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Fogelb3rg
New Participant
June 24, 2025
Question

Best way to play pcvr with link cable?

Hi! So ive just bought a quest 3 comming from Pico 4. With pico I used virtual detoskop and  a link cable with ethernet conncetion. What is the best way to play pcvr games with Quest 3 with link cable if I want the best possible image quality? 

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    TomCgcmfc
    Honored Contributor
    June 24, 2025

    Best way for me with both my Q3 and QPro /rtx4090i s using the official link cable connected to my z790 usb3.2 gen2 type-c port at 900mbps dynamic bitrate.  Any decent usb3 link cable should work ok.

    Pretty hard to suggest settings since you don't list your PC specs.  With the Oculus Debug Tool (ODT) I suggest you use the settings listed below.  These should work fine with both Link and Air Link.

    Just do a bit of googling to see how to call up ODT

    With the meta link pc app device graphics settings I suggest you try 80Hz refresh rate with the res slider full right.  If your PC cannot handle this just move the res slider down a couple notches until it works ok,  Also, run the device settings usb speed test and make sure you can get at least 2.4Gbps.  You may need to run this a few times to get a result.

    Pretty well all I can suggest.  If you google meta quest link setups and search YouTube I'm sure you'll find more info on all this.

    I'm sure someone will mention that you may be able to use VD (you'll need to buy it again from the Quest store, ~$20) together with your current ethernet setup but I've never tried this.   I'm not sure if this would work better than a usb3 link cable.  A bit of googling may give you enough information on how to do this.  The VD discord channel may be a good source. 

    i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 64Gb 6400 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
    Fogelb3rgAuthor
    New Participant
    June 24, 2025

    tho I just ordered the cable I just noticed that its only 2,5gbs. Guess I want a 5gbs right?

    TomCgcmfc
    Honored Contributor
    June 24, 2025
    Fogelb3rg wrote:

    tho I just ordered the cable I just noticed that its only 2,5gbs. Guess I want a 5gbs right?

    All usb3 link cables should support at least 5Gbps.  I cannot access your link so I don't know what that cable specs are.   However, with Link the usual results from the meta link usb speed test will be around 2.4 - 3Gbps.  So, as long as you're getting about this then you should be ok.

    Sorry I can't be of more help.  If you still have problems I suggest you contact meta support including your log files (google how to do this.  Good luck mate, cheers, and bye.

    i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 64Gb 6400 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
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