Do not enable SSW if you are playing games like Blade and Sorcery or VRChat, where the frames can dip very low sometimes. It makes me sick after about 30 minutes

I’m glad you’re loving your new Q3 with VD. With my QPro and Q3/i9 13900k/rtx4090 I tried the latest version of VD (which I’ve used on/off for +4 years starting with a Q1). After trying all different codec/quality/bitrate combinations I never ended up getting anything significantly better than Air Link at 200mbps Dynamic bitrate, 80Hz refresh, and res slider full right. Getting great clarity with smooth stutter free performance with all my games/sims (including msfs). Plus I use OTT game profiles to fine tune SS and ASW modes. Each to their own I guess.

Cant wait until VDXR is proper released, i am amazed how beautiful,my 4090,6e and quest 3 is on msfs, with the improvement of vdxr to bypass steam coming....just wow!

Thank you. I'm just getting started and videos like this are essential

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

Awesome video. Your content randomly came into my feed. I was wondering how does virtual desktop compare to just using the new Steam Link?

Thank you very much Mac. Thanks to this video I have been able to configure my old asus Rt-ax82u with my old Alienware Aurora R7(1080) And now I can play asward Wrath and try to finish it before the 2 comes out

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

Good luck, it's a great game but it's one of the longest VR experiences ever made 👍

Good video mate! Thank you for the tips, helped a lot. Would you possibly have a suggestion on how to record your gameplay in VD? Thanks in advance!

Using virtual desktop sense the first quest. must have app. great video!!

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

😍🤓😍

Had too many hard crashes and Quest 3 bricking issues with the link cable, had to factory reset my quest 3 to get it to work again. Started using Virtual Desktop no problems mostly smooth framerates and great visuals!

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

It's great, isn't it 👍

Awesome content! I'm just getting into PCVR (and VR in general) with my 512 GB Q3 and meager i5/3050 Ti Lenovo. I have tons to learn about this incredible technology and the stunningly immersive games and applications, so this vid has really helped get me started with the Virtual Desktop angle of it.

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

Glad I could help 😌

@GITMachine

4 ай бұрын

*chuckles in GTX 1050Ti at the mention of "meager"*

Thank you so much! This was perfect!

U have made the best video I’m so happy I came across u kind sir :) great video and thank u for making this video

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊

Thank you for the 25% off. Just bought it.

Great updated video on how to do PCVR 🙂

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Cheers mate 👍

The upscaler only upscales if your gpu is lower than ultra so high and below should have it turn on

Even with a 3090 and a 5950x Virtual Desktop paired with a Quest 3 and WiFi 6e is game changer! I remember I did virtual desktop and cable link with my quest 2 in half life alyx it wasn’t that great. Index for half life is still king but damn Quest 3 is a strong close 2nd

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

That little headset maybe the greatest budget VR headset ever 😳🤓

Awesome guide If I use a dedicated router, are the router wifi6 enough? What brands& models do you recommend that have a good price and good performance?

@MacInVR

5 ай бұрын

Wifi5 or Wifi6 is fine (802.11 AC or AX) wife6e is a bit overkill (802.11 AXE). I've used a TP-LINK Archer AX10 in AP mode.

Bloody excellent and concise guide, thank you so much! I'm super curious about your networking setup with that Wifi 6e router. Is your computer connected directly to it using gigabit, or 2.5gbps? Or are you using a 6e wifi adapter/card in your PC? Just getting my quest 3 setup myself and trying to wrap my head around this last detail haha Cheers!

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

My wifi6e router is connected to my PC via an ethernet cable. Quest then connected to the wifi 😉

@l33tster

6 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR Thanks! Sounds like it'll be nice and straightforward. Very much looking forward to setting this up in the coming days

I tried Virtual Desktop, some pcvr games run good and some run slow, I think it's a problem with steam vr most of the time, I get better results with pcvr games with airlink, it seems that's better because I don't have to use steam vr with airlink

Glad I went ahead and got VD as I was not even thinking wireless could be as good as wired. Plus Air Link I can not get working so never cared about wireless since most games I am sitting in front of a wheel. But using VD with Half Life Alyx is fun.

