Desktop gpu question. GTX 10xx series in older machine worth it?

I got a few older desktops Core 2 duo quad core extreme etc. Would it be worthwhile to get a Oculous rift type dard or will the cpu/ddr3 ram hold it back? What would be the sweetspot gpu in an older system be? Thanks

 

No. Not worth it by any means if you expect anywhere near maximum performance from the new GPU.

Today's GPU's need modern platforms, including Win10x64, 16GB of RAM or more, a quad core CPU and an SSD for good measure.

Putting a modern GPU in an old platform (if possible in the first place) will drag it down to that gen's level of performance - not bring that old platform to today's standards.

Good luck.

 

A GTX 760 would probably be the best choice for the platform since you can get them for less than $100 now. Anything more will be bottlenecked by the CPU.

 

Theres a few of those for sale local too.

 

It will be bottlenecked very heavily. I recommend a minimum of a sandy bridge gen cpu.

 

I've seen 700 series cards running in really old systems, but they didn't seem to work well at all. I don't recommend it, and I definitely don't recommend anything newer. You may be able to get them functional, but probably wasting money on all the performance the card is capable of that you're not getting.

 

A GTX1060 or 1050ti or a AMD RX470/480 can be used in these old platforms as long as they have a quad core CPU, 8GB++ DDR3 RAM.. Anything more of a GPU will be a waste and held back...

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Had my brother use both an i5 750 OC 4.0ghz and an i7 875K OC 4.0ghz with an R9 390 and it was a total beast. Sure he may have been missing SOME performance but it was a very solid system for both 1080p and 1440p.

A Core2Quad if overclocked would be a decent match with a GTX 1060 or RX470, RX480. I would not advise buying a GTX 760 at this point. Why buy that fairly old tech when you can get a decent GPU now, and then upgrade the MOBO and CPU later?

 

Exactly, have 2 people I know of using GTX1080s in a i7-920 build, they have decent RAM and CPU clock and definitely notice the improvement compared to their old 580s.. I know one of them is upgrading the CPU and mobo to Z170 and while the other will be doing so at a later date but whichever way, still blazing along!

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What I found out was for Laptop example it has to be at least min GTX960 4gig video Ram (no lower) to handle Rift and that would probably apply to Desktop as well but has to be i5 or higher to handle VR without fps drops. And that VR was also frame set so you can't change VR fames as well. So a core 2 duo will not fit the bill.