteelSeries Sensei Mouse SteelSeries Steelpad 9HD Logitech G19s Keyboard Logitech F710 Gamepad Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals NaturalPoint TrackIR 5 pro Elgato GameCaptureHD Beyerdynamic MMX-300 Facelift Windows 7 pro 64bit
Mungri Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Is my PC obsolete? I7 980 Asus rampage III extreme 12 Gb ram SLI GTX 970s Raid 0 1 Tb Samsung evo 840s 2 x 4 Tb seagate drives for all my pron Asus Rog swift Gsync monitor Antec HCP 1300w platinum PSU (It was on a really good offer!) Corsair Carbide air 540 case Corsair k70 cherry red keyboard Logitech G700s mouse Oh and a Creative titanium HD soundcard Edited April 8, 2015 by Mungri
Keyrock Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Is my PC obsolete? No. The i7 980X is STILL a monster. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
AwesomeOcelot Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Rebuilt old PC with new case/cooling: CPU: Intel i5 2500K @ 4Ghz MoBo: Asus P8Z68-v Pro SSD: Crucial M4 HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 1GB RAM: Kingston Hyper-X DDR3 1600 16GB Cooler: Corsair i100 Case: Fractal Define R5 ODD: DVDRW Upgraded my HTPC now with: Kingston Hyper-X 1600 8GB Western Digital Green 3TB. Main PC: Case: Fractal Define XL R2PSU: Corsair HX850iCPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.30GHzCPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H110 280mmMoBo: ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREMERAM: 16GB Skill Ripjaws 4 F4 2666MhzGPU: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB DirectCU II OC STRIXSSD: Crucial MX100 512GB Samsung 840 EVO 250GB HDD: Western Digital 4TB BlackKeyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70Gamepad: Xbox One ControllerMouse: Logitech G502Mousepad: Razer Goliathus Speed MediumMonitor: AOC G2460PG 24" G-Sync 144Hz 1ms LED LCD TN 2nd Monitor: Asus VE247 60Hz 2ms LED LCD TNSoundcard: Asus Xonar U7 Compact 7.1Speakers: Creative GigaWorks T40 Series IIHeadphones: AKG K551ODD: Samsung SE-506CB 6x Blu-Ray Writer Slim Laptop Lenovo Flex 2. CPU: Intel Core i7-4510U 2.0 GHz RAM: DDR3 1600 16 GB SSD: 256 GB ODD: DVDRW GPU: Nvidia G840 OS: Windows 8.1 Display: Multitouch 15.6" LED 1080p
Bartimaeus Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 I bought 2x8GB of RAM for $75 expecting it to be canceled. It arrived just now. Whoops! Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Pidesco Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 ASUS P8H77-V LE INTEL Core i5 3450 3.10GHz GEIL 8GB DDR3 1600MHz MSI Geforce GTX 970 ASUS Xonar D2X Canton Movie 60CX Speakers Crucial MX100 512GB Seagate 1Tb 7200 RPM S-ATA2 32Mb Dell U3415W Gamepad XFX XGear Dual Reflex Cyborg V.5 Rumble Pad The Beast has arrived! "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
Keyrock Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Updated specs. These should be my specs for at least the next couple years. I don't foresee the need to upgrade anything anytime soon (I damn well better not need to upgrade after the ludicrous amount of money I spent on this rig): CPU: Intel i7-4790K (@4.7 GHz) CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer RAM: 32GB ADATA XPG V2 DDR3 2400 MHz GPU: Nvidia GTX Titan X SSD: Seagate 600 Series 480 GB HDD: Western Digital 7200 RPM 750 GB SATA PSU: Seasonic X-Series 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold Monitor: GREEN 27" 2560x1440 Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire Rapid 10 Keyless Cherry Mx Brown Switches Mouse: Microsoft Trackball Explorer Speakers: Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Speakers Headphones: JVC HA-RX700 Circumaural Microphone: AGPTEK Condenser Mirophone Gamepad: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller Flightstick: Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Wheel & Pedals: Atomic Lamborghini Gallardo Evo Edited April 19, 2015 by Keyrock RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Bartimaeus Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) How are the speakers? I once considered purchasing a Logitech set, but then I bought something else - though I'd like to note I paid only about 40% of Amazon's price (still for new, too). Warning: I know absolutely nothing about speakers. Edited April 19, 2015 by Bartimaeus Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Keyrock Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 How are the speakers? I once considered purchasing a Logitech set, but then I bought something else - though I'd like to note I paid only about 40% of Amazon's price (still for new, too). Warning: I know absolutely nothing about speakers. They're okay, nothing special. It's a budget 5.1 setup, you get what you pay for. Decent frequency response range and clarity, probably not good enough for an audiophile, but plenty good enough for most regular folks. Enough power for a small to mid-sized room; a good setup for a bedroom or a study, but probably not enough oomph for a good sized living room. