To everyone on windows 11, 5:06 hit the windows button, type control panel, click on system and security, click power options, and finally hit the edit plan settings button. After that, you should be where gethip says to go to. Hope this helps!!
It's literally just a USB cable. As long as it supports data+power transfer with support for USB 3.0 it's fine. Honestly shouldn't be more expensive than an HDMI cable cuz it's doing the same job
honestly i have over 1000 hours of vr playtime over a handful of years and i clicked on this video not thinking id learn anything but you did actually show me a decent amount i didnt ever know
Back when I was a pot dealer, in the 1970's, I learned the first rule of marketing. The 1st hit, is always free. Zuck is quite likely losing money on the Quest 2 model. He is quite literally gaining the entire planets business. Like him or hate him, a brilliant business model.
Damn been using the oculus link for a while and never played with these settings! Thanks for the info this is gonna make pc vr gaming so much smoother!
Thank you so much for this video! You just saved me from purchasing an official Oculus link cable, thinking none of the third party ones would cut it. I was able to cancel my order for one, and for the same price as an official link cable, I got a Kiwi link cable, a replacement head strap, and replacement grips. I am much more satisfied with my purchase now, and am sure this will enhance my VR experience much more than just the link cable.
@@Indie_Live don't feel bad. the official link cable can do absolutely ridiculous bitrates (550mbps) no where near what a copper cable can do so when you are playing it completely eliminates compression artifacting to the point you can't even tell its compressed witch leads to a much much better visual experience. its completely worth the price. the person who made this vid has no idea what the technicals behind it are.
for realz. they way they portray the cable as if its proprietary. Its just a usb c cable. I have plenty lying around. Including one thats 15 feet long. I'll be using that for now but will likely be purchasing a Kiwi. I've been eyeing their products on Amazon and am fond of their grip covers and straps. Seems they are becoming a trusted brand. That said Im very intrigued by the KKCOBVR Q2 Adjustable Head Strap. It has replaceable 18650 batteries. I like this feature because one can keep charged batteries on standby when the installed pair run out making extended sessions more obtainable. And accepting replaceable batteries will insure in theory long use of a product vs a proprietary battery that could decrease its charge over time.
@@GetRexxd You can stream the game wirelessly without loss, though. Just because the cable is good doesn't mean the headset utilizes it. Good job, you have a 90 dollar cable that's not being utilized.
I have had issues with my headset randomly disconnecting, but because of this video I was able to find the usb power setting that I didn't even know existed. Now my problem is resolved. This video was a huge help, thanks
a year late but what it does when you have it activated it will limit the power going to the usb ports and disabling this will not limit at all giving a bit more power through the cable
Hey man, you took time out of your day to make this video, a year later its still helpful. So I want to take time out of my day and thank you. This stuff is crazy complicated and without people like you helping we would never progress in the VR community. Thank you so much for the help. I have been trying for months now to fix lag, delays, and screen tearing. You just helped me fix it in 5 minutes!!! Everyone needs to do this! God bless. :)
I've got the Oculus link cable and all test I've ran on all 3 of our computers at home test at 2.3gbps. What is USB Selective Suspend? ... “The USB selective suspend feature allows the hub driver to suspend an individual port without affecting the operation of the other ports on the hub. Selective suspension of USB devices is especially useful in portable computers, since it helps conserve battery power. It has 0 effect on an active USB port and how it works. It literally just shuts down other ports that aren't in use. Otherwise, good informative video.
It's really not mind blowing. Normal people wouldn't know to do these things. Honestly things should just work when plugged in. You shouldn't have to dip into Windows settings to make something work as advertised.
I have a tip myself, this actually happened to me. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR LINK CABLE PLUGGED INTO YOUR HEADSET OVERNIGHT. The next morning I wake up to my oculus overheating, but the fans were not on. So I put on the headset for the Oculus environment to be really wavy. The solution is really simple though. Just unplug the link cable and restart the headset.
The quest 2 pulls a lot of power when the headset is off. I shut my q2 off (sleep mode) the other day at 69% charge, woke up and it was at 27% charge. I also dont leave my elite strap battery or any battery plugged into the Q2 overnight.
Facebook probably listens and tracks the device even while it's off. Know how much better battery life you get on a phone the second you remove fb and messager lol
@@ryanmalin "sleep mode" is not "shut off" - it's a standby mode like on an android phone after you tap the power button to cut power to the screen. That's why the device can still install or update apps in that mode. If you don't want to needlessly drain your battery and cost battery lifecylces charging it up again, hold the powerbutton for 2-3seconds, and then select "shutdown" inside of VR to actually turn it off.
My pc already had the USB power settings ready to go. It was actually set to high performance. But the debug tool helped so much. It went from looking pretty decent to looking amazing
and turn off ASW or Asynchronous Timewarp. It looks much better with it off. You don't get interpolation between frames, so every visible frame has 0 motion artifacts
@@christianwillmon5684 I forgot the name buts it’s an app that turns off asw it’s like oculus debug or oculus temp or something. I use virtual desktop because it’s much better
Great video! Thank you! The only thing that nobody seems to take into account when talking about the headstrap is laying down and watching a video is one of the greatest things and the stock headstrap is so good for this. All the replacement ones have a huge-ass adjustment knob on the back which would massively dig into the back of your head while laying down. Trust me, once you've experienced laying back and watching a video. Sitting up will never be as appealing. lol
@@lancelange9377 my step brother is giving me his old busted pro strap so after i fix it im going to install it but I may wait if this watching videos while in bed thing checks out lol thanks.
