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NVIDIA Unveils PC Requirements Needed For The Oculus Rift

January 5, 2016 by Carlos Chism

VR will not come cheap.

Virtual reality took up a lot of the mindshare in the tech and videogame industries in 2015. With preorders starting Wednesday for the Oculus Rift's release later this year, NVIDIA announced today the specifications required to use the Rift on the PC in a post on its website.

The company has chosen to call rigs and PC parts ready to run the Rift as “GeForce GTX VR Ready.” Some partners include manufacturers like EVGA and Alienware, along with popular etailers like Amazon and Newegg. a GeForce GTX 970. Or a GTX 980m for laptops. The minimum requirements include:

  • A GeForce GTX 970 for desktops, or a GTX 980M for laptops

  • An Intel Core i5-4590 processor, or an AMD equivalent (at least quad-core)

  • Eight GB of RAM

  • Two USB 3.0 ports and an HDMI 1.3 port

  • Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1) or newer

A GTX 970 currently runs at a suggested retail price of $329.99, while an Intel Core i5-4590 is priced around $200 at different sites.

Jason Paul, general manager of emerging technologies at Nvidia, said in a press release today:

"For customers, navigating an emerging technology like VR can be daunting. We're working with trusted partners worldwide to simplify the buying process with a GeForce GTX VR Ready badge that will let customers quickly identify PCs or add-in cards that are capable of handling the demands of VR."

Expect more information on VR compliance and other PC news out of NVIDIA’s press event, which starts tonight at 9 p.m. EST. There could also be more VR news coming out of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, which starts this week.

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