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

It is good 👍

Thanks for this vidoe. Much appreciated

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Great video, I am up and running. I have my headset in the basement running off home theater PC. Only getting 16 mbps. :( PC is wired at 1,000. Anyway I could get another wireless router and hook it up downstairs to boost signal? Or would it interfere with the host router connected to ISP upstairs?

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

A 2nd router connected to your gaming PC is the best option. Make sure you run it in access point mode so it doesn't interfere with your main router 🤔

Thx for the info. Any tips on 2D games on Steam. VR plays really well. Smooth with no issues. When I try and play a normal game from Steam on the virtual screen, it is almost in slow motion. Incredible lag. Just got Virtual desktop today and I am very impressed with it. Half life Alyx used to stutter a bit with the official link cable and Airlink. But run really smoothly in Virtual desktop. Any advice would be appreciated

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

I actually never played a flat screen game on VD. Can anyone help?

That "God-like" reeeeeally brings me back to the 90's

What settings do we choose in steam VR and in the Oculus app? I know in steam VR there is a resolution slider. for some reason Oculus games on VD look more blurry than steam games on VD for me.

Have you had compatibility problems with Malwarebytes Premium?

What is better virtual desktop or immersed? I tried inmersed and it is great but havent tried or bought virtual desktop yet.

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

For gaming, Virtual Desktop, for office work, Immersed 😉

You have the same head mount for meta Quest 3 as me, how do you solve battery drain? I wonder if I can fix a power bank on the back of that

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

I had adaptors for the BoboVR M2 but now I have the M3 for Quest 3 which is fine, keeps the headset topped up 😉

Thanks , liked and subscribed .

@MacInVR

2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

for the the dark places stay rly rly dark evne when i uncheck the nominal range thing

I've been fidling around a lot with my router and vd settings, just cant get it to run stutter free somehow. Sometimes it works flawlessly with certain router channels, lower seems better for me. But it mostly works for a brief period and then gets back to lagging and stuttering. the VD overlay tells me most of the time its my network spiking out and causing the lag. I've beenn suspecting my lan cables to maybe be the issue, have you had any experience in difference of Cat5e, CAT6 or seven? i've defaulted back to wired at the moment with my pico 4 since I cant pinpoint the issue. Also altough this is a great tutorial video, I seem to get way better performance with almost completly different settings. I use a T-Plink Archer AX 50 wifi6 router at 80mhz 5ghz band ax only which should easily get the job done. Is it possible that my router is running out of cpu pef. or memory, or maybe overheats due to all the traffic going through it? Kinda running out of ideas by now...

@MacInVR Curious what your Steam and Oculus Desktop settings are set to?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

I don't use Oculus anymore and Steam VR settings are globally set to 100%. It messes with everything if you have too many interfering apps 🤔

I am currently using Airlink, how can i know if wifi 6e is being utilized?

Great vid, I just got a RTX4070, Got I looking great with link cable no going to try this. Do I need to make any changes in oculus debug tool of does virtual desktop bypass that. Great vid. ive subscribed

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub, we believe that VD bypasses any ODT settings. Please correct me if I'm wrong 😉

@linzkirk

6 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR Yea think you're right on that. Mine is running at 380mbps on H624 plus. buttery smooth. cheers for this vid It helped a lot. but I don't have go like mode listed. Is that just for Quest 3?

Hi, sorry for asking but Im curious, I have a tp-link deco connected to my pc and oculus but its set to access point, is this a problem? Or should I set it to router mode. I would prefer to not but Im not sure if I find a difference other than some stutters which im not sure if are caused by my pc.

How is the latency stability when flinging around your head on WiFi 6e? I dance in VR and with my Quest 2 on a WiFi 6 router, if I fling my head around too quickly, it can cause the connection to lag resulting in a brief freeze frame in the headset. I have line-of-sight with my router too.

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

I don't dance in VR, I'm too fat and old BUT I fling myself about playing Pistol Whip and don't have this problem 🤔

@SprunkG

6 ай бұрын

in my experience wifi 6e is able to keep up better with quick head movements. The cheapest router which also happens to be one of the best ones is the tp-link axe75.

@Comander555666

6 ай бұрын

feels the same for with my pico 4 over wifi! I have my AX50 router mounted higher up on the wall so I always have direct line of sight. When I look directly at it the connection is flawless and I get 1200mb tf speeds, as soon as I start movin around or look the other way, the tf speeds plumet, i get network spikes and it results in stuttering and sometimes freezing, especially when I move fast.

