Question about VR setup/requirements

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Someone said they were told that you can't mix an AMD processor and Nvidia graphics card

or Intel and AMD's brand of GPU and be able to do VR.

Is that even true, or just hog wash?

I haven't seen anything about it, but I want to ask others who might know.

[Omega]

It's hogwash.

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Originally posted by Omega:

It's hogwash.

That's what I told them. I figured if you have a Ryzen 7 and an RTX 2060 6GB you should be able to VR fine.

[r.linder]

Hogwash. All that matters for VR is a powerful GPU and a decent enough CPU.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I've mostly used amd cpu and Nvidia gpu in most builds since amd socket A days.

Never was an issue

Amd ryzen + nvidia gpu, works as good as anything else out there. Now it's more about what u can afford and what you prefer. Doesn't matter if intel, amd or nvidia. And mixing is of zero issue.

Ryzen 7 series and RTX 2060 is more then enough for VR. Just make sure to have an ssd and 16gb minimum ram, and latest Win10 64bit build/version and drivers.

Make sure Display and VR is plugged into your gpu card, not the motherboard. Buy displays that have both HDMI and DP. If using vr that is hdmi then plug that into gpu hdmi. Plug displays into dp.

[r.linder]

Even an R5 3600 is more than enough for VR, really. Don't need a 3700X or better.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes, any Ryzen 5 series or Intel 8th/9th gen i5 series is plenty for VR

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Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

I've mostly used amd cpu and Nvidia gpu in most builds since amd socket A days.

Never was an issue

Amd ryzen + nvidia gpu, works as good as anything else out there. Now it's more about what u can afford and what you prefer. Doesn't matter if intel, amd or nvidia. And mixing is of zero issue.

Ryzen 7 series and RTX 2060 is more then enough for VR. Just make sure to have an ssd and 16gb minimum ram, and latest Win10 64bit build/version and drivers.

Make sure Display and VR is plugged into your gpu card, not the motherboard. Buy displays that have both HDMI and DP. If using vr that is hdmi then plug that into gpu hdmi. Plug displays into dp.

You can get an HDMI splitter can't you so your HDMI goes to monitor and the VR set?

Also I figured that all drivers would have to be up to date, but I'll tell them it shouldn't matter.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

No, if you need multiple hdmi and the gpu doesn't have it, get either a hdmi to dp male to male cable for your monitor or a dp male to hdmi female dongle to plug into gpu side and connect monitor via hdmi male to male cable.

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Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

No, if you need multiple hdmi and the gpu doesn't have it, get either a hdmi to dp male to male cable for your monitor or a dp male to hdmi female dongle to plug into gpu side and connect monitor via hdmi male to male cable.

It's a 2060 with DP HDMI and DVI so I think a DP to HDMI would be good for one.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Most modern gpus tend to have 1x hdmi and 3x dp. So yea reserve the hdmi for vr if you use vr and it has hdmi. As its not a big deal, or expensive to get a dp adapter or dp to hdmi cable if needed for displays that don't already have dp on ot.

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Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Most modern gpus tend to have 1x hdmi and 3x dp. So yea reserve the hdmi for vr if you use vr and it has hdmi. As its not a big deal, or expensive to get a dp adapter or dp to hdmi cable if needed for displays that don't already have dp on ot.

Alright sounds good. Any other tips for VR set up or