Virtual Reality

Hello everyone, I'm encountering a frustrating issue with my PC and I'm hoping someone can help me troubleshoot. A few weeks ago, I swapped my CPU, motherboard, and PSU, and since then, I've been getting constant blue screens with the error code WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR. The issue started...

This happens most when I play Half Life: Alyx where my computer would make a very loud clicking/popping sound from my headphones and all my displays would turn off. My computer would remain turned on but it needs to be turned off and manually restarted. It also appears that my motherboard has a...

Hi, First and foremost, I've been considering a wide variety of options for an operating system with the following priorities in mind: 1- Privacy: At the risk of sounding paranoid, the geopolitical state of MANY "democratic" countries and just the world in general is very concerning to me and...

The quest 3 just came out and it's looking pretty good especially when I see people talking about actually being able to read text. I use to have a VR headset an Oculus CV1 I don't know if it was just me, but if I remember correctly that headset was pretty bad and blurry with a noticeable screen...

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to upgrade my PC for a better PCVR experience, i currently use the Quest 2 with a cable or sometimes airlink. My system specs are: CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 Ram: 16gb 3200mhz GPU: Gtx 1070ti i've been playing a lot of vr games lately and the performance is fairly good but...

Anytime i play a big game, especially VR games like blade and sorcery the power in my room shuts off and I have to reset the breaker, there was another thread but they didn’t say anything about their breaker being flipped. Specs are AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Radeon RX 580 Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 Let...

Considering getting one of these mostly for vrchat with a a bit of sim racing and Pavlov. Preferably it has good full body tracking. Thanks!

Hello. A situation for your consideration. My current system is all AMD: 3600 w/ 3000mhz RAM, and a 6600XT GPU. Allowed myself to splurge and got a 1440P Ultrawide 144hz monitor. I like the screen real estate for work, and would like to enjoy it for gaming as well, but you can see that my...

Last night I was using the airlink feature for my Quest 2, which I had been doing intermittently over the past couple of months, when my internet suddenly went out. When it came back up I would initialize airlink but the Oculus PCVR menu would lag liike crazy and I had no idea why, however I...

Looking to upgrade my rig since vr has started to get near the point of being unplayable, But I am unsure what is my bottleneck nor do i know how to really check what my bottleneck is for vr. CPU- AMD Ryzen 5 1600 GPU- EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB SSC MBO- ASRock AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 RAM-...

Hello and thanks for taking a look at this post. I feel like I've tried nearly everything recommended to improve performance, but maybe someone can spot my mistake. Here's a quick data dump to show my hardware and the steps I've attempted to correct my stuttering in VR with the Valve Index...

I'm trying to help my nephew configure a rig he'll be using mostly to play Roblox VR via Oculus Virtual Desktop app on his Quest 2 VR headset. To keep it simple (and within budget... < $1100), we've been looking at prebuilts. He's got his eye on one now that looks good except for it only has 8GB...

Hello Everyone, I don't know if this has been asked before, but I was wondering if it's possible to purchase one of those Android or iOS VR headsets(20-50$) and use them on Windows PC. I am only interested in a VR headset, I wanna play the games with my mouse and keyboard, controller or flight...

When i'm trying to connect my oculus quest 2 to my computer i get this error every time: The last usb device you connected to this computer malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it. I have updated drivers, deleted drivers and reinstalled them, tried on different comuputers (worked) and...

Hoping that someone can educate me... I have an RTX2080 Super and a Valve Index VR headset. I was using the DP(RTX) for the headset and two HDMI(RTX) for the monitors. Integrated graphics were disable by default (MSI Mag Mortar B460M) but there were two ports for monitors on the MoBo. I...

Hi guys! I am looking for a card which can offer good performance for gaming, VR (Oculus Quest 2 etc) and Neural Networks training (using CUDA). Right now I have an NVIDIA GTX 960, which it is a bit underpowered for VR. Do you have anything to suggest (budget 200 - 500)?

Hi! I have a regular non-elite HTV VIVE Cosmos and i was wondering, if i buy 2x basestations will it be compatible with my headset and controllers?

I'm building a PC with a Ryzen 5 3600, RTX 2060 KO and 16GB 3200 MHz RAM. Will these specs be able to run VR Games like Half Life Alyx and Boneworks at 72 FPS Ultra Settings? Here are more detailed specs. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hGJtvW

Hello! I had temporarily moved my computer (for a vr test) , and didn't bring my interface with, and now, after moving back to my original spot, my interface is no longer detected by my computer. I've tried reinstalling audio drivers and the like, but to no avail. i5-7600k H170 PRO GAMING GTX...

Hi, I've been having issues with my usb ports recently (started about a week ago), were my keyboard, mouse and vr gear began to disconnect from my computer randomly then reconnect for the time I have my computer on. I have a GIGABYTE GA-A320M-S2H and have already contacted gigabyte support over...

