I am attempting to use my Quest 3 to play iRacing, I have a 3070 and ryzen 7 5800x, my settings on iRacing are turned down to only having the car textures on High everything else is low / off. the resolution on my Oculus app is set at 0.9, the refresh rate at 70hz. The issue is that after maybe 5 minutes into a race, the VR starts looking terrible, it gets all distorted and it looks like certain squares are not where they are supposed to be. Randomly it will begin to stutter and freeze. Additionally, sometimes the whole thing just shows a black screen. I am using the Quest 3 Link cable from Meta its brand new.

Same problem here. Good to know it's not my third party cable. When it happens, its out of nowhere and for seemingly no reason, game stutters, some areas on one lense become out of sync and pixelated, occasionally it will run at 1 frame every few seconds. My only solution is to close iRacing, disconnect the cable, plug it back in, turn on quest link and rejoin the lobby.Definitely a Quest 3 issue. I do have an old HTC Vive, no problems there other than the obvious differences between the 2 headsets. Really hope it's something that gets fixed with an update, otherwise I'm probably gonna sell the headset and just get a better PCVR headset.Just in case somebody actually looks into this, my PC specs are:3070 NVIDIA GPUi9 12th gen processor128 DDR5 RAMB760-F motherboard

To be completely honest, you all keep giving me answers that are the equivalent of "well, have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?", so I'm just gonna sell the headset and get a Pimax Crystal. I know you just work here, but **bleep** bro.I'm not even the original poster, so if you're asking to close this thread, don't.

I'm having the exact same issue. I have way beefier specs than that too and it's only on certain series and tracks. Tried not using a cable and was still an issue. Used my old rift headset and the issue went away. I think it's the headset and iracing

Hey there santa_storm! We completely understand your frustration when things don't go as planned, especially when you're eagerly hoping for something to work. Our utmost priority is to assist you in resolving this issue, and we're here to guide you through some additional troubleshooting steps. If you have any queries or concerns while trying out these steps, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Close the Oculus app Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the Run command Enter C:\Program Files\Oculus\Support\oculus-drivers Open oculus-driver Open the Oculus app and then try to connect your sensor again

Seems some people have problems, some don't. I don't wanna keep troubleshooting, so after I rent the headset to let some kids play beatsaber, I'm selling it and buying a Pimax Crystal. I should've done PCVR from the beginning.

VR in iRacing, stutters randomly, vision is extremely distorted, occasional complete black

53 Replies

rocco909
Honored Guest
2 years ago
I'm having the exact same issue. I have way beefier specs than that too and it's only on certain series and tracks. Tried not using a cable and was still an issue. Used my old rift headset and the issue went away. I think it's the headset and iracing
santa_storm
Explorer
2 years ago
Same problem here. Good to know it's not my third party cable. When it happens, its out of nowhere and for seemingly no reason, game stutters, some areas on one lense become out of sync and pixelated, occasionally it will run at 1 frame every few seconds. My only solution is to close iRacing, disconnect the cable, plug it back in, turn on quest link and rejoin the lobby.
Definitely a Quest 3 issue. I do have an old HTC Vive, no problems there other than the obvious differences between the 2 headsets. Really hope it's something that gets fixed with an update, otherwise I'm probably gonna sell the headset and just get a better PCVR headset.
Just in case somebody actually looks into this, my PC specs are:
3070 NVIDIA GPU
i9 12th gen processor
128 DDR5 RAM
B760-F motherboard
- MetaQuestSupport
  Community Manager
  2 years ago
  Hey there santa_storm! Hey there! It seems like you're experiencing some display problems with your Quest 3 while playing iRacing. That's definitely not what we want to hear, but don't worry, we're here to help! Let's try solving this together, shall we? To start off, we suggest giving your headset a hard reboot and giving the game another shot. Here's a quick guide on how to do it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us!
  - santa_storm
    Explorer
    2 years ago
    I already do that when it gets really bad. The problem is that it happens out of nowhere. I have noticed that, for example, if I try scratching my nose, the problem starts. Could it be the sensor that detects when you put the headset on your face that starts the issue? The screen doesn't turn off though.
    Any more serious help would be appreciated. If there are any tools that could give me data that's valuable for you, I'm more than happy to go through the trouble of getting it. The problem isn't exclusive of iRacing as far as I remember, any other wired PCVR game I play gives me the same problems, I have to use a WiFi 6e router to play PCVR games with Virtual Desktop to avoid this issue.
mark.frankenberger.2024
Explorer
2 years ago
Same problem here… just freezes in a race. I have to reboot the Oculus and the computer every time… Pimax Crystal on order…. Hey, why no game port cable?
Sbeekracing
Explorer
2 years ago
I have the same problem have not been able to solve it I’m pretty much over it
- MetaQuestSupport
  Community Manager
  2 years ago
  Hi there Sbeekracing! We want to help you as best we can so that you can jump back into enjoying the world of VR! We have a few questions to get a better understanding:
  
