Quest 3 PCVR Setup Guide - Meta Link (Wired Cable)

[@bjoernf73]

Great explanations, great guidance, exactly what I was looking for. There is so much click-bait you need to get through before actually getting to someone who has done the work to be able to teach others about this thing. A definite sub from me, thanks so much for the work put into this. Ironically, this channel has only about 7k subs, which is typical for this kind of great quality. Please - sub this guy. We need quality to range above the click-baity stuff!

[@HamVR]

Thank you!

[@slitheriz]

I appreciate just bought a quest 3. Very well done you made it easy. Thank you. The cable you recommended was so much better

[@HamVR]

Glad I could help!

[@Eskoxo]

They did not include $2 worth of parts to make displayport work over usb-c protocol so they could sell you that $80 cable... that requires janky software and extra load/latency on the gpu...

[@derekday3896]

It's a crime to pc gamers for sure

[@Raufka]

Maybe it will be on Quest 4 or past generations

[@pankaj8878]

Absolutely....

[@axeltestori]

What do u mean ? If i link my quest 3 to my laptop in usb C port this is why i have stuttering and lags ? (Even if it recognizes the cable) If i plug my quest 3 into the usb-3 port, it will work better ?

[@cubeworld3810]

They actually included the parts.......the quest 3 suports display port.......but meta decided to not enable ut through sowftare

[@Mike0193Azul]

Great advice on the storage size for pcvr use 💚 Also appreciate the info on cable reliability

[@PaddyPatrone]

Awesome, thanks! So cable link gives you better overall performance compared ti air link, correct?

[@OwenHuges]

Thanks Ham, this is really useful, and will hopefully help me win my battle to get my quest 3 and pc to link to each other. One thing which confuses me slightly: at 3:46 you have a picture of how you add extra power to the cable using that Kuject cable via a separate charging port. From the picture, it appears the the USB-c cable is plugged into the charging port, so does that mean you then plug the “normal” usb part into a normal usb connection on your pc? I’ve bought the BoboVR M3 Pro Battery pack and face cover and the UGREEN Quest VR Link cable - but so far I have not been able to get the q3 to recognise my PC when I plug the cable into the USB-c slot in my motherboard. That slot worked for my old Reverb G2 (which sadly just stopped working completely a few weeks ago - refuses to power up at all and is now long out of warranty) but using the Meta (which I think is just the oculus rebranded) software, I just can’t get the cable link to work, and my wifi is too slow for AirLink (plus, as I use VR solely for sim racing, I much prefer a cable connection anyway.) So I’m wondering if I need to purchase something similar to the Kuject charging port you have shown? If yes, I’ll use your link (as I would be very surprised if any shops here in Perth, Australia stock it) - but I just need to check about the USB part first. Have I understood correctly? Ie if I use the charging port will I need to connect to a normal USB on my pc rather than the USB-c port? Finally, is that port only available with the Kuject cable? Or could I potentially use another charging port (given I already have the UGREEN cable)? Sorry for all these questions, but your videos are so helpful, and I’m determined to get this q3 working if at all possible!

[@OwenHuges]

Just to add, after following your instructions, I’ve got it working, so thanks a million. But I’m still a bit unsure how often and how I’ll need to recharge the battery. And also if it might help with performance to add the charging port? I’ve not yet touched anything much at all, and AMS2 worked perfectly, but iRacing will need a bit of tweaking as I’m currently getting only 70 fps. But I haven’t really started tweaking at all yet, so hopefully I’ll get there. Thanks again for this video though: before I followed your suggestions I was completely stuck, and now it’s working. I’m massively relieved - and extremely grateful. Thank you again.

[@EuqinuX]

Excellent video 👍👍

[@SpringChickensOnlyMan]

They need to bring hardwired headsets back or make a setting where the headset can be used while being plugged in all the time without destroying the internal battery. Like there’s people like me who want all day vr and to do that you’ll need a headset that has to be plugged in to work or stay plugged in

[@MouldyGuitars]

I can’t find the “Oculus app” that allows all the tweaking. It keeps taking me to meta quest link which works but allows no setting changes. What am I missing? Edit seems link app has replaced oculus app

[@crazyhawk201ad]

So wired is better no matter what correct? over steam link?

