Boosterdog Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Hi TL : DR Will a 10 or 2x 5 port powered USB hub work faultlessly with all my sim gear or will it cause issues? Longer Explanation Im finally looking at upgrading my rig later this year. CPUs and GPUs aside one of my big issues is all the stuff out front in terms of controllers. I dont have a dedicated room to game and am usually sat taking up valuable real estate in my tiny front room. OK when im doing stuff but less so when Im not. I currently have 10 indivdual items for simming that plug into the PC. Thats 10 USB cables trailing over the floor and 10 cables that I need to manage and unplug/plug into if I want to store the Wheelstand Pro its all mounted on (no easy task in itself). So Id like to streamline it all to have a single HUb mounted on the wheelstand and a single cable leading to the PC along side a single power cord. My concern is that 10 things going into a single hub will simply be too much and cause issues. Any and all advice, recommedations and experience welcome. Thanks BOO MSI Tomahawk X570 Mobo, Ryzen 5600X undervolted on Artic Freezer E34 Cooler, RTX3080 FE, 32GB (2x16GB Dual Ranked) GSkil 3600 CL16 Trident Neo RAM, 2X 4th Gen M2 SSDs, Corsair RM850x PSU, Lancool 215 Case. Gear: MFG Crosswinds, Warthog Throttle, Virpil T50CM gen 1 stick, TIR5, Cougar MFD (OOA), D-link H7/B powered USB 2.0 Hub all strapped to a butchered Wheel stand pro, Cushion to bang head on, wall to scream at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VpR81 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Well, just don't purchase a cheap china USB Hub. In terms of quality, these are exactly what you would expect from average china products. These can also cause issues up to damaging your mainboard. If you want something good, you'll propably have to spend 50-100 €uros for a 10x USB Hub, i guess. I have a TP Link 7x USB wich was at about 40-45 Euros back when i purchased it. I'm currently running WinWing throttle + startup panel, 3x Cougar MFDs, TPR pedals and Virpil T-50 base on it without any issues. But generally speaking, a PCI controller card with additional USB ports is better IMO, although it does not fit your needs. Cheers Phanteks EvolvX / Win 11 / i9 12900K / MSI Z690 Carbon / MSI Suprim RTX 3090 / 64GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR5-6000 / 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD / 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD / 2TB SATA SSD / 1TB SATA SSD / Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora Pro 360 / beQuiet StraightPower 1200W RSEAT S1 / VPC T50 CM2 + 300mm extension + Realsimulator F18 CGRH / VPC WarBRD + TM Warthog grip / WinWing F/A-18 Super Taurus / 4x TM Cougar MFD / TM TPR / HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Bought this one over a year ago. It works great with all my controllers and it is metal :thumbup: I use it for everything in my signature + a G25 wheel, except for my Reverb. System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingCow Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I use this one, no complaints. 5900X - 32 GB 3600 RAM - 1080TI My Twitch Channel ~Moo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eracer1111 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I've got an 8-port hub, and haven't had any problems with it. USB3 is pretty much a necessity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosterdog Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Thanks Everyone Very Helpful. MSI Tomahawk X570 Mobo, Ryzen 5600X undervolted on Artic Freezer E34 Cooler, RTX3080 FE, 32GB (2x16GB Dual Ranked) GSkil 3600 CL16 Trident Neo RAM, 2X 4th Gen M2 SSDs, Corsair RM850x PSU, Lancool 215 Case. Gear: MFG Crosswinds, Warthog Throttle, Virpil T50CM gen 1 stick, TIR5, Cougar MFD (OOA), D-link H7/B powered USB 2.0 Hub all strapped to a butchered Wheel stand pro, Cushion to bang head on, wall to scream at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I bought this and it works better and is cheaper than any hub I had: https://www.startech.com/en-us/cables/usbplate4 Banned by cunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTwo Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I'm using a 16 port powered hub made by Sabrent that works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonkenna Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081RQVW3V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fab_Kv1EFbNH88G6V Great for me, I've bought two over time... Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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