obious Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Hi All, I've recently had the opportunity to buy a Pimax 5K+ from a friend of mine who received his backer unit about a week or so ago. Long story short, he doesn't have a machine capable of running the Pimax (GTX 1060) and so is graciously selling me his unit. I've zero experience with the HTC Vive (currently own a Rift) but understand that the Pimax currently only uses the Vive base stations to track head movement etc. Question is, what else apart from a base station (which current go for around £180 on Amazon UK) do I need to get up and running? Does the Pimax come with a power cable of some kind or do I need to get one of those as well? Thanks Intel 12900k @ 5.2Ghz, RTX 4090, Samsung 1TB NVME, Thrustmaster Warthog & F-18 stick, Pendular Rudder Pedals - Quest Pro AV8B N/A UFC Build Log AV8B N/A PCBs for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansangb Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Hi All, I've recently had the opportunity to buy a Pimax 5K+ from a friend of mine who received his backer unit about a week or so ago. Long story short, he doesn't have a machine capable of running the Pimax (GTX 1060) and so is graciously selling me his unit. I've zero experience with the HTC Vive (currently own a Rift) but understand that the Pimax currently only uses the Vive base stations to track head movement etc. Question is, what else apart from a base station (which current go for around £180 on Amazon UK) do I need to get up and running? Does the Pimax come with a power cable of some kind or do I need to get one of those as well? Thanks You need one Vive base station (around $80USD on ebay) and you'll get 6DOF. The base station *should* come with the USB and power cable. Pimax comes with all the power/DisplayPort/USB cable so you don't need anything else. You'll need to install SteamVR and PiMAXTool as well. hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketeer Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I was also a Rift owner and also recently bought the pimax 5k+. I bought a base station for $45, and power cord separately. now thinking of buying a second base station and they are all over $100 before shipping. For setup, it is not enough to go the control panel and update graphics card driver there. You also have to update driver in GeForce Experience, assuming you use nVidia card like most people. and update steamVR. The base station sometimes does not seem to 'talk' to the pimax headrest. For me, in pitools when i turn on base station, it appears in steamVR, but then headset goes off. Tried restarting pimax service, disable power management etc various suggestion from google, but the most effective way for base station to detect headset again in steamVR was to slowly rotate the headset 360 degrees! weird but it works. I also found the default pimax strap really uncomfortable. then i found people using the vive delux audio strap. use velcros to hold it to the pimax. much more comfortable, plus it comes with pretty good audio. the pimax headset does not come with ear phones like the Rift. If you want a perfect fit then pay for print service to print those vive 3D parts that clip the delux strap to the pimax set. pimax is much wide field of view and higher resolution than the Rift. can't go back to the rift. It still has screendoor effect, but is still better. Using the Rift, it's so blurry I could not see ground targets even with labels turned on till i'm almost hitting the ground. With pimax, the ground target are much easier to spot. If you fly ground attack planes like the A10, it makes all the difference. My A10C cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstream21 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Start steamvr first. The base station will initially pick up the headset but may well go into standby mode, not tracking. Simply place the headset further back from the base station, about 2 metres and it will start tracking. Put headset on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obious Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Awesome. Thanks for the advice all! Are there any benifuta of picking up the Vive V2 base station vs the V1? Intel 12900k @ 5.2Ghz, RTX 4090, Samsung 1TB NVME, Thrustmaster Warthog & F-18 stick, Pendular Rudder Pedals - Quest Pro AV8B N/A UFC Build Log AV8B N/A PCBs for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstream21 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 None that I have established. V1 works perfectly for me. Just a single base station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Integrator Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Has anyone had any experience using the Vive hand controllers with Pimax? Eagerly anticipating DCS: Space Shuttle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Yes... Vive controllers work perfectly fine and pair with Pimax 5K+ without any problems... Tried Beat Sabre (Steam), Dead Burried (Oculus), Elven Assasin (Oculus)... all work as expected and transparenty... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ...the few, the proud, the remaining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moespeeds Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Hey guys, I just got my Pimax 5k yesterday. Every time I open DCS, the Oculus Home screen opens up. The rift/sensors are not connected to my computer in any way. How can I stop this? Moe "Moespeeds" Colontonio vVMA 231 http://www.vvma-231.com/ Looking for a serious US based Harrier Squadron? We are recruiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxDelta Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 set oculus app to start as admin my projects: https://www.sim-addons.com/ https://www.shapeways.com/shops/sim-addons-1 AV8B nozzle lever https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=233670 F18C fingerlifts https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=234747 F18C radar elevation https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=248080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 You can also stop the Oculus service from running, easy to do with the Oculus Tray Tool. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstream21 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I just let it run. Minimise it. It makes sod all difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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