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What is a good adapter to add another usb 3 header to a motherboard?

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My CM h500M has 4 usb 3.0 ports but my motherboard only comes with one header.

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15 minutes ago, pcexplosion said:

My CM h500M has 4 usb 3.0 ports but my motherboard only comes with one header.

one thing you could do is get a usb 2.0 header to 3.0 header adapter

 

or get one of these

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000023041086.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.5c043c00aE3oqi&mp=1

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11 minutes ago, MrP6k said:

one thing you could do is get a usb 2.0 header to 3.0 header adapter

 

or get one of these

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000023041086.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.5c043c00aE3oqi&mp=1

Thanks , but it looks like that adapter needs power from molex to work?

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4 minutes ago, pcexplosion said:

Thanks , but it looks like that adapter needs power from molex to work?

get the other variant
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Most common one is a PCIe to usb 3.0 card if you're lacking any more pins for usb 3.0

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