[@surfman88]

Thx. Do have a specific tip when game stays in 2d (even though picked VR start of DCS)? TY

[@minhhuynh9548]

hello, If i plug the cable into the USB Thunderbolt port, do I need to plug the charger to the cable as well? Because the thunderbolt port gives power for the headset + power from the charger.. will I fry the headset :))) or must I use the normal USB 3 port with this cable? Thank you

[@bojanbanjac3473]

Quest 3 is the first VR headset I've bought. Mostly because of my daughter's wish, but now it seem I use it the most. Been trying to mod the Skyrim VR and been trying to run it over oculus air link connecting to either my old router, or pc hotspot I created trying to simulate a higher frequency wi-fi access point with dissapointing results. Your guides on SteamVR and PCVR helped me a lot get the basics Oculus 3 lay of the land. Still wondering about Virtual Dektop app and the benefits of owning it. My main PC has AMD 5600X CPU, Geforce 4070 GPU and 16GB ram.

[@yasinayas5343]

Did you buy Virtual Desktop? are there any benefits?

[@lukeyLuke55]

why is it so hard to find a simple answer? will i have less latency if use cable for steam vr or just stay on VD?

[@Smuth_Op]

The type C (Meta Link) is supposed to be connected directly to the GPU or Motherboard ?

[@HamVR]

Motherboard.

[@carterpants]

amazing video, you nailed it!

[@gabesszor1]

Is the cable worth it? I'm playing with 30-40 latency with VD

[@gaugev2]

How come the refresh rate in app is limited to 90 instead of 120?

[@HamVR]

I'm not sure, the Quest 3 has a higher resolution than Quest 2, but the bandwidth for the link cable is the same. They probably felt image quality at 120FPS wasn't good enough, which I tend to agree with. I stick to 90Hz even when using virtual desktop. Displayport connections are much better in this respect than link methods.

[@MrLurkingOG]

So if I'm doing it for steamvr with the meta quest 3, do I download the games from steam or meta?? & Do you know how to make all VR games capable for sitting down

[@HamVR]

Get the steam version of the game to play via SteamVR. You can reset your VR position while seated. Some games have a dedicated seated mode.

[@BC_Editz676]

Any help? I have a kiwi link cable that states 2.9GBPS but ingame I can only go to 750 without visible display lagging behind

[@thereborne5219]

and ofcorse im using a gtx 1650 not supported, but why??

[@HamVR]

It might work, but it just hasn't been tested to be on the list. I have tried a 1660 and that was barely powerful enough run PCVR.

[@JEMsTv_]

my quest 3 was working just fine through the link cable and now all of a sudden it wont find my pc and i get a notification of slow charging. Any idea why this would happen. Air link works just fine, my cable is brand new and its the actual quest link cable .

[@Woopass90]

great vid. to the point

[@masterbenjamin3348]

Whats the default Settings. I dont know what i change at all and now it lags the audio

[@AyupME]

How is the clarity on wired pcvr with the quest 3 compared to quest 2? Is it a lot sharper at highest resolution in oculus software on the quest 3 compared to the quest 2?

[@HamVR]

Yes it's clearer, sharper, bigger sweet spot, bogger fov and less god rays.

[@carlthewinner]

Thanks!

[@Mr_Shuffle]

encode bitrate I had to set to 200 then all was nice

[@ates8129]

7:57 what resolution should I use? I have rtx 3070

[@HamVR]

For a 3070 I’d start off at 1.0 render resolution at 72Hz on Quest 3. Depending of the game and it’s graphics settings you might be able go higher.

[@nigaudlotovrbenchmarkandvi313]

hi, your 2.3 gb usb3 data speed is abysmal, what's that mother board ? By comparison with my good old i7 and a msi mother board at 2.4 the image quality is really really poor but with my 5800x and an Asus b450 I get 2.8 or someday when it is in a good day 2.9 and it's night and day !

[@HamVR]

I'm using Asus B650 TUF (the other part of the equation is the cable). The link image quality is affected by the Encode Bitrate in Oculus Debug, so as long you can maintain stable connection at 940Mbps (1.5Gbps should be ample) it doesn't matter how much more speed you get beyond that, it wont increase the image quality more.

