💥MY META QUEST 3 DIED AT 90HZ DUE TO OVERHEATING USING AIRLINK VR!❗HERE's THE INFO!

[@xressentials]

Thanks for watching today's video about how my Meta Quest 3 Died while playing at 90Hz with Airlink to PCVR and F1 2023 VR. where the incident occurs here 1:09:46 from this livestream kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfbmnymbN2or9E Let me know your thoughts and experiences with your Quest 3 and tips in the comments below

[@Michael-hb3ip]

Your a liar. You just want to feel special to agree and get people to respond to you LOL

[@dtrjones]

I had the Quest 3 'die' as well but it didn't die, just seem to go into some sort of mode where it couldn't be switched on normally. You just need to hold power and volume together for 30 seconds and mine booted up again. Never had the issue again. Seems a lot of folks are thinking it died and are sending it back. Do some research people!

[@Riddick94]

Typical problem solving option for mobile phones as well. Hold the power with volume (down) together, and magic happens.

[@nicodemosanchez9112]

This happened to me too! I freaked out a little bit, but it was a quick fix

[@FG-td4vs]

had this before also

[@BentyGorillaTag]

Thank you so much for this guide I did that and my overheated quest 3 which was constantly blowing air from the front to cool it down. After it turned on and worked perfectly fine!

[@TKTriesit]

This Happened to me but what's crazy is I WAS using Virtual Desktop, I had the fps set to 120, bit rate 80 but I was just on a party call on the quest 3 with a friend I wasn't playing anything cause for some reason when i tried to play zenith vr on virtual desktop it wouldn't see my touch controllers. so I gave up with that, quit virtual desktop, still on a party call, was playing cubism for a bit once i closed that app My Quest 3 just SHUT OFF it had like 40% left. I knew something was wrong cause its not supposed to shut off like that, I have the oculus quest 3 with elite strap and battery, so i started charging the elite strap and not seeing a led to let me know its charging so i was like maybe it needs time, so i watched a hour show on Netflix and went back to the headset still no led and still cant turn on the power, so i was like ok I'm gonna unplug the elite strap with battery and try to charge the headset directly for another hour, so 2 hours now still no led, so I tried the volume button and the power button, nothing, i just kept holding the power button and eventually it powered back on and haven't had a problem since though I never tried virtual desktop again yet.

[@MrTechcat]

Meta has locked Quest 3 to 72Hz now.. I could play on high refresh before but it's always 72Hz in Steam no matter the settings since maybe yesterday.

[@xressentials]

I tested it’s not the case 90Hz sas 90Hz on SteamVR video settings

[@ltonos9557]

I would be curious to know why the Q3 could overheat using a PC. Even at 90hz I would assume the processing is less when just displaying a game running on the PC than rendering the full game in standalone.

[@hb-hr1nh]

Press the power button and volume button down at same time for at least for 30 seconds, it worked for me. The light is purple at first, then yellow and finally green. I think this a factory reset. This happened in cable link, went black and won't turn on. When I got it to turn on again I had 70% power left I was at 90 hz. On Virtual Desktop it works flawless at 90 hz and it has the 120 hz option. Well worth the $20 for the virtual desktop app!

[@simonh7954]

In fact, when mine died, it gave some text about getting hot and said it’s important to take it off now… A little concerning like it was gonna blow up in my face. Ultimately it shut down after beeping and making bad noises. We had been using it a grand total of 10 MINUTES! I have not changed any settings, so it cannot be connected to that. I already had to return the elite head strap because the piece that cradles your head on the back snapped off. I’m not thinking this is a great build. I have played other games longer and never ever seen this issue until today but once you have it, it starts repeating over and over every time you use it. By the way, the battery was at 85%. Why I’m getting over Heating issues on a climb 2 after 10 minutes… 10 minutes… Something else is going on! I usually have it run with my 4080 PC. But this time I brought it to a friends house so we did it as standalone and it lasted 10 minutes!

[@Mad_Luv85]

theres needs to be a recall on the devices - there are too many issues reported with the new quest 3 , I even had to return mine for bad mic issues, overheating, gprahical artifacts and the display burning out. i had to factory reset it many times with artifacts still appearing. was gonna buy a new one next week but i think i will just NOT ! untill these issues are fixed such as overheating and battery issues. meta should have waited and did more Research and development in regards to optimization and finding solutions for the battery issues. i still have my quest 2 for now. but maybe their will be another options down the line.

