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SenpaiOreo Jul 26, 2018 @ 4:11pm
VR makes my gpu run like crap
if i play a vr game for about 10 minutes and then move on to a normal game my gpu gets fps drops from 160 frames to 30. this happens on any game i try untill i reinstall drivers.( my gpu is a gt 1030 ik its not meant for vr but it shouldnt be loosing fps like this after playing)
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Originally posted by The Maddog:
Originally posted by Sapph:

The main issue here is the lower performance AFTER quitting the VR game.
Which of course isn't normal.

Except it is if something in the card has burnt out.

OP has put a massive strain on both his GPU and PSU ergo it's possible. Re-installing drivers may make it "appear" to function normally but once the card gets stressed again, it's just going to keep happening.

Had a similar thing happen to me with a radeon card years ago where certain games just caused it to break till I re-installed drivers. Ended up in a rinse and repeat cycle till I acctually took it out of my PC and saw a blown capacitor on it.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jul 26, 2018 @ 4:14pm 
Originally posted by GIVE ME SHOES:
...my gpu is a gt 1030...

That is why.

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SenpaiOreo Jul 26, 2018 @ 4:16pm 
honestly though i just think its weird that i play vr games with 90+ fps but then when i return to normal games it plays like a potato.
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Marszala Jul 26, 2018 @ 4:34pm 
Originally posted by GIVE ME SHOES:
honestly though i just think its weird that i play vr games with 90+ fps but then when i return to normal games it plays like a potato.
It can be thermal throttling. Check the cooling for it.
Last edited by rotNdude; Jul 27, 2018 @ 7:33am
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_I_ Jul 26, 2018 @ 4:39pm 
gt card is not for gaming or vr

can it do it, yes, but at acceptable framerate, not even close
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mtono Jul 26, 2018 @ 8:15pm 
i think that is because VR is a new technology. you have a software issue and weird errors with new technologies are normal. thats it imo.
kind regards
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FeilDOW Jul 27, 2018 @ 2:50am 
It's the 1030, don't expect much of anything from it.
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[LTT] LinusFTW Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:29am 
The GT 1030 is way too weak for VR gaming.
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Sapph Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:31am 
Originally posted by LTT LinusFTW:
The GT 1030 is way too weak for VR gaming.
Originally posted by FeilDOW:
It's the 1030, don't expect much of anything from it.

You guys fail to understand that OP runs the VR fine (as fine as GT 1030 can...), but after they quit after playing awhile, normal games run bad while they ran well before playing with VR.
Last edited by Sapph; Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:31am
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[LTT] LinusFTW Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:32am 
'OP runs the VR fine'

Ok...
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Sapph Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:36am 
Originally posted by LTT LinusFTW:
'OP runs the VR fine'

Ok...

maybe you should read the sentence until the end....I said "as fine as GT 1030 can..." after that.

OP is experiencing a loss of performance, AFTER playing VR. Not WHEN playing VR.
Last edited by Sapph; Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:37am
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[LTT] LinusFTW Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:39am 
Originally posted by Sapph:
Originally posted by LTT LinusFTW:
'OP runs the VR fine'

Ok...

maybe you should read the sentence until the end....I said "as fine as GT 1030 can..." after that.
Look a 1030 is slower than a 750Ti, I hardly doubt that it runs VR 'fine' as you so blatantly said. The miniumum for VR is a 970 or a 1060, anything below that will NOT run VR 'fine'.
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Sapph Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:45am 
Originally posted by LTT LinusFTW:
Look a 1030 is slower than a 750Ti, I hardly doubt that it runs VR 'fine' as you so blatantly said. The miniumum for VR is a 970 or a 1060, anything below that will NOT run VR 'fine'.

I know, which is EXACTLY WHY I said "as fine as it can" after it.
There are some very light VR games which can run with 1030 at the required resolution and framerate.

As long as gpu has at least 2gb VRAM, HDMI 1.3 and supported resolution of more than 2160x1200 it can run VR headset. And as long as the game is VERY light, it will run at high enough framerate at that resolution.
OP clearly is mainly playing one such game.

The main issue here is the lower performance AFTER quitting the VR game.
Which of course isn't normal.

Last edited by Sapph; Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:47am
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_I_ Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:49am 
after quitting vr mode, make sure the headset is off and the gpu is not trying to clone its outputs and still run in vr mode
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Null_User Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:53am 
One thing that OP said struck me odd. He said the only way for him to get his other games running fine after playing VR was a driver re install. So, restarting the PC doesn't fix the issue?
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SenpaiOreo Jul 27, 2018 @ 3:06pm 
im playing with a ryzen 5 1600 4 gb of ram and a gt 1030 its mainly just a test that came out really well. i can play vr without any sickness and 90+ fps its just that the drivers get uninstalled afterwards its weird but i understand that its not meant to be in the first place.

take beat saber for example i can play that on a gt 1030 like csgo on a titian x. vr runs fine on the gpu the problem is that its just forcing me to reinstall drivers after vr has been played. (for those that keep saying the gpu cant run vr)

Originally posted by Hanuke:
One thing that OP said struck me odd. He said the only way for him to get his other games running fine after playing VR was a driver re install. So, restarting the PC doesn't fix the issue?

no restarts dont fix it. i have to reinstall drivers (only takes 10 minutes) and then back to normal gaming.
Last edited by rotNdude; Jul 28, 2018 @ 8:05am
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