Rennlist iRacing thread
#6391
The recorded view is a little distorted looking (and cropped funny) - it's however iRacing generates the mirrored window. It looks even better (and not at all distorted) when you're IN the Rift.
IMO the Rift *completely* changes the game. For simracing in general, not just iRacing.
IMO the Rift *completely* changes the game. For simracing in general, not just iRacing.
#6392
One silly little thing that I find SO cool (stupid... silly... but COOL!) is how iRacing set up rocks and pebbles.... car goes off track, kicks some dirt/rocks up on the course and then as the car ahead of you drives through, little rocks get kicked up.
Well some of those suckers are pretty big, and they truly do get rendered in 3D. In VR they come FLYING AT YOU. More than one occasion I've involuntarily cringed LOL. Good thing they haven't modeled "broken windshields" into the sim because I'm sure I'd have gone through a bunch of them otherwise.
Well some of those suckers are pretty big, and they truly do get rendered in 3D. In VR they come FLYING AT YOU. More than one occasion I've involuntarily cringed LOL. Good thing they haven't modeled "broken windshields" into the sim because I'm sure I'd have gone through a bunch of them otherwise.
#6393
The recorded view is a little distorted looking (and cropped funny) - it's however iRacing generates the mirrored window. It looks even better (and not at all distorted) when you're IN the Rift.
IMO the Rift *completely* changes the game. For simracing in general, not just iRacing.
IMO the Rift *completely* changes the game. For simracing in general, not just iRacing.
#6394
I would agree the Rift is awesome, example when coming out of the pits I can just look over my shoulder for on coming cars.
The first time I used it was in the MX5 Global car and I tried to reach up for the cage when I wanted to get up :-)
The first time I used it was in the MX5 Global car and I tried to reach up for the cage when I wanted to get up :-)
#6395
You do need a hefty PC to run it. You can "get by" with a lower end PC if you turn a lot of the graphics candy off, but you still run a risk of occasionally running into framerate dips. Random framerate drops are a quick way to induce motion sickness.
I'd look at recent gaming PC's that have an nVidia GTX-1070 graphics card at a minimum. Most places will sell something this spec for about ~$2k. Dell, Main Performance PC, etc.
#6397
Or build your own, I only spent about 5 minutes picking these parts but overall it would do the job well.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/G3CmFd
$1350, i5/GTX1070/16gb DDR4/SSD - You can spend more but this would handle iracing no problems.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/G3CmFd
$1350, i5/GTX1070/16gb DDR4/SSD - You can spend more but this would handle iracing no problems.
#6398
I have one friend who bought an "Oculus Ready PC" via a link from the Rift page and it works fine for the Rift demos and stuff but it still really struggles with iRacing unless he turns a lot of the eye candy down.
Rift + iRacing = hefty PC.
If you find a PC you're considering, post it up here and I'm happy to give my thoughts on whether or not it should run well enough.
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#6402
Yeah was just thinking about this. I may not make it either. Meeting up with some friends late afternoon for drinks, wife coming down.... chances of getting home in time to make the race are pretty low.
#6403
I won't make it either. Heading to the lake in the afternoon. I'm looking forward to next week though, I just installed a perfect pedal on my g27 and it seems like it's going to be much better. I just have to get used to only having an inch or so of travel.