VR Computer For Real Virtual Reality

Virtual reality sets have already sizzled up the world of gamers and movie aficionados. The buzz created by VR has made everyone inquisitive about how the device works and how it feels to experience. There are several viral videos in which people can be seen wearing a VR headset and shouting, laughing or screaming like they are experiencing something in the real world.

Meaning of ‘virtual reality’ could be termed as that reality which is very closer to the real world reality. It is a virtual 3D computer generated environment simulated to create life like scenes and situations with the combination of sophisticated software and powerful hardware.

You must be wondering; what do you mean by powerful hardware? Suitcase nuclear reactor? Nitrogen-cooled desktop? Here’s how much power your machine should have actually to work like a VR computer.

These specifications are as recommended by Oculus.

-Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater processor.

-8 GB or greater RAM

-NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater

-2x USB 3.0 ports

-Compatible HDMI 1.3 output

-Windows 7 SP1 or greater

Sounds like a super computer? While this is an outrageously powerful and expensive hardware to have, it enables your VR to do the incredible stuff it is meant to do.

VR requires an incredibly high frame rate of 75 fps or greater for true virtual reality experience. High frame rate is required for smooth movement to prevent headache or nausea. And VR headsets create separate pictures for both eyes, which require even more computing power. As per Oculus’s Chief Architect Atman Binstock, there are three VR graphic challenges:

-Real time performance

-Latency

-Raw rendering costs

VR operates on extremely high resolution of 2160*1200 at 90 Hz and takes somewhere around 400 million shades pixels per second. It is a lot more than the normal computer screen which works at 1080p resolution at consumes around 124 million shades pixels per second.

To compute such data at an incredibly fast speed, a powerful and very high performance GPU and CPU is required. A VR PC gets a graphic card which is approximately 7 times more powerful than the normal computer’s graphic card.

It is a revolutionary technology and can be applied in various fields like engineering, medical sciences, military and education for the betterment of the mankind. Every new innovative technology disrupts the thinking of people and you need to have high quality hardware in place to enjoy the fun of this sophisticated technology.

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