[@R_jw]

When i start linking i lagged so much even without launching any game, i waited 5 minutes then it start working then i launched Beat Saber then start lagging again, any solutions? I think it’s because my PC is very weak ( GPU gtx 1650 super CPU Ryzen 5 3600 )

[@pietropesce5355]

openxr work only wired? or virtual desktop? thanks

[@HamVR]

OpenXR works with both

[@markw2889]

how do i change encode bitrate when right mouse clicking on it does not give option to paste

[@HamVR]

Try ctrl + v to paste

[@markw2889]

thanx worked fine@@HamVR

[@JrodBooya]

Why does the rendering resolution go up higher than the actual resolution of the lenses? This is the same way with my reverb G2 does setting it higher than the actual 2160p make a difference

[@HamVR]

The VR scene needs to be rendered higher than the VR panel resolution to accomodate for lens distortion correction. hub.vive.com/storage/docs/en-us/DistortionCorrectionTheory.html

[@FruitLoop2020]

How to you get the steam ve settings ui

[@MrRalsho]

What is going on with Oculus Debug tool option: "Encode Resolution Width" ??? I seen people with 4128 value for Quest 3

[@MrRalsho]

Bitrate 500 to don't have stuttering

[@IvanFamanni]

grazie comprate le lenti honsVR

[@protocolpalpatine]

Sometimes when in playing iracing my vr will randomly disconnect from the game after a few hours of playing. And always when I'm in first place of course lol

[@HamVR]

That is commonly known as sods law haha

[@protocolpalpatine]

@HamVR I think for now in I'm just going to reboot my vr after each race.

[@ratcat7668]

Why doesnt the Kiwi link cable keep power to the Q3? Or does it? I just got my Q3 and Kiwi link cable yesterday (man what a headache setting it up!) at some stage I recieved a message that my Q3 battery was low. Its plugged in to the USB 3.2 powered (red) port so shouldnt it always be powered?

[@Sausager]

use lower refresh rate, 120 and 90 slowly lower battery over time, i use 90 but i notice i have to charge it later in the day

[@ratcat7668]

@@Sausager I ended up getting a genuine Quest 3 link cable - now no problems - works fine and always enough charge.

[@ratcat7668]

@@Sausager I use a genuine Quest link cable now. Works pefectly.

[@BabyKermit_]

If i dont have a usb C (3.0) port on my pc, can i use a adapter from usb -a to usb c? I only have usb-a (3.0) sockets..

[@HamVR]

Yes although the adaptor may add noise, depending on the quality. Alternatively get a Kuject link cable which is type A to C anyway.

[@BabyKermit_]

@@HamVR Thank you😊

[@toaster227]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON HOW TO WORK THE KUJECT CABLE!!! Every video out there doesn’t explain the set up and just regurgitates the instructions off the box, but i’ve followed those instructions to the exact and the cable DOESN’T work. When I go through the entire process to get the supposed “smart chip” to activate it just doesn’t work. Okay, plug in the charging block to the smart chip, and wait about 15 seconds. Plug it into the Quest 3 and wait to hear the charging noise. Then after all that plug it into your USB3 port on your pc, but after all that it doesn’t say I’m connected on the quest app on my pc. I’ve searched reddit threads and the kuject cable help area, and got 0 results. Do you have any idea what it could be? I have my quest 3 set to 90Hz , and I have the usb thing disabled. I have an RTX 3060 if that matters any. Please, just help a man out; I beg 🙏😭.

[@HamVR]

What speed are you getting with the Oculus connection speed test? Do other cables work or USB sockets work? You may have a faulty cable.

[@toaster227]

@@HamVR 2.6, and usb sockets are functional.

[@Ethan_gaming04]

how do i make my monitor see what my vr sees, curently its a back screen when i lacnch my game in steam vr on the desktop

[@HamVR]

See Oculus Mirror at 13:30

[@Ethan_gaming04]

@@HamVR thank you I remember hearing it but at the time I wasn’t playing close enough attention, and of course I tons of other videos in common and count find the right one. Thanks.

[@Slop-Trough]

after following this exactly, opening link from the headset the hub is choppy and any game i play now is also very choppy even the audio is choppy i have no idea whats causing this as it seems to be working fine for everyone else in the comments. possibly sidequest is affecting it but i really have no idea. any idea what i did wrong or what i can do to fix the issue?

[@Slop-Trough]

resetting everything in the debug menu to default fixed the issue. still curious as to what caused this.

[@HamVR]

You might have picked H.265 codec by mistake which doesn’t work correctly with wired link.

[@Slop-Trough]

​@@HamVRafter resetting to default, I switched only the encode bitrate to 940 and checked. Seems like it was that that did it. I don't understand why but I appreciate the reply brother.

