I have a motherboard (Gigabyte GA-990-FXA-UD3), which has only one USB 3.0 header.
My computer case is a Cooler Master K280, which has,on the front panel, one USB 3.0 port and one USB 2.0 port.
I'm adding a card reader from nGear that also has one USB 3.0 port.
Both the case and the card reader have a USB 3.0 connector for the single USB 3.0 header on the motherboard. So my question is: how to connect both the nGear and the case to the motherboard?
Should I use a "header splitter" like this: http://www.moddiy.com/products/20%252dPin-USB-3.0-Internal-Header-Y-Splitter-Cable-(12cm).html?
Or should I use a PCI-e card like this: http://www.amazon.ca/Express-Adapter-Converter-Motherboard-Connector/dp/B00O6163ZA/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1452378203&sr=8-22&keywords=pci+usb+3.0?
or like this: http://www.amazon.ca/eSATAp-USB3-0-Express-Motherboard-Connector/dp/B00EWIX2FG/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1452378203&sr=8-23&keywords=pci+usb+3.0?
If I can't use any of this, what else (if anything) can I use?
Thanks,
Alex
My computer case is a Cooler Master K280, which has,on the front panel, one USB 3.0 port and one USB 2.0 port.
I'm adding a card reader from nGear that also has one USB 3.0 port.
Both the case and the card reader have a USB 3.0 connector for the single USB 3.0 header on the motherboard. So my question is: how to connect both the nGear and the case to the motherboard?
Should I use a "header splitter" like this: http://www.moddiy.com/products/20%252dPin-USB-3.0-Internal-Header-Y-Splitter-Cable-(12cm).html?
Or should I use a PCI-e card like this: http://www.amazon.ca/Express-Adapter-Converter-Motherboard-Connector/dp/B00O6163ZA/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1452378203&sr=8-22&keywords=pci+usb+3.0?
or like this: http://www.amazon.ca/eSATAp-USB3-0-Express-Motherboard-Connector/dp/B00EWIX2FG/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1452378203&sr=8-23&keywords=pci+usb+3.0?
If I can't use any of this, what else (if anything) can I use?
Thanks,
Alex
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