USB 3 header

Lither · 11 Jun 2016 at 17:58

My motherboard only has one USB 3 header on the motherboard and I would like to add the Silverstone USB 3.0 Front Panel however it has two USB 3 header cables, if I use this USB 2 header to USB 3 header cable will it work?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Silverstone SST-FP32B-E USB 3.0 Front-Panel - Black= £14.99

Total: £18.47
(includes shipping: £3.48)

Roverno · 11 Jun 2016 at 18:00

Yes, as long as you have the spare usb 2.0 header for it. But bear in mind that it will work at usb 2.0 speeds, not 3.0 speeds.

ANDARIAL · 12 Jun 2016 at 11:58

You could get a USB3 pcix card with an internal usb3 header to connect up

Can`t see any in the shop at this time however

PDW · 12 Jun 2016 at 13:11

Yes, have done this, it works as already said at 2.0 speed.

USB 3.0 splitter cables do exist if you search for them but I never found any cheap enough to make me buy over just using 2.0 header.

mushtafa · 12 Jun 2016 at 19:12

Search for Inateck PCI-E USB3 card. If you've got a spare PCI-E connector, at least you can make use of the faster USB3 speeds.