I have a Quest 1 that I bought 4 years ago, then had a couple kids so it's been collecting dust. I want to try Virtual Desktop with sim racing games like Assetto Corsa and Dirt Rally 2.0 (i have an i5-10400F+3060) ... Would it work? I know its low resolution and the battery life is probanly not great but i wanna give it a shot nevertheless.

@MacInVR

2 ай бұрын

I started with VD on my Quest so it should work. Try it, if it doesn't you can get a full refund so don't worry 😉

What is the best Wi-Fi 6 that does the job perfectly??

@MacInVR

Ай бұрын

I've used TP-LINK Archer and now use the AXE75

I can't seem to run games in "fullscreen mode". SteamVR works just fine, but after running a game from either there or vr desktop directly it opens up in a window ignoring all inputs, still treating my controllers as a mouse.

does VD work with most PC specs? steam doesn't have the check VR performance and the oculus PC app doesn't update quickly so my 4060 laptop is apparently not meeting the specs and I get a black screen with Q2. Haven't tried VD and don't want to buy it if it won't work with my laptop

I have no problems with 1080p monitor on one PC, however can not use with my main PC with 4K monitor. Screen goes black when I run mouse over it. How do I fix this?

I play wirelessly but need a wire for the charging. Bought a Anker 737 120w charger that is connected all the time. Always on 100% power (not in mixed reality)

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Do you mostly play seated or sims?

@Seductus99

7 ай бұрын

I use a 5meter cable for the chargiing so I play both sim and fps@@MacInVR

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

😍😍😍

I really appreciate you constantly updating virtual desktop settings. I’m in the VR discord and I always share your latest videos for anyone using VD for the first time. Could you please also do a router settings video for your shiny new tp link 6e router please and then I can share that too. The latest things people ask for is best settings for your tp link router as it’s the most highly recommended router to use with VD. Thanks in advance and thanks for these videos, they are great guides for newbies in vr discord.

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Another idea for content, thanks and also thank you for your support and kind words 😊

Hi! Sorry my English not the best :D I did everything like you but the graphics not to sharp and when I move my head the picture is late.I see a black frame around.The HL Alyx it was amazing but the No Men's Sky looks like a PS1 game.I have Quest 3 and RTX 3080 GPU.I play with AirLink. Maybe the other app(Oculus windows,DebugTool,Steam VR) settings is wrong?

@MacInVR

5 ай бұрын

Probably best to drop into my discord channel and ask there, you'll get much quicker help discord.com/invite/AvjdDHJS

How do you record the performance overlay? When I record it shows in my headset but not on the video.

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

You have to record in headset or cast to a web browser and record using OBS 😉

@Strixology

6 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR thanks!

Can you charge the quest 3 with the cable that came with the headset while playing? 1-2 hours battery seems so low.

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

You can use a 30w power bank or a BoboVR M3 (or M2 with adaptors) to charge the Q3

@tj0cktj0ck

6 ай бұрын

Ok thanks. so wait when using the Link cable you get only 500mb/s and with 5e router you get 2000+ Mbps?@@MacInVR

Literally brain melting - but worth it!

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Hello Mac, i hlay a lot wirelessly pcvr and i have the quest3. Do you see a big difference between wifi 1200mb and wifi6E 2400mb? i have a 3080TI

@churchgoingamer5891

7 ай бұрын

I have an EVGA 3080Ti FTW3 and just upgraded from 1200mb to wifi 6e 2400mb, and there is definitely a difference. Compression is reduced and image is sharper and more consistent. I'm using the hevc 10 bit codec and it looks a bit better than when I use link with a cable. Ordering a 4080 next week, can't wait to see what the AV1 looks like. But again, a big improvement when I went to wifi 6e. I'm using the Tenda AXE5700 Smart WiFi 6E Router. It's sits about 10ft. from my quest 3. Very good router for the price.

