Rift lagging and stutter on head movement

Capt Doufos · 8 Dec 2017 at 19:46

Hi guys,

I haven't used my rift for flight simming for a few weeks, I have gone to use it and I am getting VERY noticeable lag when moving my head (at any speed). It's like the panning stops briefly then snaps back. It's fine if I don't move my head. I have recalibrated the sensors and even moved them no luck. Updated video card drivers (R9 290X) and installed the new beta home version. It's still the same. It does it in everything I have tried but some are less noticeable. Worst offender is definitely aero fly 2 but it seems almost as bad in oculus home.

Any ideas? I have never noticed it before. Basically making it unusable.

Thanks

{{INX}} · 8 Dec 2017 at 22:39

i had the same problem recently and after trying many things, it turned out to be Afterburner. I had to uninstall because I couldnt find another solution.

Sc00p007 · 8 Dec 2017 at 23:18

Afterburner caused stutter for me also. In my case it turned out to be the power % monitoring. I disabled power % on the graph and the headset has been smooth ever since.

Capt Doufos · 9 Dec 2017 at 09:05

Thanks, I will check that. There is a frame rate counter in the top corner (yellow and small font) I'm not sure which app is placing it there. I'll hunt that down, I did have afterburner installed at one point but thought I got rid of it. I'll check.

TallPaul1878 · 9 Dec 2017 at 09:13

Capt Doufos said:
Thanks, I will check that. There is a frame rate counter in the top corner (yellow and small font) I'm not sure which app is placing it there. I'll hunt that down, I did have afterburner installed at one point but thought I got rid of it. I'll check.

Yellow is probably FRAPS

Capt Doufos · 9 Dec 2017 at 09:17

Does that come along with anything else? I don't think I ever installed fraps. Afterburner is no longer present so doesn't look like it's that unless there is a hangover.

Capt Doufos · 9 Dec 2017 at 09:20

OK. apparently the frame rate counter changes colour? I launched Worms randomly and it's green there.

chaparral · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:34

Capt Doufos said:
Thanks, I will check that. There is a frame rate counter in the top corner (yellow and small font) I'm not sure which app is placing it there. I'll hunt that down, I did have afterburner installed at one point but thought I got rid of it. I'll check.

It not your monitor ?

As my monitor puts a yellow FPS counter in the top right corner..

Capt Doufos · 10 Dec 2017 at 15:25

Found it. It was a steam overlay.

SpiritOfTheAge · 16 Dec 2017 at 22:34

Hi OP, did you get this fixed and if so what was the solution/problem?

kration · 17 Dec 2017 at 14:55

Capt Doufos said:
Found it. It was a steam overlay.

Can you give a bit more detail?

I've been having a similar problem with the Vive so I'd be interested in the solution.

Capt Doufos · 17 Dec 2017 at 15:57

I still haven't found the actually solution to the stuttering, just the source of the overlay. I was playing a bit of aerofly 2 and though it was ok but then it came back again. It does suggest a background process, no idea what though

It's a PITA.

SpiritOfTheAge · 17 Dec 2017 at 17:50

Capt Doufos said:
I still haven't found the actually solution to the stuttering, just the source of the overlay. I was playing a bit of aerofly 2 and though it was ok but then it came back again. It does suggest a background process, no idea what though It's a PITA.

Hi, the reason I asked is because I had it and didn't realise I had it, well I put up with it without realising it shouldn't be there. I stumbled upon a solution that worked for me, I will link to the thread. So far this has worked for me and it's like a breath of fresh air not having it occur. Now I'm not saying it will work for you or for everyone. In the thread someone who tried it and it worked then goes on to say it didn't work.

It involves turning off the XMP profile in your bios, it mentions ASUS boards but I have a gigabyte board and it worked for me.

Here's the link to the thread, the post is by aisepos a few posts down.

https://forums.oculusvr.com/communi...hes-lagging-etc-after-half-hour-of-use#latest

Hope this helps.

kration · 17 Dec 2017 at 23:21

Capt Doufos said:
I still haven't found the actually solution to the stuttering, just the source of the overlay. I was playing a bit of aerofly 2 and though it was ok but then it came back again. It does suggest a background process, no idea what though It's a PITA.

Thanks for the reply. My stutter has kicked in in the last couple of weeks, but like you I'm still struggling to find the source.

Capt Doufos · 19 Dec 2017 at 11:43

Hmmmm. I probably do have XMP enabled. Worth a shot, I'll give it a go when I get home. Thanks for the idea.

Whoa182 · 19 Dec 2017 at 12:34

Do you have f.lux installed?

melmac · 19 Dec 2017 at 12:51

The XMP thing seems to be only a short term fix though.

SpiritOfTheAge · 20 Dec 2017 at 09:43

melmac said:
The XMP thing seems to be only a short term fix though.

It has worked for me, but mine issue does not sound as bad as others. It's worth a try if it's not been done, it has made a world of difference to the VR experience for me.

bimbleuk · 21 Dec 2017 at 08:02

CAM, FRAPS, MSI AB or anything else that can overlay FPS are worth disabling.

Capt Doufos · 21 Dec 2017 at 19:03

I have nothing like that, I have been through process manager disabling stuff. Guess I will have to bite the bullet and do a fresh windows install.

Didn't do it that long ago. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.