[@xXShowGameXx]

Mine did the exact same thing while battery at 40 % ! I really thought it died on me but holding the power button 30 sec fixed it. I think it's an issue that came with last update. That sucks cause a lot of users will send it back to repair thinking its dead.

[@youngbeliz6177]

I went in the oculus file and you are right … my headset started to heat up. I forgot the default setting. Can you upload with the default setting please or a picture

[@paulm1606]

Please make sure you send this problem to meta quest 3 support so they can investigate this problem and bring an update for all of us👍

[@dustinhamerly9538]

Investigation should only take 4 or 5 years. Meta support sucks.

[@aquosy7]

You can reset it again by pressing and holding the power and volume down button at the same time about 30 sec

[@simonh7954]

Yeah, mine just quit working today after doing 10 minutes of a climbing video. I’ve had it working or purchased it about a month ago. It has barely been used so it’s pretty disappointing.

[@MobileDecay]

I wish I could be as calm as you when that happened. I would be panicking and breathing heavily scrambling around confused. Lol.

[@puterhacker31]

mine did the same thing i plugged it in no led i had to hold the power button for 30 seconds i was nervous

[@seattime4075]

Yes, found that the Q3 did not like any changes to the Debug.exe when using Airlink. Had no issues with the link cable though and could run it up to 940 with a excellent image. Own a G2 but prefer the Q3 with its edge to edge clarity. Have been running 72HZ. For my use case, so far happy with my purchase. Will although soon try Virtual Desktop over WiFi.

[@GitDatPC]

I was playing Half-life: Alyx on max settings at 120 HZ for a few days with no issues, thankfully

[@kopkaljdsao]

High humidity and room temperature of 25-35 C in his case. What temperature and humidity do you use it at?

[@GitDatPC]

@kopkaljdsao Not sure on humidity, but 70° F

[@xressentials]

When aircon is on obviously the humidity level and temp go down please do a search on Google lol 😆

[@lizadonrex]

You use airlink or virtual desktop?

[@GitDatPC]

@@lizadonrex Virtual Desktop for me 👍

[@Joric78]

Never had my Quest 2 shutdown from heat and I live in Oz. I'm concerned about the reports of hardware issues with the Quest 3 and I'll probably not get one until I'm convinced they are resolved, as there's only the options of purchasing from Meta or Amazon's online stores. The dead/stuck pixels and other screen defects are even more of a concern than the overheating or battery and microphone issues.

[@t3chnod3lic]

I'm using my power bank (Rawpower 20,000 mah 18w / RP-PB172) that I used with my wireless OG Vive and it keeps the Q3 at 100% and after about 3-4 hours the power bank was down to 55%. The Q3 was maintained at 100% throughout the whole time. It's a bit heavy in the pocket, so looking for some other ways to wear it. Maybe headmounted with a 3D printed mount might not be a good idea cause of the weight. Either way, the power bank runs good with the Q3. I have heard that it's not good to keep a battery fully charged all the time. It can effect the life of the cells. So I think letting it drain every now and then is a good idea. Sorry you've had issues. I havent experienced anything like that yet. I'm now keeping my eyes peeled for other reports. Meta really need to get off their a$$ and sort the firmware out. Maybe they did release it too early. Not enough R&D. Could of been because of the losses they've suffered.

[@xressentials]

Yes my power bank keeps it full too, but I think it’s better like u said let it drain or it may overheat

[@t3chnod3lic]

@@xressentials Not so much overheat. Not good to keep a battery fully charged all the time. Let it drain once in a while. Could limit cell life.

[@warlockboyburns]

Strange I haven't noticed much heat.

[@TroutVR]

Just had this happen to my quest 3 but i was using a link cable. I plugged it in and it sat for a while and then I was watching this video and tried the power button and minus button and it just turned back on like normal without the android thing. This headset is the most jank thing meta has put out lmao the tracking and mic being worse then quest 2 and now this.

[@xressentials]

Sorry hear that will try with cable once it arrives

[@SeanoldBeasley]

Pretty in-depth video, the reason that I am here is my quest 3 that I’ve owned since November randomly rebooted while playing contractors showdown standalone (right before I was gonna flank this guy too, sad day) It seemed like it was a shorter boot time than normal tho. Got the blue meta logo and then back to the main menu/passthru screen. On v62 software, going to update to v64 today I think. I had the resolution boosted a bit via quest game optimizer and had a 20w battery pack connected (as per usual) I’ve been playing the game for 4 months (since alpha/beta) 2-3 hours at a time with no issue I loaded up OVR metrics tool after the reboot and saw the battery was about 50° C when it usually is somewhere around 40-45 but I doubt that that variance in temperature is what caused the reboot, it could have been showdown, but it was still startling. I hope it was a one off occurrence as I’ve had ZERO issues with the headset and have been using it daily since launch