[@Slop-Trough]

​@@HamVRI should add I was using sidequest to enable 120hz but even after dropping to 90hz the problem persists

[@Castdeath]

Had the same issue which got solved by turning off audio through the Quest 3 and handling it though the PC separately. Will also try the codec and see if that works!

[@DriftyChickenVR367]

Hello, why is it that when i connect my quest 3 to my computer, it doesnt show up as connected on the quest app?

[@HamVR]

Type Services in windows Search bar, and check 'Oculus VR Runtime Service' is running or open the Oculus debug tool. Could also be a potentially bad USB cable or USB socket on your motherboard.

[@DriftyChickenVR367]

@HamVR ok, I'll see if that works

[@DriftyChickenVR367]

I opened the debug tool so now what do I do

[@JazzDNL]

Tried your settings but getting nowhere near the performance i get wireless with virtual desktop. I have the original link cable (test shows 2.2 Gbs), rtx4090, 13900ks, 64GB DDR5. According to the oculus app my recommeneded setting should be 72mhz, due to system specs ? Games that run butter smooth via virtual dekstop, are a stuttering hell via link cable.

[@HamVR]

Sounds like you've got a software/hardware conflict somewhere to resolve. That PC spec should run 90Hz max render resolution on Quest 3 just fine (depending on the game & graphics settings). Where Meta link (running smoothly) beats Virtual Desktop is the image quality on fast moving scenes, as H.264 940Mbps (via link) has less video artifacts than AV1 10 at 200Mbps (or 400Mbps with H.264+) on VD . Slow moving scenes with less detail it's hard to spot the difference between the two.

[@JazzDNL]

@@HamVR thx for the reply. Resolving software/hardware conflicts, is not my hobby I just want to game. This is my second attempt at VR after the original Oculus rift, and I dont see much improvement, quality is still so so, performance not great and the endless tinkering with software and settings takes all the fun out of it. Guess i'll wait another few years :)

[@HamVR]

​@jasperdrop6474 Yes unfortunately until console VR solutions get better PC will remain the main way to go for high fidelity VR and will require tinkering.

[@JazzDNL]

@@HamVR I stand corrected, apparently my max ' encode bitrate' is 750, anything over that and i get garbled sound and hopeless framerates. If i combine the 750 bitrate with 72hz at 1.2x games run great even at high settings. So thank you for all the info, finally have a use for my linkcable.

[@levraimanu]

I'm a beginner. owning Quest 3 for a few days and your video made it clear for me. Thank you!

[@westr70]

I wanted to thank you for getting me set up for my first VR flight on MSFS. It was amazing! I had flown on the PC before but the VR took it to new heights.

[@HamVR]

My condolences. for the additional money you may be about to spend on future Sim gear, now that you have VR 😁👍

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

@@HamVR Hello friends, i have a 2080TI do you think it would be able to run MS2020 in Quest 3? I'm thinking of purchasing the Quest 3, but not much piont if my 2080TI won't do it.

[@lkkoh777]

@@HamVR hello. I intend to get the kuject cable as well. I had horrendous time playing Euro Truck Sim using Air Link. But I’m wondering if my hardware is good enough. Ryzen 5 5500. 16GB DDR4, RTX 3050.

[@lawyerlawyer1215]

@@maydaygoingdown5602 it’s been 3 months , so you probably took a decision already , but it depends on your settings. My 4090 wich is many times more powerful struggles to run ms 2020 on Vr at a crisp resolution with all settings completely maxed out above 80fps And even if it does, my 5800X3D wich is equivalent to - Ryzen 7700X and veery slightly below an i5 13500K, wich is a great next gen processor , and it gets dpi bottlencekc at about 60 fps some times. It really is a hard game to run if you push it. However it does have quite configurable settings , if you play at a lower resolution with low terrain LOD and low texture load distances etc. you should be able to handle it fine with a 2089 and a normal CPU

[@R-py6uf]

​@@lawyerlawyer1215 " many times more powerfull" lol..

[@Castdeath]

For people that start to have audio issues over ~600 Mbps, try turning off the audio from the quest 3 and get the audio from headphones connected to the PC separately instead (say with bluetooth). This worked for me, allowed me to crank the bit rate beyond 600!

[@AV3NGED7FOLD]

So are you saying to use headphones instead?

[@Castdeath]

@@AV3NGED7FOLD yes but don’t connect them to the Quest, connect them to the PC

[@stefanschuchardt5734]

I use a OC 3060 12GB for Automobilista 2 and Half Life Alyx, thru a wired Pico4. The performance is pretty decent! Playable framerates with turned down graphic settings but still good looking.

