Was pulling my hair out trying multiple guides on reddit and iRacing forums. Was just an awful experience. Constant 71 FPS and great visuals after your video. Thank you, so much.
I had an issue running iRacing through virtual desktop since it needs to go through STEAM. The VR gets all wonky and kind of moves with the headset instead of the picture staying still. It was kind of unplayable.
What headset are you using? Quest 2? I’m trying on a quest 1 I just finally got it to work but looks terrible 😭 might just be the limit of the machine though
Dude! Thank you! I have a 3070 laptop and it has never looked so good! Especially NASCAR. The stands and track have always looked atrocious in the distance. Now it’s smooth!
I would definitely recommend set up FOV tangent multiplier to horizontal 0.8 vertical 0.8 in oculus debug tool. You need to do it after every start of pc. Set those numbers, file in top corner and restart as administrator, than connect quest with pc (important to do it in this order) It will give you performance boost idk, about 10-20 percent. And it's barely noticeable in view trought the quest.
Good Work, for the Tanget Muliplier you can use the Oculus Tray Tool, you can Patch the Debug Tool after Start with Windows Automaticly the Settings, for the Debug Tool and you can make Render Profils for the Games and Patch at Starting the Game. Cheers BB
I have a Ryzen 9 7900X3D, Rtx 3060, 32GB of DDR5 and run 35fps if I have my resolution set to 1.5. Can’t seem to get any change when I lower in game settings
This guide was so simple and helped out a ton, just got the quest 3 and put my bitrate up to 900 and it’s so smooth now, I do run in open xr tho changed a few things in there and on tests I’ve watched you get a little more headroom in open xr than in the oculus launcher
Love the videos! I'm running an Ryzen 9 5900x/32GB Ram/RTX 3090. I use the typical desktop connection from the Oculus link/Air link menu(not Virtual Desktop). I did notice that my headset looks better in the Open XR than the Oculus setting for iracing(just my opinion). Open VR had too much lag and wasn't fluid. I used the same settings as yours for graphics. Now when I moved to Air Link it had issues. Mass screen tearing and the controllers would take 5-10 seconds to register a movement just on the desktop. The issue was fixed as soon as I changed the Bit rate from 500 to zero in the Oculus debug tool. Everything was back to normal after the change. I play at 5408x2736 @ 120Hz and mine shows a 1.9x. Air link works pretty good as long as your Wifi is fast and has a strong signal. I also do not use a dedicated router for my Oculus. With the Oculus running I seen 92% headroom. With Open VR I was seeing 94-97%. Latency was about the same though using Air link on the Oculus choice caused some micro-stutters as the Open XR never had issues. I plan on using a link cable when racing(the new cable with a power adapter connected inline on Amazon looks really good!). Not sure what caused the micro-stutters as I have minimal programs running the background. One question though. Do you use the standard Oculus desktop or Virtual desktop? And if Virtual desktop is it really that much better? Keep the videos and racing coming!
So I don't use Air Link or Virtual Desktop. I use a Link Cable. Yes, if you use Air Link your bitrate must be set to 0 in the debug tool for it to work properly. The bitrate when using Air Link gets set in Airlink. I think the max bitrate in Airlink is 200 and while it looks good, it doesn't run well for me. Air Link gives more a lot more compression since for it to run smooth I have it set to a range up to 100mbs. So you can see when drops lower as the compression gets worse. I did try Virtual Desktop with iRacing but I had to go through the iRacing Steam app to use it and was just really laggy and wobbly. Acted the same as when I tried using OpenVR with the link cable through the iRacing app so not sure how people are using Virtual Desktop with iRacing and having good results.
What cable are you talking about? I'm looking for a vr for sim racing and kind of what to go quest 2 until the 3 comes out. I have thought about some other like g2 but heard alot of horrible stories. Thought about quest pro but it's expensive
I’m not sure what to do at this point. I got all of your setting dialed in, it looked awesome… and now the game won’t even launch. I deleted all of the render dx.11 files because reddit said that would work… but now every time i launch the game it either crashes or resets my settings if i delete all the files again…. help?
The Oculus API is deprecated and no longer being updated by Meta. OpenXR is the standard for them going forward. It also gives you access to the OpenXR Toolkit which can give a performance increase. I don't think the CPU is actually being used that much, OpenXR reserves as much available CPU as it can for immediate use as needed so I think iRacing believes it's blowing up your CPU.
Yes but it looks like OpenXR processes that differently in game and is why you are locked at 13.8ms per frame. I don't think the higher CPU frame time indicates a difference in performance.
Just got my Sim Rig set up yesterday. Was too tired to try and figure out the VR thing with my Quest 2 and iRacing. Today i woke up fresh and ready to go. Couldnt figure out how to make my VR image clear and I didn't want to frustrate myself so i looked for help. Your video here popped up. It helped me out so much bro and I appreciate your time greatly! Saved me a ton of headache and now I can actually get to the track and have a good tine. You got yourself a subscriber. Take it easy, and maybe I'll see you on the track! Peace!
Is the video recorded on the headset or on pc? I'm asking since once connected in VR via cable using X-Plane 12 quality on pc is awesome (pc specs: i 13600k, rtx 4070, 32GB) while on Quest 2 I always get always blurry and flickering (even if set to maximum refresh rate - 120 - and resolution using both Oculus pc app and Oculus Debug Tool): any ideas
hey, can someone help me. i choose oculus but iracing opening in normal mode, not in vr mode. I m trying to find what i do wrong for 3 hours, i really need some help. where i make mistake, i link via cable everything is fine but i see normal screen
I assume you are in VR already through link, and open iRacing through your VR headset? If you do, when iRacing loads you are just seeing it on like a 2d monitor in your headset?
I've only ever tried the oculus quest 2 (borrowed from a friend) so far, and I have to say it just looks like you're looking thru a screen door. I do want to race in VR as I have discovered the overall experience for me is more immersive/better, so I'll see if these changes work for me, but I've just heard bad reviews about this headset as far as sim racing goes and hear that others are significantly better. Of course I'm sure cost is an issue for some, and is for me too, but I'd rather save up for a good headset than spend money on the oculus if I can't get the graphics to work any better. Has anyone experienced any better headsets they would recommend over the oculus?
There are definitely better headsets out there but I would not by a Quest 2 right now with the Quest 3 coming in about a week. Pancake lenses are a huge selling point plus higher res.
What do you mean when you say “through the oculus software”? I have been just going to desktop and running iRacing lol idk what I’m doing. But def getting that openvr feeling. Lots of flickering too.
You should have the Oculus software installed on your computer. Then go to devices and your Quest 2 and you can set the headset resolution and also the Hz from 72 to 120.
@@thecasualracinggamer ok, just did it :) Also. Do you go to the actual desktop on your computer and click on iracing icon on your desktop? Like, how do you get it started? Without using openVR?
@@robloyst4514 Yeah, open the iRacing app. I usually have the headset on. Then choose your race and go into it. It should ask you what you want to use for a monitor. I use Oculus but you can also use OpenXR. You are not going through STEAM are you? You using the actual iRacing app?
Awesome video wow... I was in Open VR mode without knowing cuz it didnt prompt me with the option. If anyone has the same issue if you go in the iRacing UI>Settings>in the 'Confirmations' box switch on 'Show sim display mode prompt'. Oculus mode is a huge game changer thanks for the great info & video!
I have a Quest 2 and my PC still has the stock GTX 1060 6gb graphics card. I followed this video and did settings more aligned with my graphics card, and the Quest 2 no longer stutters and freezes. It’s still not optimal as the iRacing FPS graphic shows an average of 35 with a peak of around 55 (with other cars on track). Once on the pace lap it dipped down to 12 and froze for a slight moment, but it came back. Graphics are still kinda blurry and super pixelated down the track, I’m just happy the freezing is mostly gone I know my settings probably aren’t optimized because I’m not good at that, but I’m just happy I can finally use my Quest 2 for iRacing
@@thecasualracinggamer I figured. But the Q2 was a birthday gift from my wife and other than iRacing it works perfectly and I don’t see any reason to replace it. As long as what was happening BEFORE I watched your video doesn’t start happening again, I consider it a win lol
I got a 10900k amd a 3090 - I USD 100% your setting from the quest 2 and for iRacing. With 72 Hz I get 54-56 FPS in test and 45-50 with cars on track. With 90 Hz I get 60-63 FPS With120 Hz I get never more then 94 Hz
You running 80hz? Why only getting 72 fps? Is it graphical settings in iracing or the 1.5x on the oculus? I am running 90hz and get 89fps. I run my oculus at 1.4x one down from max resolution tho.
I'm running at 72Hz and it's set in the Oculus app. 1.5x is the resolution setting. If you are running 90Hz, iRacing will say 89fps. That is correct. It shows a number lower.
I don't get that box where you select to use Oculus, OpenVR, or OpenXR. It just opens in whatever the default is, I guess. Is there a setting to get this to show up or set the default?
Does this Apply to the Standalone Quest 2 while playing without a cable. Lets say when you make Distortion curveture to: LOW does it apply to the whole quest without play PC VR only playing with the quest 2 functions games and such.?
Hi. This is only when using your Quest hooked up to your computer. You can change settings for the stand alone headset through SideQuest. When you reboot though the settings go back to default and you need to hook up to your computer to change the settings again.
How do I get the ui to pull up for Iracing vr I’m so lost I can get vr pulled up for races but the ui no I have to keep taking the headset off and the quality isn’t the best I need to buy a better cable I’m using my ps5 cord and I guess it can’t process more then 4 hours of usage threw it
Once you put the headset on and have your cable plugged in, through the headset, choose to connect you your computer. Then, when it is connected, you will see the menu bar come up. Choose the one that says desktop. Then, everything you do will be in VR through the headset. As for the power issue, it's being said that the Q3 is power-hungry, but supposedly, the next update will have an option to choose more power or better battery. I think for PCVR, choosing better battery and having the headset lower its GPU/CPU power, it should not affect PCVR quality. Let's hope and see.
@@thecasualracinggamer okay I think I might understand then, I don’t have controllers and hand tracking stops working once you get to the area I belibe your talking about, I have to sit and wait for the DX11 or 64 whatever file to open once the race starts anyways thank you now I know, idk what frame rate to run I have my pc running iracing at max quality at 200 fps locked on a 165hz monitor and the 120 when it does work isn’t a huge difference the problem is, it’s certain tracks, when your sitting still, with perfect settings this has been one of the most frustrating processes I’ve ever had to deal with, but I no longer like playing iracing on my single monitor, there’s gotta be something I’m missing Everyrbing close to me is beautiful graphically, once it’s out 10 feet it looks like it’s being processed off a Nintendo DS, and I know it would be like a simple option of view distance but idk what option it’s called I know it’s not glades because it’s the actual game and then towards the end of the battery life it starts to get a bubbly effect almost idk I need to buy the kiwi cable and see if that’ll fix the issue so there isn’t an over use In battery and it just stays charged also, there some guardian mode I guess helps with sometning I already forgot but couldn’t find the option for it anyways thank you sir
Yeah, you need a controller probably to to choose the option for desktop so you can then do everything in the headset. As for fps, you monitor fps or resolution setting has no affect on your headset. You need to set that in the Oculus app.
@@thecasualracinggamer so does the display resolution in the graphic settings (in iracing) change what you see in VR ? yours says 2560x1440, I load into iracing and everything looks blurry with a max resolution of 1080x1920 which is my 4th monitor which I have turned on for the quest link to work , I have 32gb ram and RTX 3080 🤷🏻♂️
Hey can you help me? Whenever I increase the bitrate my headset become extremely laggy and glitchy, any suggestions? Im not using the link cable, do I need that?
Yes, if you are using wireless you should not change the bitrate on the debug tool. If you are using Air Link you need to set the bitrate in the Airlink menu.
@@thecasualracinggamer Great thanks. I think I'll have to get a cable then. Does using a wireless connection dictate how much bitrate I can play with in the debug tool? Anything over 100 and its lags like crazy. I have a 3070 & 12600k.
@@LiamDrives The debug tool must be at zero if you are using Air Link. You set the bitrate in the Air Link menu. It has its own place to do that. The debug tool should only be changed if you are using a link cable. Your router is going to dictate how high you can set the bitrate. It will come down to distance, local network speed, how many devices are connected, etc.
I have a Quest 2. Ryzen 5800x, and a 3060. When I try to configure any setting in iracing, it only lets me have a max of 1920x1080 and all my graphics sliders are turned all the way up. I have everything on "High Quality" but it still looks like a PS2 game. I don't know what I am doing wrong here. I've tried OpenVR Open XR Oculus and none of them work.
The iRacing setting is just for your monitor output, not your VR headset. Your Oculus resolution is set in the Oculus app when you are connected. I think it's the devices tab, then choose your Quest so and then their will be the options to choose the resolution and Hz.
I'm not sure what you mean by clouded. I'm assuming you're on PC. The clarity on the Quest 3 is great, and there's headsets much better (and more expensive) than that. Of course it won't look like a monitor, but you'll definitely feel like you're in the car.
Good quality production, nice microphone, good personality, well intentioned, but holy smokes when I tried to follow along with these steps it was a freaking nightmare.
@@thecasualracinggamer haha thanks man. You didn't show how you got into the Oculus resolution settings. I know this is obvious to many people but I had never gone there before so it was a struggle. Same thing with when you selected Oculus for display setting in iRacing. You didn't show how you got to that menu so it took me a while to figure that out.
Are you saying that is how it looks to you? If your resolution is not turned up you will get that glistening and AA should help with the jaggies. This is one reason I always say a good PC should be used with a Quest 2. For lower end PCs, a Rift S would run and look better and you would not have that glistening look like you get with a Quest 2 when you cannot pump up the resolution.
@@thecasualracinggamer yeah I have an RTX 3050 and running it at 1.3x resolution from the oculus app, will need to play around with the settings tonight
@@Wee_L_LR Are you running it through STEAM or directly from iRacing app? Also, while you are at 1.3, what is the actual resolution it says 1.3 is in your system and what Hz are you running?
@@thecasualracinggamer yes, I mean in the mirror it doesn't seem to be that bad but if I record iRacing itself the video then look awful like massively pixelated, and if I record the oculus mirror it looks better but as if the image lacks a bit of definition... But inside the headset it looks nice!
Look at that motion to proton latency. For a simulation you should be looking for less latency, decrease graphics and increase that refresh rate to 90 hz, latency will go down a lot.
Man, Love your videos! Just got a set of these and I’ve been struggling to get them working well in iracing. The t bar on my setup is red all the time with oculus plugged in but the r and g bars are both good so Lookin forward to trying your settings out! Thanks for your vid’s
This is probably a dumb question but I am new… How did you get the new UI to show up in your goggles… I’m not talking about the VR experience I’ve got that… I’m talking about DUI before I join a race… In your video, it appeared you could see it from within the goggles that would make it easy so I wouldn’t have to take them on and off.
@@thecasualracinggamerI am wondering the same thing as well when I turn in my quest it goes to some game room where I have to wait until I start a race
I only have experience with Intel processors, so can't really speak to the Ryzen CPU. GPU should be okay. If you can purchase somewhere with a good return policy you can at least test and see if it delivers the quality you are looking for.
This might be a dumb question but I noticed you are actually in the iRacing menu screen in your VR headset. (8m23s) How do I activate that so that I'm not on my monitor while selecting my race and having to go back and forth between headset on and off?
That's strange as the headset doesn't do 60fps native unless it is using Oculus reprojection and you have your headset set to 120Hz so it's doing 60 with black frames in between. If that is the case, change your headset to 72Hz or even 80Hz. It will struggle at 120Hz native at these settings.
It’s crazy that I plugged in the oculus, pretty sure the resolution was set to 580xsomething-p and I was still astounded that it looked decent... but Thank you for the video, it made me realize how I wasn’t utilizing my hardware at all. I’m running a 4080 w/ 13900k. I should definitely be able to push it harder. 😂
openvr doesn't work if your using air link or oculus software if you use steam link open vr it will be able to beat oculus software from my experience.
The multiplier has zero difference on different systems. It is simply your headsets resolution multiplied by Xx so a 1.2x multiplier is your headset resolution multiplied by 1.2. Your Refresh rate has nothing to do with resolution.
I don't think I ever said the refresh rate has anything to do with the resolution in this video, did I? I was probably talking about them in a sense of what is required from your PC to run it.
Was pulling my hair out trying multiple guides on reddit and iRacing forums. Was just an awful experience. Constant 71 FPS and great visuals after your video. Thank you, so much.
Glad to hear it helped!
I have 71 fps but once I actually join the track is drops to 20 or 15 fps. I've had no issues the last year but recently it's been fd up
I run OpenXR through Virtual Desktop wirelessly, I got an older system, with a GTX1080 and it's locked at 80fps, great performances.
I had an issue running iRacing through virtual desktop since it needs to go through STEAM. The VR gets all wonky and kind of moves with the headset instead of the picture staying still. It was kind of unplayable.
What headset are you using? Quest 2? I’m trying on a quest 1 I just finally got it to work but looks terrible 😭 might just be the limit of the machine though
Dude! Thank you! I have a 3070 laptop and it has never looked so good! Especially NASCAR. The stands and track have always looked atrocious in the distance. Now it’s smooth!
Did you use the exact same settings of this video? And Hiebes performance?
@@thevirtualgoalie Yes. It’s incredible!
I would definitely recommend set up FOV tangent multiplier to horizontal 0.8 vertical 0.8 in oculus debug tool. You need to do it after every start of pc. Set those numbers, file in top corner and restart as administrator, than connect quest with pc (important to do it in this order) It will give you performance boost idk, about 10-20 percent. And it's barely noticeable in view trought the quest.
Good Work, for the Tanget Muliplier you can use the Oculus Tray Tool, you can Patch the Debug Tool after Start with Windows Automaticly the Settings, for the Debug Tool and you can make Render Profils for the Games and Patch at Starting the Game.
Cheers BB
Have a guide or tutorial you can share for this process? @@bjoernbenderofficial
@@bjoernbenderofficialcan u make like a short video? it would help a lot thanks
I have a Ryzen 9 7900X3D, Rtx 3060, 32GB of DDR5 and run 35fps if I have my resolution set to 1.5. Can’t seem to get any change when I lower in game settings
I can’t seem to get rid of the pixelation and jagged edges on everything.
Any advice or tips?
Make sure to use the link cable. It’s much better and more stable.
This guide was so simple and helped out a ton, just got the quest 3 and put my bitrate up to 900 and it’s so smooth now, I do run in open xr tho changed a few things in there and on tests I’ve watched you get a little more headroom in open xr than in the oculus launcher
Do you know how to show some overlays in the quest 2? I am desperate cause i don't find any way to show them in my quest 2
Love the videos! I'm running an Ryzen 9 5900x/32GB Ram/RTX 3090. I use the typical desktop connection from the Oculus link/Air link menu(not Virtual Desktop). I did notice that my headset looks better in the Open XR than the Oculus setting for iracing(just my opinion). Open VR had too much lag and wasn't fluid. I used the same settings as yours for graphics. Now when I moved to Air Link it had issues. Mass screen tearing and the controllers would take 5-10 seconds to register a movement just on the desktop. The issue was fixed as soon as I changed the Bit rate from 500 to zero in the Oculus debug tool. Everything was back to normal after the change. I play at 5408x2736 @ 120Hz and mine shows a 1.9x. Air link works pretty good as long as your Wifi is fast and has a strong signal. I also do not use a dedicated router for my Oculus. With the Oculus running I seen 92% headroom. With Open VR I was seeing 94-97%. Latency was about the same though using Air link on the Oculus choice caused some micro-stutters as the Open XR never had issues. I plan on using a link cable when racing(the new cable with a power adapter connected inline on Amazon looks really good!). Not sure what caused the micro-stutters as I have minimal programs running the background.
One question though. Do you use the standard Oculus desktop or Virtual desktop? And if Virtual desktop is it really that much better? Keep the videos and racing coming!
So I don't use Air Link or Virtual Desktop. I use a Link Cable. Yes, if you use Air Link your bitrate must be set to 0 in the debug tool for it to work properly. The bitrate when using Air Link gets set in Airlink. I think the max bitrate in Airlink is 200 and while it looks good, it doesn't run well for me. Air Link gives more a lot more compression since for it to run smooth I have it set to a range up to 100mbs. So you can see when drops lower as the compression gets worse.
I did try Virtual Desktop with iRacing but I had to go through the iRacing Steam app to use it and was just really laggy and wobbly. Acted the same as when I tried using OpenVR with the link cable through the iRacing app so not sure how people are using Virtual Desktop with iRacing and having good results.
What cable are you talking about? I'm looking for a vr for sim racing and kind of what to go quest 2 until the 3 comes out. I have thought about some other like g2 but heard alot of horrible stories. Thought about quest pro but it's expensive
I do not have the fully wait for sync in any of my ini files
Can't wait to try these settings. Great video my friend
Thank you!
I’m not sure what to do at this point. I got all of your setting dialed in, it looked awesome… and now the game won’t even launch. I deleted all of the render dx.11 files because reddit said that would work… but now every time i launch the game it either crashes or resets my settings if i delete all the files again…. help?
Your Quest 2 settings should have no effect on iRacing.
The Oculus API is deprecated and no longer being updated by Meta. OpenXR is the standard for them going forward. It also gives you access to the OpenXR Toolkit which can give a performance increase. I don't think the CPU is actually being used that much, OpenXR reserves as much available CPU as it can for immediate use as needed so I think iRacing believes it's blowing up your CPU.
Thanks for the info. Maybe I need to play around with OpenXR more.
It’s all GPU. I went from a 1070 ti which got .4 fps completely unusable to a 6700 xt which gave me instant access to 75 fps on high settings.
It looks like OpenXR is locking the renderer at 72FPS. the 13.8ms is simply is simeply the rendering time at that rate. (1s/72=0.0138)
The 72Hz lock is being set in the Oculus app.
Yes but it looks like OpenXR processes that differently in game and is why you are locked at 13.8ms per frame. I don't think the higher CPU frame time indicates a difference in performance.
bro i really love the energy.. gets me pumped up.
Thanks! 🤜🤛
Just got my Sim Rig set up yesterday. Was too tired to try and figure out the VR thing with my Quest 2 and iRacing.
Today i woke up fresh and ready to go. Couldnt figure out how to make my VR image clear and I didn't want to frustrate myself so i looked for help. Your video here popped up. It helped me out so much bro and I appreciate your time greatly! Saved me a ton of headache and now I can actually get to the track and have a good tine.
You got yourself a subscriber. Take it easy, and maybe I'll see you on the track! Peace!
Awesome, glad to hear it and thanks!
Great video! How much system ram are you running?
Thanks. Running 32GB.
Is the video recorded on the headset or on pc? I'm asking since once connected in VR via cable using X-Plane 12 quality on pc is awesome (pc specs: i 13600k, rtx 4070, 32GB) while on Quest 2 I always get always blurry and flickering (even if set to maximum refresh rate - 120 - and resolution using both Oculus pc app and Oculus Debug Tool): any ideas
The recording is the PC screen, but try lowering your refresh rate. It's a lot to run everything turned up at 120Hz.
hey, can someone help me. i choose oculus but iracing opening in normal mode, not in vr mode. I m trying to find what i do wrong for 3 hours, i really need some help. where i make mistake, i link via cable everything is fine but i see normal screen
I assume you are in VR already through link, and open iRacing through your VR headset? If you do, when iRacing loads you are just seeing it on like a 2d monitor in your headset?
@@thecasualracinggamer yes, exactly... But when i try openxr, i opened, when i choose oculus it is still monitor in my headset.
Do you know why my iRacing folder is empty? Like literally empty but the game works
You sure you are looking in the correct location for the game files?
I've only ever tried the oculus quest 2 (borrowed from a friend) so far, and I have to say it just looks like you're looking thru a screen door. I do want to race in VR as I have discovered the overall experience for me is more immersive/better, so I'll see if these changes work for me, but I've just heard bad reviews about this headset as far as sim racing goes and hear that others are significantly better. Of course I'm sure cost is an issue for some, and is for me too, but I'd rather save up for a good headset than spend money on the oculus if I can't get the graphics to work any better. Has anyone experienced any better headsets they would recommend over the oculus?
There are definitely better headsets out there but I would not by a Quest 2 right now with the Quest 3 coming in about a week. Pancake lenses are a huge selling point plus higher res.
What do you mean when you say “through the oculus software”? I have been just going to desktop and running iRacing lol idk what I’m doing. But def getting that openvr feeling. Lots of flickering too.
You should have the Oculus software installed on your computer. Then go to devices and your Quest 2 and you can set the headset resolution and also the Hz from 72 to 120.
@@thecasualracinggamer ok, just did it :) Also. Do you go to the actual desktop on your computer and click on iracing icon on your desktop? Like, how do you get it started? Without using openVR?
@@robloyst4514 Yeah, open the iRacing app. I usually have the headset on. Then choose your race and go into it. It should ask you what you want to use for a monitor. I use Oculus but you can also use OpenXR. You are not going through STEAM are you? You using the actual iRacing app?
Awesome video wow... I was in Open VR mode without knowing cuz it didnt prompt me with the option. If anyone has the same issue if you go in the iRacing UI>Settings>in the 'Confirmations' box switch on 'Show sim display mode prompt'. Oculus mode is a huge game changer thanks for the great info & video!
I have a Quest 2 and my PC still has the stock GTX 1060 6gb graphics card. I followed this video and did settings more aligned with my graphics card, and the Quest 2 no longer stutters and freezes. It’s still not optimal as the iRacing FPS graphic shows an average of 35 with a peak of around 55 (with other cars on track). Once on the pace lap it dipped down to 12 and froze for a slight moment, but it came back.
Graphics are still kinda blurry and super pixelated down the track, I’m just happy the freezing is mostly gone
I know my settings probably aren’t optimized because I’m not good at that, but I’m just happy I can finally use my Quest 2 for iRacing
A Rift S would probably perform better for you on that setup.
@@thecasualracinggamer I figured. But the Q2 was a birthday gift from my wife and other than iRacing it works perfectly and I don’t see any reason to replace it. As long as what was happening BEFORE I watched your video doesn’t start happening again, I consider it a win lol
I got a 10900k amd a 3090 - I USD 100% your setting from the quest 2 and for iRacing.
With 72 Hz I get 54-56 FPS in test and 45-50 with cars on track.
With 90 Hz I get 60-63 FPS
With120 Hz I get never more then 94 Hz
Oculus or OpenXR make no difference
Something is definitely wrong there.
You running 80hz? Why only getting 72 fps? Is it graphical settings in iracing or the 1.5x on the oculus? I am running 90hz and get 89fps. I run my oculus at 1.4x one down from max resolution tho.
I'm running at 72Hz and it's set in the Oculus app. 1.5x is the resolution setting. If you are running 90Hz, iRacing will say 89fps. That is correct. It shows a number lower.
I don't get that box where you select to use Oculus, OpenVR, or OpenXR. It just opens in whatever the default is, I guess. Is there a setting to get this to show up or set the default?
Check the newest comment before yours. They say how to get it to show that prompt.
Great information, thank you! This game looks amazing in VR now!
Awesome!
Does this Apply to the Standalone Quest 2 while playing without a cable. Lets say when you make Distortion curveture to: LOW
does it apply to the whole quest without play PC VR only playing with the quest 2 functions games and such.?
Hi. This is only when using your Quest hooked up to your computer. You can change settings for the stand alone headset through SideQuest. When you reboot though the settings go back to default and you need to hook up to your computer to change the settings again.
great vid thanks
Can you do one for asseto corsa?
How do I get the ui to pull up for Iracing vr I’m so lost I can get vr pulled up for races but the ui no I have to keep taking the headset off and the quality isn’t the best I need to buy a better cable I’m using my ps5 cord and I guess it can’t process more then 4 hours of usage threw it
Once you put the headset on and have your cable plugged in, through the headset, choose to connect you your computer. Then, when it is connected, you will see the menu bar come up. Choose the one that says desktop. Then, everything you do will be in VR through the headset.
As for the power issue, it's being said that the Q3 is power-hungry, but supposedly, the next update will have an option to choose more power or better battery. I think for PCVR, choosing better battery and having the headset lower its GPU/CPU power, it should not affect PCVR quality. Let's hope and see.
@@thecasualracinggamer okay I think I might understand then, I don’t have controllers and hand tracking stops working once you get to the area I belibe your talking about, I have to sit and wait for the DX11 or 64 whatever file to open once the race starts anyways thank you now I know, idk what frame rate to run I have my pc running iracing at max quality at 200 fps locked on a 165hz monitor and the 120 when it does work isn’t a huge difference the problem is, it’s certain tracks, when your sitting still, with perfect settings this has been one of the most frustrating processes I’ve ever had to deal with, but I no longer like playing iracing on my single monitor, there’s gotta be something I’m missing Everyrbing close to me is beautiful graphically, once it’s out 10 feet it looks like it’s being processed off a Nintendo DS, and I know it would be like a simple option of view distance but idk what option it’s called I know it’s not glades because it’s the actual game and then towards the end of the battery life it starts to get a bubbly effect almost idk I need to buy the kiwi cable and see if that’ll fix the issue so there isn’t an over use In battery and it just stays charged also, there some guardian mode I guess helps with sometning I already forgot but couldn’t find the option for it anyways thank you sir
Yeah, you need a controller probably to to choose the option for desktop so you can then do everything in the headset. As for fps, you monitor fps or resolution setting has no affect on your headset. You need to set that in the Oculus app.
Thank for the video and all the comments here have helped me a lot!
Awesome!
My iracing only seems to pick up on a 1080p resolution which is my computer monitor and doesn’t go any high even with the oculus connected
You headset works independently from your monitor and has no relationship to your monitor PC settings.
@@thecasualracinggamer so does the display resolution in the graphic settings (in iracing) change what you see in VR ? yours says 2560x1440, I load into iracing and everything looks blurry with a max resolution of 1080x1920 which is my 4th monitor which I have turned on for the quest link to work , I have 32gb ram and RTX 3080 🤷🏻♂️
Hey can you help me? Whenever I increase the bitrate my headset become extremely laggy and glitchy, any suggestions? Im not using the link cable, do I need that?
Yes, if you are using wireless you should not change the bitrate on the debug tool. If you are using Air Link you need to set the bitrate in the Airlink menu.
@@thecasualracinggamer Great thanks. I think I'll have to get a cable then. Does using a wireless connection dictate how much bitrate I can play with in the debug tool? Anything over 100 and its lags like crazy. I have a 3070 & 12600k.
@@LiamDrives The debug tool must be at zero if you are using Air Link. You set the bitrate in the Air Link menu. It has its own place to do that. The debug tool should only be changed if you are using a link cable. Your router is going to dictate how high you can set the bitrate. It will come down to distance, local network speed, how many devices are connected, etc.
I have a Quest 2. Ryzen 5800x, and a 3060. When I try to configure any setting in iracing, it only lets me have a max of 1920x1080 and all my graphics sliders are turned all the way up. I have everything on "High Quality" but it still looks like a PS2 game. I don't know what I am doing wrong here. I've tried OpenVR Open XR Oculus and none of them work.
The iRacing setting is just for your monitor output, not your VR headset. Your Oculus resolution is set in the Oculus app when you are connected. I think it's the devices tab, then choose your Quest so and then their will be the options to choose the resolution and Hz.
Damn man I'm on the fence about picking a VR headset up. Currently running 3x 1440p 32". Dont think i could handle the clouded, diluted graphics.
I'm not sure what you mean by clouded. I'm assuming you're on PC. The clarity on the Quest 3 is great, and there's headsets much better (and more expensive) than that. Of course it won't look like a monitor, but you'll definitely feel like you're in the car.
wow man thanks for the video i was just wondering if i could push my headset a little more cant wait to test it all out ill keep you updated. subbed!
Thanks! Yeah, let me know how it goes.
@@thecasualracinggamer pretty much night and day. Games smoother and no blur
Maybe I missed it. You using virtual desktop?
I run wired
Good quality production, nice microphone, good personality, well intentioned, but holy smokes when I tried to follow along with these steps it was a freaking nightmare.
LOL. I'm here for ya. Where you getting lost?
@@thecasualracinggamer haha thanks man. You didn't show how you got into the Oculus resolution settings. I know this is obvious to many people but I had never gone there before so it was a struggle. Same thing with when you selected Oculus for display setting in iRacing. You didn't show how you got to that menu so it took me a while to figure that out.
Why would the painted lines and fences etc all look jaggy and glistens? Is it an AA issue?
Are you saying that is how it looks to you? If your resolution is not turned up you will get that glistening and AA should help with the jaggies. This is one reason I always say a good PC should be used with a Quest 2. For lower end PCs, a Rift S would run and look better and you would not have that glistening look like you get with a Quest 2 when you cannot pump up the resolution.
@@thecasualracinggamer yeah I have an RTX 3050 and running it at 1.3x resolution from the oculus app, will need to play around with the settings tonight
@@Wee_L_LR Are you running it through STEAM or directly from iRacing app? Also, while you are at 1.3, what is the actual resolution it says 1.3 is in your system and what Hz are you running?
I have a 1080. Jaggy city!
Went for running 30 fps with so blurry graphics to good graphics with 1 fps that can’t even load in
Will this work on warthmder?
Sorry, don't know what that is.
Any idea why do I get a washed out image when recording oculus mirror?
Not sure. Is it washed out when you view it in real time on monitor/tv?
@@thecasualracinggamer yes, I mean in the mirror it doesn't seem to be that bad but if I record iRacing itself the video then look awful like massively pixelated, and if I record the oculus mirror it looks better but as if the image lacks a bit of definition...
But inside the headset it looks nice!
Look at that motion to proton latency. For a simulation you should be looking for less latency, decrease graphics and increase that refresh rate to 90 hz, latency will go down a lot.
The latency is effected by me using OBS to record the video while playing at the same time.
Man, Love your videos! Just got a set of these and I’ve been struggling to get them working well in iracing. The t bar on my setup is red all the time with oculus plugged in but the r and g bars are both good so Lookin forward to trying your settings out! Thanks for your vid’s
Thanks. I'm glad someone likes them. 🤣
This is probably a dumb question but I am new… How did you get the new UI to show up in your goggles… I’m not talking about the VR experience I’ve got that… I’m talking about DUI before I join a race… In your video, it appeared you could see it from within the goggles that would make it easy so I wouldn’t have to take them on and off.
Are you using a Quest 2 with a link cable.
@@thecasualracinggamerI am wondering the same thing as well when I turn in my quest it goes to some game room where I have to wait until I start a race
Loads of those graphics settings you’re changing don’t change until you leave the sim and go back in, like sharpening and HDR
Sharpening definitely changes without exiting out of the game. You can see the difference easily when switching it off and on.
Sharpening changes HDR doesn’t
Anybody know how the Quest 2 with a 3070 and ryzen 3600 would work? Would I have to worry about bitrate
I only have experience with Intel processors, so can't really speak to the Ryzen CPU. GPU should be okay. If you can purchase somewhere with a good return policy you can at least test and see if it delivers the quality you are looking for.
Thanks for the cool and informative video!
You're welcome! Glad you found it useful.
Do you still run these on your q3
I have an updated video on my channel for the Quest 3.
So you adjusted settings ingame, but did not see you restarting the game?..
A lot of settings don't require the game to be restarted to take effect.
i tried this and my vr isnt working good anymore. cant look around at all. trying to fix it back but wont let me. anyone can help me out?
Anything you changed, you can just put it back to its default settings.
thanks for the video,that 5408x2736 resolution is supposed to be the full quest 2 resolution
My quest 2 is blurry but i have everything on highdetail
It should definitely not be blurry if everything is setup correctly. What is your PC setup?
what gpu do you have?
RTX 3080
6:37 I have a 3060ti and mine goes up to 1.3x at 72hz
Yeah, mine has switched to 1.3x but used to say 1.5x.
This might be a dumb question but I noticed you are actually in the iRacing menu screen in your VR headset. (8m23s) How do I activate that so that I'm not on my monitor while selecting my race and having to go back and forth between headset on and off?
Once I connect the headset to my PC, everything is done in the headset from there.
open the desktop menu in the oculus link home menu to see the pc screen will auto swap to game when launching
Hi mate after watching your video my oculus looks a lot clearer so thanks for that only thing is fps still stuck at 60 of specs same as yours
That's strange as the headset doesn't do 60fps native unless it is using Oculus reprojection and you have your headset set to 120Hz so it's doing 60 with black frames in between. If that is the case, change your headset to 72Hz or even 80Hz. It will struggle at 120Hz native at these settings.
Openxr only for openxrtoolkit and FSR.
my Quest 2 keeps dropping to 5-10 fps randomly
What is your PC setup?
Anti virus was messing with my fps especially after I ran a race then tried to do another race.
1.3x for me to run highest render res. 3070ti 72hz
Yeah, mine is 1.3x now too. It literally changed the day after recording this.
@@thecasualracinggamer I had to back it down to 1.0x for it to run smooth sadly
It’s crazy that I plugged in the oculus, pretty sure the resolution was set to 580xsomething-p and I was still astounded that it looked decent... but Thank you for the video, it made me realize how I wasn’t utilizing my hardware at all. I’m running a 4080 w/ 13900k. I should definitely be able to push it harder. 😂
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no i got RTX 2060 and its the same render resolution
Thanks for info.
openvr doesn't work if your using air link or oculus software if you use steam link open vr it will be able to beat oculus software from my experience.
Mines a 1.9
The multiplier has zero difference on different systems. It is simply your headsets resolution multiplied by Xx so a 1.2x multiplier is your headset resolution multiplied by 1.2. Your Refresh rate has nothing to do with resolution.
I don't think I ever said the refresh rate has anything to do with the resolution in this video, did I? I was probably talking about them in a sense of what is required from your PC to run it.
Worst part about it for me is all the shimmering and aliasing. So distracting.
Do you have your resolution set to the highest setting in the Oculus app?
😂 wtf crack pipe? Nearly didn't make it past the first 10 seconds 🤣
Try 120hz and max rez then you will have crisp 60hz 😎
I prefer to get the best real frames without artificial frames mixed in.
You need to spend more time learning each of iracings VR launch options. Quite a bit of misinformation in this video.
No misinformation here but thanks for watching.
I thought for sure you’d have a video of setting up your VR on iRacing but no. Your just talking shit. Shame. 🔔
rtx 3080 and i7 12700k im at 1.3x maxed 72hz. 1x is 4128x2096
For some reason mine now shows 1.3x maxed out at 72Hz. Used to always be 1.5x. Not sure what changed.