I do say that going with a GTX 1070 would be best, however if you look at what I am running, I am using a 1060 6GB. The link I have included is the one I use. If you run out of USB ports, you can always get a USB hub.
It is also nice to have a graphics card with two HDMI ports in order to plug in a monitor. I recommend getting as many as possible, as you have to think about flight controls (at least a joystick). Oculus recommends 3 (USB 3.0), 1 (USB 2.0) and 1 HDMI. The last thing to watch for, would be the amount of USB ports and HDMI ports. Video Card: a DirectX 12-capable video card from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel with at least 4 GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 1070 or better or similar from AMD).CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K at 3.5 ghz or faster.In my Top 5 Things You Need for VR Flight post you will find some PC’s that I recommend.
My Recommendation would be to stay away from any of the minimum requirements and get a PC with equipment to either match or pass the recommended setting for X-Plane 11. X-Plane 11 still does not appear to add this into its consideration, however if you stay closer to the recommended settings, vs the minimum settings you will be able to run it with VR. The Oculus Rift is Recommending computer settings that will account for the fact that it will be running a program alongside it. Since you are running all three programs at the same time, you could think that you need to have the absolute top of the line computer to run a VR Flight Sim, however this is not true.
USB ports 1x USB 3.0 port, plus 2x USB 2.0 ports Video output Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output Graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greaterĪlternative graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 960 4GB / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater USB ports 3x USB 3.0 ports, plus 1x USB 2.0 por Minimum RequirementsĬPU: Intel i3-6100 / AMD FX4350 or greater Other Requirements: Video output Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output Graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 or greaterĪlternative graphics card NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater Ram: 8 GB of RAM or more Oculus Rift Recommended Requirements Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 or better Graphics Card: a DirectX 12-capable video card from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel with at least 4 GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 1070 or better or similar from AMD) FlyInside (not required anymore for X-Plane 11 but it is required for FSX) Recommended Requirements Graphics Card: a DirectX 11-capable video card from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel with at least 1 GB VRAM Recommended Hardware Requirements:ĬPU: Intel Core i5 6600K at 3.5 ghz or faster (Dual-core CPUs slower than 3 GHz should try the demo before purchasing.)
Laminar is still shying away from saying how the world of X Plane 12 will look but they have thankfully also dumped a lot of new info into the stratosphere at FlightSimExpo 2021.X-Plane 11 Minimum Hardware Requirements:ĬPU: Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 CPU with 2 or more cores, or AMD equivalent. X Plane 11 had the ability to add in photo-realistic scenery but it was a bit of a mission in itself to create your own. This then is the news those folk have been awaiting with bated breath. At this stage though, only a year into its life there is still a lot to be said about some of the actual flying aspects of the sim and the physics of the models which put some of the hardcore X Plane fans off a little.
X Plane 11 was far and away the top dog when it came to flight simming on the PC until the beauty of Flight Simulator 2020 turned everybody’s eye with its gorgeous scenery mechanics. You have been spoiled by the wonders of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 but if that wasn’t quite enough to scratch the itch of the virtual skies then X Plane 12 has (finally) formally been announced by its developers Laminar Research. Flight Sim fans it’s time to get excited.