LGA 1366 board w' USB 3.0

[joshejs]

Hey Everyone,

So right now I'm running an i7-950, which seems like to should be able to get me by for a bit, but the main thing bothering me, as I'm sure you've gathered from the title- is i don't have USB 3.0, and apparently 1366 is pretty much discontinued and I have not been able to find anything in the way of a consumer grade board, any suggestions on boards and where i can grab one would be awesome, thanks.

 

[campeon78]

Actually you can "upgrade" your motherboard in a cheap way. I do own an i7 950 also and put one card like this http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/U3S6/ to my motherboard. you gain the asked USB3 and also SATA to 6 Gb/s. A cheap upgrade very worthy.

 

[joshejs]

That's so !#*(ing perfect man, thanks. --oh and just wanted to check if that's compatible with my mobo, I'd expect it is but figured no harm in askking someone with experience w' the device, I'm on a DX58SO--also, guess i have a few more questions, but just taking a closer look now, do you know of one of those that provides a plug for front port usb3?

 

[campeon78]

Nope, actually no plug for front connector. So maybe some kind of McGyver DIY if you want in the front. I have this card with absolutelly no problem at all.