looking for some USB expansion / adapter card recommendations

[Marzipan]

I have a client with a free PCIe x16 (x8 electrical) slot and asked me to find a USB expansion card that will add a mix of USB Type A and C ports.

they have a hub but the printer plugged into it are constantly glitching. being self-powered I don't know if switching to a powered USB hub would help with that.

edit - I usually go to StarTech when I needing a thingamajig, whozitwutter, somethingarather, etc, but their prices have gone waaay up and they don't happen to have anything suitable.

 

[Izerous]

Powered USB hubs really do make a difference on higher power draws. I can plug in 4x high powered work related devices with a powered hub into a single USB port otherwise I have to have each one plugged into a dedicated port.

At home a powered hub allows me to drive, keyboard, mouse, mic, webcam, phone charger etc which also would not be possible via an unpowered hub.

 

[CMetaphor]

@Marzipan need to know exactly which ports and speeds are needed. I was looking at this one because it's one of very few that has both styles of internal USB 3 header, meaning an older system can make full use of a modern case's ports: Link

 

[Marzipan]

it's about a year old and running Ryzen 5000 and they want to add a 4 or more USB 3.0+ Type A and C ports. so far Ive only found one card from StarTech with 2x 3.0+ Type A and 2x USB-C for $200.00...which is why I was hoping there'd be a card that expands to take a second slot that doubles the ports.

 

[Izerous]

Seems like a good candiate at $80 for retail pricing. There are some even cheaper but are A only or C only (Under $40). Vantec seems to have a bunch of options listed.

Vantec 5-Port USB 3.2 Gen2 PCIe Card w/ 2x USB Type-C ports, 3x USB Type-A ports - USB & Firewire Cards - Memory Express Inc.

www.memoryexpress.com

 

[Marzipan]

Seems like a good candiate at $80 for retail pricing. There are some even cheaper but are A only or C only (Under $40). Vantec seems to have a bunch of options listed.

Vantec 5-Port USB 3.2 Gen2 PCIe Card w/ 2x USB Type-C ports, 3x USB Type-A ports - USB & Firewire Cards - Memory Express Inc.

www.memoryexpress.com

that looks promising, but something like that with inside header for a front USB-C pors would be just perfect!

 

[sswilson]

Does he not have a header on his motherboard for that? I'd think this unit "should" perform much better than an unpowered hub since it's powered by the SATA cable.

 

[Marzipan]

Does he not have a header on his motherboard for that? I'd think this unit "should" perform much better than an unpowered hub since it's powered by the SATA cable.

no...something I miscalculated. the USB C port is currently conected to a 2.0 mobo header >.<

 

[Izerous]

3x A + internal A

Vantec 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe Host Card - USB & Firewire Cards - Memory Express Inc.

www.memoryexpress.com

2x A + internal header

Vantec 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCIe Host Card w/ Internal 20-Pin Connector - USB & Firewire Cards - Memory Express Inc.

www.memoryexpress.com

 

[wade7575]

@Marzipan I know this isn't a PCI-e clot card but it has a mixture of A and C port's.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09QXGVM8Y?linkCode=gs2&tag=overclockerca-20