Oculus's cable is UDB-c on both ends because a USB-c port on a computer can output about three times the amperage, allowing your quest to stay charged while using or at least lose charge VERY slowly. If your computer doesn't have a usb-c port, you can use am adapter and get slower charging. This is better than making the cable USB-A (regular USB) and giving EVERYONE slower charging.
Looks like they've added a few more settings since this video. "encode dynamic bit rate", "Dynamic bit rate offset", "link sharpening", and "Mobile application space warp". Edit* Tried adjusting what was shown in this video by upping the default encoding bit rate and setting the the curvature to low, but I ran into what I can only describe as audio tearing.. so I reset the debug back to its defaults and set to 90hz at mid 1.1 render scaling in app and called it a day. Maybe I did something wrong, but performance feels very acceptable now. Setup: rtx3070, R7 3800x, 16gb. Summary, can't wait until high quality zero lag wireless VR becomes a norm lol
Pixels per display pixel override is super sampling, which is totally different than what your graphics slider does in the main Oculus app. The graphics slider allows you to use a lower resolution than your LCD panels use. All the way to the right is using the full resolution, and to the left is lower than that. Even 3090's have trouble with full resolution, I find it best to let the app set this, or only bump it up a couple notches, for best performance. Then set the pixels per display pixel override to 1.2 or 1.3 at the most, to sharpen up your image. The Encode Resolution Width is the same thing as your graphics slider in the main app, and doesn't do anything now that we have the graphics slider. Leave this at 0. You got the other two settings right.
The graphic slider sets the RENDER resolution, in the ODT you can set the ENCODE resolution. As far as I know they are two completely different things.
Thanks for sharing your VR experiences--I tried the original HTC Vive and really enjoyed gaming, then bought the Quest 3 and it lags and stutters even plugged in with a 2.2gbps USB A to USB C cable. I'm frustrated that the latest VR headset has me scratching my head on how to resolve the issues when the first gen Vice just works right out of the box. I'm tempered to return my Quest 3 and buy an Index. I'm running a 3070ti with 64GB of RAM on an 11th Gen i7 and can play any AAA title on ultra settings with zero visual issues. Plug in the VR headset and every 20 seconds it lags out jumps and makes the experience awful. Love your content--straight to the point, no dragging out to get higher run times and your straight up "I prefer this" instead of being a fan-boy of the product you're reviewing.
Starting to get to the point where these tips and stuff are things I've already done. I guess thats a good thing but I love finding more ways to improve performance.
It would be cool to see a video comparing the top 5 highest rated amazon link cables to test how good they actually are and how they compare to eachother. The price, performance, and durability of each of these. Btw ty for this vid it was great
I was able to buy a USB C - A with the same speed as the oculus one and 15 feet long, It literally only cost me £6. This is why I like third party stuff!
A note before you take back a cord you bought thinking it is not working. Turn off Air Link if you are going to use the link cable. I had been using Air Link before I got my cable and never turned it off. When I connected the link cable, I seen nothing new and Air link was still the only way to connect to my pc. After turning the Air Link off everything worked and I was in my Rift home ready to game.
Your instructions are really nice!! What SUCKs greatly is pasting screens for 0,5 sec, in quick succession, obliges us to stop the video, hit the 10sec back, wait for the frame to appear…often miss, then start again… Cheers
That USB tip was the best thing ive seen all year. I was completely unaware to that. I kept wondering my my camera kept cutting out mid streams. thanks a bunch!
Might want to warn folks some of these tips are outdated. A lot of issues with Airlink are due to people tweaking their settings in the diagnostic tool. Furthermore many of the tweaks previously needed in the diag tool are now properly managed in settings. Specifically the bitrate setting should no longer be manually manipulated as that has been shown to cause issues with Airlink. Set it to zero. Similarly use settings to tweak resolution.
Was wondering why my AirLink was fucked up after my headset died after a link cable session and wanted to charge while playing, then after an hour of trying to fix it, this video popped in my head and i just had a feeling the settings was the problem. THANK YOU.
for those of you on windows 11 trying this especially the USB power management you can find it under control panel > system and security > power options > edit plan settings > advanced power settings.
I decided to go with the Oculus cable. saved me from all of the BS and drama. sure, I paid waaaay too much but it was worth it. had mine set up in no time and it made flying in IL-2 sims as real than all of the various head-tracking gizmo's that I have bought over the years FOR LESS. oh, watching movies in a home theater setting, never mind the VR stuff, is nice. 64GB with cable cost me $375, and it was the best $375 I have spent in a while. next up, DCS+MSFS2020. maybe even Falcon BMS?
So connecting the oculus 2 Data link cable to my PC through the Oculus app is successful and indicates connected, then after istrap on the headset and click on “allow access”, it disconnects. Using Windows 11. Anybody have another method to get this working. I bought the wire because I was unsuccessful connecting to Flight Sim through the air link
The Amazon ratings checker site was useful, I've known their ratings were always sketchy but didn't know there was a site that checks this. One last thing, its just a critique but I found the speed of your narration and the over use of jump cuts a little excessive, slow your pace so your followers can keep up. You have a good and clear speaking voice, just stop a take a breath. I appreciate this clip is 3yrs old so maybe you've changed your style since this was posted. Good and useful advice 👍
If you can't find power settings in windows 11, try this: - Open control panel - Paste this in the control panel browse thingy: Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings - Press "Change advanced power settings" - Open USB Settings, disable it and apply as shown in the video
Hey no offense. Haven’t done this wait. Ima wait to get quest 3 (hopefully soon.) are you able to update this video / recreate a new one for quest 3? Thanks.
