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USB 3.1 Gen 2 header addon card

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Hi,

 

I'm getting a new case with a front USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C port, but my motherboard only has Gen 1 headers. Does anyone know of any PCIe addon cards that provide Gen 2 (20 pin) headers?

 

Alternatively, I found this Gen 1 header addon, that suggests it adheres to the Gen 2 spec. Could I use that with something like this adaptor? Would this still allow Gen 2 speeds (10 Gbps), or bottleneck it at Gen 1 speeds (5 Gbps)?

 

Thanks

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11 minutes ago, Ron30 said:

Alternatively, I found this Gen 1 header addon,

Transmitting SpeedUSB 3.1 Gen 2.0 (10Gbps)

 

The addon card would work. The adapter would bottleneck you to 3.0/3.1 gen 1 speeds

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5 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

The adapter would bottleneck you to 3.0/3.1 gen 1 speeds

A gen 1 header provides bandwidth for 2 USB ports. A gen 2 header only does 1 USB port. Would it not just aggregate the bandwidth and eliminate the bottleneck?

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5 minutes ago, Ron30 said:

A gen 1 header provides bandwidth for 2 USB ports. A gen 2 header only does 1 USB port. Would it not just aggregate the bandwidth and eliminate the bottleneck?

I dont believe it works like that. 

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