New to VR, having some problems, need advice please.

[cyberwings]

I just got my oculus rift yesterday, the main purpose to use it in DCS. It's amazing but i keep getting constant computer crashes with DCS using the rift. My computer restart randomly.

I have an I7 6700k + GTX 980 with window 10 pro. I also have A corsair H80 cooling system.

I check the software of the cooling system a few second after the computer crash an cpu core temperatures are about 30 ºC and GPU about 60 ºC, I don´t think this is a overheating problem.

Does anyone have similar problems? Does this have to be about being still beta?

Thanks for any reply.

[vicx]

Cyber, you could graph your heating with an app. Rebooting and checking temps won't fully reveal your peak temps. I had an Intel AIW water-cooler and it dried out. I had lots of poor perf and lockup until I found the cause and replaced the cooler with a new one. I thought it was my SSD because the intensive CPU throttling must have been causing SSD read/write errors. It was hard to diagnose until the cooler completely lost ALL it's liquid .. then you could observe CPU idlling at 50 and under peak climbing slowly to 90 and then throttle. It took two months of weird behaviour with generally lower temps before the problem was bad enough to observe.

 

Six months of no problems, until last week. GPU issues. Either my PSU Corsair HX620 is on the way out and can't provide stable juice or something on the GPU has crapped out. VR really does expose any weaknesses in your system. It will kill your hardware if it can. Good-luck with your trouble shooting.

[cyberwings]

Vicx, Thanks for your reply! It will help me to find the problem i have.

I think the problem is the power supply unit. I disconnect a bunch of usb devices that i have (home made cockpit) left with essential Stick, Rudder and Throttle an was able to fly almost an hour without any issue.

Just to be sure can you recommend me an app to graph the heating and perhaps power supply crashes?

[Ricoo1]

Hi. Your motherboard provider can have an app to check voltage. Asus suite for instance sends voltage alerte. your problem indeed looks like the power supply is not following the load. But it could be a faulty motherboard too, less likely tho. Good luck solving your problem.

[j0nx]

Sounds like PSU or unstable overclock. You didn't give much info though so...