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PSA: Nvidia FINALLY releases Hotfix for SteamVR users

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Oh!

I played on Index for the first time in many months the other day - and during Beat Saber and Boneworks I noticed stuttering and had to lower settings from where I had them earlier. I chalked it up to both games getting a lot of updates and perhaps the system requirements going up?

Is this what I experienced?
 
Patitoloco

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inguef said:
Oh!

I played on Index for the first time in many months the other day - and during Beat Saber and Boneworks I noticed stuttering and had to lower settings from where I had them earlier. I chalked it up to both games getting a lot of updates and perhaps the system requirements going up?

Is this what I experienced?
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Highly likely, yes. It's been an issue since May or so.
 
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Oh good, I just beat Half Life Alyx... Although to be honest it didn't bother me too much. I used teleport movement, because I get sick otherwise and I only noticed a stutter occasionally. If I had analog stick movement and was constantly moving I bet it would have been a bigger issues.
 
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  • [NVENC] Colors of webcam video image on receiving end of Zoom may appear incorrect [3205912]
Oh good maybe everyone in my meetings will stop turning green.
 
Moara

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Hope it fixes my Alyx issues. Just got a Quest 2 and I could never get the game to run comfortably.
 
Zephy

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Had some weird issues on DCS lately with my Pimax 5k, I don't know if this will help but I hope so.
 
Flandy

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Omg finally. Sucks that there's still stutter if you use monitoring apps though. I wonder if there's any way to have them close upon steamvr launch?
 
BeI

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Wait, I remember having some stuttering issues in the past and I always have MSI afterburner + Rivatuner open in the background on boot. Would that only be causing issues in VR or normal play too?
 
Zephy

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Had some weird issues on DCS lately with my Pimax 5k, I don't know if this will help but I hope so.
 
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i was WONDERING why pavlov vr was silky smooth in my memories then choppy when i played it recently
I chalked it up to a game update or something
 
flyinj

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Has anyone with a 3070 tried Alyx with the new drivers? Are the constant stutters when walking finally gone?
 
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So I guess this was what caused issues with Budget Cuts when I played it a few months back? It was stuttering occasionally but enough to make me feel sick, tried many many things to get it working but just ended up assuming it was the game and stopped playing. When I first played I had no issues, but this was after several months, during which time I guess I picked up the graphics driver.
 
cakely

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I've put fifteen or so hours into Half-Life: Alyx this last week with a Valve Index and a RTX 3070 and I haven't noticed any stuttering.

Maybe I've dodged this bug so far?

So, I guess I should just go ahead and install that driver package?
 
MikeProtagonist

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I installed it and it solved my unplayable stuttering problem. Now I just need to optimize my minimum spec rig so it can at least be pleasant.
 
flyinj

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Didn't fix it for me. From the PCVR thread:


OK, just tried the new Nvidia driver with my 3070 and Quest 2.

Playing Alyx in both Link and VD has reduced stuttering, but it is unfortunately still there. I'd say this eliminated about 75% of the stutter, but it is definitely still happening. It seems to happen randomly as well. Like I'll walk through a section and it will be smooth for a good 10 seconds of translation forward (which never happened before the patch, it would consistently stutter every 1-2 seconds), then turn around walk back through that section and it will start stuttering just like it did before the fix every 1-2 seconds.

It's really bizarre.
 
Dinjoralo

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What exactly is "hardware monitoring software", like RTSS?
I have noticed some stuttering in VR, but that's a more recent thing than the problem this is fixing.
 
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flyinj said:
Didn't fix it for me. From the PCVR thread:


OK, just tried the new Nvidia driver with my 3070 and Quest 2.

Playing Alyx in both Link and VD has reduced stuttering, but it is unfortunately still there. I'd say this eliminated about 75% of the stutter, but it is definitely still happening. It seems to happen randomly as well. Like I'll walk through a section and it will be smooth for a good 10 seconds of translation forward (which never happened before the patch, it would consistently stutter every 1-2 seconds), then turn around walk back through that section and it will start stuttering just like it did before the fix every 1-2 seconds.

It's really bizarre.
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Wonder if Fix #2 will just eliminate the other 25% for you.
 
ss_lemonade

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This driver broke Trails of Cold Steel for me again lol. No idea why this game randomly has issues with certain nvidia drivers
 
rare

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are you fucking serious
i thought it was just an issue with the quest link so i sold my fucking quest because i figured a index would work better
god damn it
 
cakely

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Went back to Alyx with 3070 and Index after installing the new drivers.

No noticeable difference, but then again, I couldn't detect any stutter previous to the patch.
 
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Anyone with multiple monitors getting a weird issue on these drivers where in Exclusive Fullscreen mode, Alt-Tabbing can cause the 2nd+ screen(s) (Any monitor that isn't part of the Exclusive Fullscreen) to start "unscanning" slowly from the top? I've had it happen twice now, first with Minecraft (Java) and now with Doom Eternal. Moved back to Borderless Windowed, G-Sync be damned, just to not see this happen because it creeps me out as hell.

Using a 3090, in any case.
 
Tahnit

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wait. is this the thing that completely fixes the stutttering using the link cable?
 
SaberVS7

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Well I decided to switch back to the stable Game Ready drivers - Way too much odd behavior on this Hotfix version, like, shit that genuinely spooked me when it happened.
 
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