[@HamVR]

That's good to know. AMS2 and HLF are pretty well optimised for VR. Assetto Corsa Competizione is much more demanding on the other hand.

[@PaddyPatrone]

Try dcs ans see your frames dropping like dominos

[@mnxxxv5986]

the way to bypass the 500 mbps limit is amazing, it finally solved my artifacting issues, thank you very much good sir!

[@eternalglow6483]

have you noticed performance issues when going over 500? i tried setting it to 800 and was having frame drops but i dont know if it was that or another setting i changed

[@mnxxxv5986]

@@eternalglow6483 930 is the limit anything over it causes lag and frame drop

[@Castdeath]

@@eternalglow6483had the same issues, figured out a potential solution. Try muting the audio from the quest 3 and get the audio from the PC separately say through a Bluetooth headset or something. Worked for me with a MX4 connected directly to my PC via Bluetooth.

[@RW1A]

I cannot for the life of me, get past the "Connect your headset" page. It refuses to detect my headset no matter what i do with it

[@FatswellSmart]

so it all started with installing a custom (bloat free) os then after realizing i still needed more performance i started one by one turning all of my services off until i got them around 90 at startup . thank you your video was the last step i was missing to achieve maximum power from my ageing rtx 3070. ac has never looked more beautiful.

[@darrenberkey7017]

I've been using an Odyssey+ for years, but just ordered my Q3 yesterday, should arrive in time for the weekend. This information is quite valuable, thanks!

[@HamVR]

Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching.

[@xephh]

THANK YOU for the USB tip, I was having crazy frame drop issues anytime I was wired and now they're gone

[@lorenzop.8249]

its absolutelly DISGUSTING how shit Meta link is made

[@theDubleD]

OMG!!! This worked for me, i used the exact same settings with Mobile ASW disabled and PC ASW 45fps forced in debug tool and 90fps in Oculus Software, no more jittery mess! Edit: look in comment below if you still get jitter.

[@HamVR]

Cool which game and GPU are you running?

[@theDubleD]

@@HamVR rtx 2070 & amd 3600, in asgard´s wrath. These settings made it much smoother, but i got jitter again. I changed my main audio while i was getting the jitter and it stopped! Edit: had the jitter again, with 45 ASW, and matching main/oculus sound with 16-bit. This time it was enough to push the on/off button 2 times, so the screen turns off/on. Don't know how this is such a mess, but at least now i get to play longer before the jitter starts and make it go away easier.

[@theDubleD]

@@HamVR I got jitters again after a long play session, and i think it has something to do with the mirrored game running full screen and having the console window up in Windows 11. Whenever i get jitter again, the main game window pops in front of the console window and the on/off trick doesn't always work either. Now i've turned off vsync globally. But i'll test later tonight, have stuff to do, if the jitter doesn't come back i'll be playing the whole time :p Bit sad it's a multitude of solutions, but i feel like i'm getting there or on to something. Edit: it happened again with vsync off, i tried messing with the sound again, but i don't think it's the sound. When i right click on the sound icon, the Start taskbar stays open, doesn't go back to the game mirror and stops jittering. I don't know what to make of all of this, last test i'm gonna do is keep the taskbar open without the console window. Edit 2: I tried it with only the taskbar open and not the console window, and for now it's buttery smooth.

[@MrRalsho]

@@theDubleD can yo uexplain more abou the taskbar? its something too weird

[@MrNeilRoberts]

120 hz now working in link settings … need to wind back mbps to about 500 in ODT but once set AMS 2 goes up to the next level !! 😮

[@HamVR]

Very nice. Personally I'll stick to 90Hz as I don't like the trade off of squeezing more frames (at 120Hz) into the same or less bit rate, the codec compression becomes more apparent to me. This is where dedicated display port headsets really shine, compared to compressed video solutions.

[@Despiser25]

Quest 3 section now only offers mobile phone software. Who uses SteamVR?

[@HELLnnan]

@@Despiser25 I use steam VR on PC. But I didn't get you

[@Despiser25]

@@HELLnnan Actually it is the Link desktop Software that I was looking for.. Whats funny is Virtual Desktop uses SteamVR and Alyx runs fantastic.

[@mcpepp3603]

Amazing video brotha! Clear and easy to follow. Best video on the subject 100%!

