GTX 980M - VR ready?

[MisterMegaByte]

So, I am thinking about buying a new laptop, but I need it to be VR ready. I have been looking into laptops with the GTX 980m as I would like to be able to get it for cheap. The specific laptop I'm looking at right now is the MSI GT72S 6QE-054NE. Please help me decide.

 

[rgd1101]

this is from Nvidia
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/vr/system-requirements

better to go to the VR system website you are look at to and check their system requirement

here a list on tomsguide
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/vr-headset-guide,news-20644.html

 

[photonboy]

Unless you need the laptop specifically for gaming it would be much better to build a desktop.

(as per above it's EXPENSIVE to meet the minimum VR specs in a laptop. You need a GTX980 GPU, not a GTX980M. Desktop min is a GTX970 but it would be clocked higher in the desktop so you need a full GTX980 GPU in a laptop to get the performance... either way the laptop will be stamped "VR Ready" if it meets the specs or should be.)

In fact, the new GTX1070 and GTX1080 have new hardware that is optimized for VR so it can boost performance by up to 60% (once the software integrates this).

So I'd get a non-gaming laptop if possible (or keep what you have) because you can build a BETTER PC for cheaper as a desktop.

Such as:

GTX1070 (wait for nice after-market cooler build like EVGA for approx $400USD)
i5-6600K
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
etc

 

[MisterMegaByte]

Unless you need the laptop specifically for gaming it would be much better to build a desktop.

(as per above it's EXPENSIVE to meet the minimum VR specs in a laptop. You need a GTX980 GPU, not a GTX980M. Desktop min is a GTX970 but it would be clocked higher in the desktop so you need a full GTX980 GPU in a laptop to get the performance... either way the laptop will be stamped "VR Ready" if it meets the specs or should be.)

In fact, the new GTX1070 and GTX1080 have new hardware that is optimized for VR so it can boost performance by up to 60% (once the software integrates this).

So I'd get a non-gaming laptop if possible (or keep what you have) because you can build a BETTER PC for cheaper as a desktop.

Such as:

GTX1070 (wait for nice after-market cooler build like EVGA for approx $400USD)
i5-6600K
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
etc

I already have a computer that's VR ready, but I need some mobility

 

[fred91682]

Unless you need the laptop specifically for gaming it would be much better to build a desktop.

(as per above it's EXPENSIVE to meet the minimum VR specs in a laptop. You need a GTX980 GPU, not a GTX980M. Desktop min is a GTX970 but it would be clocked higher in the desktop so you need a full GTX980 GPU in a laptop to get the performance... either way the laptop will be stamped "VR Ready" if it meets the specs or should be.)

In fact, the new GTX1070 and GTX1080 have new hardware that is optimized for VR so it can boost performance by up to 60% (once the software integrates this).

So I'd get a non-gaming laptop if possible (or keep what you have) because you can build a BETTER PC for cheaper as a desktop.

Such as:

GTX1070 (wait for nice after-market cooler build like EVGA for approx $400USD)
i5-6600K
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)
etc

I already have a computer that's VR ready, but I need some mobility

Clevo P870DM-G should solve your woes if you got the cash. Buy from a Prema partner too & get the Prema OC-er's Bios.

 

[princesc3]

So, I am thinking about buying a new laptop, but I need it to be VR ready. I have been looking into laptops with the GTX 980m as I would like to be able to get it for cheap. The specific laptop I'm looking at right now is the MSI GT72S 6QE-054NE. Please help me decide.

I currently own the gt72s 6qe dominator pro, and the htc vive, and it blazes through pretty much every vr game on the vive at high settings with no problems/ stutters what so ever. Very rarely do I get dropped frames, and its perfect in games like elite dangerous, even dcs world (turn down enviroment clutter though). I'll direct you to two posts on msi's website that help clarify this. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=271524.7
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=270550.0