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Help and Support Forums => All things VR => Topic started by: DaddyAce on November 28, 2017, 07:29:32 PM
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So today in the mail I received my Black Friday upgrades; a i5 7600K and a new PSU, in the mail, as expected. This evening a UPS truck backs up my driveway and delivers a box. I say to the guy something about expecting some stuff, but it already arrived by mail. He says something like, well it's computer stuff (he knows I build my own), and sure enough it's addressed to me. So I bring it inside, and I open the box, and it's a brand new Oculus Rift! :banana: :banana: :banana:
And, I suspect my oldest son is the anonymous benefactor behind this...... :old:
....and it looks like I'm joining the VR club! :x
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So today in the mail I received my Black Friday upgrades; a i5 7600K and a new PSU, in the mail, as expected. This evening a UPS truck backs up my driveway and delivers a box. I say to the guy something about expecting some stuff, but it already arrived by mail. He says something like, well it's computer stuff (he knows I build my own), and sure enough it's addressed to me. So I bring it inside, and I open the box, and it's a brand new Oculus Rift! :banana: :banana: :banana:
And, I suspect my oldest son is the anonymous benefactor behind this...... :old:
....and it looks like I'm joining the VR club! :x
Good for you, DaddyAce!
Hope all works out well for you.
:salute
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Thanks Pudgie! :salute
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Awesome DaddyAce. Let me know if you need help with anything
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I think my puter will barely handle it with the new CPU, although I suspect my GTX 1060 will be on the light side....so I'm guessing I'll need to invest in a new GPU to get good frame rate.
Thanks Clu!
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I think my puter will barely handle it with the new CPU, although I suspect my GTX 1060 will be on the light side....so I'm guessing I'll need to invest in a new GPU to get good frame rate.
Thanks Clu!
1060 will work it easily! I upgraded my old 950(i think it was) to the 1060. Had an issue with installing the 1060...sent it to a friend to fix whatever I had screwed up! :uhoh Seems it was a "SIZE" thing as far as connecting it to mother board. Easy fix :cheers: He lived in Wva though, and I had NEW RIFT...yes I went out and bought new computer with1070 :neener: Wasnt gonna be patient one little bit! SO long story short, when I got my old-upgraded computer back, I set up the rift on it as that was intent anyway. Worked like a charm, so you should have no issues at all. Its more than enough and ran it with slightly better FPS than the newer computer and 1070. Maybe 5- 12 higher FPS in most areas. :rock
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WOOWOOOO!!!!! I just saw this , good news!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:
....and it looks like I'm joining the VR club! :x
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Thank you Kanth and 1stpar, good to hear my hardware will likely support it. I think the next issue will be figuring out how to get my old eyes to focus well on something so close. Now just need to take the time to get it set up! But I think all the info on this board will surely help.
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Yep and if you have any problems at all just let us know :aok
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Thank you Kanth and 1stpar, good to hear my hardware will likely support it. I think the next issue will be figuring out how to get my old eyes to focus well on something so close. Now just need to take the time to get it set up! But I think all the info on this board will surely help.
You aren't focusing close at the little screens. The fresnel lenses set the focus at a distance. If you can see across the room I think you'll be OK. If you need correction you can get lens inserts.
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Let me know if your Oculus headset sound is working. I've given up until I can find some clue as to what's wrong. All I get is a clicking sound.
I've disconnected all other speakers and mic's and enabled Oculus as the default speakers & mic. in Windows 7.
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Easy, Oculus won't be default speakers, it will show up as Headphones Rift Audio
I'm assuming you are talking about no sound at all , including no sound in the oculus lobby.
(http://www.baileyarabians.com/AH3/rift/riftsound.jpg)
Let me know if your Oculus headset sound is working. I've given up until I can find some clue as to what's wrong. All I get is a clicking sound.
I've disconnected all other speakers and mic's and enabled Oculus as the default speakers & mic. in Windows 7.
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Easy, Oculus won't be default speakers, it will show up as Headphones Rift Audio
I'm assuming you are talking about no sound at all , including no sound in the oculus lobby.
(http://www.baileyarabians.com/AH3/rift/riftsound.jpg)
Thanks
Yep, I've tried it both ways, and several others and all I get is a popping sound. My Windows Sound dialogs look the same as yours. I even unplugged the headset end of the cable (yes you can) and re-seated it. I'm ready to return/exchange it as defective.
The only thing I wonder about is whether Facebook/Oculus insists on filling out the PIN number before it will work. I did run into several stupid issues like that during the installation and a dialog about it keeps popping up.
The Best Buy I bought it from has one VR sales guy for demos. My thinking is to have him test my unit in the store.
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You aren't focusing close at the little screens. The fresnel lenses set the focus at a distance. If you can see across the room I think you'll be OK. If you need correction you can get lens inserts.
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Good news FLS, thanks, sounds like my eyes will work well enough. I generally don't use glasses, except for reading.
So far I have only opened but not yet taken them out of the box. I want to swap out the PSU and CPU before I set up the rift, and want to do that when I have a morning free and am mentally fresh. Am hoping to do it by week's end, otherwise it won't happen until mid Dec or so.
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I will be interested in hearing how the setup goes and your first reactions/stumbling-points.
I, too, am assembling some computer parts that will allow future VR use. They haven't arrived yet, but it will be fun to put it all together and max out my eye candy in some games. :D
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Sure Krusty, will be happy to share. Hopefully will start this weekend, otherwise won't happen til mid month or so.
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your oldest son is awesome! :aok
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The 1060 runs the rift just fine. Setup is very easy so you should be good to go as long as you have 8k memory and the 3 usb.
