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Oculus Rift - Multiple USB Controllers

Post Date: 2017-12-27

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    Posted: 27 Dec 2017 at 6:20am
Folks,

I'm thinking about adding a USB PCIe card with separate controllers for each port to my next DS machine. Is that a good idea?

I want a moderately powerful system for general gaming and Oculus Rift. My eight year old DS i7-920 gives spotty performance, and in particular I have trouble with USB.

With three Rift sensors and the headset, I can't plug them all into one USB controller and get them to work. So what I want is a rig with at least two separate controllers for USB 3.0 ports, and I need a total of 6 ports; 4 for the Rift, one for my kb/mouse, and one for miscellaneous peripherals.

I also want a quiet rig, so here's what I came up with so far. Thanks for any advice on USB for a Rift machine.

Specifications:
Chassis Model: Corsair Carbide Quiet 600Q
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5-8600K (6-Core) 3.60GHz <br><strong></strong>
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-P (Intel Z370 Chipset) (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)
System Memory: 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA (750 G) (Fully Modular)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) (Internal)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (512GB Samsung 850 PRO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready) <br><strong></strong>
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H115i - 280mm Liquid CPU Cooler (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
HydroLux Tubing Style: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
HydroLux Fluid Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a custom HydroLux liquid cooling system selected
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 1 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds Only)
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.7GHz on All CPU Cores
Boost Graphics Card(s): Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost OS: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system <br><strong></strong>
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Factory Reset Feature + Windows Installation CD (Partition up to 50GB of Storage)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 15-20 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Dec 2017 at 2:37pm
Take that needing different controllers with a grain of salt, if you look around you will see many using one at 3.0 and doing fine.

Having said that, look at your mobo's usb ports, assume, one controller on 3.1, one on 3.0 and one on 2.0. For your needs, worst-case scenario you add cards or hub. But just to be clear depending on the mobo, you probably have one for all.

Make peace with either noise or performance, you can't have both with that setup. Drop noise package it is pointless.

Drop fan controller you got nothing to control, for accurate temps we use freeware.

Go 8700k, Drop oc you don't need it, go with turbo boost, if more is needed we can help you oc, it is very easy and you will endup with better settings.

Drop oc from gpu also

Drop os boost

Go win pro

Get install cd and instead clone the drive once you are done setting it up.

I have seen people set up on one controller, set up using pci controllers and even hubs.

Edited by DST4ME - 27 Dec 2017 at 3:29pm
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