[@GproAFans]

mine just now black screen after wakeup device during virtual desktop in low battery .cannot call out the taskbar.even shutdown /restart no responding at all.after quit the VD streamer from pc,everythings get fine.and also hand track and controller still shaking sometimes by lost tracking.from release til now,it is quite of bug need be fixing that really disturb usage experience

[@xressentials]

Oh dear

[@pedrodehoton2618]

My 7 days new Oculus quest3 did similar at 70 Hz only been on a short while. It bombed out while in the passthrough. The picture was in the headset but not active other than if you move your head the picture moved as well. The reset trick did not work so I setup a return to amazon, After about 3 Hrs I checked it again to find the fans were running so I tried another reset, after several tries I got a result and eventually got it to work. So I cancelled my return. It looked as though a update had been applied, my personal details were there but not some selections I had made. It looks as though Oculus have a problem as this is not acceptable. I have until the end of the month to continue using it to see if the problem returns. If it does it is back to Amazon.

[@xressentials]

Thanks for sharing yea bummer

[@joseaugustoencarnacion5461]

So far hasnt happened to me after 2 hour use on airlink

[@SeanoldBeasley]

Do you know what the standard operating temperature of the battery is?

[@martinlazonieto]

playing with g2 is playing at 4k. With quest 3 you play at 1080 p. That's how I saw it. It may have more clarity throughout the lens but the lack of resolution in the quest 3. to wait for a better option

[@xressentials]

Yes but the pixels are sharper which is weird

[@davidnowhere2637]

I got a warning pop up that the fan was not working properly and to contact meta support I just er-booted it and hope its all good though it does get warm.I also have a dead pixel and mura does yours have bad mura I hear some do and some don't and now the plastic button on the adjustable part for glasses broke it just fell out I do not need it but what the hell

[@xressentials]

I don’t know if I have dead pixel I don’t want to look lol!

[@warlockboyburns]

I use a power bank in my breast pocket :D

[@Tanju23]

That happened to me about a week after I got it. No indication after being plugged in, it locked up. So I hard reset it, Took about 5 minutes for it to come back to life. Karma. I assume it took an update.

[@Michael-hb3ip]

Your a liar. You just want attention by saying that LOL.

[@donnieb22000]

Overheating has nothing to do with it mine shut off in only like 10 minutes of being on. Picked it up from it sleeping and I look though the lens and my screen just froze in pass through mode then a weird static sound then it just went black.Plugged into the charger still nothing then to the pc and i got some odd device name showed up not meta 3 but it still didn't power on.But what finally worked holding the power button for like 30 seconds.Yeah im on the fence about sending it back I even payed for 2 yrs insurance on this

[@crimsondragon1794]

ok so I'm buying one soon should I just stick to direct link until this is sorted? i don't have enough money to throw around to replace mine if it dies on me.

[@xressentials]

72hz is fine 😀

[@parasight82green19]

Mine died last night with the oculus link cable connected to my laptop and I just had a black screen and I couldn’t turn it off and when I held down the power button nothing happened. Then so I left it and today tried to power it back on and it finally had a battery low symbol so now I am currently charging it and once fully charged I will be reverting back to using Virtual Desktop

[@armani005]

Same thing happened after 10 min in steam VR. Still waiting to turn on....

[@xressentials]

Oh dear hope it does!

[@virtualvalium]

The effects you've added on top of the video are a bit like something I have. I don't have it all of the time but I wonder if it's related to modding the settings

[@eighties8]

Why can't you pay for the subscription like everyone watching your videos has to do? It's not that expensive. Virtual desktop is like what $15-20 bucks? If you don't like it or it doesn't meet your expectations you can get a refund. This is strange. If Guy wants to comp your software he will, otherwise it sounds kinda entitled to demand it in exchange for a review.

[@zerocool497]

He’s out of budget

[@eighties8]

@@zerocool497 Who isn't?

[@xressentials]

I dont need it so why should I buy it? By the way since you believe that making video is as easy as watching them can you do me a favor and make 100 of them about VD then ask me again? That would really help the VR Essentials community thank you 😊 !

[@eighties8]

@@xressentials The software will probably be just fine without your stamp of approval. Most people are past the sale by now and on to the optimization. Its a no brainer product, probably the best value in VR.