Thumbs up for this video! I tried a whole week to connect my Quest1 with the original Link cable. Updated all drivers, tried older drivers on my GPU, updated my BIOS, changed the energy settings on my usb-ports, etc, etc etc. Pretty much all that is mentioned in this video. I even connected the oculus support. The solution was the cable. I ordered the kiwi-cable - and bam - it worked. thx!
Usb c to usb c is better for example playing in vrchat for hours because it charges the headset while playing (usb c to usb a not) 😉 wich for some people is a good point Also if you sell your quest 1 then Switch cables
Really happy with the kiwi cable you advised. Feel such an idiot I'd not done these settings before. Made such a difference. Was getting same quality as air link, but now is miles better. Great job mate.
The only reason I like the default strap is that it's more comfortable to lay on, as someone who mostly plays vrchat, I do like the fact that I'm not laying on a plastic ring.
The new V28 is said to be getting a Air Link feature, I’m curious if these setting and things you mention will work still? Please do a video about that if you can, when that feature is unlock on Q2.
Honestly tysm I haven't played vr in ages BC it was laggy and stuff like that but I did a few of these things and it fixed lag and stuff, and now I play vr ALOT more tysm XD
Just saying when you changed the usb advanced power options it is basically over locking the usb ports so be advised that it could harm your system unless you have hardware that supports it……
My biggest concern with my cables are that when they're plugged in to the actual power supply of my house, the device doesn't seem to actually be staying at a stable battery level or charging. I was hoping that as long as it was plugged in, I be able to actually use it without it shutting down in an hour or two. Kind of disappointed...
If you happen to have an nvidia card with the virtual link port (20 series), try giving that a shot. In my case it was able to put out enough current to at least maintain the battery level
The way to make sure you get steady regulated power to your equipment is to use a back up power supply. It takes the wall current and voltage, and makes sure your system has a steady buffered (safe) power stream. It also makes sure that in the event of a power outage or glitch, you equipment is not damaged.
i eventually bought the oculus link cable. i owned the party link first and one other off brand cable and they both only transfered half the amount of data the official link cable could. I tested the connections many times while flipping the ends of the cables around. It is expensive but its also longer and quite a bit faster than 3rd party in my personal experience.
I am brand new to MQ2 and love your videos as you go deeper than most other people posting. Product suggestions are also appreciated as just bouncing around gets overwhelming and reviews are BS. My only suggestion is have one less cup of coffee before filming and speak a bit slower and leave settings screens up a few extra seconds for those of us taking notes. Thanks for the great info.
Love the channel man, you’ve been posting such great info for newbies into oculus. Question, do you have any recommendations for third party head straps that come with a batter backup?
If you want to help people mate I suggest you slow down you speech and and slow down how you go on about clicking on the the devices etc you show on your pc monitor i have to keep playing back .
Wow you are wise beyond your years. Fantastic video! Most channels I go to spend 75% of the video doing the damn intro, you just open the info firehose and I for one love it!
Your 3090 should also have a USB C port on it. That's the port I use on my 2070, and it puts out a lot of power too, actually charges my Quest 2 as I use it.
@@GandRpictures Really? Well that blows. Whenever I'm finally able to get a new card, I guess I'll have to use my motherboard's USB-C port. That port only keeps the headset from dying too fast, doesn't put out enough power to actually charge it during use.
So if you already had a USB C port on your computer, money was no object, and he prefer to purchase official branded equipment… would you recommend the oculus datalink?
one thing u could also change in the oculus debug tool especially i've noticed on a quest pro is spacewarp turn that sucker off it makes the game look more smoother
I think the USB selective suspend setting should either A: be more accessible, by that mean you don't have to go through like 4+ separate settings menus, or B: it should be disabled by default
Do you recommend using the link cable over something like virtual desktop? Also have you used any mods to improve FOV on the quest? I have a reverb G2 right now... The picture is really good, but i find it a bit wobbly and hard to get into focus.. plus the FOV doesn't seem that terrific.
@@duckduckgoose8049 using the new oculus air link thing I can actually run games extremely well from the headset to pc wirelessly. I do have really fast internet though, so with bad internet air link isnt an option, at least for now
@@blizzit1211 Internet is irrelevant. You can use air link without any internet at all, it uses the local network. You just need a decent 5ghz AC router.
Just a heads up to those who are uncapping the usb power usage, make sure it's not running through a usb hub that isn't externally powered, as it could cause your computer to literally fry itself. Happened to me and destroyed one of my RAM cards and left my computer bluescreening on rare occasions. Would not recommend
Oh shit I did that last night as I lost my charger to the headset. I have usb 3.1 slot that's never used so I'll just plug it there from now on and for vr gaming. Thank you very much for that information.
I agree with your first points and i haven't watched the full vid yet before typing this comment. I think a huge issue why vr isn't as huge as companies like meta want it to be is because they're not very user friendly or easy to get into. The performance required is ridiculous and not everyone can afford a grands worth pc. Also the fact you have to have alot of different software sometimes to do certain things. The true way vr can become popular is not only becoming more affordable and user friendly but also just making it as easy to understand as an phone.
8 months ago you posted this video and here I am 8 months later thanking you. Just bought 2 quest 2s so my boy and I can play together (don't worry he ain't a squeaker)
@@blueicicle932 - Because he doesn't actually give you useful information, nor does he explain it in a way the average person who doesn't know would understand. Then he gets very condescending in the video, assuming people are stupid because they don't know. He does all that, and you kids try to hype him up as being some great guy who helped. Overrated.