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Rick solid FPS, no noticeable compression BUT I do have that RTX 4080. Just ramp it up and see what happens mate? Give us feedback so we know in future? I love this community ❤️

What’s your streaming setup

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

That is a separate video 😉

Ok, ive been searching up and down and no one can answer this. I want to use my Meta Quest 3 home environment, with a virtual screen streaming from my pc. I dont want to use another app's maps ones by the way I cant personally design like I can for the ones for the Meta quest home. Please tell me I've just been silly and am missing the obvious app or feature?

and how do you change between the codecs ?

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

On the PC streamer app

Hi, for some reason I get a message when I start virtual desktop to install latest version of software to my quest 2. But I already have the latest, any ideas what it could be?

@MacInVR

2 ай бұрын

Have you updated the streamer app? Open it, go to about then check for updates?

what is the best codec to use

@MacInVR

5 ай бұрын

I like to use H264+ with the bitrate ramped up to 400mbps (personal choice). Experiment, you can't break anything and just hit reset to default if it does go wrong 🤷

Thanks Mac. 👍🏼

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Ron 😉

might be a dumb question, why would i prefer virtual desktop over air link?

@unsightedmetal6857

6 ай бұрын

One reason could be the controller tracking. Air Link predicts the future while Virtual Desktop tracks the controllers in real-time. As a result, Air Link’s controller movements can be exaggerated compared to where they actually are.

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

Virtual desktop is a much more versatile and flexible wireless streaming service that is constantly updated. It's paid for while airline is free but I much prefer the simplicity and ease of use of VD

If I don't want graphics And I want a better performance, should I u check the Snapdragon resplution? Cause I have a 1050ti gtx And I7 Gen 8 And 16 RAM so I want a good performances as possible, what do you reccomend?

@MacInVR

2 ай бұрын

You should definitely tick the snapdragon option because the processing is done completely separate from Virtual Desktop. It's an upgrade for the XR2 Snapdragon chip 😉

@rimexmei7863

2 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR Yeah, thanks a lot 😌😌, I don't want to play something Big like Alyx, I just want to play The Stanley Parable for now hahaha

1:10 what about the free Air Link?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

That video is incoming, thanks for commenting 😍

Do you have to use Meta Quest 3, or can it be done with a 2?

@MacInVR

3 ай бұрын

Works with original Quest, Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest Pro and Pico 4 😉

@FishNamedWall

3 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR thank you!

I have WIFI6e and a quest 3. I have ethernet cable connected from router to PC. In VD my connection speed is 866Mbps. Am I doing something wrong? Is there something I need to do to get the full connection speed? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

@MacInVR

8 күн бұрын

Sounds like you're connected to the wrong channel. That speed is more like a 5ghz channel

Why is it so difficult to install and set up Meta Quest 3 on PCVR? I wish someone could explain the step by step process in detail. 😰😥

Please be advised that Wifi 6e's enormous bandwidth does nothing for your VD. I've had the developer confirm that all 6e has to offer for VD is operating on the 6Ghz frequency range and the benefits you get associated with having less devices on that band, not its bandwidth. Reason is likely that codecs cap at 400mbps with most capping at 200Mpbs, having 2400mpbs cant help with that.

what do you recommend for codec?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

H264 gives lower latency, HEVC slightly better visuals but slightly higher latency and AV1 can only be used with Nvidia 40 series GPU'S. Up to you really 😉

@the100ways6

7 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR I have a 3080 what about h264+ hvec or hvec 10bit?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

H264+ at 400mbps is probably my choice then. Tell us how you get on 😉

Whats the discount code???

Can you play pc vr games without a pc in virtual desktop?

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

No, you need a VR ready PC

@DominicBiscaglio

6 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR ok thanks because I was about to buy virtual desktop

I have the 6ghz modem and quest 3. But when I connect quest 3 to VD it only shows 5 ghz and 1200mbps. Any idea what is wrong here?

