Even though we still have no release date on the consumer version of The Oculus Rift VR Headset, it was revealed today on a blog post by Atman Binstock in their official blog, what we’ll need for the “full Oculus Rift experience”, so without further ado here it is:
- NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
- Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
- 8GB+ RAM
- Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
- 2x USB 3.0 ports
- Windows 7 SP1 or newer
The goal is for all Rift games and applications to deliver a great experience on this configuration
The Oculus Rift team said, adding:
“Ultimately, we believe this will be fundamental to VR’s success, as developers can optimize and tune their game for a known specification, consistently achieving presence and simplifying development.”
To be fair, this are the recommended specs for the “The Full Oculus Rift Experience”, so you will likely be able to get something a bit lower on the scale, although Atman Binstock says an effective VR experience is all about “comfortable, sustained presence,” which an “underperforming system” won’t be able to deliver. So don’t expect to get this working on your laptop anytime soon.
The other upside is that it won’t change over the lift of the Oculus Rift.
“As the equivalent-performance hardware becomes less expensive, more users will have systems capable of the full Rift experience,” Binstock wrote. “Developers, in turn, can rely on Rift users having these modern machines, allowing them to optimize their game for a known target, simplifying development.”
So, is your rig ready?