If anyone can't find the new location for power settings, here is one way I found it on Windows 11 with the newest update at the time of this post: 1. Type in and select "Control Panel" in your Search Bar 2. Type "Power" in the top right corner of he window's search bar
Pro tip to include in a future video? Get a magnetic data and charging cable, Make sure to get/recommend one that does actually do data Qualcom 3.0 protocol (I think needed). Basically they have a tiny USB-C (others too) connector that goes in normally and its magnetic, The cable end also has a magnetic bit and you just need to get them near each other an POP charging and data.. The IMPORTANT and PRO TIP is this will help some people avoid breaking the port, as any excess strain on the magnetic couplings means it unplugs rather than potentially damaging your charging/data port..... Sure someone else has said this before but they are very nice for pretty much anything that needs/uses usb-c, micro usb, and even shitty proprietary Iphone/apple interfaces.
I really wish the Meta Quest 3 supported USB-C DP instead of relying on USB-A 3.0 or at least an option between both. DP would have offered a much better bitrate and quality
USB power settings: "how do people not know about this?"
Also USB power settings: advanced settings > advanced settings > even more advanced settings
or just type power plan in the search bar
It's really not that advanced, but Windows tucks away all the settings so they don't scare off the brainlet consumers that know nothing about PC's
@@zoterodisuke4398 this solved my maze thank you so much
To everyone on windows 11,
5:06
hit the windows button, type control panel, click on system and security, click power options, and finally hit the edit plan settings button.
After that, you should be where gethip says to go to.
Hope this helps!!
Thanks!
Edit: windows button type in control panel, click power options, click change plan settings, click change advanced power settings
Click on search bar, then enter "edit power plan", click it - then click on "change advanced power settings". Just three clicks.
THANK YOU VRY MUCH
God sent His ONLY SON to die for us on the cross so that we can get into Heaven even though we sin
Please search for God, and you WILL truly find Him
i bought some $20 aftermarket link cable and wasn’t expecting the best performance, until it ran at 3gbs per second
It's literally just a USB cable. As long as it supports data+power transfer with support for USB 3.0 it's fine.
Honestly shouldn't be more expensive than an HDMI cable cuz it's doing the same job
@@amistrophy why is it not just a hdmi cord anyways or even the mini hdmi to hdmi?
@@Suno-ta-sei they probably want charging capability. USB is the only commonplace platform that can support tandem data-charge transfer
@@amistrophy oh right. 🤦♂️
Can you send the link?
i didnt watch .im just drunk browsing. but if it helped .hell yeah
Hell yeah
Hell yeah man
YOU COULD NOT BE MORE RIGHT!!!! Oculus needs to get off their asses and make videos on these subjects. Thank you for doing their job for them!!!
Except he gave some advice that is flat out wrong and causes issues with Airlink
@@yoyoyojo well what was wrong
@@yoyoyojo Thanks for explaining 😒
WHAT KINDA HELLISH PROFILE PIC IS THAAAAAT!
@@shortstack42069 😂
honestly i have over 1000 hours of vr playtime over a handful of years and i clicked on this video not thinking id learn anything but you did actually show me a decent amount i didnt ever know
new title: stop using your link cable
(joke because of air link)
I'm so excited for air link lol
@@nealranders7115 same
its probably going to be much worse than virtual desktop tho
@@melvinkuhh true but at least I don't have to pay 20$ lol
Is it gonna charge it like a normal link cable
Back when I was a pot dealer, in the 1970's, I learned the first rule of marketing. The 1st hit, is always free. Zuck is quite likely losing money on the Quest 2 model. He is quite literally gaining the entire planets business. Like him or hate him, a brilliant business model.
Are you rich yet?
Damn been using the oculus link for a while and never played with these settings! Thanks for the info this is gonna make pc vr gaming so much smoother!
Thank you so much for this video! You just saved me from purchasing an official Oculus link cable, thinking none of the third party ones would cut it. I was able to cancel my order for one, and for the same price as an official link cable, I got a Kiwi link cable, a replacement head strap, and replacement grips. I am much more satisfied with my purchase now, and am sure this will enhance my VR experience much more than just the link cable.
My dad, who bought my headset, ended up spending the $80 on a cable because someone told him to, I feel bad for him.
@@Indie_Live don't feel bad. the official link cable can do absolutely ridiculous bitrates (550mbps) no where near what a copper cable can do so when you are playing it completely eliminates compression artifacting to the point you can't even tell its compressed witch leads to a much much better visual experience. its completely worth the price. the person who made this vid has no idea what the technicals behind it are.
what grips and head strap did you get?
for realz. they way they portray the cable as if its proprietary. Its just a usb c cable. I have plenty lying around. Including one thats 15 feet long. I'll be using that for now but will likely be purchasing a Kiwi. I've been eyeing their products on Amazon and am fond of their grip covers and straps. Seems they are becoming a trusted brand. That said Im very intrigued by the
KKCOBVR Q2 Adjustable Head Strap. It has replaceable 18650 batteries. I like this feature because one can keep charged batteries on standby when the installed pair run out making extended sessions more obtainable. And accepting replaceable batteries will insure in theory long use of a product vs a proprietary battery that could decrease its charge over time.
@@GetRexxd You can stream the game wirelessly without loss, though. Just because the cable is good doesn't mean the headset utilizes it. Good job, you have a 90 dollar cable that's not being utilized.