@XKIRKLAZARUS1

3 ай бұрын

go to activate canal 160 mhz for 5 Ghz wifi in your setting router it go to 2400 mbps

Quick question. Does the pc connection app for Virtual Desktop page the Oculus Debug Tool when it launches? I have the encode bite rate set at 500 in thr ODT, which is cool for cable connect, but doesnt work at all for airlink. Changing the debug tool each timd i switch between cable and airlink. Can i avoid this by using virtual deaktop?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

That is a good question, I have Oculus Developer Hub on my PC and I believe VD bypasses it

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Thanks RangerKayla 😊

@OlderGamersPerspective

7 ай бұрын

@@rangerkayla8824 Does it? I played with it today and with the debug tool set to 500 encode bit rate (which I use for cable) it won't play nicely with virtual desktop. But if I set ODT down to 0 and do it again, it will work... Weird huh? Looks to me as though it does still page ODT, if that's the case, I can't see much point in Virtual Desktop as it just reproduces what Airlink does. But Airlink is free.,

@OlderGamersPerspective

7 ай бұрын

@@rangerkayla8824 no, no, it's all good. I'm just glad you were able to find the correct information for me and confirm about the ODT being paged. This is valuable information. I'm going to return to airlink as VD doesn't offer the solutions I personally need. I've requested a refund tonight. Thank you for your help a d your prompt answers. I wish other KZread content creators did this.

@OlderGamersPerspective

7 ай бұрын

@@rangerkayla8824 Yes, you are not wrong, VD does offer some interesting features, but I don't feel that any of them particularly apply to me right now in what I am doing. Changing back and forth with settings in ODT is a pain, and that's why I got Virtual Desktop as I thought I could avoid having to do that, it's really the only reason I bought it, but if it can't do this, then for the moment, I have no real use for it. Maybe again in the future, when it has features I need, I will revisit, but at least I know more now. So thank you again for your help.

hi sir, i purchased quest 3 recently but unable to transfer files from pc to quest 3. i saw many videos but they are very tangled. does virtual desktop for quest 3 allows to transfer files from pc to quest 3 as u have shown in the video ?DOES VD NEEDS WIRE CONNECTED TO PC? I HAVE RYZEN 3 3200G PROCESSOR IN PC WHICH DOES NOT HAVE TYPE C PORT. PLEASE REPLY

@MacInVR

3 ай бұрын

What files do you need to transfer? If you just want to watch media (films etc), VD allows you to add a media folder and you can them watch wirelessly

@youtubebrowser1730

3 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR thank u sir for replying. i have movie files in my pc and want to watch them on quest 3. is it possible to watch movies on my pc with quest 3 wirelessly ? i dont have high end pc

@MacInVR

3 ай бұрын

Yes, you can with Virtual Desktop (buy from the Quest store). There is a guide on the VD website on how to do it 😀

@youtubebrowser1730

3 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR sir, but i dont have high end pc ? will it work with low end pc ?

No Bueno for me. - My most used Game/sim... Realflight g8 does not show up in my library. Weird. - All the other games do. - I did manage to launch it thru the virtual desktop, and it ran at roughly half the fps of normal... but colors were greatly enhanced over using a cable. - Launched V-Racer and it played ok. Probably usable. But V-Racer also uses the Left Menu button to exit the game. Was impossible to exit the game thru VDesktop.

Wondering if anyone can help me. My wifi 5 router is in my living room, but my PC is upstairs in my bedroom, I have always been using Home plugs with ethernet cable to give me a wired connection. For the most part gaming on a Desktop has always been fine, but for VR I think its become an issue with lag. I also don't think the pair of home plugs are giving me my 1gigabit connection, I think they are capped at 100mbps, but I pay for a 1G speed. Even the Virtual Desktop app tells me this information where it says 'ethernet connection', it says no, but it is. Do I need to buy a newer upgraded pair of homeplugs, because there is no way I am running cables around my house. What are my options ?

How come when I'm in virtual desktop and launch an oculus title , under the games>oculus, section it transports me to the steam vr home environment and plays the game through steam vr, when I don't own the steam version of the game I'm playing? this introduces all of steams vr setting I don't want to bother with as the game I'm playing is from the rift store. (ghosts of tabor)

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Do you have steam vr set as your default XR runtime? Go to Oculus settings and change the runtime to Oculus

@WTFISTHISSHIT4567

7 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR Hi, Yes I have my open xr runtime set to oculus, I launch Virtual desktop > games then select ghosts of tabor in the oculus games section and it transports me to the steam environment and plays the game through steam vr. upon exiting tabor and look back at the open xr runtime it has changed itself to steam vr. This introduces another problem where I cant access tabors in game settings, as when I press the left control menu button it opens steams vr settings not tabors in game settings. When I use airlink none of these problems arise, I may just stick with airlink as it runs just as good and looks virtually identical .