[@WilXuH]

Thanks for the video, really great tips! I got a cable with an extra usb one can use as power supply and it pretty much maintains the headset power where it was. I was reluctant to get a quest3 due to my pc being somewhat outdated now (i9-9900k, geforce 2080 super), but for the price I thought I'd give it a try. I was a bit skeptical because of the latency, too, but it runs reasonably well at 72hz and the latency is almost unnoticeable :D

[@stevenperry7041]

Whoa. Pretty sure that this is the most useful video ever for setting up my Quest 3. Thanks a ton.

[@SoldatX]

a quick comment bro, a lowe refresh rate won't give you more FPS, it just avoids screen stuttering and stuff

[@axeltestori]

Hey i have a laptop dell g15 gaming i7 rtx 3060 16Gb ram i cant play with Alyx or walking Dead...even in the Steam VR menu it is stuttering and too many lags...😢

[@braden3x]

I appreciate this, just bought a quest 3 after owning an index for 4 years. Thank you!

[@Crowbant]

When i connect my quest 3, it says (USB 3.0 connection recommended) im using usb 3.0 link cable with a 3.2 port on my motherboard, i tried everything :( what am i doing wrong

[@justinhogue9861]

I tried a different 3.0 on the back of pc and it worked.

[@Crowbant]

@@justinhogue9861 yeah i fixed it a while ago it was my cable

[@Space-O-2001]

Thanks for the video some great tips. Just to share in the hope it helps others, I have a Wifi 6e router in my man cave (linked to main router in hallway via LAN over power) and run steam link. it's so easy to setup it's a real joy. Still get the occasional glitch but it is more than tolerable (can even run 120 FPS) and seems to get better over time. Other options to charge at the same time is the KKCOBVR A2.

[@tenthirtyseven-v1]

I really don't understand what the f is happening with my system. Tested as a 2.4Gbps cable, 3.0, 3070 and it just crashes and burns at 1fps or lower but only when I launch a game?

[@dylanjones4029]

Me too, I’m running a 3060ti and I keep having steam VR crash from a “critical error”

[@casey22857]

Something i discovered when testing my cable is it will show a different cable speed if the headset is not on your head and the screen is off on the headset. For instance i am showing a test speed of 2.1 with the headset off and a test speed of 3.1gbps when i cover the light sensors or put on the headset so the q3 screen is on before you test. Just Something to note.

[@faymah20]

Thank you this is very useful! i am addicted to playing Freeland now haha

[@mackd7234]

hi great vid im now getting good visuals from quest 3 although the cars in the distance ar a bit blurry, my ques is how do you record your f1 23 vids, directly from quest 3, obs or geforce exp. if i record using the quest 3 set to wide screen the vid is clear but the view captured is a upwards view so you dont see the steering wheel although the view in the quest is perfect. i have also tried obs capturing the steam vr view window but the recording is a blurry mess. if i use gefoce exp to capture the quest 3 normal screen mirror to my monitor which is a wide screen the recording looks stretched

[@HamVR]

Use Oculus Mirror to record F123 footage.

[@robinvsdk]

I have a Nvidea Geforce 1050 GPU. Imma try this with my new quest 3, wish me gl! 😂😂😭

[@HamVR]

Good luck 👍

[@standout5339]

THE BRILLIANT COMMENT which works for me: H264 is for wired and H265 for wireless !!!!

[@hypewilkens]

Explain please

[@standout5339]

@@hypewilkens I had the issue with Quest3 in PCVR where picture was not stable, but thanks to this video and comment from HamVR, I went back and changed it back to H264 for the video codec, which made it all brilliant for me. Look at 11:04.

[@MrNeilRoberts]

Great vid - I’ve been messing with VDXR and Oculus link and come to same conclusion - link is still best and the other benefit is ASW much better than SSW (VD) for MSFS

[@DavidB-o7u]

wow useless. cannot connect to anything without wifi, cannot play cable only. you are playing via wifi thinking you are playing via cable.

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

Too bad quest 3 wired is absolute ass. It never detects it. Restart the quest and the app over and over and over and EVENTUALLY it will work but 90% of the time it doesn't. It's just been an awful experience for me. I gave up and just bought a 6e router and started using wireless.

[@HamVR]

Did you try changing the USB power settings like in the video? That resolved disconnects for me. The USB connection stability can also vary depending on the motherboard make, the USB cable and the number of other USB devices connected.

