Hey everyone! I'm new around here. I discovered VaM five days ago and I'm completely hooked. I've already downloaded nearly 100GB of content and spent about 40 hours learning the software, so I’ve gotten pretty comfortable with it. However, I still have questions—especially about optimization.
First off, apologies if this is a repeat post. I've looked around a lot but haven't found a thread that specifically helps with my issue, so I'll share my PC specs and describe the problem:
I've tried advice from several posts, paid for a Patreon plugin that supposedly improves loading times (hoping it might help overall), switched to a new faster SSD, lowered the resolution in SteamVR (I’m using an HTC Vive Pro 2), followed another post’s suggestions to reduce hair physics and tweak other settings, and also played with Preferences. But to gain a few frames, I have to drastically reduce quality—and at that point I’m torn between having a nice-looking avatar at 10 FPS or a “sexy polygon” at 40 FPS.
Nothing seems to solve it, and I'm surprised because with such a powerful GPU and a decent CPU, I would expect better performance. I know there are more technical guides out there, but I'm a fairly average user and don’t really understand overclocking or complex system tweaks. I’m certain I'm missing something important. I've seen people with weaker PCs getting much better performance, so maybe something isn’t configured correctly on my PC or GPU. In Desktop Mode, performance is fine, but in VR, most scenes feel like I’m on a quest to find lost FPS.
Thanks in advance for your time and help! As soon as I get more proficient with the software, I’d love to start creating my own scenes.
First off, apologies if this is a repeat post. I've looked around a lot but haven't found a thread that specifically helps with my issue, so I'll share my PC specs and describe the problem:
- CPU: i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
- RAM: 64GB (Windows 10)
- GPU: RTX 4080
I've tried advice from several posts, paid for a Patreon plugin that supposedly improves loading times (hoping it might help overall), switched to a new faster SSD, lowered the resolution in SteamVR (I’m using an HTC Vive Pro 2), followed another post’s suggestions to reduce hair physics and tweak other settings, and also played with Preferences. But to gain a few frames, I have to drastically reduce quality—and at that point I’m torn between having a nice-looking avatar at 10 FPS or a “sexy polygon” at 40 FPS.
Nothing seems to solve it, and I'm surprised because with such a powerful GPU and a decent CPU, I would expect better performance. I know there are more technical guides out there, but I'm a fairly average user and don’t really understand overclocking or complex system tweaks. I’m certain I'm missing something important. I've seen people with weaker PCs getting much better performance, so maybe something isn’t configured correctly on my PC or GPU. In Desktop Mode, performance is fine, but in VR, most scenes feel like I’m on a quest to find lost FPS.
Thanks in advance for your time and help! As soon as I get more proficient with the software, I’d love to start creating my own scenes.