@WTFISTHISSHIT4567

7 ай бұрын

Just seen on the virtual desktop website game compatibility page that the oculus store bought version of tabor has a known problem "Oculus version has incorrect controller angles" now to figure out why it is launching this version via steam vr....

do you need to use airlink or does the virtual desktop find your pc?

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

VD is completely standalone from Airlink, it will sort everything for you 😊

I'm on quest 3, 7800x3d, 4070 and wifi 6....should i get wifi6e or is it just overkill?

@SimplexPL

7 ай бұрын

Depends on how crowded is your 5GHz band. You can check by using WiFi analyzer app on android

@eeeeyuke

7 ай бұрын

@SimplexPL not too crowded, but I may send all my cell users to my 2.4 band.

@symmetryofzero

7 ай бұрын

I was thinking that. I only have wifi 6 too but Half life Alyx runs like a dream with absolutely everything on max and set to 90hz. RTX 4090/i9-13900k.

@matp8493

7 ай бұрын

Does it offer any in game performance advantage over wifi 6, presuming that both have uncrowded bands? @@SimplexPL

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

I prefer the term "future proof" 😅

Thanks for this tutorial. Just some feedback for you, when you stab your fingers at the camera it makes for a highly unpleasant viewing experience.

I can't go above 150 bitrate even with H264+ on 4090? Anyone know why?

I don’t get a settings tab 😢

LETS GOOOO !!

can anyone tell me why the setting for VD says no ethernet port even though I am on a desktop with an ethernet cable?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Which setting is this?

@elvysvalerio15

7 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR it’s when you first boot up VD on the PC and you click settings then about where it shows you you’re system info. It says pc Ethernet: no for me even tho I do

@Comander555666

6 ай бұрын

maybe you have an old standard or cheap lan cable that isn't up to the task? showed that for me aswell sometimes, replugging the cables fixed it for me often.

@elvysvalerio15

6 ай бұрын

@@Comander555666 no it’s both that I have a really good and recent cable

In a world with all those upscaling and frame generation technology, ASW explanation he gave can be very misleading. What ASW those is render the framerate at half of your headset refresh rate (45 for 90hz, 36 for 72hz or 60 for 120hz) there's no frame generated artificially. The thing it does is to duplicate the same frame and rendering the head+controller separately at full framerate if the came is compatible or at half frame rate with head spacewarp to make head movement feel smooth at full framerate. Just understand that neither the head+controller nor your movement are rendered in the game or the app. So when it kicks in and u hold an object for example, you will instantly feel the jankyness of the ASP and can feel very sick for that. I would never recommend ASW on fast paced games or in any games with a head set refresh rate below 90hz. You always see half the frame rate dont be mislead. Only your movements are smoothed to avoid motion sickness but it make it worse in all case with fast pace, moving thing like a roller-coaster for example or beat saber, or any shooter for example. I would highly recommend it on slow games like flight simulator or asseto corsa where even if the actual world is moving pretty fast, your head isn't moving a lot and ur hands either, but dont forget that if there's a lot of moving objet in ur peripheral view, your brain could have a problem to adapt with the framerate even if your dont move much and you could get motion sickness even if you are a VR vet. All technologies need to be understood and use in their most effective way, using everything and enabling all options just because could seriously harm your experience and sometimes drop frames are just preferable. The things is, that option will just be useless the day VR screen technology will be able to use VRR so there wont be any stutter during frames drops and u wont notice them. I suspect it would take at least 5 years more to have panels that small with so bright screens (reme😂, those screen reach 5000 nits+ brightness heavily dimmed by lens to allow your eyes to focus and just see around 200 nits.)and so small pixels being able to use that technology without potential extreme failure rate.

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

That is why this is a guide, to help VR players to make their own tweaks. I do say in the video that my description of ASW is a simple one 😉

Why do I not have the SSW option in my Virtual Desktop settings?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

What version are you running? Latest is 1.29.3 🤔

@UncleNewy1

7 ай бұрын

1.29.0 but it says I'm up to date.........Also either my games try to play in VR.....fail....and then revert to flatscreen, or steam VR takes over and it's an absolute stuttery mess.........I can't get anything to run with just Oculus VR.

