Help Upgrade HTPC to High Spec Gaming Machine Ready for Oculus Rift!

well a 660 ti then wouldn't be too bad like i said the 7950 was better..but in real terms the fps you are going to get will be about 60+ and your monitor can only display 60 fps (60hz refresh rate) so if a 660ti draws less power and is colder then....a 660 ti it is

now.....im not as clued in on nvidia cards as amd but i know that for small cases you need a cooler like the one below...i dont know what that cooler type is called but it sucks air in and fires it out the back rather than blowing onto the pcb it blows air through the heat sink.

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1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 660TI SuperClocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
Total : £244.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).




this is also on sale
 
Oh i just realised that the case: Silverstone Sugo SG05 HTPC Case with 450W Power Supply has a limit on the card length to be under 10inches.

I think this EVGA is just over at around 12inches and same with the ATI Radeon 7950.
 
Leprechaun312 said:
the 660 ti i speced is aparently 10x1.4.4 inches so it will "just" squeeze in
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Thats good to hear!

Firstly, id really like to thank you for all the help that you have provided me with in this forum topic, really appreciated. You have been top notch in responding to my queries right away aswell.

Thank you so much!

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Now secondly, ive had a good think about this upgrade last night and also had a talk with the misses and some other people.

After a lot of debate, we think its actually better for me to not touch the HTPC - and instead get a new GAMING Machine with high rez monitor etc...
Now i know this initially started off with a requirement to just play oculus rift games, but i think it will also be used to play high end games on ultra settings in the future (hence should be easily upgradeable) and i will probably also use it to develop games/demos for VR.

Now after looking at the home cinema room layout, we think we can make place for this in the same room in the corner with a small desk workstation.

Now the thing is to do a search for this gaming bundle and get the right one to choose, i had a look last night on OC, lets just say that i found it quite baffling to know what one to choose after looking at all the choices available to me - the case was the hardest part i thought!

So just wondering if i should start a new topic thread for this search in the appropriate forum topic or if i can just continue in this one and right down the sort of specs im looking for.
 
emmm... you can just continue in this if you want I keep my eye out for this thread but if you want you can start a new one what would your budget be for a new build and what spec would u be looking ?
 
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Dr Delphi said:
No unfortunately not, and a 650 would be too slow to run at the rift's resolution especially at 60/120 Hz. I'm going to echo what other people have said and suggest you look for a bigger case as the one you have just won't fit in a top spec graphics card, unfortunately they now pump out loads of heat and so need to be cooled with some hefty copper heatsinks hence their size.
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650ti boost is a good card, not far off a 7850.

But yeah, it's not single slot.
 
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