Thinking of getting a VR

[gizmo]

Hi Guys,

 

As the tittle mentioned, what will be the best option for a VR set. I know there are a few out there but i would like to invest in a good VR set with good resolution which is worth the money. Any suggestions please?

 

Thank you

[dburne]

You might want to list your system specs.

HP Reverb G2 is one of the better ones out there today with it's high native resolution, however also needs a beefy rig to run at that resolution.

Lots of good info in the VR subforum.

Edited February 27, 2021 by dburne

[gizmo]

3 hours ago, dburne said:

You might want to list your system specs.

HP Reverb G2 is one of the better ones out there today with it's high native resolution, however also needs a beefy rig to run at that resolution.

Lots of good info in the VR subforum.

 

Hi,

 

Following are my system specs,

 

 

AMD RYZEN 9 5950X | 4.9 GHZ | 16 Cores 32 Threads

MOTHERBOARD (ULTRACORE) : ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming

GRAPHICS CARD (ULTRACORE) : ASUS RTX 3090 TUF GAMING OC 24GB

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (Ultracore/Explorer) : 32GB Corsair Vengence RGB PRO 3600mhz ( 4X8GB )

CPU COOLING SYSTEM (Desktop) : WATERCOOLING : NZXT Kraken Z73 360mm (LED Display)

Primary Solid State Drive (NVME | M.2 | DESKTOP) : 1TB AORUS GEN4 SSD (R: 5000 | W: 4400) (B550|X570 MB Only)

Secondary Solid State Drive Bay : 1TB NVME Gen4 SSD AORUS

First Hard Drive (Optimal Series) : 2TB TOSHIBA 7200RPM HDD SECOND HARD DRIVE (DT) :

POWER SUPPLY UNIT (Premium Range) : 850W Superflower Leadex3 80+ Gold

Certified PSU (Fully Modular) OPERATING SYSTEM : Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

 

Thank you

[Svsmokey]

I don't see that 'puter as limiting  Another consideration would be usage . Seated sim-only play ? Or do you anticipate enjoying room-scale vr as well ?

More into "plug and play" or do you have a high tolerance for tweaking ?

G2 , Rift S , Index and Pimax all have their adherents , and pluses and minuses . Rather than seeking recommendations , i advise doing your own (thorough) web research , as no one save you can establish your own priorities , i.e. fov , colors , clarity , comfort , refresh rate , audio , software etc .

 

[dburne]

19 hours ago, gizmo said:

Hi,

 

Following are my system specs,

 

 

AMD RYZEN 9 5950X | 4.9 GHZ | 16 Cores 32 Threads

MOTHERBOARD (ULTRACORE) : ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming

GRAPHICS CARD (ULTRACORE) : ASUS RTX 3090 TUF GAMING OC 24GB

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (Ultracore/Explorer) : 32GB Corsair Vengence RGB PRO 3600mhz ( 4X8GB )

CPU COOLING SYSTEM (Desktop) : WATERCOOLING : NZXT Kraken Z73 360mm (LED Display)

Primary Solid State Drive (NVME | M.2 | DESKTOP) : 1TB AORUS GEN4 SSD (R: 5000 | W: 4400) (B550|X570 MB Only)

Secondary Solid State Drive Bay : 1TB NVME Gen4 SSD AORUS

First Hard Drive (Optimal Series) : 2TB TOSHIBA 7200RPM HDD SECOND HARD DRIVE (DT) :

POWER SUPPLY UNIT (Premium Range) : 850W Superflower Leadex3 80+ Gold

Certified PSU (Fully Modular) OPERATING SYSTEM : Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

 

Thank you

 

Looks like you would be set ok for a Reverb G2.

That would be my recommendation.

Has a bit of a learning curve with it, but once set up properly it is a great headset.

[Mr_sukebe]

Worth being aware of the known issue with USB connection on AMD motherboards to the G2.  It’s easy to search and see comments about it.

