Anyone reading this please don't guess unless you know the answer. I wish there was an Oculus support over the phone but I the agents would probably be still as incompetent as the idiots that help you with the support ticket.
I'm sure a pc pro will say it's a piece of shit, hence why it's probably discontinued already. The reason I think it sucks is because its impossible for me to keep monitor running while playing VR. The monitor goes black and I have to unplug HDMI from monitor and plug it back in when I want to see screen. A best buy rep told me that it's because I have a GeForce 970 instead of a 10 series. My graphics card cant handle the rift and monitor. Is this true?
I further plugged my monitor into the motherboard hdmi which displayed the gameplay, but graphics on screen obviously took a dive and possibly slowed my pc down because games like The Climb wont load but will only play sound on my Rift.
Anyone with tech knowledge please explain whats going on, and if theres a cheap fix. I play PC games and Rift games and don't want to keep unplugging my monitor just to play Oculus. Thanks!
That's strange. A GTX 970 should work, even with Rift and multiple monitors. One thing to be sure of, you cannot have anything plugged into the motherboard video port. Rift (and all monitors) must be on the dedicated graphics card. You should plug Rift direct on HDMI, and then use an adapter (either DVI-to-HDMI or DisplayPort-to-HDMI) for the monitor. If that doesn't work, try Rift on the adapter and monitor on HDMI. Make sure you have the latest Nvidia drivers installed, and use Windows Update to get your OS fully updated.
Thanks for the fast reply. I'm glad you knew I would have to convert my monitor from HDMI to Display port. I thought that might also be a problem with the monitor having a cable converted over would possibly cause issues. I hadn't thought of using the Oculus through my HDMI to Display Port. I will try that. If that doesn't work, what else should I try?
Oh, I did update my drivers on GeForce experience and did Windows update.
Well I plugged the Oculus into the hdmi to mini diplay port adapter and now the Oculus went black at the beginning of game. I think it might be the converter. I bought an Insignia Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter.
I noticed that but the monitor is only 1920 X 1080p and It blacks out when converting hdmi to mini display port on the graphics card. should I still get a better adapter? or is the Monitor the issue? Here is the monitor
A GTX 970 should have DVI ports on the back of it as well as HDMI and Display port my 980 dose and I've got my monitor plugged into the DVI and rift into the HDMI
Thanks for all of your help. I thought the other port on my graphics card was VGA which I didn't want to use. It was actually DVI and my monitor came with a HDMI to DVI cable so it worked out! No screen blackouts! I was considering getting rid of computer if I couldn't fix it. Thanks again everyone 🙂