Quest 2 USB C to USB adapter?

[Alen Pecanin]

Hey everyone!

I haven’t sim raced in 2 years, and I’m getting back into it now, and with a Quest 2! I have the rift Cv1 from before.

I got my hands on the Quest 2, and the Link cable which is usb c on both ends.
I can’t run the quest 2 wireless because I’m to far away from the router, so it has to be through cable.

But, I don’t have a usb c Port on my PC. Is someone here using the same cable with usb c on both ends, with an USB adapter into the pc? Does it transfer data fast enough? The. I can get away by spending 20-30 euro on adapter. Or do I need to get the complete usb c to usb cable to use it wired?
Thanks in advance for help. Don’t want to buy the adapter for nothing, and have to buy the cable afterwards.

 

[Wreckoning]

I've not had the same situation as you but having messed about with USB A to C adapters recently they tend to vary in quality. I was connecting a USB A connector to a C socket on my PC via an adapter with a Quest 3 and it was the power delivery they tended to come up short on, Quest 3 draws more power than a Quest 2.

TBH these days if you haven't got a USB C port on your PC it's probably worth having an adapter for other things you might want to plug in other than the headset.

I'm not sure what prices/availability are like where you are but Amazon sell loads of adapters in the UK for less than £10.

 

[stenovitz]

Yes, even just the cheapest USB-c to USB3.2/3.1 adaptor will work!
Checked out a €7.5 adaptor here last night with my own Quest 2, just for testing purposes. Though througput dropped from 3.3Mbps with direct USB-c to USB-c to 2.7Mpbs with the adaptor to tower USB3.2 front panel port, but still by far enough for proper VR performance.
(Myself I do have USB-c ports both built in on my MB and dedicated port on my GFX, test was while cleaning up electronic scrap and sorting unusable from usable things I might be able to afford to hide away from the wife's sight )

 

[Neilski]

Checked out a €7.5 adaptor here last night

Nice, do you have a link you can share?

3.3Mbps

Meanwhile I'm gonna guess that that should read 3.3Gbps

 

[stenovitz]

Nice, do you have a link you can share?

Goobay for instance (ok so local distributor here, but just google "usb3 to usb-c adapter")

Meanwhile I'm gonna guess that that should read 3.3Gbps

I think you're just about absolutely right there!

 

[Alen Pecanin]

Thanks for the reply guys!
I found a 3.0 USB C to USB cable the other day at a local electronic store. 18 euro for 3 meters. Turns out it’s strong enough to charge the Quest 2 while playing. Works perfectly.
Also, after ending my first proper testing session, I found out that my motherboard has a USB C port O_o. Don’t know how I overlooked it. What a laugh!
Will test with pure Oculus USB C cable tomorrow just to compare if there’s any difference.

 

[stenovitz]

Also, after ending my first proper testing session, I found out that my motherboard has a USB C port O_o.

Don't ask me about how many times I've been there before, not only overlooking dedicated USB-c ports in various PCs and laptops, but in general ......
Reason why I started major clean-up just prior to your question here - this of container-sized piece of electronics left-overs, i.a. no less than 4 different ones of this adapter type of no usage for me.