New Reverb G2 Owner Thoughts

[ryanbatc 12,854]

16 minutes ago, turbomax said:

exactly my thinking. even if I may still get the 4090 😄

I don't have the PSU to run a 4090.  And with the power cord issues I decided against it.  The reviews I read for the card I bought are all excellent....low power good temps 65C (under load).  That's cooler than my 1080 lol.  I've got an MSI board and I really like it.  So sad about evga but happy about the purchase.

[Malaromane 421]

I just built a new Ryzen 7700X system (with an eye towards putting in a 7x00X3D CPU in the new year when they start shipping). Was looking at a 4090 card at the time but just couldn't justify the huge jump in price so I "settled" on a 3080 Ti for now. 

I've got my VR sessions running pretty smoothly although I'm running render scaling at 80% (TAA mode as I just find DLSS too blurry). But I'm slowly increasing my settings between each session to eke out every last bit of detail I can. 

Will be interested to read about your experiences with the 4080 card once you get it as I may eventually spring for one.

[turbomax 3,285]

5 hours ago, ryanbatc said:

I don't have the PSU to run a 4090

your 850 watt is enough. according to NVidia.

Edited December 1, 2022 by turbomax

[ryanbatc 12,854]

1 hour ago, turbomax said:

your 850 watt is enough. according to NVidia.

I did read that.  However I presume that's for their FE cards.  I'm not sure what other card manufacturers do exactly.  I'm even slightly wondering if it'll be enough for my 4080 from msi (though I did purchase their base model)

[TheFamilyMan 280]

According to MSI, you'll be fine with your 850W PSU.  And BTW, congrats on your 4080 purchase.  I mentioned in a different topic about a friend that happened to get the same gcard, upgrading from a 2080S.  He is beside himself with the discovered pleasure of his new found VR realm, his #1 joy is that at 45-60 fps everything is now readable in the cockpit without having to zoom in.  I too strongly considered returning my G2 right after I bought it, and that's using it with my 3080 ti. For me it took about three weeks getting used to it, and getting a reliable and accurate fit was something I initially wasn't doing right.  I imagine that once you acclimate to the sweet spot (and your 4080), you'll wonder how you got by for all those years without VR.  No joke...there's no going back to 2D sim flying.

Edited December 2, 2022 by TheFamilyMan

[turbomax 3,285]

58 minutes ago, TheFamilyMan said:

I too strongly considered returning my G2 right after I bought it

 

[dogmanbird 269]

7 hours ago, ryanbatc said:

I did read that.  However I presume that's for their FE cards.  I'm not sure what other card manufacturers do exactly.  I'm even slightly wondering if it'll be enough for my 4080 from msi (though I did purchase their base model)

i've been running a 4090 on a 850w supply for the last couple of weeks without any issues

[BufordTX 50]

On 11/26/2022 at 5:13 PM, ryanbatc said:

.  Also I need to bind more buttons - because finding keyboard keys is tough lol!

I removed the rubber nose-shield from the face gasket.  It's just held on by adhesive that can be removed easily.  If I look ahead, I don't see the gap.  If I look down with my eyes, I can see out, just enough to find keys on the keyboard and see streamdeck buttons.

[dogmanbird 269]

👍 that's the first thing I did when I bought mine. I also don't have any padding over my cheeks to help see down at physical controls

[jpe828 624]

On 12/1/2022 at 7:24 AM, ryanbatc said:

I'd say it is overpriced.  However I was looking at used 3080s and even those are going for 800 bucks or more (USD).  800 is crazy!  Long gone are the days of 500 dollar high end GPUs.  I figured that A) I wanted a GPU to help balance my fairly high end system, B) if I was going to spend 800 used on a previous gen card I might as well spend more on a newer card and C) you guys really got me hooked on VR LOL!

I hope to run 100% render scaling with medium to high MSFS settings now at a good fps...if I do that with my 1080 ti I'm not even breaking 20 at addon airports.

Makes me realize the deal I got on my 3080 a few months ago. I had no idea...It was on sale on Amazon for 800 CAD (under 600 USD). My G2 will come in January I think (Cybermonday sale). We will see how it goes. 

[dogmanbird 269]

Ebay Aus had 20% off some of the 4090's (for 24 hours) a couple of weeks before black friday. $2,700 was the cheapest I spotted for a couple of Zotac and Inno3d brands

[SimPlaneDriver 173]

On 11/26/2022 at 6:41 PM, ryanbatc said:

I'd also love to hear of their results.  I'm assuming they have a monster PC?  I can't imagine running 8k in MSFS at much more than 30 fps.

There really are rarely half-measures when it comes to MSFS and VR.

As for glasses inserts, you can use Zinni Optical. $10

https://www.zennioptical.com/p/metal-alloy-full-rim-frame-with-spring-hinges/5500?skuId=550021

I recommend this lens adapter:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4716449

Counterweight:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4793296

FOV mods:

https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=Hp+reverb+g2+fov&page=1&type=things&sort=relevant

I think they still have a feature on the website that will allow you to send it to someone with a 3-D printer—and of course, I got tired of doing that and broke down and bought a 3-D printer.

Good luck in your quest and prepare for your wallet to cry. 

Edited December 4, 2022 by SimPlaneDriver
More useful HP Reverb Prints

[ryanbatc 12,854]

17 minutes ago, SimPlaneDriver said:

 

Good luck in your quest and prepare for your wallet to cry. 

Yeah I already emptied a bunch for a RTX 4080

[turbomax 3,285]

On 11/27/2022 at 3:41 AM, ryanbatc said:

I'm assuming they have a monster PC?  I can't imagine running 8k in MSFS at much more than 30 fps.

not necessary. dynamic foveated rendering via eye tracking is the magic key word here. it renders only a small portion of the total VR display at max. resolution, but you don't notice that because it is always rendered at max. resolution wherever your eyes are currently looking, as opposed to a monitor where your eyes will always see "the big picture" all at any one time. the human eye's limited peripheral vision is actually helping here.

Edited December 4, 2022 by turbomax

[SimPlaneDriver 173]

On 12/1/2022 at 1:28 PM, Malaromane said:

Was looking at a 4090 card at the time but just couldn't justify the huge jump in price so I "settled" on a 3080 Ti for now.

If you can go for a 4090.

My last upgrade was a RTX 3090, 10900KF and I still had to make a lot of compromises.  With the 4090, 13900k I am seeing vast improvement in VR. 

I had no expectation that I would be able to set everything on ultra VR and get 50 fps, over NY City, without DLSS or re-projection. Butter smooth!