Glossary:Valve Index

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Resolutions

Video settings

Hardware

For a list of games, see List of VR games.

Key points

Requires a workaround to play games that are designed for the Oculus Rift. See Revive.

Most HTC Vive hardware is intercompatible.

Pass-through camera

General information

Official website

Availability

Steam

Features

3D

Stereoscopic 3D.

Display

1440 x 1600 RGB LCD display. 80/90/120/144 Hz. Adjustable ~130° FOV.

Tracking

Uses 2x Lighthouse Base-Stations for room-scale tracking of headset and controllers.

Audio

Off-ear headphones and microphone integrated into the headset, optional 3.5mm plug.

Controllers

Valve Index Controllers

Essential improvements

Revive

Allows HTC Vive owners to play Oculus exclusive games. GitHub page with install instructions and downloads are here.

OpenVR Advanced Settings

OpenVR Advanced Settings adds additional settings into the SteamVR environment that allows you to change aspects of games and SteamVR to your liking and convenience.

ChaperoneTweak

ChaperoneTweak allows you to adjust the chaperone boundaries in SteamVR, as well as the available playspace. This is essential for getting your chaperone boundaries into the correct position and giving yourself the largest available playspace.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Dual core processor
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD RX480
Other	1x USB 3.0 DisplayPort 1.2

HDMI not supported.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	SteamOS
Processor (CPU)	Dual core processor
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD RX480
Other	1x USB 3.0 DisplayPort 1.2

HDMI not supported.

References

Valve Index
Predecessor

HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro