I have an Asrock Z270 Killer SLI/ac. Trying to figure out what is the least intrusive USB Header I can buy? Something that will plug into the little pins on my motherboard without blocking off airflow to my GPU by using one of the PCI slots or whatever they're called?
From looking at the manual I found here
https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z270 Killer SLIac/index.asp
And peering through the tempered glass side panel of my case with a torch, looks like I haaaaaave available :
USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)
USB 2.0 Header (USB_5)
Why does one have 4 pins and the other 2 (one of which is being used by my case), have 9 pins? What's the difference there?
What search terms do I plug into ebay or newegg or pccasegear or amazon or 'whatever', to get the least intrusive to my airflow, and cheapest solution I can get for more USB Slots in my case?
What is the most ports I can get out of these slots?
I'd like to use those lower 2 slots, to avoid killing my airflow, if at all possible. =)
I'm also considering unplugging a couple of my front USB ports if I can get more back ports, because having USB stuff plugged in at the front is really messy. =|
Also are there any left field solutions I'm not considering? Like an exterior hub or something?
Appreciate your feedback in advance guys. You're always really wonderful and helpful to the point where I generally won't make a purchase without this community's expert advice, and I really appreciate you. I really do. Cheers. =)
From looking at the manual I found here
https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z270 Killer SLIac/index.asp
And peering through the tempered glass side panel of my case with a torch, looks like I haaaaaave available :
USB 2.0 Header (USB_1_2)
USB 2.0 Header (USB_5)
Why does one have 4 pins and the other 2 (one of which is being used by my case), have 9 pins? What's the difference there?
What search terms do I plug into ebay or newegg or pccasegear or amazon or 'whatever', to get the least intrusive to my airflow, and cheapest solution I can get for more USB Slots in my case?
What is the most ports I can get out of these slots?
I'd like to use those lower 2 slots, to avoid killing my airflow, if at all possible. =)
I'm also considering unplugging a couple of my front USB ports if I can get more back ports, because having USB stuff plugged in at the front is really messy. =|
Also are there any left field solutions I'm not considering? Like an exterior hub or something?
Appreciate your feedback in advance guys. You're always really wonderful and helpful to the point where I generally won't make a purchase without this community's expert advice, and I really appreciate you. I really do. Cheers. =)
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