5:05
For Windows 11 Win 11 Win11:
1. START MENU
2. select SEARCH BAR
3. enter and select "edit power plan"
4. Select "change advanced power settings"
I have had issues with my headset randomly disconnecting, but because of this video I was able to find the usb power setting that I didn't even know existed. Now my problem is resolved. This video was a huge help, thanks
It would be better if you actually explain why the usb power management setting should be disabled and what it actually does to your PC...
a year late but what it does when you have it activated it will limit the power going to the usb ports and disabling this will not limit at all giving a bit more power through the cable
Hey man, you took time out of your day to make this video, a year later its still helpful. So I want to take time out of my day and thank you. This stuff is crazy complicated and without people like you helping we would never progress in the VR community. Thank you so much for the help. I have been trying for months now to fix lag, delays, and screen tearing. You just helped me fix it in 5 minutes!!! Everyone needs to do this! God bless. :)
Na, this wasn't out of the kindness of his heart, it's for money. And no, this stuff is not that hard.
Man some people are delusional.
He earns money it wasn’t just kindness lmfao, it also isn’t complicated at all
God sent His ONLY SON to die for us on the cross so that we can get into Heaven even though we sin
Please search for God, and you WILL truly find Him
@@ChaosShadowElite hey man, even tho its like a year later, i just wanna say 'thank you' for commenting and making me realize i'm not going insane
I've got the Oculus link cable and all test I've ran on all 3 of our computers at home test at 2.3gbps.
What is USB Selective Suspend? ... “The USB selective suspend feature allows the hub driver to suspend an individual port without affecting the operation of the other ports on the hub. Selective suspension of USB devices is especially useful in portable computers, since it helps conserve battery power. It has 0 effect on an active USB port and how it works. It literally just shuts down other ports that aren't in use.
Otherwise, good informative video.
It's really not mind blowing. Normal people wouldn't know to do these things. Honestly things should just work when plugged in. You shouldn't have to dip into Windows settings to make something work as advertised.
I have a tip myself, this actually happened to me. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR LINK CABLE PLUGGED INTO YOUR HEADSET OVERNIGHT. The next morning I wake up to my oculus overheating, but the fans were not on. So I put on the headset for the Oculus environment to be really wavy. The solution is really simple though. Just unplug the link cable and restart the headset.
The quest 2 pulls a lot of power when the headset is off. I shut my q2 off (sleep mode) the other day at 69% charge, woke up and it was at 27% charge. I also dont leave my elite strap battery or any battery plugged into the Q2 overnight.
Facebook probably listens and tracks the device even while it's off. Know how much better battery life you get on a phone the second you remove fb and messager lol
@@ryanmalin "sleep mode" is not "shut off" - it's a standby mode like on an android phone after you tap the power button to cut power to the screen. That's why the device can still install or update apps in that mode.
If you don't want to needlessly drain your battery and cost battery lifecylces charging it up again, hold the powerbutton for 2-3seconds, and then select "shutdown" inside of VR to actually turn it off.
@@adriankoch964 I do this with mine and it still loses 20-25% charge overnight. Never leave it in sleep mode
I'm 50 and just bought a meta quest 2! I also bought the INUI link cable with power adapter Apparently you can play and charge at the same time🎉
Dude, I can't believe the power settings changed my USB bandwidth so much! From 700 Mbps to 1.8 Gbps! ..Thanks a lot!
What program do you use to measure these speeds?
@@ShakeNBakeBAH the oculus app itself
Really milking that 10 minute meta, hey?
I like how he repeated the same thing at the intro like 10 seconds apart
Hey now, he's just following his personal philosophy; no shame no gain 🤨
That palpatine clip flippin killed me duuuudeeee 😂🤣😂🤣
My pc already had the USB power settings ready to go. It was actually set to high performance. But the debug tool helped so much. It went from looking pretty decent to looking amazing
and turn off ASW or Asynchronous Timewarp. It looks much better with it off. You don't get interpolation between frames, so every visible frame has 0 motion artifacts
Yeah, though sadly you have to turn it off every time
This is so sad
@@Deathbatman how do you turn it off?
@@christianwillmon5684 I forgot the name buts it’s an app that turns off asw it’s like oculus debug or oculus temp or something. I use virtual desktop because it’s much better
Great video! Thank you! The only thing that nobody seems to take into account when talking about the headstrap is laying down and watching a video is one of the greatest things and the stock headstrap is so good for this. All the replacement ones have a huge-ass adjustment knob on the back which would massively dig into the back of your head while laying down. Trust me, once you've experienced laying back and watching a video. Sitting up will never be as appealing. lol
I bought an Elite Strap and it’s arriving today. Honestly I’m gonna keep the stock strap for cases like this.
never figured out how to reset view looking at ceiling??
@@fuludude I think that's a good idea that I will do myself.
@@lancelange9377 my step brother is giving me his old busted pro strap so after i fix it im going to install it but I may wait if this watching videos while in bed thing checks out lol thanks.
@@CaptureLife look for a "void" mode in whatever you are watching videos in. You can adjust from there.
One of the most useful oculus quest 2 videos out there! My experience is 600% better. Thanks man. Keep up the good work!
Oculus's cable is UDB-c on both ends because a USB-c port on a computer can output about three times the amperage, allowing your quest to stay charged while using or at least lose charge VERY slowly. If your computer doesn't have a usb-c port, you can use am adapter and get slower charging. This is better than making the cable USB-A (regular USB) and giving EVERYONE slower charging.