[@FSK1138]

NOT GOOD !!! i am glad i did ot buy this 60Hz is far to low for a 2023 device you need 120Hz with pass thru .. i am happy with reverb g2 v2 and rifts no problem at all

[@Troylear]

My one month old quest 3 got stuck on a grey screen and wouldn’t turn off. Dumb me decided to plug it in thinking it would resolve the problem. Little did I know, it didn’t. And the oculus started running hot. Then the battery just died all of the sudden. I have gonna exchange my old quest 3 for a new one.

[@KodkyHN]

Does anyone know why my quest 3 overheats as soon as I get into any game with air link

[@chan13153]

What's the temperature of your room? PCVR does use more power than native Quest so it would run hotter. Though I've been playing VD at 90 and even 120hz and I never had the thing actually overheat.

[@KodkyHN]

@@chan13153 im not sure but it worked well the first two weeks its just a problem thats been happening for the las 5 or 6 days

[@chan13153]

@@KodkyHN Hmmmm I did hear some people bring up that new update causing problems. Mine is still on v57 I think

[@KodkyHN]

@@chan13153 I really hope is because of the update bro because it makes it unplayable

[@Tanju23]

As far as the Android It looks like you inadvertently put it into download mode.

[@rdr2kiddo]

Mine did the same thing and I fixed it I’ll see if it does it again and update you

[@nigaudlotovrbenchmarkandvi313]

I had the same problem but it happened while using it with pc and usb-link. it did not want to restart and it was impossible charging it, nothing happened (at that time i did not know the trick about pressing the start button for 30 seconds, after 22 seconds it started up, but the power left was only at 1% , it seems when the quest 3 went black it kept draining the battery ( i was at 74% left) and the 1% left was coming from my usb-link) but anyway I got rid of it and got a refund from Meta, my g2 V2 is still my daily driver until it dies !

[@Arzeloth]

were you using it at 72 or 90hz?

[@nigaudlotovrbenchmarkandvi313]

@@Arzeloth good question ! I think it was at 72 hz.

[@manuelfranciscoflores]

thanks for the information !!!!

[@bake_cook1e]

Bro my quest 3 is dying really slow with 120hz maximum brightness without a pc

[@gordontechreviews]

One of the reasons I strongly encourage people to drop the $20 on virtual desktop app which I did. That thing is so amazing and I can run hours at 90 hz with ease. I've even done a little with the VD settings at 120 hz without to much difficulty. VD all the way!!

[@alanharrington]

So glad your Q3 came back to life!! 😁👍

[@Michael-hb3ip]

Are you really?

[@xressentials]

Same here

[@alanharrington]

​@@Michael-hb3ipyes, he looked rather worried and a little upset during the live stream video, really felt for him 😱

[@kenshinesca]

I thought you already had virtual desktop? You pay 1000 for a headset and can't pay 20.00 for software that pays for itself with the content you create with it? Not trying to be a jerk but just pay for it like everyone else. It does suck about your Quest 3 overheating just for using 90hz. I still think there is some optimization that needs to be done with this chipset.

[@xressentials]

No I don’t have VD for quest only Pico 4 Relationships go both ways we provide lots of advertising and made him tons of money it’s only fair we get reciprocated as a form of mutual respect. I help tons of devs on the channel generating tens of thousands of views for them for free without asking for commission nor any other form of compensation, so please refrain from saying stuff like that. To say we haven’t supported him over the years is a bit insulting…Content per video takes at least 3 days when doing testing filming and editing…so maybe I should be paid for that then?

[@zairs9883]

Glad i didnt buy it in the end, will stick with Pico until someone else brings oit something better

[@Saint_Branden]

I think I’m just going to play at 80hz

[@xressentials]

Lol

[@DavidLeeMenefee]

lol

[@sokola311]

Don't put a computer with a lithium battery on your face. Lesson learned. PCVR for life!! ;)

[@xressentials]

Lol yea

[@spacefoodie]

Lmao i watched this video at x2 speed and bro is still taking too long to explain.

[@RichardAshley-i3s]

It’s knackered sorry

[@cate01a]

good god get to the point and cut the overused and lame phone and video tape filter

[@douglasrobitaille7122]

A Quest 3 just looks wrong with all those wires sticking out of it.

[@garievolutionsoccer3218]

me toooooooooooooO

[@lemonlimelukey]

this happened to my laptop recently bcuz i was using express drivers on a really buggy game and i legit thought it broke my laptop i was like FFFFFFF but i found someone in a post saying something about their pc turning back on after a while i sat around and pressed the power button until it turned on and it finally did after a couple mins lmao