Need Moar USB Headers

[nukem]

so i have a maximus 6 hero, and a 900d, so my 2x usb2.0 headers and my 1x usb3.0 header on my motherboard are being taken up by my front usb on the case.

I just bought a Wireless AC + bluetooth PCI-E card that i want to install, but it requires you connect a usb2 header cable from the card to a usb 2.0 header on your motherboard, which i have none free.

what options do i have here? is there such a thing as a usb2 header splitter?, and would that work?

any suggestions welcome!

i just came across this, altough its kinda pricey for what it is.

http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-IU01-Internal-Expansion-Black/dp/B0031ESKJA

[theelitegamer]

i just came across this, altough its kinda pricey for what it is.

 

http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-IU01-Internal-Expansion-Black/dp/B0031ESKJA

I think it's worth the price , you get extra 2 usb plus usb headers,not a bad deal if you need it badly. 

[HannahLewis]

i just came across this, altough its kinda pricey for what it is.

 

http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-IU01-Internal-Expansion-Black/dp/B0031ESKJA

 

It's pricey indeed but maybe you can find it cheaper anywhere else, don't know anything else to do than this kind of solution though.

[xox]

Just get a USB card with a header

 

EDIT: I found this one:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Low-Profile-PCI-Cards-RC-100/dp/B004F3B5Z2/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1397668199&sr=8-9&keywords=usb+2.0+card

 

The problem with it is that it is PCI

 

If you were willing to have a wire coming out of your case, you could use this:

http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-designed-motherboard-external-connector/dp/B000V6WD8A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397668360&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+to+usb+header

Edited April 16, 2014 by tomlambert01

[Ryan Leech]

NZXT makes a nice usb header splitter board

[SomnolenceGames]

I have this exact item and it works great

[nukem]

yeah i might just end up getting the nzxt board, problem with a pci-e usb card is i need to find one with a black pcb, dont wanna ruin the color scheme inside my system

 

thanks for your suggestions

[ForeseenVisionz]

yeah i might just end up getting the nzxt board, problem with a pci-e usb card is i need to find one with a black pcb, dont wanna ruin the color scheme inside my system

 

thanks for your suggestions

same reason i went with the nzxt hub thing too. i just hide it behind the mobo tray. worth it imo even though i paid 33$ it helped a lot

[Tygron]

Go with the NZXT board. And then if you ever need even more headers you'll have more. My mobo had two headers which are taken up, and I needed two more for my Kraken and my... actually I can't remember what else is plugged up. I just know I needed two extra. When I went looking for this board it was hard to find, NZXT didn't seem to be selling it anymore and a few places online had it being sold for over $1000 (clearly some asshole going "If someone wants this bad enough") but yea. $20 isn't bad for something like that, and it's incredibly useful. It's also surprisingly the only thing i've ever been able to find that does this.