PCI-E USB 3.0 card and Front panel USB ports?

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Would my acers(TC-605) front panel USB cable/ports work with a add in PCI-E USB card? Installed a new graphics card and had to disconnect the front panel USB cable as it prevented the graphics card from being installed. Only option now is to remove the graphics card, live without front panel USB or install a USB controller card. My Acer has 2 usb ports, one is USB 2.0 and the other is USB 3.0. This is an image of the front panel USB cable and the side of my Acer


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it is a norma usb 2.0 porta nad the other is a usb 3.0

about the optical drive, i personally abandoned the interan loptical drives idea years ago, a optical drive doing nothing all the year, other than gathering dust and wasting electricity is not ideal tome, but a good usb port is ideal
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Had this card in mind, just want something cheap. Another quick question, most USB cards have a power connecter, so should I be worried that adding a USB card along side my graphics card(MSI 750 Ti single fan) might be too much for my 300w PSU?
https://www.amazon.com/XCSOURCE-Expansion-Interface-Connector-AC328/dp/B01ER2YZKM/ref=pd_sbs_147_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Y547NDYJPPBMXYAC9VG0

 
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interesting, it asks for a molex connector

the front usb 3 conenctor is there but is only 4 usb 3.0 ports from it

if usb port availability is my concern, i would get this one

https://www.amazon.com/Mailiya-Expansion-Connector-Controller-Internal/dp/B01LZWC7TL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489680352&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=usb+3+card&psc=1

just for the extra usb ports, it uses instead of molex a power sata connector

this one is identical to the one you posted but is a bit better brand

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Uspeed-Express-20-pin-Connector/dp/B007SJGGAE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1489680352&sr=8-8&keywords=usb+3+card
 
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My PSU actually has a Molex connector plus SATA connector. Was also looking at this one too, it doesn't require a power connector, but am trying to keep the price under $15, since I just bought a graphics card.
https://www.amazon.com/Cord-free-Inateck-Controller-Internal-Connector/dp/B00JFR2H64/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1489674392&sr=1-3&keywords=PCI-E+to+USB+3.0+no+power+connector
 
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I'll most likely be getting one with a power connector, but my only concern left is my front panel usb, it has two USB port, but the one is 2.0 while the other port is 3.0 and both connect to the motherboards USB 3.0 port.
 
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The weird thing is the 2.0 port is on the same cable and motherboard port as the 3.0 port.

 
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i haven't seen such cable other than a weird mod, if it is the case, then perhaps you could need to skip that part and just buy a front usb bay, like this one

https://www.amazon.com/IO-Crest-Inch-Charging-SY-HUB20134/dp/B008FJXGDQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1489694652&sr=8-4&keywords=usb+3+bay

and abandon those weird cables

the only converter as i mentioned is from usb 3 to usb 2, but convert form 3 to 3 and 2, haven't seen something like that

what could be happening here is that your usb 3 ports and usb 2 ports are together beause one is not blue but still has the 9 pins inside, so there is really only one cable and is just a weird model of case you have here
 
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Looks like a good solution, on problem is their is only one expansion bay, and it's occupied by the DVD drive. I just made a big mistake, I thought the one USB port said USB 2.0, but after looking really close it turns out it says USB with a battery symbol behind the word USB, what I thought said 2.0 was just 2 bars on the battery symbol. So I'm thinking it could mean charging port. The other port says USB 3.0.
 
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it is a norma usb 2.0 porta nad the other is a usb 3.0

about the optical drive, i personally abandoned the interan loptical drives idea years ago, a optical drive doing nothing all the year, other than gathering dust and wasting electricity is not ideal tome, but a good usb port is ideal
 
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