PCIE USB plugin?

[Voidedbyte]

So my brand new case has a type c port on the front, but my motherboard does not have somewhere to plug this into. I was wondering if there was a PCIE card that would allow me to do this so I can use the type c port on my case.

[Mira Yurizaki]

What kind of case is it?

 

But pre-empting that, it's likely the port was meant to plug into a regular motherboard USB header.

[kelvinhall05]

Assuming it's not a Thunderbolt port, it should just plug into a USB 3 header on your motherboard. If it's Thunderbolt, you need a special header (iirc). If it's USB 3 but you don't have a USB 3 header, you can buy an adapter for a USB 2 header.

[goto10]

if the case connector looks like this

 

 

i havent found yet a pci express card that has both usb 3 and that header, in fact i havent found any card with that header

 

all the card i find are usb 3 with the old blue enormous 19 pin connector like this one

 

https://www.amazon.com/PCI-Ports-Header-Express-Dual/dp/B07GSQR6D4

[manikyath]

4 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Assuming it's not a Thunderbolt port, it should just plug into a USB 3 header on your motherboard. If it's Thunderbolt, you need a special header (iirc). If it's USB 3 but you don't have a USB 3 header, you can buy an adapter for a USB 2 header.

type c is a special header, because for propper compatibility you cant just wire it into a 3.0 controller. (it may work.. it may just not)

 

on topic: yes, there's cards that exist for this purpose if you look around enough, no, i wouldnt bother.

[goto10]

there is also just pci express usb type c cards

 

https://www.amazon.com/Express-Expansion-Asmedia-Chipset-Windows/dp/B074QGBXSP/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=type+c+pci+card&qid=1564070604&s=gateway&sprefix=type+c+pc&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzQ05VOTE2SDRaVE9IJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDc4MTQ3Mk1WRUwySldOTjlIMSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTMzNDQ5MzMwOFRWNEhCUFNEVCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

[Voidedbyte]

18 minutes ago, goto10 said:

if the case connector looks like this

 

 

i havent found yet a pci express card that has both usb 3 and that header, in fact i havent found any card with that header

 

all the card i find are usb 3 with the old blue enormous 19 pin connector like this one

 

https://www.amazon.com/PCI-Ports-Header-Express-Dual/dp/B07GSQR6D4

That would be the one.

[Voidedbyte]

Maybe I am blind, but my MB is a GB z390 UD

https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Z390-UD-LGA1151-Motherboard/dp/B07HS59X7P/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=z390+ud&qid=1564071343&s=gateway&sr=8-1

[mariushm]

That's a usb 3.1 gen 2 (10gbps) connector ... it goes into a header on motherboard, or on a separate usb controller card

 

There's kinda few adapter/controller cards with that connector, here's one for 50$ : https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV/

 

[Voidedbyte]

9 minutes ago, mariushm said:

That's a usb 3.1 gen 2 (10gbps) connector ... it goes into a header on motherboard, or on a separate usb controller card

 

There's kinda few adapter/controller cards with that connector, here's one for 50$ : https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV/

 

And that would fit the type c connector?

[mariushm]

8 minutes ago, Katsu625 said:

And that would fit the type c connector?

Are you blind or are you having problems seeing the picture?

You plug your cable in that header ....

The SATA power cable may be optional or not. The reason for that is because in theory USB 3.1 gen 2 can give devices a minimum of 15 watts, but a pci-e card that's x1 or less than x4 (the card above is x2) is not allowed to take more than 10w from the slot. pci-e x4 cards can take up to 25w. 

In real world, the motherboard can probably deliver even 50w through the slot, and it doesn't actually check how much the card consumes, so the adapter card will probably work just fine without a sata power connector, if it was designed to take power from either source (slot or sata connector)