The_Nephilim

what is your Helmet level set too in audio options?

Does the crystal need a battery or something so it can be a standalone or is it able to do both where it has a Displayport and usb cable to plug in?

You should try Process Lasso, it does this once you set it up. I use it and the basics of it is to put all the active processes on cores 0-3 and then DCS on the rest..

Well if that is the case I doubt HP is going to come out with their own software as they got out as well.. Looks like I need to save my pennies for a Aero..

Hey Mack:

Hey All, I have a few questions: 1. Does the Crystal use a battery or similar, also does it use a DisplayPort cable or USB-C?? I think the aero just uses a USB and DP connection? 2. I would like to know a rough estimate of the cost for both including what I need at a minimum to get either working in DCS and suc. I am not looking for all the extras just what is required to use both.. I am still confused to as what is needed for either headset.. 3. Will a my specs be able to run either headset ok. like I just read the Pixels are lesss in the Aero, so if that is true can I adjust the percentage of the resolution I can run like I can in the Reverb G2 with either headset?

it means we need to get a new headset. this is going to stink for poor users like me.. I am going to have to start saving my pennies for a new headset I guess..

Hey Everybody, I, just got done running an experiment with DCS on my monitor and VR with single core and MT. now it was pretty interesting what I noticed.. When I first ran the mission live in VR with MT I noticed minimal spikes in the DCS FPS Graph. and pretty high FPS about 60+ FPS.. Now, when I ran the same mission watching my track file in ST with my monitor it was spiking pretty bad and loss of FPS was dramatic near 20-30FPS with the FPS Graph spiking down. I was getting watching the trk file about 126FPS with my setup and settings in DCS. I, ran the test again in MT on my monitor watching the track file the FPS we're better and the spikes were there but I noticed about the same spikes using my monitor but with the MT I was getting higher FPS about 162+ I then ran the final test MT in VR watching the trk File and it was like when I first ran it in VR Live.. I had minimal spikes I would only get a minimul Spike when I switched to the front seat and then when I brought up Geoarge Pilot command and then lastly when I brought up the HMD in my monocole.. but the spikes in VR were way less or not as bad as when I used the monitor only. the monitor may have had more FPS but the spikes we're worse. So maybe ED can look at these log files I will post and see maybe what is going on here.. I am hoping this will help hence why I ran this little experiment.. I also run Process Lasso and set affinity for the mostly HT cores it shows in the logs but I seen a video that the user did similar and it helped. for me I just don't see any 1 core spiking to 100% now it seems more balanced but either way it did not affect my gameplay and the fluidity of the sim.. here are my system spec and options I run. besides running mods from TAZ1004 it was a clean install of DCS with a cleand and repair and I wiped out my FXO and metashaders2 folder so it was as clean as I could get.. One more thingI run a Reverb G2 with 60HZ and I also run OpenXR with 40% REz any higher and my FPS do not maintain 60+FPS.. I think setting the %rez is a key and not ahaving texture at high and texture terrain on low.. just check my settings options screenshot.. IF ED or anybody has any questions about the experimentI did not cover here I will be most interested in giving more info if needed.. I hope this helps the cause.. dcsMT VR 1st run.log dcsMT Monitor watching trk file.log dcssinglecore monitorwatching trk file.log dcs MT VR Watching TRK file.log Neph test trk.trk DxDiag.txt

also have you tried using Process Lasso?? that helps a little bit too.

Well optimise you know like in nVida control panel set in Program settings for the DCS GPU at max usage and is your CPU Overclocked and the XMP PRofile selected.. Can you get a video of your stuterring.. I notice when I have Terrain textures and terrain on anything other then med and low I get Game stutter real bad.. if you post a video naybe we can see what is happening in real time and please turn on the DCS FPS Counter with the Graph..

well IDK then I would try and turn down some settings and optimise your PC.

Well either way I had a look at your post you have some settings on pretty high but you say it is fine now which is good glad it was not any spyware or whatnot..

IS the Stutter in a MP server or do you fly singleplayer only? Also can you post a trk file with the F16 for a few minute flight and see if I get the stutter? might point to your PC issue or maybe the server?? And I am sorry to be the bearer of Bad news but that 4060ti was made for 1080P resolutions. if you are playing higher then that you will have issues..

Hello, I was wondering for your triple screens do you use the 3 monitor lua or nVidia surround?? also that card is not too good it was mainly made for a single 1080P monitor.. here is a review from gamers nexus: what are your DCS Options set at? screenshot if you can please.. also try and disable hotplug devices found on the controls page lower right.. maybe put your Page file a little higher if you have the drive space to do so..

well I am no expert but I always like looking around in the logs to see what I can see. in this instance I found something funny: "APP (Main): CPU cores: 4, threads: 8, System RAM: 65460 MB, Pagefile: 9078 MB" but your log says you have a 8 core CPU. also your Page file should be higher that is if you have the room on your SSD and free space. I see you have a 3090ti and a G2, didn't the 3090Ti have issues with the G2?? If you have a 8core and somehow DCS is only seeing 4 that could be an issue when and if the scene gets heavy it could be choking your PC and causes your black screen.. Any reason you use v2.8.8 for DCS??

Well at least you figured out what was wrong. would like to hear your thoughts on this headset compared to the G2..

well I understand many people are having this issue but I was just trying to determine do you see the spikes as a stutter during gaming or just in the Graph?? I just ran 2.8 and it is only ST but it seemed to have spikes as well.. but did not seem as deep in the graph.. I am resetting back too 2.9 and I will try the ST.exe and see if it does better or worse then MT.exe..

well in your screenshot is says 78FPS?? I loaded up the F16 mission on the tarmac and noticed the graph looks similiar but everything seemed smooth.. are you getting actual stutters in the game or only in the graph?? You running a monitor or VR did you try it without VSync? I am wondering which mission you are using there? I will try and run 2.8 and see what happens..

Molnija1985 what programs do you have running in the backround while running DCS. I think something amiss with your PC either programs running or spyware or something..

The OP stated unless I read it wrong that when using the standalone feature it is perfectly fine the OP Only has an issue when he plugs into the PC with the DP Cable.. I think maybe something amiss with the cable and maybe the OP could try a different cable??

well what are your settings at. but if you look at the graph it states GPU Bound. that is a lower end card. Not sure but Please post your DCS Settings..

well unless I read it wrong the OP has a quest 3.. I run DCS at 30% rez and it looks fine with MSAAx2 enabled.. of course it looks better at higher rez but what I am suggesting works.. At max with my gear in Sig, I can only get 68-80FPS with a 30% rez so if I turn up the rez much higher my FPS drop and I get stutter.. Well I must not notice the flickering anymore but I would rather have smooth gameplay then run at a higher rez and have stutters.. it is really not too bad at the lower heck I would be happy to be at 50-60% rez as that seems like the sweetspot but with my 2080ti this is not gonna happen..

is the DP cable like a regular DP cable or is it a proprietary type cable?? PErhaps if it is just a regular DP cable try an different cable?? Wierd it works fine in standalone which probally means it is not misaligned hardware wise maybe it is just the cable??

what is wrong with the 3080?? Sure would like to get one of those as I only have a 2080ti coming from a 1080ti. if you have performance issuesin VR with DCS try reducing the rez at which the headset is at and also reduce the Hz rate..

have you tried to Google the issue or over at the Pimax forums to see if there are similar issues.. I am pretty sure you can not be the only one that has had this happen.. I sure hope you get it fixed.. other then that how does the Crystal compare to the G2?? Curious to hear your thoughts..