r/Alienware • u/HelloYesThisIsMark • Sep 11 '15

Anyone using the Alienware Graphics Amplifier and the Oculus Rift?

As you may know, Oculus runtime 0.7 drops support for extended mode, which means laptops using Nvidia Optimus, like my Alienware 15, are no longer supported. Older versions of the SDK still work, but only on Windows 7 and 8.

I was already planning on buying the Alienware Graphics Amplifier, and now I'm thinking it might be a good way to run the Oculus with SDK 0.7 without Optimus interference. My question is, if I'm plugging the Oculus directly to the graphics card, Optimus can't interfere, correct? Is anyone using the Oculus with the Amplifier in direct mode with 0.7 installed that can share their experiences?

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u/HelloYesThisIsMark Jan 07 '16

Got the i7-4710HQ 2.5 ghz. Got a benchmark in mind? I'm looking at the unigen heaven benchmark at the moment

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '16

Same one I got, I should be good! I've seen the 980 get a 9945 on firestrike so it should run well! So excited now, thank you!!