[VpR81]

26 minutes ago, Mr_sukebe said:

Worth being aware of the known issue with USB connection on AMD motherboards to the G2.

 

X570 chipset, not AMD mainboards in general. Will hopefully soon be fixed via UEFI update. But you're right, this is something the TO should be aware of when looking at the G2 as he owns a X570 mb.

[Thinder]

On 2/27/2021 at 3:49 PM, gizmo said:

Hi,

 

Following are my system specs,

 

 

AMD RYZEN 9 5950X | 4.9 GHZ | 16 Cores 32 Threads

MOTHERBOARD (ULTRACORE) : ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming

GRAPHICS CARD (ULTRACORE) : ASUS RTX 3090 TUF GAMING OC 24GB

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (Ultracore/Explorer) : 32GB Corsair Vengence RGB PRO 3600mhz ( 4X8GB )

CPU COOLING SYSTEM (Desktop) : WATERCOOLING : NZXT Kraken Z73 360mm (LED Display)

Primary Solid State Drive (NVME | M.2 | DESKTOP) : 1TB AORUS GEN4 SSD (R: 5000 | W: 4400) (B550|X570 MB Only)

Secondary Solid State Drive Bay : 1TB NVME Gen4 SSD AORUS

First Hard Drive (Optimal Series) : 2TB TOSHIBA 7200RPM HDD SECOND HARD DRIVE (DT) :

POWER SUPPLY UNIT (Premium Range) : 850W Superflower Leadex3 80+ Gold

Certified PSU (Fully Modular) OPERATING SYSTEM : Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

 

Thank you

 

Before committing to purchasing a headset, you might want to wait for the next generation, since anyway there is little chances for you to get your hand on one G2 right now.

 

I had one, I liked the clarity of the optics but the FoV is not much of an improvement over the previous generation or even the CV1 I had before it and I was disapointed by the size of the sweetspot after a while using it.

Then it was a pain in the @ss to get to work from day one, Windows Mixed Reality is trash to say the least and after a while the whole thing refused to work completely, it couldn't be identified by Windows Mixed reality or even Steam VR even so it showed up just fine in Windows settings, I got a refund from HP without any problem which make me think that they knew there are issues with the G2. Just look at the number of G2 for sale second hand...

 

I'm not gonna buy another G2, I prefer to wait for an alternative among which, this one... https://www.deca.net/decagear/

 

Now is not the right time to buy anytrhing, even less a headset for the simple reason that manufacturing is slow due to the pendemic, quality suffers as well at every levels, you have chips burning and other things you won't see happening in normal times,  but in the case of VR, there are new technologies being brought by diverse manufacturers, at the time one might be able to buy a headset of the G2 generation, there might be something newer on the market.

 

  

4 hours ago, Mr_sukebe said:

Worth being aware of the known issue with USB connection on AMD motherboards to the G2.  It’s easy to search and see comments about it.

 

Not AMD board in general but a chipset when not updated, I didn't have any issues with my B450 at this level, all USB 2 and 3 worked perfectly, when HP support contacted me we went through a lot of checking and testing, it was them who took the decision of a refund, I wanted this headset to work.

 

 

 

 

Edited February 28, 2021 by Thinder

[gizmo]

Thank you all for your valuable feedback. Looks like I will wait a while as Thinder suggested. 

 

Regards 

[Csgo GE oh yeah]

In the meantime do some searching for the term 'sweet spot reverb G2' . 

There's some differing opinions about it, some say it's really small. 
Others say your eyes need to adjust. 
Others say that because of the high res, you notice the (small) sweetspot much more than with other lower res headsets. 
And some say that you need to get a bit lucky with the way the headset fits your head. 

As a G2 owner, i personally feel that :
- Yes the sweetspot is small , and i think that is because of a combination of that it's more noticable because of the higher res, AND how the G2 fits on my face. 

*edited because triggered by grammar error. 

Edited March 8, 2021 by Csgo GE oh yeah