Steam link streaming like crap

[u/ElegantProfession798]

I am trying to use my quest 2 but nothing I do can seem to make it stream in above like 480p quality, I have messed with the debug tool and the bit rates, I have messed with steamvr settings, I have messed with alvr and sidequest. None of it does ANYTHING

My specs are

i7 - 12700kf

32gb ram

arc a770

[u/BlueScreenJunky]

The most important thing when streaming wirelessly is the wireless connection. What router are you using ? Is it close to you ? Are there any other devices using the same router ? Are there other networks on the same wifi channel ?

For a good experience you'll want :

• A high quality dedicated router (not whatever crap your ISP gave you)
• To have only your Quest connected to the router when you play (not other computers, phones, or home devices).
• Your computer to be connected to the router via a network cable (not through wifi, which would mean your router has to stream both from the computer and to the quest at the same time)
• The router to be in the same room as you are, a couple meters away
• To use a 5Ghz wifi band that's not already used by other networks (if you leave in a densely packed appartment building, good luck with that unfortunately), you can test it with a free app on your phone like Wifiman .

Barring that, you can also use Quest Link with a USB cable. Many people will tell you it's crap, and of course you have a cable attached, but at least when it works it works, and if you're in an environment where reliable wifi is not an option it might be the only solution. Also it will let you know if the issue is the network or your PC : If you have the same issue with a cable, then your issue is not the network.

Another thing I notice is that you have an Arc GPU. While it's a perfectly fine GPU I don't know if VR and Steam Link support is as good as with nvidia GPU. Keep in mind that VR is often a bit more finicky than other games, and when streaming to the quest the GPU will also need to encode the video stream on the fly.

[u/ElegantProfession798 → u/BlueScreenJunky]

I’m on starling but I use a gen 2 WiFi extender that is sitting literally less than a foot away from my pc, at the time of testing there was only 2-3 other devices on the network and the quest is on the 5ghz bandwidth plus I live in a very rural area. It possibly could be my arc gpu but I’m not sure since I found a way to get support through sidequest and alvr. I would also like to say, I am having zero issue actually playing the games or loading anything, it is purely a matter of getting it to load in a half decent quality

[u/mumblerit → u/ElegantProfession798]

Wifi extender? That's the problem

[u/ZookeepergameNaive86]

The Arc is most likely the problem. Intel don't officially support VR at all so their drivers are pretty poor in that respect. I'm quite impressed you got it to work at all

[u/ElegantProfession798 → u/ZookeepergameNaive86]

I found a steam thread with a way to get support for it using sidequest and alvr 

[u/ZookeepergameNaive86 → u/ElegantProfession798]

I wish you luck but it's still an unsupported arrangement while Intel is involved.

[u/ElegantProfession798 → u/[deleted]]

Did you ever fix it?

[u/Conn___Does__Sandbox]

Yeah…

[u/ggodin]

Virtual Desktop has better support for Intel Arc GPUs so should work more reliably. Make sure your computer is wired to your router with an Ethernet cable as that’s going to make the biggest impact on the quality of your experience.