@weeble3383

7 ай бұрын

​​​@@UncleNewy1 unclenewy, you have to go Into your meta mobile app and select the beta ver, then goto This site to manually download the server software download.vrdesktop.net/files/beta/VirtualDesktop.Streamer.Setup.exe

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

@unclenewy5986 Okay, bit brutal uninstall SteamVR and start again (back up your game space files). I've seen this so many times now and it actually happened to me once when I 1st got my Pico 4. Try that or jump into my discord for further help (link in description below)

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

@weeble3383 Thanks Weebs 😊

Automatic spacewarp will always stutter frame drops, every moment hes turning ON and OFF so its must be disabled, for normal VR experience. Just tweak your graphic settings again. to achieve stable 90fps without SW turning on. This is the way.

What wifi6e router do you recommend that will not lead me to bankruptcy?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

I have used the Asus RoG AXE1100 (£440) and the TP-Link AXE5400 (£144). I preferred the TP-link (still not cheap, sorry) 🙄

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Keep us updated please, this could be a good, cheap alternative 😀

Too bad I only have a 5G WiFi router. But will buy this game nevertheless. Thanks for the clear instructions. Thumbs up.

Yea have a rtx4080 😊 but only wifi 6 Router. I cant run with your Settings without Stutters

The problem I'm having is I have a 5G router. Virtual Desktop on my Quest 3 says it's 4g, but on my Quest 2 it's knows it's 5g and is okay with it. What could cause that ? It's ROUTER I only use for VR.

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

No idea mate, that's odd but as long as VD is happy. What does VD say your mbps is? (Top left when you open VD).

@dellper1

7 ай бұрын

@@rangerkayla8824 Yes my Quest 3 runs ok through virtual Desk top

I'm about to upgrade my gpu, would a 3080 or 6900xt be better for VR?

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

I'm sorry Dill, I have no experience with AMD GPU's, anyone else help?

Can anyone help me and tell me why I'm stuck with following problem. I have Quest 3 and Virtual Desktop. When I try to launch Half Life Alyx I can't get it run in full Screen?! I tried to add "-vr" option in Steam game settings but it doesn't help. Example Lone Echo 2 runs perfectly without any problems. Any ideas would be appreciated! Really annoying problem :(

@MacInVR

2 ай бұрын

You shouldn't be running HLA with any steam parameters (-VR actually means DON'T run in VR). Are you running HLA direct from the games tab within VD?

@hondaman9424

2 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR I know that I shouldn't put any parameters like "-VR", but I tried because nothing else didn't help. Yes I'm running HLA direct from the games tab within VD (because this the only right way)

@MacInVR

2 ай бұрын

Make sure you remove the -VR from HLA launch and try launching direct from your steam library? Maybe join my discord for quicker answers as well 😉

@hondaman9424

2 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR I removed -VR parameter and tried to launch directly from Steam library (shortcut on desktop). Didn't resolve the problem. Sorry but I don't use discord :)

@MacInVR

2 ай бұрын

So it's just HLA? Everything else works fine? Can you verify or repair the HLA install in Steam?

The 4070ti is only slightly less performing than 4080 and kicks its ass when taking price into account for what you get. What should i put it on godlike or the step down?

@churchgoingamer5891

7 ай бұрын

Right now i'm using an EVGA rtx 3080TI ftw3 ultra and am using godlike settings @80fps with a wifi 6e router. It's holding up pretty good. The image is so clear, I'm can barely see any compression with no slowdown. I'm upgrading to a 4080 soon to try the AV1 codec.

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Godlike all the way if your wifi can handle it 😉

I got a question I was thinking on steamlink is Virtualdesktop better? I couldn’t run steamlink due to needing a Hevc hardware encoder do I need that for desktop??

@chasevipperman8899

4 ай бұрын

VD is alot better than the steamlink that came out recently. VD has alot more optimization settings and connection abilities that are well worth the 20 bucks

I cannot raise my bit rate past 30 MB??? Please help me I have a top of the line PC and 1200 MBPS Internet

@MacInVR

3 ай бұрын

Are you looking in the correct tab? You need to be looking at the streaming tab NOT the settings tab.

