I am thoroughly enjoying the virtual reality experience using my Oculus Rift. I knew the resolution would not be optimum however as much as I enjoy the immersion I am unable to read my instrument panels to read altitude or airspeed or any other gauges or dials. Also finding airports is next to impossible as you must be right on top of them before you can differentiate the airport from the surrounding terrain. If the aiport has a VASI they are easier to find. Is this typical for those of you using Oculus with P3D? I meet the minimum computer requirements and ram however I am wondering if a newer more powerful graphics card would help. I have a GeForce GTX 780. From what I read Oculus recommends a minimum GeForce GTX 970. I don't want to upgrade if a new card wont improve the clarity. Is the blurriness a function of the video card or the Oculus itself? If not a new video card is there any other way to improve the clarity? Thanks for anyone who can offer some help.

tkellogg,

Can I call you wheatbix??? LOL

I am not yet into VR  or P3Dv4 as such, but, as far as your hardware goes, ALWAYS buy the best you can afford. The GTX1070 may well cut the mustard but if and when you upgrade to 4k or 8k VR it most probably will not. A vast majority (is there such a thing) of simmers will eventually upgrade. Technology does not stand still and man being man will most probably want the best available at the time. The frugal ones will hold out a little longer but, upgrade they will, if life permits. That I am afraid, is the nature of the more than average simmer.

From all I have read about VR, most simming articles comment on legibility of the guages and this will probably not go away until we go 2k, 4k, or 8k VR (something to look forward to) Given that scenerio, most simmers using VR now will probably eventually want to read their guages so buying a GTX1070 now is only a temporary solution. For me, if I was a user, I think I would be inclined to wait for Volta GPUs and then re-evaluate. Also Pimax are due out first quarter of 2018 I believe and 4 or 8k wont love the 1070 as much as the 1080ti etc.

Just be patient (he says after noting that you already have Occulus Rift) until Volta comes out and if it is not vastly better than the 1080ti, then at least the 1080ti will be cheaper (theoreticly, at least) 

That then is my advice, if you have to buy now, and cannot wait, buy the best you can afford. and enjoy.

Regards

Tony

You can also help legibility a bit by increasing supersampling via the Oculus tray tool, if your graphics settings and system can handle it without introducing unacceptable framerates.

Thanks for your replies

I have 2 GTX 780 in SLI and a Pimax 4k and I can read the gauges just fine.  The issue is not your video card.  It's the low resolution of the Rift.  Take a look at Pimax 4k or wait for the Pimax 8k.  They'll be showing it at CES in a couple of weeks.