CPU and Oculus Rift

[kirito867]

Hi

My Processor is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz with an overclock to 4.40GHz and comes out ahead of the recommended Intel i5-4590. Will this be suitable for running the rift?

The Oculus tool says no but then it doesn't make sense that they would say yes to the i5-4590.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[SaintJimmy]

I'm sure it will be fine, I've got the same CPU at a similar OC and I don't plan on upgrading it until there is something worth upgrading too.

If everything else is showing as OK for the rift then I wouldn't worry about your CPU.

 

[Gregster]

You will be fine. That tool is a bit of a joke really and it tells me that my 3930K @ 4.6 isn't good enough either

 

[kirito867]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the answers. I did ask on the Oculus support page but have had no reply for over a week.

Are you guys ordering the rift?

 

[kration]

And hopefully an i5 4690 should be OK too...

 

[ukxenon]

Mine is on order I cannot wait

 

[SaintJimmy]

Yup on order, couldn't get the order through straight away but should be arriving in April.

 

[Gregster]

Ordered and March delievery

 

[Dave2150]

You will be fine. That tool is a bit of a joke really and it tells me that my 3930K @ 4.6 isn't good enough either

To be fair, that CPU is a bit long in the tooth these days. It's 5 year old tech after all.

X99/Z170 platforms both offer superior minimum FPS, which are quite important from my VR testing.

 

[Karateyid]

I'm finding it hard not to hit the upgrade button at the moment... Think I'll upgrade from crossfire to a 980/980ti and see how the rest of the rig copes when it gets here in April.