@TheKirky

3 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR thanks so much for your response I am so eager to play my steamvr library. Yes definitely I’m on the streaming tab it lets me put the slider to 200 I think however once I connect to my PC it takes to slider to anywhere around 30

@TheKirky

3 ай бұрын

Are you sure that I don’t need my router connected with an ethernet cable to my PC in order to max out the slider above 30mb?

@TheKirky

3 ай бұрын

I have a Ryzen7600x am5 cpu 6900 XT GPU Two SSDs, really good PC

@MacInVR

3 ай бұрын

Ah...yes, your PC should be connected to your router via an ethernet cable and the headset connected to the wifi. Also, try isolating the 5ghz channel by password protecting it (to keep any other devices from interfering). Which codec are you using on the PC streamer app?

I still don't understand what's the difference between codecs lol

@MacInVR

3 ай бұрын

H264 is the oldest but has less latency HEVC (H265) is more modern & has slightly more latency AV1 10 bit only works with Nvidia 40 series GPU's and is the most up to date codec

i tried yesterday... it found my laptop...but all i had was a black screen...frustrated, i got a refund...using a quest 3

Tried the q3 for a couple of hours annd it is terrible. Maybe in 5 years.

2 easy steps then proceeds to show off your technology knowledge for the whole video

£15 is a small price to pay for the wealth of pcvr availiable. And considering tthe price of the GPU in your pc £500-1500 whats the issue 😂

@MacInVR

6 ай бұрын

True dat 😉

Great vid Mac top notch

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

40ms not good to play competitive multiplayer games like fortnite, apex or cod

@ReeksofChees3

7 ай бұрын

Or in this VR context: Beat Saber and Population One hell even Contractors or people who are overall very sensitive to the added latency

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

If you're playing Beat Saber on Expert ++ then yeah, maybe but it makes no difference in competitive online multiplayer. C'mon Reeks of Cheese, how many times have I kicked your arse in Contractors? (Never) 😂

@vianaalimentar1663

7 ай бұрын

Latency is bad on it. Is really stupid that they don't have display or hdmi port connection on it. Im out for now.

@ReeksofChees3

7 ай бұрын

@@vianaalimentar1663 DisplayPort is the number one reason I’m keeping my Index. I swear the technology is right there like the Pico 3 Link

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Have you actually tried it? 🤔

3:16 - Is this actually true? I see plenty of wifi6 routers capable of doing 2402Mbps+ on 5Ghz (160Mhz). Basically, anything faster than AX3000 (for dual band routers) or AX5400 (for tri-band routers). 7:07 - 500Mbps, not 400Mbps.

You don't need Virtual desktop. under very special circumstance will it be useful. I have owned a rift sense 2016. they tried to push that junk app then. while ignoring real tools like VR tool box but at a premium price. they are such a crappy CO I seen users talk about how they want to recharge there own customers to get it to work with the quest 3. what kind of dirt bag co does this? I upgraded my router to 6E wireless connection to my quest 3 works good. you know who uses this app? sheeple that's who. Happy i have always stuck with steam for my VR software. they don't care what VR device you use. and yes my quest 3 launch's steam games just fine

@MacInVR

7 ай бұрын

Sheeple? You're clearly an idiot, virtual desktop is the best selling app on the Quest store and I've been using it since the original Quest came out and it's an essential tool for wireless PC VR gaming. Plus, if you've bought it on Quest or Quest 2, guess what? It's in your library for free on Quest 3 You're a complete dingle 🙄

@retrowrath9374

6 ай бұрын

@@MacInVR Not a good argument, it's best selling because people like you push it and don't know the proper way to play PCVR games, it just adds latency, another layer of software you don't need

@Shaun254

6 ай бұрын

@@retrowrath9374 What is the proper way to play? Airlink? (I'm still learning)

Good video but most DEFINITELY didn't need a 10 mins video.

@Hadezz96

2 ай бұрын

Probably wasn’t informed KZread dropped to 8 mins now not 10 to trigger more ads

@annyeong5810

2 ай бұрын

@@Hadezz96 still haha, idk about you but around 2m of that video was enough for me to know everything I needed

@MacInVR

2 ай бұрын

To be fair, the 1st 2 minutes is really all you need. The rest is finessing 😉

@annyeong5810

Ай бұрын

@@MacInVR exactly haha thanks for being honest, good vid still:) gl hf

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