Math Geek :
kids ran across this today and it said their q6600 cpu was good enough but needed a better gpu than the r9-270 they have.
i woulda thought the cpu would not past the test but it did. kinda odd to me since the min specs are so high.
That's really interesting.
I have an old Q6600 with mobo and ram sitting on shelf right now. I should dust it off and set it up. It would be interesting to find out what combination of hardware will make that CPU work with VR.
From the screenshot (and the article):
From the above image: “Please note that while your system’s rendering power isn’t limited by your CPU, this test doesn’t account for the varying CPU cost of positional tracking and processing-intense applications. Follow the recommended specs for each VR headset and piece of software.”
Run one of the games (Elite
😀angerous perhaps) and see how that Q6600 holds up on a R270 normally and see how often it drops below 90fps due to CPU (or GPU for that matter). The VR test doesn't put ANY load metric on the CPU. It's a pixel-pusher demo to give you feel-goods.