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As I keep getting more and more stuff to plug into the PC, can anyone recommend a PCI USB Card? I would prefer that over a hub.

 

Maybe someone could help explain also like the PCI lanes and how that relates to how many drives are plugged in.

 

So in addition to the PCI USB card, I want to add another SSD, either the m2 (the motherboard use nvme and sata for m2) or just a 2.5 ssd, that depends on price. but I just don't want to strain anything

 

Also nervous about using a m2 drive near the gpu.

 

Here's the PC I use

 

 

CPU: Intel - Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (yes the non k)

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-Z170X-UD5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Western Digital - WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card

Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit

Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter

Case Fan: Fractal Design - FD-FAN-SSR2-140-BK 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan

Monitor: Acer - XG270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor

Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse

Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset

Speakers: Cyber Acoustics - CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers

Other: VPC Stick, Hotas x throttle, rudders (mfg, vkb trudder)


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That was one of the factors on getting my MB for my build, I didn't want to run out of usb ports for rift, joysticks, pedals etc.

 

1 x USB 3.1 front panel connector port(s)

 

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (2 at back panel, , Type-A + USB Type-CTM)

 

6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)

 

6 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 2 at mid-board)

 

I still need to use a power hub for a few things, if I didn't use the corsair link, I wouldn't need to use a hub.:)

 

 

and on that note! Weedwacker, are you running anything from the (internal USB headers)

 

GA-Z170X-UD5

 

Chipset+Intel® USB 3.1 Controller:

 

1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

 

� Chipset:

 

7 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

 

Would it be better to just use up the internal USB headers and have another 8 usb ports available? With something like this

 

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That was one of the factors on getting my MB for my build, I didn't want to run out of usb ports for rift, joysticks, pedals etc.

 

1 x USB 3.1 front panel connector port(s)

 

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (2 at back panel, , Type-A + USB Type-CTM)

 

6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)

 

6 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 2 at mid-board)

 

I still need to use a power hub for a few things, if I didn't use the corsair link, I wouldn't need to use a hub.:)

 

 

and on that note! Weedwacker, are you running anything from the (internal USB headers)

 

GA-Z170X-UD5

 

Chipset+Intel® USB 3.1 Controller:

 

1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

 

� Chipset:

 

7 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

 

Would it be better to just use up the internal USB headers and have another 8 usb ports available? With something like this

 

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+1 100% better if possible. Those slot adapters with cable sell for little money on amazon and ebay. need one myself to have 2 more 3.1. Better than a card

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Didn't even see those, great excuse to use the 5.25 slot aswell. only issue is i won't be able to close the door, that kinda sucks.

 

I will check this out more, only issues i've read so far (haven't had time to really dig into this) is some of those pci cards that are 7 ports actually only have 4 or 3 dedicated ports per usb and then the last 3 or 4 are sharing bandwidth like a usb hub.

I wonder if this would be a similiar issue though with this. I see it has one usb to the 20pin connection. Or is it one of those 20 pin connections supports up to 4 ports? I was just skimming the manual now too lol.

Thanks for the different advice and input.

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To max perform, I believe 20 pin usb 3.0 connector socket allows two usb 3.0.

 

You would go for something like this, two 20 pin leads to 4 usb 3.0 female, it's on the rear too, so no need to worry about the door.:)

 

4 Port USB 3.0 A Female Slot Plate Adapter

 

sku_157468_1.jpg


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That was one of the factors on getting my MB for my build, I didn't want to run out of usb ports for rift, joysticks, pedals etc.

 

1 x USB 3.1 front panel connector port(s)

 

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (2 at back panel, , Type-A + USB Type-CTM)

 

6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)

 

6 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 2 at mid-board)

 

I still need to use a power hub for a few things, if I didn't use the corsair link, I wouldn't need to use a hub.:)

 

 

and on that note! Weedwacker, are you running anything from the (internal USB headers)

 

GA-Z170X-UD5

 

Chipset+Intel® USB 3.1 Controller:

 

1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

 

� Chipset:

 

7 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

 

Would it be better to just use up the internal USB headers and have another 8 usb ports available? With something like this

 

 

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I just checked, one of those 20pin usb 3 ports is being used by the case (has 2 3.0 ports on the top front. one is still free and from what I have read, a 20pin can support 2 3.0 usb female ports. If you add a hub, it will introduce latency (not sure how much of a impact though, maybe for transferring large data).

 

I could get a extra two 3.0 usb A female slots that way, btw i couldn't even find the 4 port 2 20pin connection you posted lol.

 

 

also i might need a extension to get that to snake around the gpu. Another thing I just realized is that the gpu blocks 2 PCIe x1 slots, i have a wifi card in 1 slot at the bottom, then i have the pciex8 and pciex4 slots still available. What really confuses me is the slots are all the same size as the pciex16.

 

 

This also goes back to me trying to figure out how many PCI lanes I can take up and how many I am currently using.


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To max perform, I believe 20 pin usb 3.0 connector socket allows two usb 3.0.

 

You would go for something like this, two 20 pin leads to 4 usb 3.0 female, it's on the rear too, so no need to worry about the door.:)

 

4 Port USB 3.0 A Female Slot Plate Adapter

 

sku_157468_1.jpg

Yes, I have one of these in my rig. I plugged it into the very bottom pcie slot (near the power supply), the plugs were long enough to reach the headers. I think mine was usb 2.0 as I plugged in my warthog throttle and stick and combat pedals. All works well, never had any usb issues. My mobo is Asus stryx z270f.

 

Cheers!

 

 

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Yes, I have one of these in my rig. I plugged it into the very bottom pcie slot (near the power supply), the plugs were long enough to reach the headers. I think mine was usb 2.0 as I plugged in my warthog throttle and stick and combat pedals. All works well, never had any usb issues. My mobo is Asus stryx z270f.

 

Cheers!

 

 

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These are the two different headers

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From what I gather, 3.0 is for large data transfers and also is seems to be important for the Rift's HMD but not the sensors.

 

Not sure about having alot of usb stuff plugged in and power draw and all that, or latency in game controllers.

 

This is pretty interesting though. Thanks again all.

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On Z170/270/370 boards, one of the PCIe slots ( usually #4 ) is likely sharing lanes with one of your additional USB3.x headers. It's an either/or, you cannot use both. Read the manual for this.

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