Great_Big_abyss

Wow, so it's pretty mind-blowing that Oculus manages to get a GPU signal through the USB ports. I spoke to our IT guy here at work, and he didn't realize it was possible. That's some software magic that they're doing there.

I'm reviving this thread. Has anybody tried a USB-A 3.0 header with a USB-A -> USB-C adapter to connect their Oculus Quest 2? I'm thinking of buying a couple of Oculus headsets for my son and I, and both of our computers are on the older side, and don't have USB-C ports. We've got USB-A 3.0. I don't want to drop a grand on a couple of VR headsets unless we're going to get the full experience. Alternatively, I could consider the Oculus Rift S, as connectivity would be assured, with DisplayPort for the graphic's signal. HELP?

I'm going to get in on this topic, because I'm considering buying 2 Oculus headsets. Here's my situation. Both my son's and my machines are on the older side. My son has an Asus M5A97 with an FX8350 and an RX570 GPU. My computer has an MSI Z77A-G45, 3770K, and a GTX 1070. Neither machines have USB type C, but rather have USB-A 3.0 headers (mine on the case, my son's, on the rear I.O. panel. When we buy our VR headsets, we definitely want to plug them into our PC's and use their power to play some good VR games. I also like the idea of the Quest 2 as a standalone headset that we can take different places and still play basic VR games. My question is with regards to Oculus LINK. So the LINK cable uses a USB-C cable to plug the headset to the computer. What I'm confused about is, how on earth can a signal from a discrete GPU make it from the GPU, through the motherboard, to a USB header? Also, since I don't have a USB-C header, if I just use an adapter to go from USB-A 3.0 to USB-C, then connect the cable to that, will it work? Or, should I just get two of the Rift S's which use DisplayPort, and just be done with it? I'm so confused.