How powerful your PC needs to be to run Oculus Rift

A GTX970? Seriously?

I was just about to buy a GTX960, but if this will be inadequate for VR in 6 months time then I need to rethink things. I'm not even a hardcore gamer, just need my PC to last 5 years on medium settings.
 
Well it has a resolution of 1080x1200 per eye, and a 90 Hz refresh rate. I honestly recon you need a 980ti to get the optimal experience out of it. A gtx 970 will be a minimum requirement.

I honestly can't see how this is not gonna fsck up your eyes, I'll pass.
 
ponder said:
I honestly can't see how this is not gonna fsck up your eyes, I'll pass.
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Actually... Playing outside in this country would probably do more damage to your eyes than playing in a virtual room. The reason is because of the damaging UV light from the sun. VR devices and screens don't emit UV radiation. People who play computer games usually don't have killer tans :).

The only real side effect of VR is motion sickness. This is the primary reason why you need a beast of a computer to run it. You need a high frame rate to minimise the effects.

The other way is to use an optimised system like a PS4 to get the frame rate.
 
I don't really care what hardware is required right now for VR. Totally new stuff will be available by the time all the VR headsets are on the market and lots of quality VR content is available. I'll worry about what I'm going to buy then.
ponder said:
Well it has a resolution of 1080x1200 per eye, and a 90 Hz refresh rate. I honestly recon you need a 980ti to get the optimal experience out of it. A gtx 970 will be a minimum requirement.

I honestly can't see how this is not gonna fsck up your eyes, I'll pass.
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Why on earth would VR mess up your eyes? It's just a display, and a fairly amazing one at that. The worst that can happen is motion sickness as a result of not having at least 60fps - something that shouldn't be an issue for the average consumer as 60fps will be required by stores selling VR content.
 
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