[SOLVED] Upgrading a Old PC for VR

[thekicn]

I built a pc a while back for gaming on Steam That has served me well and still does, want to upgrade for VR :
Win7 64
m5a99FX pro rev2
AMD FX-6300
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 950 2GB WINDFORCE 2X OC
32Gb ram
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 80+ Gold PS.

I would like to upgrade my Video card and stay with Win7 64. Which is better? Two GTX950's($120-$145 used) or a New GTX1060?
Thanks for your time

 

[cookiemania66]

who wants 120$+ and more for a used 950... in Germany you can get one for less then 90$ 😀

For VR to Work you need atleast a 970 or higher, so you would need to go with 1060 6Gb since 950 wont be able to

 

[rontonomo]

I am sorry but that PC will not do VR well no matter what you do... You need way to powerful of a card for your CPU to be able to properly utilize. To move forward i would very highly recommend upgrading your whole system, and lastly you cant just buy two 950's because you can not SLI 950's...

 

[jterpstra0462]

Even upgrading to a 1060 I think your processor will be very limiting.

 

[Wolfshadw]

I'd also recommend the GTX1060 for your VR experience, but before making that purchase, I'd probably run the compatibility tool for whichever VR Headset you intend to purchase. You can also start with a SteamVR Performance Test.

-Wolf sends

 

[thekicn]

After much treading thru all the data I decided to reinstall Win 10, as I tried it when it was free for a day a while back and had not fdisked my system since. It smoothly installed it self for free using the original lic code still hidden all this time. So I now have DX12 with my old GTX950.
Much better than DX9-DX11 Win 7 on my newer games I hate ta say...
Can't afford to build a new system And will have to buy Win 10 when I do. Guess it's time to Cave.
Also found out that the bandwidth loss on PCIe 2.0x16 vs 3.0x16 is only 6 to 8 fps at 1080p! Not much of a bottleneck.
I just ordered a MSI RX580. As the graphics card does almost all the work and will work well with VR Later on.
And for now I may get a stand alone VR headset. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16826910007
I know it's not as good as a SteamVive, but will it run Steam games?????

Thanks for your time guys