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Ambassador of Bruh May 21, 2020 @ 7:53pm
Advice for VR
I need help. I have an Oculus quest that I wanna use for my PC. But I need to know if it plugging in to my computer via USB 3.0 will work. or does it have to be the USB C or Thunderbolt port?
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Originally posted by Damsteri:
USB 2.0 and 3.x are standards (speed etc) while USB-A ("normal") and USB-C are connectors.Those are not mutually exclusive and they overlap.

Originally Quest's link cable worked only with USB 3.x and Quest having USB-C you needed either USB-C port in your PC or USB-A to USB-C cable. Tricky part was to find USB-A to USB-C cable/adapter that actually was supporting USB 3.0 speeds, while many supported enough power, but only USB 2.0 speeds.

Now they have updated software and Quest will work in USB 2.0 too, even with its own charging cable (more info[www.roadtovr.com]). So, now you can use Quest if you just have an extra USB port, any type and speed. Bandwidth might be limited on USB 2.0 cable, but it should work.
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Damsteri May 21, 2020 @ 11:41pm 
USB 2.0 and 3.x are standards (speed etc) while USB-A ("normal") and USB-C are connectors.Those are not mutually exclusive and they overlap.

Originally Quest's link cable worked only with USB 3.x and Quest having USB-C you needed either USB-C port in your PC or USB-A to USB-C cable. Tricky part was to find USB-A to USB-C cable/adapter that actually was supporting USB 3.0 speeds, while many supported enough power, but only USB 2.0 speeds.

Now they have updated software and Quest will work in USB 2.0 too, even with its own charging cable (more info[www.roadtovr.com]). So, now you can use Quest if you just have an extra USB port, any type and speed. Bandwidth might be limited on USB 2.0 cable, but it should work.
Last edited by Damsteri; May 21, 2020 @ 11:43pm
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Mysterious Drone May 22, 2020 @ 11:03am 
Advice? Read the manual.
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Libre May 22, 2020 @ 11:16am 
There are 2 cables of 5 meters that work well, one is sold by Oculus, the other by Amazon.
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