Looks like they've added a few more settings since this video. "encode dynamic bit rate", "Dynamic bit rate offset", "link sharpening", and "Mobile application space warp". Edit* Tried adjusting what was shown in this video by upping the default encoding bit rate and setting the the curvature to low, but I ran into what I can only describe as audio tearing.. so I reset the debug back to its defaults and set to 90hz at mid 1.1 render scaling in app and called it a day. Maybe I did something wrong, but performance feels very acceptable now.
Setup: rtx3070, R7 3800x, 16gb.
Summary, can't wait until high quality zero lag wireless VR becomes a norm lol
It is sickening trying to play on default settings. Will definitely try this tomorrow
Pixels per display pixel override is super sampling, which is totally different than what your graphics slider does in the main Oculus app. The graphics slider allows you to use a lower resolution than your LCD panels use. All the way to the right is using the full resolution, and to the left is lower than that. Even 3090's have trouble with full resolution, I find it best to let the app set this, or only bump it up a couple notches, for best performance. Then set the pixels per display pixel override to 1.2 or 1.3 at the most, to sharpen up your image. The Encode Resolution Width is the same thing as your graphics slider in the main app, and doesn't do anything now that we have the graphics slider. Leave this at 0. You got the other two settings right.
This is true I was about to comment the same thing!
The graphic slider sets the RENDER resolution, in the ODT you can set the ENCODE resolution. As far as I know they are two completely different things.
That's what I'm trying to explain here. :)
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Thanks for sharing your VR experiences--I tried the original HTC Vive and really enjoyed gaming, then bought the Quest 3 and it lags and stutters even plugged in with a 2.2gbps USB A to USB C cable. I'm frustrated that the latest VR headset has me scratching my head on how to resolve the issues when the first gen Vice just works right out of the box. I'm tempered to return my Quest 3 and buy an Index. I'm running a 3070ti with 64GB of RAM on an 11th Gen i7 and can play any AAA title on ultra settings with zero visual issues. Plug in the VR headset and every 20 seconds it lags out jumps and makes the experience awful. Love your content--straight to the point, no dragging out to get higher run times and your straight up "I prefer this" instead of being a fan-boy of the product you're reviewing.
Despite the obligatory clickbait, this was an excellent and informative video, thank you.
Starting to get to the point where these tips and stuff are things I've already done. I guess thats a good thing but I love finding more ways to improve performance.
sorry to interupt but you forgot to add stop using your link cable in a wrong way
It would be cool to see a video comparing the top 5 highest rated amazon link cables to test how good they actually are and how they compare to eachother.
The price, performance, and durability of each of these.
Btw ty for this vid it was great
yeah I got a good one but it would be nice to know what's truly the best set up to buy
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if they're all rated for the same speeds then durability and price are the most important factors
@@AnimeProfileP1c No some are literally cheaply made and connections fall out and break like my kids did to a Kuject Design USB.
I was able to buy a USB C - A with the same speed as the oculus one and 15 feet long, It literally only cost me £6. This is why I like third party stuff!
great video, the biggest takeaway is it's no wonder VR isn't catching on more quickly when so much hassle is required to get things working right.
It's alot simpler with a proper pcvr headset, this stuff is for the serious vr enthusiasts
A note before you take back a cord you bought thinking it is not working. Turn off Air Link if you are going to use the link cable. I had been using Air Link before I got my cable and never turned it off. When I connected the link cable, I seen nothing new and Air link was still the only way to connect to my pc. After turning the Air Link off everything worked and I was in my Rift home ready to game.
you uploaded this a day after i placed my order lmao
Your instructions are really nice!! What SUCKs greatly is pasting screens for 0,5 sec, in quick succession, obliges us to stop the video, hit the 10sec back, wait for the frame to appear…often miss, then start again… Cheers
Most Nvidia 20xx series cards also have USB C on the actual video card at the back
That USB tip was the best thing ive seen all year. I was completely unaware to that. I kept wondering my my camera kept cutting out mid streams. thanks a bunch!
Might want to warn folks some of these tips are outdated. A lot of issues with Airlink are due to people tweaking their settings in the diagnostic tool. Furthermore many of the tweaks previously needed in the diag tool are now properly managed in settings. Specifically the bitrate setting should no longer be manually manipulated as that has been shown to cause issues with Airlink. Set it to zero. Similarly use settings to tweak resolution.
Was wondering why my AirLink was fucked up after my headset died after a link cable session and wanted to charge while playing, then after an hour of trying to fix it, this video popped in my head and i just had a feeling the settings was the problem. THANK YOU.
for those of you on windows 11 trying this especially the USB power management you can find it under control panel > system and security > power options > edit plan settings > advanced power settings.
I decided to go with the Oculus cable. saved me from all of the BS and drama. sure, I paid waaaay too much but it was worth it. had mine set up in no time and it made flying in IL-2 sims as real than all of the various head-tracking gizmo's that I have bought over the years FOR LESS. oh, watching movies in a home theater setting, never mind the VR stuff, is nice. 64GB with cable cost me $375, and it was the best $375 I have spent in a while. next up, DCS+MSFS2020. maybe even Falcon BMS?
So connecting the oculus 2 Data link cable to my PC through the Oculus app is successful and indicates connected, then after istrap on the headset and click on “allow access”, it disconnects.
Using Windows 11. Anybody have another method to get this working. I bought the wire because I was unsuccessful connecting to Flight Sim through the air link
@@daver9643 get off windows 11 there ya go
The Amazon ratings checker site was useful, I've known their ratings were always sketchy but didn't know there was a site that checks this.
One last thing, its just a critique but I found the speed of your narration and the over use of jump cuts a little excessive, slow your pace so your followers can keep up. You have a good and clear speaking voice, just stop a take a breath. I appreciate this clip is 3yrs old so maybe you've changed your style since this was posted.
Good and useful advice 👍
this channel is so underrated, love the content man keep up the good work!!
@@GetHip np man
If you can't find power settings in windows 11, try this:
- Open control panel
- Paste this in the control panel browse thingy: Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings
- Press "Change advanced power settings"
- Open USB Settings, disable it and apply as shown in the video
Hey no offense. Haven’t done this wait. Ima wait to get quest 3 (hopefully soon.) are you able to update this video / recreate a new one for quest 3? Thanks.
If someone is wondering if Kiwi cable works i just ordered it, tomorrow i will be back with review
Hello everyone kiwi cable works but i found out that my didconnect problems were caused by nvidia geforce experience, uninstall it
I've benn wondering why nobody's talking about this stuff. Great video man.
Thumbs up for this video! I tried a whole week to connect my Quest1 with the original Link cable. Updated all drivers, tried older drivers on my GPU, updated my BIOS, changed the energy settings on my usb-ports, etc, etc etc. Pretty much all that is mentioned in this video. I even connected the oculus support.
The solution was the cable. I ordered the kiwi-cable - and bam - it worked. thx!
I agree
holy shit. i had to pause like 40 times, thanks for the information but it came at me a little to fast, lol
how do i do this on windows 11??
SAMEEEE
Usb c to usb c is better for example playing in vrchat for hours because it charges the headset while playing (usb c to usb a not) 😉 wich for some people is a good point
Also if you sell your quest 1 then Switch cables
Very nice, 6:50 Also some of these settings also apply for rift s as well!
And fyi, enables people just below minimum requirements to still use the cable
Really happy with the kiwi cable you advised. Feel such an idiot I'd not done these settings before. Made such a difference. Was getting same quality as air link, but now is miles better. Great job mate.
Bruh my pc actually has a Type C on the motherboard 😂 didn't know until he said his had one
I'm rocking a classic 4th gen Z97 chipset so I got a pcie card
😂😂😂trust me I’d probably do the same thing lol 😂
The only reason I like the default strap is that it's more comfortable to lay on, as someone who mostly plays vrchat, I do like the fact that I'm not laying on a plastic ring.
Your use of soundproofing to cure the reverb around your indoor podcast recordings is noted and appreciated. The voice clarity is pro, as expected.
Gonna play with these settings with my oculus link cable. tysm!
The new V28 is said to be getting a Air Link feature, I’m curious if these setting and things you mention will work still? Please do a video about that if you can, when that feature is unlock on Q2.
I guess those are gonna be the same, and the only thing that will change is the "means of transmission of the data stream" :)
I don't even have VR, and I've never even tried VR in my life, but you're entertaining 😂
Honestly tysm I haven't played vr in ages BC it was laggy and stuff like that but I did a few of these things and it fixed lag and stuff, and now I play vr ALOT more tysm XD
That's cool and stuff
Just saying when you changed the usb advanced power options it is basically over locking the usb ports so be advised that it could harm your system unless you have hardware that supports it……
My biggest concern with my cables are that when they're plugged in to the actual power supply of my house, the device doesn't seem to actually be staying at a stable battery level or charging. I was hoping that as long as it was plugged in, I be able to actually use it without it shutting down in an hour or two. Kind of disappointed...
If you happen to have an nvidia card with the virtual link port (20 series), try giving that a shot. In my case it was able to put out enough current to at least maintain the battery level
The way to make sure you get steady regulated power to your equipment is to use a back up power supply. It takes the wall current and voltage, and makes sure your system has a steady buffered (safe) power stream. It also makes sure that in the event of a power outage or glitch, you equipment is not damaged.
i eventually bought the oculus link cable. i owned the party link first and one other off brand cable and they both only transfered half the amount of data the official link cable could. I tested the connections many times while flipping the ends of the cables around. It is expensive but its also longer and quite a bit faster than 3rd party in my personal experience.
Came here because Reddit said Gethip was not a VR sellout trying to make nice with Valve for Oculus. I watched, I liked, I subscribed.
I am brand new to MQ2 and love your videos as you go deeper than most other people posting. Product suggestions are also appreciated as just bouncing around gets overwhelming and reviews are BS. My only suggestion is have one less cup of coffee before filming and speak a bit slower and leave settings screens up a few extra seconds for those of us taking notes. Thanks for the great info.
Love the channel man, you’ve been posting such great info for newbies into oculus. Question, do you have any recommendations for third party head straps that come with a batter backup?
best strap for Q2 seems to be boboVR M2 according to reviews
If you want to help people mate I suggest you slow down you speech and and slow down how you go on about clicking on the the devices etc you show on your pc monitor i have to keep playing back .
Great video, watched many on this topic so far and still learned something new!
This was the first video ever that I slowed down instead of speeding up! 😮
I don't even have the Oculus Quest 2 but I will watch this though
You should buy one
@@GBVR I don't even have a PC
@@waldo1359 you dont need pc for quest 2
@Mason4760 because I have been watching GetHip for so long
Wow you are wise beyond your years. Fantastic video! Most channels I go to spend 75% of the video doing the damn intro, you just open the info firehose and I for one love it!
Great video mate, thanks a lot for the reccomendations
Out of all the ads I’ve watched on TH-cam I can never recall an ad I’ve watched
Your 3090 should also have a USB C port on it. That's the port I use on my 2070, and it puts out a lot of power too, actually charges my Quest 2 as I use it.
