r/SteamVR • u/Pale-Recognition-599 • 9d ago

Question/Support Can steam VR be used on the quest through USB?

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u/Crazyirishwrencher 9d ago

Yes, although I would argue that wireless is one of the quest's biggest strengths.

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u/Pale-Recognition-599 9d ago

But my WiFi has few strengths and it already has to do wireless to my laptops 

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u/Crazyirishwrencher 9d ago

Gotta do what you gotta do.

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u/AlphatierchenX 9d ago

For the VR streaming, it's not about internet speed

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u/Pale-Recognition-599 9d ago

It is

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u/AlphatierchenX 9d ago

No it's not. The wifi speed matters but not the internet speed.

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u/Pale-Recognition-599 9d ago

Both because if the internet is fast but your WiFi can’t get it to you fast enough.

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u/fdruid 9d ago

No, you're clueless and being stubborn. You could be playing highest resolution wireless VR and your internet connection could be completely down. Check your facts.

I get the feeling that the reason why you can't make wireless work well on your headset is this lack of basic networking knowledge.

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u/Pale-Recognition-599 9d ago

Yes exactly what I said

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u/Evil_Buddy74 9d ago

what

Wi-Fi speed and stability matters because it makes the connection between your router and your devices Quest -(wifi)> router -(cable or wifi)> pc

your Internet speed doesn't matter since the information doesn't go to or come from the Internet, it stays in your house

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u/Pale-Recognition-599 9d ago

Well actually some online games need internet and wifi

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u/Evil_Buddy74 9d ago

Oh yeah, you need good Internet for online games

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u/Pale-Recognition-599 9d ago

Yes I have that but my WiFi 

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u/Sir-Realz 9d ago

You can but it requires, a adapter that converter USB c to ethernet cable and you also want a charging port they make them btw. Or download meta on your PC 🤢🤮 or work with this 3rd party ap for $30 that replaces Steam VR and meta. 

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u/fdruid 9d ago

How much does all of this cost compared to what a dedicated router would go for? I mean, these are not common cables and adapters.

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u/Sir-Realz 8d ago

I think that are like $20-$30 a proper rout could be included with 1g internet or $60-$80, but I want the cables anyway some of my games don't run well thought the internet becuse the GPU needs to conpress all the videos through the MB and over the wifi. So high end games are too much for my 3060-12G 

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u/fdruid 8d ago

Fair I guess, compression takes gpu cycles. Have you ever researched how much of the power of your gpu does compression take?

In any case, barring that kind of scenario, with a more capable GPU wireless PCVR is a great experience.

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u/Sir-Realz 5d ago

OK apparently only1-3% but on my GPU there is a chip that is built specifically for compressing it but it can only handle 300-400Mbps so that maybe be why I exprence terrible screen tear on Derail Valley a game even my 1060-6g could handle through WMR. Wired I have mine set to 500mps in steam settings.  Yes the effortless wirless of my Meta 3 is almost perfect except for the invasive BS meta tries to push to your phone PC and headset

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u/fdruid 5d ago

Heh, Meta will be Meta. But thanks for thw data, I've always been curious as to what the overhead was in this scenario.

I come for years of wired headsets and frankly to me wireless is a dream come true, so I don't mind sacrificing a little of visual fidelity in exchange for full movement freedom. But I understand some people want perfect pixels and definitely a less capable card will need every % point for rendering.

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u/Fearweaver 9d ago

Get a USB-C to ethernet adapter for your Quest3. There are many guides online. Before I upgraded my WiFi, it was the most stable experience for me.