[@noahcooper3843]

Why when I connect my usb it doesn’t detect it it has the detect sound but it’s not working

[@youngbeliz6177]

Thank you for the video . Its 3 week struggling with this quest3 for f1. I got a rtx 3070 . What refresh rate , resolution on the quest, render resolution, resolution on f1, encoded birate that i should run. I know i am asking for much but i need help run this game . Thanks you in advance

[@HamVR]

I would set it at 72Hz, Render Resolution 1.0 (increase if you have performance headroom - check the performance HUD), Steam VR 100% (Custom )Resolution and in game settings see my F122 settings video on a 3090 based on VR Medium preset kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXmni2qwgNuFoqM For the encode bitrate, if you link cable gives you a good speed test go for 940Mbps and only reduce if you get connection drops.

[@youngbeliz6177]

@@HamVR thank you very much !!! 👌👌👌

[@TTSMBatte]

Thanks for the help now I’m able to use gorilla tag mods

[@Pandafuix]

Great video. Very detailed and easy to follow with some great tips

[@HamVR]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SonicT5]

Hey Ham! I only changed the bitrate parameter in Debugtool, it was on 0 for some reasons. Changed it to 500 but now the link connection does not want to launch...any idea what could cause this?

[@Sausager]

your link cable doesnt support it then, use lower bitrate

[@KC-df8lc]

Fantastic detail...thank you very much 👍

[@donovanfausette8521]

Is there a way to enable pass-through when using Oculus link? I'd like to play a game on a 2d screen but I really hate that Gray grid void in the background of every time I'm trying to do anything. I've been looking everywhere to try and figure out is there any possible way to enable pass-through on the quest 3 during questlink and there seems to be absolutely zero answer and it's very frustrating!

[@alinguist9793]

Double tap the upper right "corner" of the white Quest 3 casing to enable and disable Pass-Through.

[@Sausager]

you can double tap the side of your VR and should enable passthrough

[@dharkbizkit]

is there any reason, why a wired connection over usb doesnt support DP protocol and thus has to be a connection that only allows for visual compression? i dont get it, it feels intended to not give you the best experience possible when it comes to pcvr, so that meta store games sell, that dont have that problem. this is contradictory, because the people wanting to use it for pcvr, usally have higher demands and enough processing power, to not play games on ps3 level graphics for the standalone hardware, so why force compression on them if others like sony clearly show, that you have almost compression free visual with usb when you just use the right way to implement it

[@HamVR]

I wish Quest 3 had Display Port connectivity, it would evelate it from pretty being good at PCVR to fantastic. I'm guessing Meta think it's good enough for general PCVR users and would rather keep the unit price lower. Pico added a seperate display port with the Pico Neo3 Link and I think PSVR2 has display port over USB-C.

[@dharkbizkit]

thing is, pico neo 3 is specwise below average for its price nowadays. yes ps5 has DP protocol via usb c, so does the varjo aero. thats why i dont get why meta didnt do it, cant be that much more expensive.@@HamVR

[@soundboy605]

Currently running DCS outside steam and now it does not load into my headset via every time I check DCS for the VR setting to be active the game starts to load and stop loading any ideas please.

[@TallWestEddy]

Same! Did you get a fix? Mine only opens in VR if I’m using VD!

[@soundboy605]

@@TallWestEddy I found a video that said check that said to check that developers switch is not on in the meta quest on the PC

[@soundboy605]

I've added the videos that helped me out development mode solved my problem

[@TallWestEddy]

@@soundboy605 hey; thanks, didn’t see any video links.. but I’ll check and turn off the dev mode as I’m sure I have that on

[@dotnetdevni]

And yet it doesn't charge properly when pc link

[@dave-j-k]

HI, I ran the install but have no Oculus app? I just have Meta-Link and nothing else - have things changed? This is all a bit confusing LOL

[@freshbaker]

yeah the oculus app for pc got renamed to quest link or whatever

[@csgolover789]

what the actual f man it does not work it just does not stop loading trying to get the ocules WTF AM I DOING WRONG

[@HamVR]

Less Red Bull and more sleep perhaps.

[@saltysoda93]

my games dont launch in VR mode. i just get a white space with a window of my desktop. i've poked around as much as i could and i just cant get it to launch right

[@saltysoda93]

steam wanted admin access

[@jackwatkins1937]

i just cant for the life of me to get my link cable to connect. Im using a 3.0 cable and pretty sure a 3.0 USB port so idk

[@HamVR]

Try unplugging all other USB devices and try different USB 3.0 sockets. You could have USB device conflict or possibly a faulty link cable.

