#Valve index gamma control upgrade

The issue with this is that it can introduce compatibility problems with older titles, increase the performance penalties on your hardware, and decrease the effective PPI (number of pixels per inch) of your display. Some competing headsets (namely the Pimax products) have opted to change the shape of the displays to make the viewable area inside the headset larger and wider. More importantly however, is HOW it’s been improved.

#Valve index gamma control upgrade

Users with anything below a GTX 1080 should probably consider this feature off limits until they upgrade their hardware, unless you’re willing to cope with significantly blurrier resolution to compensate.įield of View: Another heavily advertised feature, the field of view has been substantially improved for Index. Most of the time I’ve been operating with the system locked back to 90HZ, as I’d rather not bother swapping back and forth. Even the most powerful graphics cards available today can’t maintain 144HZ in power hungry games, and my 1080Ti and 8700k could barely manage Elite Dangerous at 120HZ on medium-low settings. Increasing the RR also has a dramatic impact on performance, as the system needs to generate many more frames per second to match the refresh rate.

Frustratingly, changing the refresh rate requires a reboot of the SteamVR operating software, so you can’t currently designate refresh rates for specific titles. In other experiences, I didn’t really notice the change. In some games with substantial fast movement of your hands, head, or view, the effect is truly remarkable. In practice, the effect of the refresh rate improvement is… inconsistent. Whereas Oculus actually lowered the maximum RR for Rift S to 80HZ, Index supports the industry standard 90Hz, as well as 80hz, 120HZ and 144HZ. Refresh Rate: Increased display refresh rate is one of the hallmark features of Index.