Coot
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your oldest son is awesome! :aok
Yes, thanks Bruv, 'twas a very nice surprise! And yes, I'm lucky that both my sons are awesome in their own ways.
The 1060 runs the rift just fine. Setup is very easy so you should be good to go as long as you have 8k memory and the 3 usb.
Coot
Good news Coot, thanks! I'm tempted to try it with my machine as is: i3 6100, 8 GB DDR4, and lots of USB 3 ports, but have some concerns about my old 400 W PSU, and do have a new PSU and i5 7600 K sitting here....just right now, even in my mostly-retired state have a lot going on. But perhaps this weekend, or at least in a couple weeks....... :airplane:
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Good news Coot, thanks! I'm tempted to try it with my machine as is: i3 6100, 8 GB DDR4, and lots of USB 3 ports, but have some concerns about my old 400 W PSU, and do have a new PSU and i5 7600 K sitting here....just right now, even in my mostly-retired state have a lot going on. But perhaps this weekend, or at least in a couple weeks....... :airplane:
My i7 2600K runs it just fine and usually draws only 120 watts or less except on Oculus when it hits 270ish including my Viewsonic monitor. These numbers are reported by my UPS.
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Easycore, I dont believe I ever had a sound issue. Was pretty much plug n play. Could it be WINDOWS 7. I thought it only was supported by Win10?
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Easycore, I dont believe I ever had a sound issue. Was pretty much plug n play. Could it be WINDOWS 7. I thought it only was supported by Win10?
....just happen to have the box handy....it says "Windows 7 SP 1 64-bit or newer"
My i7 2600K runs it just fine and usually draws only 120 watts or less except on Oculus when it hits 270ish including my Viewsonic monitor. These numbers are reported by my UPS.
Thanks for the info Easyscor. My system has similar power draw (similar to yours, read on UPS). I suspect my PSU would handle the extra power easily, except I have some suspicions that it may have some issues so don't want to test it by increasing load with my new hardware....
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:aok I looked it up as well! It was just nagging at me, I didnt have his issues and couldnt think of a fix that hadnt allready been mentioned. VR is a wonderful experience and I hate seeing guys with issues, and cant get right into enjoying VR :rock
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Yeah, I'm always suspicious of Windows since it often seems buggy depending on your system.....but find this community great when you need help. :cheers:
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Easycore, I dont believe I ever had a sound issue. Was pretty much plug n play. Could it be WINDOWS 7. I thought it only was supported by Win10?
The Rift and Vive both work with Windows 7. The new Microsoft AR headsets, being produced by several manufacturers, only work with Windows 10.
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The Rift and Vive both work with Windows 7. The new Microsoft AR headsets, being produced by several manufacturers, only work with Windows 10.
Yes, think that was what had me guessing! I knew I had read something about ONLY WIN10 :uhoh I did,too :x
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Yes, thanks Bruv, 'twas a very nice surprise! And yes, I'm lucky that both my sons are awesome in their own ways.
Good news Coot, thanks! I'm tempted to try it with my machine as is: i3 6100, 8 GB DDR4, and lots of USB 3 ports, but have some concerns about my old 400 W PSU, and do have a new PSU and i5 7600 K sitting here....just right now, even in my mostly-retired state have a lot going on. But perhaps this weekend, or at least in a couple weeks....... :airplane:
Now if this is due to all them elk hind quarters you've been having to tote I know someone who could make it worth your while........................ ..........
:D
Enjoy it DaddyAce!
:salute
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Now if this is due to all them elk hind quarters you've been having to tote I know someone who could make it worth your while........................ ..........
:D
Enjoy it DaddyAce!
:salute
Well Pudgie, no elk to pack out this year, but we had some very cool experiences getting into elk late in the season. We never fired a shot on elk this year. I have to give my hunter son kudos for developing a strong ethic for being safe and respectful of the animals. He challenged himself to hunt with iron sights (no scope) and passed up some very close shots when the animals were skylined, but like his Dad, he cherishes getting out and getting close to the animals and will not take the shot unless he's entirely comfortable that it'll be a clean kill and there are no safety issues. There's no taking back the bullet once you let it fly. For us it's most important to have the adventure, challenge and interesting experiences and feel good about what we did than necessarily take a shot. Most seasons we end the season with plenty of meat. This year we have one antelope, but still some leftover meat from last season.
And thank you sir for the kind wishes! Am looking forward to returning home and getting back into the game with the rift! :salute
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I will be interested in hearing how the setup goes and your first reactions/stumbling-points.
I, too, am assembling some computer parts that will allow future VR use. They haven't arrived yet, but it will be fun to put it all together and max out my eye candy in some games. :D
Krusty I found setup pretty easy overall, and I'd say easier than I expected, other than getting the mic to work, and with a little guidance from Kanth and Jazzi, was quite simple to solve. I referred to Easyscor's post a couple times, and the VR board in general. Easy has some very good suggestions in his post that will help keep you on track. My puter has plenty of USB ports, and had absolutely no issues with USB, and see no need for external powered hub, at least for my setup.
I saw no indication on the rift or in the materials that the unit even had a mic. My starting assumption was that I'd need to add one. But it is there. Once I found it in Windows, and the in the Aces High sound option and made sure it was appropriately selected it started working, and seems to be very good quality. Wish I could be a bit more specific here, but am 2500 miles from my system at the moment....
I have never experienced a 3-d movie or VR before, so the Oculus intro demo was pretty mind-blowing for me. Others have summarized comparisons to flying with a monitor, and I agree, except perhaps, if anything for me folks have understated the amazing feeling of immersion IN the game. I think I'm quite hooked after only an hour or 2 and can't wait to get back to it! :airplane:
Good Luck Krusty, there's a great bunch of folks here to help you, and my guess is you'll love it! :airplane: