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In the Pimax Crystal, DLSS in DCS looks horrible to me. (blurred cockpit instruments and lots of shimmering in the environment) DLSS also has problems in MSFS VR but for me the blurred cockpit instruments that it causes in DCS are significantly worse than in MSFS. The DLAA option without DLSS achieves pretty good results. The cockpit instruments still look a bit worse than with MSAA but the environment looks better than MSAA. Hopefully VR is still taken into consideration by NVIDIA in the future development of DLSS so that we might see improved DLSS versions in the future...

I have an issue with my Pimax in DCS and wonder if anybody else is experiencing the same or has a solution for it: While my framerate in DCS VR is really good (70-90fps), I do have the issue that if I look fast to the left or right, I always see black in the corner of the headset instead of the picture for a fraction of a second. It seems like the Crystal takes too long to render the picture when I move my head. I haven't had this issue in the G2. Is there a way to increase the area that the headset renders so that the picture is already rendered when I look to the right or left?

My system is perfectly fine. I do my benchmarking in DCS on the Syria map. On other maps I get more fps.

I think you have to wait until they release the version of the Pimax client that's currently still in beta. They said on their website that there were still a few minor issues with the beta but that they expect to release it soon: https://pimax.com/crystal-notice/

7800x3d / 4090 oc textures: high clouds: high msaa 2x view distance: medium ssaa: off shadows: low

In DCS I get about 50-55 fps at native resolution and 2x MSAA. If I lower the resolution a bit this goes up to 60-65. In the G2 I never achieved 90fps either because for that I would need to turn off MSAA and DCS without MSAA looks just bad. For DCS I just need to find a good MR option for the Crystal. In MSFS MR isn't needed and there the Crystal looks smoother than my G2 even when running at the same fps. My only major issue with the headset is the lacking comfort, once I get that sorted I'll be very happy with it.

I haven't had any performance issues with the Crystal so far. In fact performance is way better than I expected it to be.

Here is the link: https://www.studioformcreative.com/product-page/pimax-crystal-apache-comfort-strap Regarding the face masks: I just put a couple of thin strings around them so they stay together. (I cut the strings from one of the 100 Covid masks I still had laying around Well the picture in the Crystal is amazing and way superior to the G2 (almost looked like a different sim to me), but the greatest picture doesn’t do you any good if you have to think more about how uncomfortable the headset is rather than what an awesome picture you’re looking at.

I have my Crystal for two days now and regarding the comfort of the headset I have the same experience as you. Both face masks that come with the headset are way too thin for me. I get the best results if I put them both on top of each other. My previous G2 I could wear for hours without any issues, in the Pimax the pressure it puts on your forehead makes it really uncomfortable after an hour or so. I put in an order for the Apache head strap for the Pimax and hope that this will improve things…

Thanks for your 1st impressions of the Crystal! Pimax sent me my Fedex tracking # yesterday so hopefully I have the Crystal by the end of the week. Do you use MSAA when running DCS in the Crystal? I have seen several Youtube videos where the great fps in DCS was praised but when they showed a screenshot of the settings, MSAA was always off. I run DCS with 4x MSAA in my current G2 since everything else just has horrible shimmer that I can't stand, not sure if that would be different in the Crystal....

Thanks for the information! I do have a Crystal on order and should have it within 2-3 weeks so I guess I'm gonna find out. With my current Reverb G2, DCS works really well with 45fps and OpenXR motion smoothing, so hopefully I can find a similar solution for the Crystal.

Does OpenXR motion smoothing not work on the Crystal?

I was not complaining, I just noticed something that surprised me and was wondering if other people also noticed it. I don't know however why you are still responding to this thread. First you didn't understand the topic and then you made abundantly clear that you don't have anything useful to contribute...

So you read it but didn’t understand it, but that’s ok. At least some F14 instructors showed that exact maneuver to some of their student pilots (see F14 documentary “Tomcat Tales”) And no, we’re not test pilots, we are people playing a video game…

Did you even read the original post? The question is not what the max ceiling for the F15 is but what the behavior during a 90 degree climb is once you run out of energy (spoiler alert: the engines will stall)