Pascal GeForces' DisplayPorts don't play well with HTC Vives
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If you have a Pascal GeForce graphics card and an HTC Vive, it seems that trying to run the VR headset using the DisplayPort input on its included breakout box doesn't work right now. If a Vive is set up this way, the SteamVR software fails to detect the headset and presents users with an error message. Tom's Hardware broke the story yesterday after a Tom's editor's friend couldn't get his Vive working using a GTX 1080 and the card's DisplayPort output. We've confirmed this behavior with the HTC Vive and GTX 1080s in the TR labs, and it's worth noting that the issue has been circulating on the Steam forums for some time.
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