  What troubleshooting steps have you attempted so far?
  
  Are you using Airlink or Link cable?
  
  If you are using Link cable, were you able to try a new cable?
  
  We are eager to assist you as best we can!
  - Sbeekracing
    Explorer
    2 years ago
    I am using the link cable. I have tried adjusting settings to much lower down to 400bit rate which sucks. Turned off xr toolbox and turned the hz down to stock still issues. It usually starts to pixelate oddly into black screen flashes which is terrible for racing and I pay good money and try to keep my rating up but it’s to much of a risk and now my headset is basically useless to me I do not care about other vr titles.
Revaan7
Explorer
11 months ago
Honestly shocking that 5 months later there's no fix for this, there's clearly a problem, but meta couldn't care less, we've already spent the money on the headset.
AlexaVRgirl
Honored Guest
10 months ago
The problem only happens with the Meta Quest App. I have no issues at all with VD!
And no, still not able to find a solution
- MetaQuestSupport
  Community Manager
  10 months ago
  Hello AlexaVRgirl , We would like to have a chat with you about your issue. Why not come chat to us in private message? Please select our name to get to our profile page, or click here Next, click "Send a Message" to privately message us! Please remember, you must be signed into the community first to send us a private message.
Hchest
Expert Protege
10 months ago
This is still happening to me.
Any more people?
- hairyson-
  Honored Guest
  5 months ago
  This has happened to me for months, I basically cannot do big races on intensive tracks with the Q3. Upgrading to dedicated PCVR soon.
l4gerardo
Explorer
9 months ago
This is happening to me as well, with the extra problem that now I'm getting a line in the lower part of my lenses that appear with different colors and it disappears if a look up or into a bright side, the weird line seams to appear when that part of the screen is pointing the dark interior of the car for a long period of time
- Hchest
  Expert Protege
  9 months ago
  I now use Virtual Desktop and a wifi 6 router, Cant handle the issues i get over USB anymore.
- LordArceus
  Meta Quest Support
  9 months ago
  Hey there, l4gerardo!
  
  Is this issue occurring in different games or is it just in iRacing?
  
  I'd recommend uninstalling/reinstalling the game and submitting a bug report if the issue persists 🐛
  - Hchest
    Expert Protege
    9 months ago
    I formatted my pc for this issue. It remains..
RIOVR4
Honored Guest
9 months ago
So many people have issues with the quest in iracing. I wish support tried harder. We are all pretty knowledgable PC users... the worat part is that it seema to get better with updates from iracing/windows then a meta quest uodate takes me right back to unplayable....
MartinyRacing
Honored Guest
8 months ago
Same issuea here. With Meta Quest Link is imposible to play iRacing. Openxr, Oculus..all have the same issue. It’s only with iracing. With Assetto Corsa it works fine.
I’m using iRacing with Virtual Desktop and works fine. It’s a Meta quest Link app x iRacing problem i think.