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Bartimaeus Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Hah, so it goes, I guess. I bought my speakers not really expecting to like them all that much...but I actually like their sound signature better than the headphones I have (Sennheiser HD595 and Sennheiser HD280), and have been using them almost exclusively since getting them. Too much bass for my tastes, though...which is funny, because I read before purchasing them that people complained about them not having enough, which encouraged me to purchase them. Guess I'm really not a bass-head. In your experience, if you don't want more bass, is it worth getting a subwoofer? Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Keyrock Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Hah, so it goes, I guess. I bought my speakers not really expecting to like them all that much...but I actually like their sound signature better than the headphones I have (Sennheiser HD595 and Sennheiser HD280), and have been using them almost exclusively since getting them. Too much bass for my tastes, though...which is funny, because I read before purchasing them that people complained about them not having enough, which encouraged me to purchase them. Guess I'm really not a bass-head. In your experience, if you don't want more bass, is it worth getting a subwoofer? If you don't want the extra punch at very low frequencies then you can skip a subwoofer entirely. A subwoofer doesn't really add much in the way of... how do I put this... tone, what it does is it adds punch, force behind really low frequency tones like bass drum hits and really really low bass guitar notes. You'll hear the same tones without a subwoofer, for the most part, but you'll just hear them. With a subwoofer you'll not only hear them, they'll also smack you upside the head, if that makes any sense. Edited April 19, 2015 by Keyrock 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Bartimaeus Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Yeah, these speakers already have too much impact for me, so that's probably not a great idea. Thanks for the explanation, haha. Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
barakav Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 Gskill ddr4 2133 x99 sli plus 5820k oc msi gtx 970 I am waiting for the next graphic card generation to come out so I will be able to play smoothly with a 4K monitor without an SLI. An ex-biophysicist but currently Studying Schwarzschild singularities' black holes' Hawking radiation using LAZORS and hypersonic sound wave models. My main objective is to use my results to take over the world!
Keyrock Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 I am waiting for the next graphic card generation to come out so I will be able to play smoothly with a 4K monitor without an SLI. That's a wise choice, in my opinion. SLI/Crossfire, while usually a more cost efficient option, does bring its own set of extra issues (issues I'd rather not have to deal with). It's the reason I went for 1440p rather than 4K; you really still need SLI/Crossfire to do 4K. Titan X is the first single GPU card that can legitimately do 4K, but it's still not fully there. I mean, there are other single GPU cards that can technically do 4K, but no one investing the money in a 4K setup is looking to play on low settings or with crappy framerate. Titan X can't max games out at 4K, but it can run them on mid to high-ish settings and still maintain a decent framerate. We'll have to wait and see how the upcoming R9 390X performs, but unless it's significantly more powerful than the Titan X, I doubt it will be able to max games at 4K either. Most likely we're looking at at least another year before it's possible to max out at 4K with a single GPU, and probably at least 3 or 4 years before you can max 4K without buying a top of the line card. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
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