Can i play oculus rift with that.

[ManosMax13]

I want to buy the oculus rift which requirs at least 1 usb 3.0. The problem is that my computer does not have one is there a way for 2 or more usb 2.0 to become 1 3.0 or something.Is there another solution for my issue?

[Slottr]

Is your pc even ''vr ready'' without a 3.0 port?

[Christophe Corazza]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

Is your pc even ''vr ready'' without a 3.0 port?

 

Indeed, I wanted to answer his question, but you made a good point.

Perhaps @ManosMax13 could list the specs of his setup?

[T3500]

You can get USB 3.0 PCIe add-in cards

[ManosMax13]

46 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Is your pc even ''vr ready'' without a 3.0 port?

Lol dude yeah ammm i7 860 and gtx 1080 only the cpu is the problem

 

46 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Is your pc even ''vr ready'' without a 3.0 port?

 

44 minutes ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

Indeed, I wanted to answer his question, but you made a good point.

Perhaps @ManosMax13 could list the specs of his setup?

Is the processor too bad for vr

 

43 minutes ago, T3500 said:

You can get USB 3.0 PCIe add-in cards

Can u link me one

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, ManosMax13 said:

Lol dude yeah ammm i7 860 and gtx 1080 only the cpu is the problem

 

I'd highly consider looking at upgrading you cpu, motherboard, ram and probably other upgrades before you get an oculus.

 

Could easily get a ryzen 1600 and the other parts for a reasonable price

[ManosMax13]

Just now, Slottr said:

I'd highly consider looking at upgrading you cpu, motherboard, ram and probably other upgrades before you get an oculus.

 

Could easily get a ryzen 1600 and the other parts for a reasonable price

The thing is that i live in greece and getting a resonable ryzen 5 setup is 600 dollars tha oculus is 400

[Slottr]

Just now, ManosMax13 said:

The thing is that i live in greece and getting a resonable ryzen 5 setup is 600 dollars tha oculus is 400

Really no point in getting the oculus if you cant run it..

 

Could try, but I cant imagine it would run great

[ManosMax13]

Just now, Slottr said:

Really no point in getting the oculus if you cant run it..

 

Could try, but I cant imagine it would run great

If i get the usb 3 pci-e cards will it run good even with that cpu?

[QuantumBit]

5 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

If i get the usb 3 pci-e cards will it run good even with that cpu?

No

[aezakmi]

If I were you I'd get a better mobo, CPU and memory to increase games performance instead of that vr thing

[ManosMax13]

I want to buy the oculus rift but my mobo does not have a usb 3.0 port so i was thinking of getting this https://www.newegg.com/global/gr/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815287033&ignorebbr=1

 

Will it have problems because it is not a regular usb 3.0 port?

Also my cpu is an I7 860 and my gpu is a gtx1080 will i be able to play oculus with good quality or my cpu wont be able to handle it?

[AvocadosGuac]

CPU might be a little slow. I'd look at upgrading.

[ManosMax13]

31 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

If I were you I'd get a better mobo, CPU and memory to increase games performance instead of that vr thing

Dude good cpu mobo and ram add up to 600 dollars the oculus is just 400

 

30 minutes ago, Jrock said:

CPU might be a little slow. I'd look at upgrading.

Yes but a good system will cost 600 dollars the swift only costs 400 will the cpu play most games at good fps without making me nauseated?

[QuantumBit]

1 minute ago, ManosMax13 said:

Dude good cpu mobo and ram add up to 600 dollars the oculus is just 400

Why do want an oculus that cant even run well?

[minibois]

USB 3.0 is ten times as fast as USB 2.0... So that would not be practical..

An add in card would be the most logical solution

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

Yes but a good system will cost 600 dollars the swift only costs 400 will the cpu play most games at good fps without making me nauseated?

/

You can try, it will probably play most titles just fine, but more cpu bound titles will suffer.

[NovaNightmare]

11 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

I want to buy the oculus rift but my mobo does not have a usb 3.0 port so i was thinking of getting this https://www.newegg.com/global/gr/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815287033&ignorebbr=1

 

Will it have problems because it is not a regular usb 3.0 port?

Also my cpu is an I7 860 and my gpu is a gtx1080 will i be able to play oculus with good quality or my cpu wont be able to handle it?

According to the listed specs, the CPU needs to be an i3-6100 or greater (originally an i5-4590) and I highly doubt a CPU from 2009 is going to work for you. If I recall, that is a first gen Core processor? 

 

You could check this tool out

 

https://support.oculus.com/1357437467617798/

 

Knowing you won't meet the spec for the USB 3.0 until you add a card, it will give you the other information.

 

I am going to say it won't work for you, and I don't think the software will even install.

 

* I found someone stating it may work with an i7-920, but they never confirmed it afterwards.

http://www.tomsguide.com/forum/id-3372033/1st-generation-run-oculus-rift.html

 

Edited May 28, 2018 by NovaNightmare

[RollTime]

What I want to know is how you got a 1080 and a cpu from 2009... That's a ridiculous bottleneck...

[EPENEX]

If your motherboard doesn't have USB 3.0, you shouldn't be buying an Oculus.

[aezakmi]

9 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

Dude good cpu mobo and ram add up to 600 dollars the oculus is just 400

unless you want a super duper fancy full of useless LEDs board + RAM and an 8700k you should be around 400

[Slottr]

Buying an oculus for that PC is like getting a car without a licence.

[ManosMax13]

21 minutes ago, RollTime said:

What I want to know is how you got a 1080 and a cpu from 2009... That's a ridiculous bottleneck...

My pc used to be my dad's workbench.I then gottit and upgraded the gpu.

 

12 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Buying an oculus for that PC is like getting a car without a licence.

Sure about that i think it will play most titles like super hot fine

[Princess Luna]

Do SteamVR benchmark xd.

[Sniperfox47]

VR games are *far* more framerate and frametime dependant than normal games and with an older processor you're going to have a *lot* of frame jitter. Even if it does work it's not going to work well. Save up and get a better machine before you drop a bunch of money on a VR headset for a machine that's going to give you an awful experience.

 

This is the equivalant of asking how you can get an HDR monitor working with a GPU that only supports VGA. Yeah you can use a USB-HDMI adapter to plug it in, but you're not going to get any of the benefits of HDR, so either get a cheaper monitor or a better GPU.

 

Since there's no VR headsets that are going to have lower requirements, wait and upgrade your machine before you buy one.