I’m not a stranger to Windows Mixed Reality. Let’s say my first day of usage consisted more of trying to get it working than being in VR. And with the HP Reverb 2 using Windows Mixed Reality and inside out tracking, I was hoping to just plug this into my current VR system and play games such as Elite Dangerous, American Truck Simulator, and Microsoft Flight Simulator. It was going to replace my HTC VIVE Cosmos in my sim rig so I was really anxious to see it working in person.Īfter experiencing the HTC VIVE Pro 2 (review coming soon), I was ready for more ultra high resolution VR headsets. Having watched a few reviews from other journalists, I was excited by the prospect of the higher resolution and lightness of the HMD. In fact, that’s how I got the Samsung Odyssey and Samsung Odyssey+, which both had a $200 mark down when I purchased them. I’ve been on the fence of trying one out, but the $200 sale gave me the excuse to pull the trigger. Just wanted to post this for anyone looking for a good expansion card, whether to get better tracking on their 2 sensor setup or if you're thinking of going to 3 sensors and need more bandwidth.Recently, the HP Reverb 2 went on sale for $399, which is $200 off the normal price. Installed the latest Asmedia drivers (from Startech's site) before installing it and it works exactly as expected. Took some of the strain off my integrated mobo controller It's handling two of my sensors at full USB 3.0 speed just dandy.

Somewhat futureproof given its a newer standard This black PCB model has a 2X PCI-E interface and newer rev 3.1 controller. The USB 3.1 Controller can handle 10gbps of bandwidth, which means each port should be able to run full speed 5gbps USB 3.0 Oculus highly recommended Startech's 4-port, 4-controller USB 3.0 card ($80) I bought this 2-port USB 3.1 card for a few reasons. The Oculus recommended Inatech card is kind of flimsy and cheap - and is somewhat questionable and inconsistent even with just two sensors. USB 3.0 controllers only have half the bandwidth of 3.1 - so I feel a good USB 3.1 card should be a really cost effective way to ensure high speed 5gbps ports on your PC without buying a dual or quad controller 3.0 card. Just wanted to post this for anyone looking for a solid budget controller.

Recommend usb 3 card for vr