USB 3 Adapter/PCIe Questions

[TechHunter16]

The new case that I am buying has USB 3 support. Great. But unfortunately, it is powered through a cord that goes to the back of the case which you are supposed to plug into an external port on the motherboard. I can do this, but I really don't want to. Is there an adapter I can get which is a USB 3 to a USB 3 motherboard header?

Also, in an unrelated issue, my motherboard has three PCIe x16 slots, but one runs at x8 and one at x4, while the main one runs at x16. I am planning to Crossfire my GPUs. Will one of them run slower if it's in the x8 slot?

Thanks

 

[Motopsychojdn]

UK or US Member?
and which case out of interest?
yes, if you crossfire, both cards will run at x8, its not a huge drop in performance though, only in benchmark numbers
Moto

 

[TechHunter16]

I'm from the US.
The case is a Thermaltake Armor A60.

Okay, thank you. So, that won't really affect anything.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Grab something like this,

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=internal+usb+3.0+adapter&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=8649557846804528025 plug your cases usb3.0 plugs into it and put the header onto the mobo,
Sorted, sorry for brief answer, my typings not the best on my phone :.-)
Moto

 

[TechHunter16]

Would this work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812162012

I'm using a Gigabyte z68xp-ud5, but I can't find the amount of pins on the buffer for the USB 3. Any ideas?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Yup, that there is fine, it is 19pin for future reference, they weren't readily available on my build so I bought a drivebay unit and stripped it down,
Grab one and plug your case cables into it, and your done
Moto

 

[TechHunter16]

Okay, thanks a lot for your help.
If you don't have anything else to say, I'll choose a best answer and lock the topic, okay?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

No problem man, glad to help
Moto

 

[TechHunter16]

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