Using HTC vive wireless without pcie

[Tugalsan]

Hello, 

 

I have big heavy gaming rig. But after the birth of my baby I am not using it, other than backup purposes. 

 

It has HTC vive wireless Pcie card in it. 

 

I want to change it to a mini pc, with ryzen cpu g series, without any extra graphics card. Or a laptop if I find a cheap gaming one. Hence it won't be so heavy. 

 

How can I plug my HTC vive  Pcie card to them from USB3 port? Any ideas? 

 

 

[jaslion]

You do know that no igpu is powerfull enough to run the vive right? Like not even close.

 

You need a pcie slot for the pcie vive card there is no way around it.

 

You can just get a small atx or micro atx case and call that a day.

[Tugalsan]

Few years ago, I wanted the best computer buyable and bought two gtx 1080 to make sli. Later on I figured, there is no performans benefit. So I take one out to use at work. Nowadays all I want is to make it run in minimum settings. I don't have time to play anyways. I just want the ability to play 3d thats all. If I ever try to code a game for fun. I will code it for slow computers anyways. 

 

I was thinking of changing computers at work to mini pc to make them more carry_able. So carrying them to clean will be easy. So I don't want to buy another case... But it is just a thought... 

[jaslion]

12 hours ago, Tugalsan said:

Few years ago, I wanted the best computer buyable and bought two gtx 1080 to make sli. Later on I figured, there is no performans benefit. So I take one out to use at work. Nowadays all I want is to make it run in minimum settings. I don't have time to play anyways. I just want the ability to play 3d thats all. If I ever try to code a game for fun. I will code it for slow computers anyways. 

 

I was thinking of changing computers at work to mini pc to make them more carry_able. So carrying them to clean will be easy. So I don't want to buy another case... But it is just a thought... 

You need to buy another case then anyway.

 

But really if you want to keep using your pcie card. Simply just get a matx board and the new bitfenix prodigy 2022. It has mesh in the front and handles. Pretty easily carryable.

 

Sounds like you have a good computer now so why not just either get a smaller case (which you'll need to do anyway) or downgrade the size of the board to go even smaller?

 

a riotoro cr1080 for example is a really really small atx case.

 

And as for cleaning. It's a small bit of extra effort to carry it thats all? Something you do maybe twice a years so doesn't seem like a big deal.

 

Also doesn't help that itx systems are usually a much bigger pain to clean.

[Tugalsan]

Prodigy looks cute. That gives me the idea to produce my own custom case. Thanks.

 

I have sheet metal working and powder coating company anyway. It will be a good hobby. And will probably take 1 year of my time to tune the design