Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in
Your question

Thinner USB3 Motherboard Plug

Tags:
  • USB Connector
  • Motherboards
  • Graphics Cards
  • USB3
Last response: in Motherboards
Share
September 30, 2014 12:51:38 PM

Is there a thinner or lower profile USB 3.0 20 pin IDE Connector that I can buy somewhere? On my ASUS X99-Deluxe Motherboard I installed 2 NVIDIA GTX 970 in SLI. The lay out of the motherboard in such that my second video card sits almost directly above the USB 3.0 header on the motherboard. Since those blue USB 3.0 connects are so big and bulky, I am unable to plug it into the motherboard without it getting in the way of the 2nd video card. Are there any adapters or extenders out there that have a slim profile that doesn't stick out of the motherboard so much? Kind of like the USB 2.0 connector, except with 20 pins?

More about : thinner usb3 motherboard plug

a c 96 V Motherboard
a b U Graphics card
September 30, 2014 2:15:17 PM

Not sure if there is, or if you have room to put in a PCIe or PCI USB 3.0 card with a header and use that instead.
October 10, 2014 4:58:59 PM

That could work! Thanks for sharing!
Related resources
!