[@terryljam]

I bought a Meta-Oculus Rift S one year before they dropped their support of this product. The Rift S worked well until I updated my computer. Now two years later and after a year of Meta stupid suggestions for getting my Rift S working again, it's still not working. I have a $400 paper weight that Meta refuses to fix even though they say my new computer should not be a problem. I cannot recommend buying any Meta products due to their lack of customer service and having a chance of the same dropping of older products support. Meta basically has no customer service and only lip service!

[@Medicbobs]

I didn't buy a quest 3 for this reason alone. They expect you to buy an additional cable which doesn't come with an adapter. It still doesn't charge it. They are as bad as iPhone with making you buy all these additional parts. Where the hell is the 120hz??

[@MotoSoulTherapy]

Top bloke, Thanks a lot for these settings, ive owned almost every VR headset vive pro, valve index, hp reveb being the "best" hedsets but none of them have ran project cars 2 as good as the quest 3 with these settings, finally the jaggies are gone, the stutters are gone and the resolution and graphics are stunning by comparison, i have a 3090 i7-9700k and was always annoyed that i could never optimize this game even with decent pc specs. I dont have money at the moment but I will try to remember to come back and use your affiliate link for the powered usb cable. again thanks

[@joostvanh1217]

I've got the same processor with a 4090, I've had such troubles trying to get things running good in vr. I tought it was the processor. Any ideas tips to get things running better?

[@MotoSoulTherapy]

@@joostvanh1217 to be honest i think an i7-9700k might be a bottleneck with a 4090 but you should still be able to run vr games and get good results. Unfortunately vr is not easy and there is a hole hoast of reasons you might be struggeling. What headset? Wired/wireless? What game? What software are you using ie steam vr, steam link, quest link, what issues are you having

[@koncsekp]

Köszönöm szépen! Megmentetted a PCVR-t. Már majdnem feladtam hogy ez egy szar még kábel nélkül!

[@Mistermoleymole]

When a game supports openxr natively..... how would i launch that game on the quest3 to take advantage of openxr toolkit?

[@HamVR]

It varies game to game. EA Sports WRC only has a launch in 2D mode but if you have a OpenXR headset connected it auto detects and asks if you want to play in VR. DCS World has command line parameter to lunch the game in VR mode. iRacing has a launch in OpenXR option. Note WRC isn’t totally compatible with the toolkit, and crashes often.

[@Mistermoleymole]

@@HamVR how about dirt rally 2.0, AMS2, and ACC? They all support openxr dont they?

[@Realjohnsmith48]

Does the quest 3 charger work for pcvr

[@Ghofy]

Should i leave Encode Bitrate at 0 if im having stutter issues?

[@informedchoice2249]

Drivers totally borked for Steam and Quest Link 3 cabled. Steam VR crashes after each instance of gameplay and you ahve to restart your PC.

[@HamVR]

Tested Quest 3 via link last night. No crashes my side, so seems OK.

[@informedchoice2249]

@@HamVR With me once I enter Quest Link Mode and play a game using Steam VR from Quest link, then Disable Quest Link mode and re-enter QUest Link mode, that's when I can't access Steam VR again. Did you have that experience?

[@efeozturk5253]

I have a 3060 rtx laptop with highest watt version, I can run pretty much anything except no man's sky, do you know what's wrong with that game, is there something I'm doing wrong? the game runs just fine when connected through steam link app, not good with both airlink or cable link.

[@DJ_Indigo-Angel]

one of the most helpful videos on this topic.. thank you

[@Super-id7bq]

Appreciate the guide. Still feel like I can't completely get rid of the feint compression artefacts on distant backgrounds. It's a pain not having direct input like with an Index as your streaming performance quality is eating into the game performance.

[@HamVR]

Yes DisplayPort is still king. That's why I like the Pimax Crystal. You can get less artifacting if you play at 72Hz, as you will be squeezing less frames into the same bandwidth.

[@Steelninja77]

I have 2.4gb s nice. I had the 900 mbs on the wrong setting after following another tutorial. I had it on dynamic nitrate. And also had the steamVr resolution slider whacked right up instead of the oculus app resolution slider. No wonder Skyrim was all blurry. Well it may still be. Have to check. I hope not. I did get legendary tales to be sharp as a die but it kept stuttering because was airlink but probably just because my settings were not right. I sometimes find these things still stay messed up even after doing all this. So hopefully in this case it works.