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I have a PC that is places such that any cable's running from it's I/O are very visible. To combat this, I would like to use an USB-hub to hook up my peripherals and other wires. My peripherals and additional wires include:

  • Mouse (Logitech g502 hero)
  • keyboard (some odd cheap keyboard)
  • Wireless receiver (from the steam controller) this one is optional, but I prefer to use this as it allows easy switching between laptop and PC
  • Headset (Hyperx cloud II)
  • VR headset (Oculus Rift S) not plugged in all the time*
  • Occasional random usb device (never really more than one)
  • LAN cable

*Note that the Oculus also requires a display port. 

 

What would be the best USB-hub configuration?

So how I see it I would group my mouse, keyboard, LAN cable and headset together. The wireless receiver I could leave on my PC and it (obviously) doesn't have any wire, so I could hide it behind another cable. This USB-hub (with Lan input) I could leave out of sight and stick to my desk with some tape.

Then I could run a second USB-hub with a display port input to the front of my desk which I could use to easily plug and unplug my VR headset, plus the cable would be more easily managed when playing VR. The USB ports on this hub could also be used when not playing VR to hook up any USB devices that I'm not feeling like plugging into my front I/O.

 

However, does this work? I'm pretty sure the USB-hub behind my desk would be fine, but is it even possible to hook a VR headset up to a USB port instead of plugging it directly into my GPU? What would you consider to be the optimal setup? Again, I'm planning on using as little wires as possible on the back of my PC, ideally with a hub behind my desk to plug in all cables that don't need to be switched regularly and some form of hub on the front of my desk to plug in my VR headset without having to dance with cables behind my PC.

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