I would like to know at the same frequency and SS what are the differences in GPU demand between:
- Artisan
- 8K+
- 8KX
I would like to know which of these can be used with a 1080 in an acceptable and unforced way, if possible.
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It depends a lot on the types of games you play and what quality settings you are willing to accept.
Both the 8K+ and 8KX will look better than a 5K+ or 8K, at the same settings, due to reduced SDE and slightly better color and contrast of the panels. My understanding is that the 8KX looks better than the others at lower levels of super-sampling, when running in native 4K res. If that is indeed the case, the 8KX would look best even on a lower end video card. In scaled mode, the 8KX would have the same requirements as the 8K+.
I have a 2080 video card. I’m getting an 8KX, since I think it has the best useful lifespan. Upgrading your video card will unleash the 8KX’s full potential, but it’s not an immediate requirement. I hope to use mine for 5 years or more, through at least 2 video card upgrades. I consider it to be the first generation 2 headset.
I cannot speak for the Artisan with any certainty, but I think a 1080 would suffice.
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I understand that there is no difference in demand between Artisan and 8K + but I’m not sure.
I think that’s the case too, but I haven’t been following it closely, since I’m longing for something with lower SDE.
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Artisan has lower resolution so I think it should have lower requirements. But of course you can run 8k+ in smaller FOV mode and thus bring the GPU requirement to Artisan levels.
Artisan might be better match for 1080 as it probably can’t unleash full power of 8k+/8kx (unless you plan also on special use case like video/desktop). But if you plan to upgrade GPU in future then 8k+/8kx would be better. And 8k+ with correct settings should never really be worse than Artisan so if money is no issue then I would go with 8k+ (or 8kX).
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That’s an awefully long time. All the while OLED’s and beter lenses and accomodation features can come on the market. I would like to see my investment run for 5 years but I doubt it
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As others said depends on what you mean by force and what you find acceptable.
The Artisan for example would likely work best at it’s max FoV and Res.
If your okay with FoV modes to decrease demand on gpu then any should work fine and gives you better headset for future GPU upgrades. Lowering FoV lowers Res required.
I myself generally stick to Normal as the extra for large for me is not too much of a noticeable gain.
I have run a variety of Titles on Both my 1080ti and though need to reduce quality settings depending on title my r9 390 on both og ik and 5k+
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True, but I do think that it will take at least 2 more generations of GPUs to unleash the full potential of the 8KX. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to upgrade until there is something substantially better to upgrade to. I’ll get a new headset when I feel the time is right.
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Just throwing out there that the regular 1080 is perfectly sufficient for almost anything with a 5k+. I think without a GPU upgrade you’d have a great time with the artisan (i always kept to normal fov with my 1080).
The 8k+ is technically the same, so I wouldn’t worry about running that. I think for the 8kx you’re gonna need a 2080ti or nvidia’s upcoming lineup of gpus to run it nicely at native 4k - but you can always use the upscaling mode in the meantime. Really there is no ‘wrong’ answer, it’s a matter of your budget. For the price I think the artisan looks great.
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True, but I think you’d get better visuals by running native 4K and setting the super-sampling to an appropriate (lower) level.
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I always feel that I am already pushing my 2080TI hard on the 5k+ 
Lots of Games I can’t run max resolution, detail and 90FPS - more GPU horse Power Never hurts
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absolutely. I’m not nearly as sensitive to low fps as most people, i can enjoy roomscale with hefty reprojection so I’m biased. Of course I prefer a smooth 90fps experience, but I will take great graphics at 40-50 fps over 90fps PS2 graphics all day.
To that end, if you’re investing in a pimax headset you’re sort of futureproofing imo. My 5k is going to last easily through the rtx 3xxx cards. The artisan seems like something you can run very nicely right now with current hardware, but maybe you’ll crave more in the future and that’s always a bummer.
Frankly, until graphics get better in games I can’t imagine wanting to replace my 5k+. As you said MReis, it’s already demanding enough to push the pixels with good settings… 4k PS2 quality games<2k modern graphics for me. Graphics are there for some titles, but others are pretty ugly and the pimax just reveals that.
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Agreed. I originally expected the 8K to have full RGB subpixels (like the 8K+). If it did, I probably wouldn’t be upgrading to the 8KX for a few years. I really like my 8K, except for the SDE, which is why I’m upgrading.
Buying an 8K+ makes no sense for me. I’d rather spend a bit more to get a headset which I’ll be happy with for a long time.
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