The 30's don't come with a USB C port. NVIDIA stopped adding that on their cards.
@@GandRpictures Really? Well that blows. Whenever I'm finally able to get a new card, I guess I'll have to use my motherboard's USB-C port. That port only keeps the headset from dying too fast, doesn't put out enough power to actually charge it during use.
So if you already had a USB C port on your computer, money was no object, and he prefer to purchase official branded equipment… would you recommend the oculus datalink?
When you first buy a usb wire no one really does this much resource on it... More so when its your first quest or rift.
one thing u could also change in the oculus debug tool especially i've noticed on a quest pro is spacewarp turn that sucker off it makes the game look more smoother
5:00
just a time stamp for me so i remember how to do this
I think the USB selective suspend setting should either A: be more accessible, by that mean you don't have to go through like 4+ separate settings menus, or B: it should be disabled by default
Do you recommend using the link cable over something like virtual desktop? Also have you used any mods to improve FOV on the quest? I have a reverb G2 right now... The picture is really good, but i find it a bit wobbly and hard to get into focus.. plus the FOV doesn't seem that terrific.
no
In my experience, the link cable is much more reliable than connecting wirelessly. It really depends on how fast your wifi is
@@duckduckgoose8049 using the new oculus air link thing I can actually run games extremely well from the headset to pc wirelessly. I do have really fast internet though, so with bad internet air link isnt an option, at least for now
@@blizzit1211 Internet is irrelevant. You can use air link without any internet at all, it uses the local network. You just need a decent 5ghz AC router.
@@jamescelliers3195 unplug your wifi and try it. see how far you get
I can’t believe I just now found this video! I have been so lost for so long on what to actually do for better performance on my oculus headset!
Lol I use my link cable to side load games cause I broke 😂
As a CV1 owner looking to move to a Quest 2, is a link cable still worth having, or is the wireless link up to the task?
Depends on your Router, if it only supports 2.5 and Five Gh bandwidth now way, if you have a Router With The New Wlan 6 you could go for Wireless
@@thedesertsharkhunter4858 nothing that fancy, but I a rocking a high end asus AC router.
Just a heads up to those who are uncapping the usb power usage, make sure it's not running through a usb hub that isn't externally powered, as it could cause your computer to literally fry itself. Happened to me and destroyed one of my RAM cards and left my computer bluescreening on rare occasions. Would not recommend
Sleep could you please clarify further what you mean.
@@RoGain_ Don't plug the headset into a non-externally powered usb hub
Oh shit I did that last night as I lost my charger to the headset. I have usb 3.1 slot that's never used so I'll just plug it there from now on and for vr gaming. Thank you very much for that information.
@@RoGain_ No problem, glad to help :) single use is fine, but continuous will do damage
@@jarrahtree5130 So I should use the usb on my motherboard and not the one on my pc case?
I agree with your first points and i haven't watched the full vid yet before typing this comment. I think a huge issue why vr isn't as huge as companies like meta want it to be is because they're not very user friendly or easy to get into. The performance required is ridiculous and not everyone can afford a grands worth pc. Also the fact you have to have alot of different software sometimes to do certain things. The true way vr can become popular is not only becoming more affordable and user friendly but also just making it as easy to understand as an phone.
5:18 I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣
8 months ago you posted this video and here I am 8 months later thanking you. Just bought 2 quest 2s so my boy and I can play together (don't worry he ain't a squeaker)
you seem so underrated
Think you mean overrated.
@@mynameisray no, I'm pretty sure he is underrated
@@blueicicle932 - Over
@@mynameisray I'm confused... How is he overrated
@@blueicicle932 - Because he doesn't actually give you useful information, nor does he explain it in a way the average person who doesn't know would understand. Then he gets very condescending in the video, assuming people are stupid because they don't know. He does all that, and you kids try to hype him up as being some great guy who helped. Overrated.
It’s probably usb-c to usb-c so that it fits their charger brick that comes with the headset
Straight to the point and a ton of useful info! Thanks, mate. Subscribed instantly.
If anyone can't find the new location for power settings, here is one way I found it on Windows 11 with the newest update at the time of this post:
1. Type in and select "Control Panel" in your Search Bar
2. Type "Power" in the top right corner of he window's search bar
Pro tip to include in a future video? Get a magnetic data and charging cable, Make sure to get/recommend one that does actually do data Qualcom 3.0 protocol (I think needed). Basically they have a tiny USB-C (others too) connector that goes in normally and its magnetic, The cable end also has a magnetic bit and you just need to get them near each other an POP charging and data.. The IMPORTANT and PRO TIP is this will help some people avoid breaking the port, as any excess strain on the magnetic couplings means it unplugs rather than potentially damaging your charging/data port..... Sure someone else has said this before but they are very nice for pretty much anything that needs/uses usb-c, micro usb, and even shitty proprietary Iphone/apple interfaces.
do you know if charger dock is good?
You saved my money.... I was going to by the 80 euro link cable
you talk way to fucking fast dude.
FRRRR
I really wish the Meta Quest 3 supported USB-C DP instead of relying on USB-A 3.0 or at least an option between both. DP would have offered a much better bitrate and quality
You spent too long criticising the Oculus cable link. Look at your audience stats. You will likely have lost many viewers at this point.
Quest link facts, no worth
No
@@noah2765yes
Womp womp
Can you do anything with Oculus + Mac? I don’t have a PC