In another tale of hardware not quite working as expected, there are reports that the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070 Display Port doesn't work with the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. Nvidia markets both the GTX 1080 and 1070 as offering "innovative new gaming technologies and breakthrough VR experiences," so to have this compatibility problem exist, with the best selling PC HMD, seems like a bit of a blunder.
There's been a change around front, too, where Asus swaps one of the three DisplayPorts in favour of a secondary HDMI. The thinking here is that users with an HDMI display may also want to connect a VR headset, and in that scenario a second port could be useful. Keeping things modern, both HDMI ports are v2.0, while DisplayPort is at v1.4. Dual-link DVI is also included as standard.
Third strike for Pascal. This time DP compatibility with so much the most important bulletpoint of GP204 cards: Virtual Reality.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics...-work-htc-vive/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium
Reminder: Every box has a VR Ready badge on it.
"HTC Vive virtual reality headset"
How many headsets are there out there? Just this one?
Third strike for Pascal. This time DP compatibility with so much the most important bulletpoint of GP204 cards: Virtual Reality.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics...-work-htc-vive/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium
Reminder: Every box has a VR Ready badge on it.
"HTC Vive virtual reality headset"
How many headsets are there out there? Just this one?
I can see how this would be annoying.
What are the other two flaws in the card? Missing Async via hardware (I assume) and.. ?
DVI output problems with high-end displays
It's only an issue for displays that can be overclocked beyond the dvi spec.No issue here with it.
I can see how this would be annoying.
What are the other two flaws in the card? Missing Async via hardware (I assume) and.. ?
In another tale of hardware not quite working as expected, there are reports that the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070 Display Port doesn't work with the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. Nvidia markets both the GTX 1080 and 1070 as offering "innovative new gaming technologies and breakthrough VR experiences," so to have this compatibility problem exist, with the best selling PC HMD, seems like a bit of a blunder.
The second design flaw to hit the GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 after the fan revving bug, isn't confined to the reference "Founders Edition" cards, but affects all GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards. Users of monitors with dual-link DVI connectors are noticing problems in booting to Windows with pixel clocks set higher than 330 MHz. You can boot to windows at default pixel clocks, and when booted, set the refresh-rates (and conversely pixel clocks) higher than 330 MHz, and the display works fine, it's just that you can't boot with those settings, and will have to revert to default settings each time you shut down or restart your machine.
A user of a custom-design GTX 1070 notes that if the refresh rate of their 1440p monitor is set higher than 81 Hz (the highest refresh rate you can achieve with pixel clock staying under 330 MHz) and the resolution at 2560 x 1440, the machine doesn't correctly boot into Windows. The splash screen is replaced with flash color screens, and nothing beyond. The system BIOS screen appears correctly (because it runs at low resolutions). The problem is also said to be observed on a custom-design GTX 1080, and has been replicated by other users on the GeForce Forums.
VIDIA's decision to sell its reference-design GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card at a $100 premium over the SKU's MSRP of $599, is beginning develop cracks, with early adopters complaining of erratic default fan behavior. The GTX 1080 Founders Edition graphics card features NVIDIA's reference lateral-blower-type cooler, which didn't exactly blow us away, in our review of the card. Customers across the forumscape, including on NVIDIA's own GeForce Forums, are complaining of an issue where the fan of the cooler has a mind of its own, and revs up from 2,000 RPM to 3,000 RPM intermittently, and drops back to its idle speed. This, users complain, is particularly annoying if you're not gaming.
The users observe that these sudden and unpredictable spikes in fan-speed are not in response to rising GPU temperatures or clock speeds. Sudden variations in fan-speed are worse than gradual variations in response to legitimate triggers, as it also means sudden changes in noise, which is distracting. Users also observe that you can't even use third-party software (eg: EVGA Precision) to stabilize or override the fan-behavior, as the speed-spikes don't respect custom settings.
Pretty funny these shortcomings don't get more press.. ()
Seems to me the easy work around is a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter for the main display and use the HDMI port for the Vive. Or am I missing something here?
No, only the drama and $20 for the adapter.
No issue here with it.
Right, but presumably you already have an adapter, as the Vive doesn't have a native DP input. Therefore, you're moving the display to the DP to HDMI adapter and plugging in the Vive to the HDMI port on the graphics card.
No, only the drama and $20 for the adapter.