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My headset is on an USB 2.0 port of the MoBo from long and never had any problem.

Hadn't used my Rift CV1 for quite some time, but came back to it this week after getting a new gaming rig. And yet I still broke the entire setup process.

Ah damn, and just like that your desk is soaked. Not all USB-C cables are the same though, a lesson people hopefully learned when Oculus specified which cable to buy for the Link beta in November. It's going to be a long 12 days without my Rift. The Anker cable that Oculus recommended tops out at 10 feet, or a little over three meters. The Link cable’s price is hard to swallow, but when you know why it costs that much? They work though, and can be had for as cheap as $20 or $30. Oculus Rift is a group of virtual reality headsets developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a division of Facebook Inc since 2014. The Link cable is USB-C to USB-C, and doesn’t ship with an adapter.

So what is the list of things that the Headsets usb uses? Copyright © 2020 IDG Communications, Inc. And then you can unplug it and walk away from your PC at any time. When we wrote about the Oculus Link beta in November, I called it a “hardware hack.” Exciting, yes, but definitely not elegant. Anker’s cables are copper-based, and top out at 10 feet because that’s the recommended maximum length for a passive (a.k.a. A high-speed fiber optic cable that connects your compatible gaming PC to our all-in-one Oculus Quest headset.

Remove the facial interface — the part with the foam — by pulling it gently away from the rest of the headset.

There is no This keeps the weight off your face, though it also makes the setup a bit more finicky than just plugging in the cable itself. $79 USD * Play the best of both worlds with Oculus Link. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I know, it still seems like a lot. The official Oculus Link cable is pricey, but it's the only solution currently available that's long enough, (mostly) reliable, and keeps the Quest headset charged while in use.

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To play Lone Echo and Asgard’s Wrath and so forth with full PC-powered visuals on a headset that you can also pack up and take on the road when you’re done? Oculus Link still needs some polishing, but it’s no longer the hardware that’s lacking. (1 Set) Orzero Total 8M / 26Ft USB Stable Data Cable Compatible for Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2 Link Steam VR, Extension Cable(5M) with Relay Amplifier Chip and USB 3.2 Gen 1 Cable(3M) (Cable Only), TNE - Oculus Quest/Quest 2 16ft (5M) Cable for Link Service and Charging | High Speed Data Transfer & Fast Charger Cord 90 Degree Angled Type C USB3.2 Gen1 to USB Type A Power Cable (16ft/5m), VOKOO Link Cable 16ft, Compatible with Oculus Quest 2 Link Cable with Signal Booster, Streaming VR Game & Fast Charging USB C 3.2 Gen 1 Cable Compatible with Quest and Quest 2, VOKOO Link Cable, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Compatible with Oculus Quest Link Cable, Lens Cover Protector Included Compatible with Oculus Quest and Quest 2, 5Gbps/3A - 16ft, USB 3.0 Extender, WEme USB Extension Cable with Aluminum Alloy Housing, Type A Male to Female Cord for Oculus Rift, VR Headset, HTC Vive, Xbox, USB Peripheral Devices, 5 Meters 16.4 Feets, FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon, in Cell Phone Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets, VOKOO Link Cable, Compatible with Oculus Quest Link Cable, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Compatible with Oculus Quest and Quest 2, 5Gbps/3A - 16ft, USB C to USB C Cable 10ft, TNE Oculus Quest Link Cable and Replacement Charger Cable | High Speed Data Transfer & Fast Charging Power Cord Compatible for Quest & Gaming PC (10ft/3m), CableCreation Active USB 2.0 Extension Cord (16.4 FT Long), USB A Male to A Female Repeater Cable for Oculus Rift, Printer, Scanner, Keyboard, Game Console, Security Camera, Black, 5 Meters, USB 3.0 Active Extension Cable, Unitek 32 Feet Extender Cord with Signal Booster for Printer, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest Link, Xbox Kinect, Playstation, Webcam, Security Camera, Oculus Headset Cable (4m) for Oculus Rift, Kuject USB 3.0 to USB C Link Cable for Oculus Quest 2 / Quest 16FT High Speed Data Transfer Function Extender for Oculus Quest VR Headset and Gaming PC Fast Charging Cable Compatible for USB C Charger, Oculus Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset — 64 GB, Oculus Rift S PC-Powered VR Gaming Headset, [Pro Version] KIWI design VR Cable Management, 6 Packs Retractable Ceiling Pulley System for HTC Vive/Vive Pro/Oculus Rift/Rift S/Link Cable for Oculus Quest/Quest 2/Valve Index VR Accessories (Black), Oculus Rift + Touch Virtual Reality System, Cable Matters DisplayPort to DisplayPort Extension Cable (DP to DP Extension Cable) 10 Feet, KIWI design VR Cable Management, Ceiling Pulley System for HTC Vive/Vive Pro/Oculus Rift/Rift S/Link Cable for Oculus Quest/Quest 2/Valve Index VR Accessories (Black, 6 Pack), Oculus Link Cable (16FT/5M), Amavasion Oculus Quest Link Cable USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps to USB-C High Speed Data Transfer & Fast Charging Compatible for Oculus Quest 2 and Gaming PC, Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.0 Cable for Video, Games, USB 2.0 Type A Male to Type B Male Printer Cable. Reviewing the Link beta in November, I called Quest a “best of both worlds miracle.” Two months later, I still feel the exact same way. I’ve had to troubleshoot those as well. My other annoyance? The official Oculus Link cable is five meters, or around 16 feet. "For those curious here is the block diagram of the Cypress CYUSB3304 chip. How much will it cost you? Still, the hardware’s come a long way in a short time. I don’t know how, but suspect it had something to do with the order of operations. That said, I still can’t imagine buying an Oculus Rift S anymore. And Oculus includes a little plastic clip so you can run the cable back along your head and drop it over your shoulder, essentially mimicking the Rift S/Index cable routing. The Link cable spans my room with slack to spare.

