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Is the Samsung Odyssey (GTX 1060) laptop compatible with the HTC vive?

Asked: Jun 03 2018 | 11:10 am EDT 1516 Views 2 Answers View Best Answer

The notebook Im currently using does not work with HTC Vive because of the Optimus technology, I wonder if the Samsung Odyssey works with the Vive or should I go with the more expensive Acer Predator


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Jun 04 2018 | 12:04 pm EDT Chemy JMHT

Originally Posted by VR Question
The notebook Im currently using does not work with HTC Vive because of the Optimus technology, I wonder if the Samsung Odyssey works with the Vive or should I go with the more expensive Acer Predator

Hi, if you want to test if your PC is compatible you can download the ViVECheck here: https://forums.vrheads.com/e?link=ht...token=KAgGOmpG

But you can check the minimum requirements here:

Graphics*:
NVIDIA™ Titan X
NVIDIA™ Titan V
NVIDIA™ GTX Titan X
NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 980
NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 980 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1060
NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1080
NVIDIA™ Quadro K6000
NVIDIA™ Quadro M6000
NVIDIA™ Quadro M5000
NVIDIA™ Quadro P5200
AMD Radeon™ R9 290
AMD Radeon™ R9 290X
AMD Radeon™ R9 295X2
AMD Radeon™ R9 390
AMD Radeon™ R9 390X
AMD Radeon™ R9 Nano
AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury
AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X
Radeon™ RX Vega 56
Radeon™ RX Vega 64
Radeon™ RX 480
Radeon™ RX 570
Radeon™ RX 580
AMD™ FirePro W9100
Radeon™ Pro Duo
Processor:Intel® Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or better
Memory:4 GB RAM or more
Video out:HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
USB ports:1x USB 2.0 or better port
Operating system:Windows® 7 SP1, Windows® 8.1 or later, Windows® 10

Hopefully you can check that before buying a new laptop.

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Jun 04 2018 | 10:42 am EDT pkcable

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I found a few Samsung Odyssey products. That being said the 1060 SHOULD be VR compatible.


I'm also trying to get an HTC Vive user I know to comment here too.