I need help building a VR ready pc. i was going to buy a prebuilt but couldn't find any. If anyone knows a good prebuilt vr ready pc please leave the link. the pc i have is https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Bwmqn7 and im trying to sell it for a new pc. i built a pc on PcPartPicker...

My girlfriends birthday is coming up, and in the summer we were planning on buying and building a PC as it is something I am interested in and she wanted to learn a bit about it. However, being the genius bf I am I didn't have a clue what to buy her, so I thought I'd buy the parts for the PC...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I humbly put up this ~$1K VR-ready build up for review to be critiqued, because I do not want to make any mistakes in this final draft. This is my first build, I am unbelievably nervous and inexperienced, and I've gone back and forth with a few people on this discord for...

My friend is new to PC gaming, and he is interested in building a rig himself that can handle the OCULUS RIFT. Here is the first draft of the build we put together. Tell us what you think. Any advice is appreciated. Extra Details Our goal is to see what we can build on a budget of 1k - 1.5k...

Hi! I have PSVR because at the time I bought it, I didn't have a good enough pc to run VR. Now I really love VR but PSVR is just not really good compared to any PCVR. There are a few reasons why I should get a Rift S or Valve Index. I will write the pros and cons of each headset so I can get...

My Valve index arrived earlier this week, and it worked fine during the set up and for the 40 minutes or so that I used it afterwards. Now when I load up SteamVR it flashes "Headset Disconnected, Your headsets's display cable has become disconnected. Please check your headset's connections and...

Hey so I've got a 144hz gsync monitor that obviously uses a display port. However I would also love to be able to simultaneously use my Oculus Rift which also uses a display port. Problem is that my GPU only has one display port output. So my question is.. is there some sort of splitter I can...

I'm looking to make my build more VR-friendly, as I find myself playing more and more inside virtual reality. I just upgraded my CPU to a Ryzen 5 3600 just a few days ago and noticed a slight performance increase, but I feel as if it could be better. My current GPU is an MSI GTX 1070 Ti 8gb. I...

Hey guys. Right now I'm running the current specs CPU: 2600x GPU:5700 XT RAM: 16GB 3200MHZ MOBO: ASROCK B350M I'm planning to purchase a Valve Index when they restock to be able to play Boneworks, Half Life; Alyx, and other demanding vr games. I was wondering how significant the upgrade to a...

Hello guys, I am trying to setup a desktop and vr setup to be able to play vr in one room and then your normal PC gaming in another with a multiple monitor setup. I am wanting to do this over the network if possible by either having the PC and vr setup in one room and then the full usable...

Hi there! I have an odd question. I recently got a video card upgrade (MSI R9 390 8G) but it doesn't have the hdmi outputs necessary to operate an oculus rift. My old card (1050ti) ran the oculus very well and had 3 hdmi outputs. The headset required 2. My question is this: Could I simply have...

I got my Radeon RX570 around 1 year ago and then I took SteamVR Perfromance Test and then it's results were VR Ready. I even have a screenshot. View: https://imgur.com/a/jrGNatY Now when I took the test, the results were just Capable. Its over 100 fps at all times. Can anyone please tell me...

I've been looking to buy a VR system this Christmas and I've been doing lots of research on which one of these systems I should get. Here are a few things that could help: I want to be able to use VR both wireless and wired to connect to a PC, I have a high end PC that can handle VR great (i7...

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $114.99 Motherboard MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $83.98 Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $64.98 Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.99 Video...

Hi! I just got my Rift S and it looks great but when I tried going through the setup, it couldn't detect the USB nor the graphics card cable being plugged in. I updated all the drivers, other USB port but still nothing. Also tried doing all the troubleshooting steps but nothing worked. It is...

Should I buy an Rtx 2070 Super or a 5700 xt? What I think, is that Amd cards are not well optimized for VR, and I should go for Nvidia. But Im not sure if the Price difference is worth the buy.

Hello, I am trying to diagnose whats wrong with my GPU. I've wanted to upgrade my PC so it can run VR games on the valve index. However I noticed that many games (Both VR and non-VR) would crash with my old GPU which was a Gtx 970. I upgraded to a RTX 2060 expecting large performance increases...

My memory on my pc has been maxed out here for a long while. Even when I only have brave open its normally at %90 but I always hear 8gb is more than enough ram. Is there something wrong with my sticks? It says 7.3 gb is taken up but im not sure if that much should be taken up from only a few...

So I recently invested in a virtual reality headset and everything was going great. My system specs were: 2 x Nvidia 980 SC EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G2 PSU Intel i7 6700K 4 x 4 GB RAM DDR4 Dual monitors (HDMI, DVI) VR Headset (DisplayPort) I often let my computer go to sleep rather than shutting...

What's up internet, So four/five years ago I built a PC with the following specs: EATX ASUS motherboard (I'll have to check the exact model when I get home, not sure if it's necessary for this question though) Intel i7-4960X 16 GB RAM Nvidia Titan (original one) As the years have rolled by...