Upgrade PC for Oculus Rift

The Bobster

Item|Price
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€91.79
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil|€55.94
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.55
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€17.50
Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express|€226.51
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€212.12
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€52.40
Crucial M4 128GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€111.29
WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 3 6Gb/s|€82.59
Thermalright True Spirit 120|€23.79
Rechner - Zusammenbau|€20.00
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€948.47

This is the PC that I got a few years back (I copied it from my post back then and the links no longer work) but I am now considering getting a Oculus Rift, even if it is a bit crazy priced, and it won't be good enough. They recommend an AMD 290 equivalent or greater GPU and a i5-4590 equivalent or greater for the CPU. CPU wise I was hoping to get by by just overclocking my i5-3570K. Do ye think that that would do? GPU wise I will have to look into getting a new one. I was thinking maybe a R9 380X or R9 390 as that would probably be the limit that I would spend on it. Is there anything in my build that would be incompatible with getting one of them upgrades? I really don't know too much about these things. Also how easy/hard is it to replace a GPU?

Digital Solitude

CPU is fine, probably won't need to even OC it.

380X or 390 would be fine for the Occulus.

Changing GPU is unscrewing the mount at the back, remove power connectors, hit the wee clip under the card (or break it if you're as ham handed as I am) and lift the GPU out. Follow in reverse order to install the new one.

7950 is worth a few bob, not sure exactly second hand prices on it

Eoinmc97

Well, overclocking your CPU will improve your minimum frames in each eye, which cuts out choppiness and nausiae.

Also, the Occulus won't be out until what, April? You could hang around until June then and pick up some of the new GPUs coming out, which will be awesome.

MRTULES

Am I right in thinking you won't see your rift till June? If so, I'd be holding off getting a new GPU till closer the time.
Other requirements were HDMI 1.3, and a USB 3.0 (or a few of them) iirc.

TerrorFirmer

Yeah, you can afford to wait unless you specifically want to upgrade for games now, as your GPU is pretty old at this stage....still OK, but trails way behind the rest of your spec and wouldn't have a hope with the Oculus CV.

You won't need to overclock that CPU, just need a new GPU. You should get E70-80 for the 7850 on adverts.

Faster ram if you wanted, yours is quite slow, but the actual translation in game performance isn't really noticeable.

The Bobster

Thanks for the help. Yeah I wasn't going to order the GPU until closer to the time just wanted to get an idea. Thanks.

MarkAnthony

I can't see the CPU making much difference.

The GPU is going to be the issue with the R9-290/390 probably being the absolute minimum you'll want to aim for.

I had no issues with the DK2 once the frame rates were high enough, let them drop and welcome to motion sicknessville. I sail and used to fly quite a bit (Chipmunks/Bulldogs for anyone who's interested) and believe me it takes a lot to make me chunder. An hour of ESO on a DK2 jaysus had to have a lie down!