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laptop not pc!!

Sarvarghazi
Honored Guest
can the oculus rift vr be used by a laptop instead of a Pc? 
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Sarvarghazi
Honored Guest
because im having trouble with the HDMI port.

GATOxVoS
Heroic Explorer
Of course; laptops are just mobile PC's after all. Though, you will need a powerful laptop in order to run VR, and the required HDMI and USB 3.0 ports. Many have had issues with their laptops though, and so I can't vouch for the quality of your experience in VR on your laptop.
PC Specs:
Intel i7-6700k @ 4.5 Ghz
Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 3 Motherboard
RTX 2080 Ti - MSI VENTUS
16 GB CAS-10 RAM @ 2400 MHz
Startech 4-port/4-USB controller add-on card
850W Corsair HX850 PSU
4-Sensor, Roomscale Setup

Sarvarghazi
Honored Guest
the quality is not that bad.i runed the checkup app and everything was good. but how can i actully us the VR? the HDMI port does not work and its like i haven't plugged it.

GATOxVoS
Heroic Explorer
Ooooooh. Well, just in case, I would open a support ticket with Oculus, just to get a support ticket started in case we can't fix your issue. https://support.oculus.com/


What kind of laptop do you have? When you plug in the Rift Headset (both HDMI and USB cables), does a orange or white light come on inside the headset?
PC Specs:
Intel i7-6700k @ 4.5 Ghz
Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 3 Motherboard
RTX 2080 Ti - MSI VENTUS
16 GB CAS-10 RAM @ 2400 MHz
Startech 4-port/4-USB controller add-on card
850W Corsair HX850 PSU
4-Sensor, Roomscale Setup

Sarvarghazi
Honored Guest
the usbs are both fine. a reen tick. but nothing for the HDMI. not orange or ... it dosent detect it. and i have an lenovo ideapad 500

Sarvarghazi
Honored Guest
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Sarvarghazi
Honored Guest
wait. but how? i ran the cheking app again an now it sais your graphic card is not our reccomended or higher. so the HDMI error is because of this, right?

cybereality
Grand Champion
Many laptops will not be compatible due to using mobile graphics or integrated graphics chips. Only the newest desktop-class laptop graphics chips will work reliably. The Oculus Compatibility Tool will help test your system and you can also see the requirements on this article:
https://support.oculus.com/help/oculus/170128916778795
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | MSI X370 Titanium | G.Skill 16GB DDR4 3200 | EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 | Corsair Hydro H110i Gigabyte RX Vega 64 x2 | Samsung 960 Evo M.2 500GB | Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB | Phanteks ENTHOO EVOLV

Sarvarghazi
Honored Guest
so my graphic card is not strong enough. what ca i do about it?
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