What's this thingy I'm after and where to get one?

[fr0sty]

You know the little USB things that go into a pci slot then plug into the motherboard to give you extra USB ports where would I acquire one? I can't believe I only have 1 in the house. I'm really after a couple with 4 USB's on them.

 

[archerz]

like this for example?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/dynamode-usb3.0-4-port-pcie-adapter-usb-4pci-3.0-cc-001-dn.html

 

[fr0sty]

The one I'm after is the same as the ones they give you with a new motherboard it plugs into the USB header on the motherboard.

 

[Cosimo]

Something like this:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/akasa-usb-3.0-internal-adapter-cable-with-pci-bracket-cb-108-ak.html

USB Back plate/ header adapter/bracket.

 

[Method0ne]

What Cosimo linked is what you're after.

That said, I've never seen one of those with 4 ports, mainly because each motherboard connector only gives you two ports, and most motherboards only have one or two USB headers and usually one is taken for a front panel connection.

If you need more USB ports than your motherboard can supply, either from the standard I/O backplate or from onboard headers, your options are limited to either an add-in card such as the one linked by Archerz above, or USB hubs which plug in to one of your current ports but typically give you 4 ports in return.

 

[fr0sty]

Yeah it def looks like id be better with the pci one out of those because I'll get 4 sockets. Cheers !

 

[chaparral]

That said, I've never seen one of those with 4 ports, mainly because each motherboard connector only gives you two ports, and most motherboards only have one or two USB headers and usually one is taken for a front panel connection.

Here you go I took a couple of pictures of an old one I had here ..