S Sport98 Honorable Mar 22, 2014 5 0 10,510 0 Mar 25, 2019 #1 I want to add a 4 port USB 3.0 card but all I can find use the PCIe slot. Mine is covered up by my double wide Nvidia card. Any alternatives?
I want to add a 4 port USB 3.0 card but all I can find use the PCIe slot. Mine is covered up by my double wide Nvidia card. Any alternatives?
0 geofelt Titan Oct 9, 2006 49,845 2,549 138,440 10,602 Mar 25, 2019 #2 What is your motherboard? There are some pcie extenders that you might be able to use. Something like this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAG6K8B53146&cm_sp=SearchSuccess-_-INFOCARD-_-pcie+extender-_-9SIAG6K8B53146-_-2&Description=pcie+extender
What is your motherboard? There are some pcie extenders that you might be able to use. Something like this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAG6K8B53146&cm_sp=SearchSuccess-_-INFOCARD-_-pcie+extender-_-9SIAG6K8B53146-_-2&Description=pcie+extender
0 geofelt Titan Oct 9, 2006 49,845 2,549 138,440 10,602 Mar 25, 2019 #2 What is your motherboard? There are some pcie extenders that you might be able to use. Something like this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAG6K8B53146&cm_sp=SearchSuccess-_-INFOCARD-_-pcie+extender-_-9SIAG6K8B53146-_-2&Description=pcie+extender
What is your motherboard? There are some pcie extenders that you might be able to use. Something like this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAG6K8B53146&cm_sp=SearchSuccess-_-INFOCARD-_-pcie+extender-_-9SIAG6K8B53146-_-2&Description=pcie+extender
0 Phillip Corcoran Titan Moderator Sep 7, 2013 25,575 711 113,290 8,633 Mar 26, 2019 #3 Or you might want to consider an external, mains-powered or bus-powered USB hub, that solves the unusable slot problem.
Or you might want to consider an external, mains-powered or bus-powered USB hub, that solves the unusable slot problem.
0 S Sport98 Honorable Mar 22, 2014 5 0 10,510 0 Mar 26, 2019 #4 The MOBO is a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 and the slot is a PCIEx1 (small).
0 jsmithepa Glorious Jun 14, 2014 13,095 263 49,740 1,666 Mar 26, 2019 #5 What ^they say. Either an external hub if u already have at least one USB3 port, or a PCIe extender cable assuming the new card doesn't require more than 1 PCIe lane and u have room for the new card.
What ^they say. Either an external hub if u already have at least one USB3 port, or a PCIe extender cable assuming the new card doesn't require more than 1 PCIe lane and u have room for the new card.
0 AllanGH Reputable Mar 10, 2019 2,553 536 4,090 116 Mar 27, 2019 #6 If the PCI slot is unused, just pop one of these in there.