I connected the cable to my Oculus Rift headset and starting at the headset end of the cable, moved the cable around bending it in all directions to find the section which had a fault.

The Oculus Link software is still in beta, but the Link hardware much less so.

PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done. There are simply fewer points of failure when you’re using a device exactly as intended, rather than hacking an untethered VR headset to work tethered.

That’s the same length as the tethered Oculus Rift S cable, and only slightly shorter than the Valve Index cable. I purchased a new cable for the Rift, and it DID NOTHING!!! Audi/Powering Headset/ Data for Touch controller, is that it? Hadn't used my Rift CV1 for quite some time, but came back to it this week after getting a new gaming rig. And for cheaper!” Again, correct. Oculus skirts the issue entirely though by using fiber optic. In January, Oculus finally released its bespoke Link cable. Or you can just pay the $80 and get a cable that works. Past that, the signal begins to degrade.

There’s still a place for Valve’s Index, as a premium VR experience with the best graphics, the best tracking, the best audio, and so on.

Insert the cable back into your headset. As so often happens, restart everything. Which is not to say the Rift S and Index are completely infallible. AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | MSI X370 Titanium | G.Skill 16GB DDR4 3200 | EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 | Corsair Hydro H110i. Disassembly and repair of USB terminal end of headset cable. The Anker cables we tested in November cost $18 on Amazon. In this … I’ll pause again so you can get some towels and dry everything off. Cable Matters Long USB to USB Extension Cable (USB 3.0 Extension Cable) in Black 10 ft for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Playstation VR Headset and More 4.7 out of 5 stars 6,029 $8.99 $ 8 . Hayden writes about games for PCWorld and doubles as the resident Zork enthusiast. Wild! To do this: Carefully remove the facial interface from your headset. Problem solved, right?

One good yank, and you might destroy your Quest forever. But the only cables ready for the initial software rollout were off-the-shelf Anker cables. through the bus is not large. That means you’re wasting at least a foot or two running it back, and then an additional two or three feet covering the vertical distance to the headset. That’s uh, a lot of money. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons! Go ahead, get the spit-take prepped. Nope, it's used for power and also data from the touch controllers, audio etc. Oculus is selling the Link cable for...well, I’ll wait for you to take a big drink of water first. I cannot stress enough, all USB-C cables are not the same. You can afford the proper cable.

There's a problem loading this menu right now. The official Oculus Link cable is worth every penny. It’s lighter, it’s less stiff, and it’s not susceptible to data loss at 15 feet. “Dreams feel real while we are in them, it's only when we wake up that we realize something was strange.” - Dom Cobb, "Be careful, if you are killed in real life you die in VR too."