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‎01-30-2017 01:13 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion 550-152na
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi

 

I recently bought the Oculus Rift VR goggles but they do not work.

 

Found out that my graphics card is not completable with these

 

How can i upgrade my card and what is the best card to get.

 

All help really appreicated

 

many thanks

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‎01-30-2017 04:42 PM - edited ‎01-30-2017 04:52 PM

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@binky69,

Direct from their site:      https://www3.oculus.com/en-us/rift/

Recommended:

Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 or greater

Alternative Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater

CPU Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater

Memory 8GB+ RAM

Video Output Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output

USB Ports 3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port

OS Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer

 

Minimum:

Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater

Alternative Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater

CPU Intel i3-6100 / AMD FX4350 or greater

Memory 8GB+ RAM

Video Output Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output

USB Ports 1x USB 3.0 port, plus 2x USB 2.0 ports

OS Windows 8.1 or newer

 

ALERT:  your r5 330 is <25W.   The GTX 1050 draws 120W.  Your existing PSU is 180W.

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‎01-31-2017 05:06 AM

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Hi

 

Many thanks for that reply.

 

1 question , will i need to upgrade my PSU ??

 

Still all new to this.

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