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[GOATWD]

BEYIMEI PCIE USB3.2 GEN1 Type-E Expansion Card, PCI Express 1X to 20Pin Front Panel Type C Connector (A key) & 19Pin Socket, 5Gbps PCIE USB Adapter with D720201 Chip for Windows XP/11/10/8/7 LINUX: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

 

so this says it gives 2 usb 3.2 gen 2 usb headers one for type c whould this actuly work

[filpo]

Just now, GOATWD said:

BEYIMEI PCIE USB3.2 GEN1 Type-E Expansion Card, PCI Express 1X to 20Pin Front Panel Type C Connector (A key) & 19Pin Socket, 5Gbps PCIE USB Adapter with D720201 Chip for Windows XP/11/10/8/7 LINUX: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

 

so this says it gives 2 usb 3.2 gen 2 usb headers one for type c whould this actuly work

i would say go for it (if it doesn't work you can just get your money back)

[Blue4130]

13 minutes ago, GOATWD said:

BEYIMEI PCIE USB3.2 GEN1 Type-E Expansion Card, PCI Express 1X to 20Pin Front Panel Type C Connector (A key) & 19Pin Socket, 5Gbps PCIE USB Adapter with D720201 Chip for Windows XP/11/10/8/7 LINUX: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

 

so this says it gives 2 usb 3.2 gen 2 usb headers one for type c whould this actuly work

It will work, but you will not be able to use all at the same time and expect to get full speed. It's pcie 2.0 x1, so limited to 5Gbs max

[mariushm]

The card uses a USB 3 hub  that creates 4 ports - 2 ports go to that usb 3 20 pin header, and 2 ports go to that new USB 3 front panel header ( needs to be two so that the header will work no matter how you insert a usb device into the front panel connector - depending on orientation, one port out of the two is used.

 

Don't exactly know how the conversion is done between the pci-e x1 and usb 3 because the controller is a hub chip, probably there's a single pci-e x1 - > usb 3 controller on the pcb, and this hub chip is connected to the usb 3 controller. 

 

But yeah, as designed, every usb port is not capable of more than 5 gbps. 

The actual pci-e x1 is capable of 500 MB/s (if it's pci-e 2.0 slot)  or around 975 MB/s for pci-e 3.0 slots, real world though due to overhead, you're looking at maybe 480 MB/s  or 960 MB/s 

With usb 3.0, realistically, again due to overhead, you're not gonna get more than 4.5 gbps or around 550 MB/s , so barely above what a pci-e 2.0 lane can do. 

[GOATWD]

8 minutes ago, mariushm said:

The card uses a USB 3 hub  that creates 4 ports - 2 ports go to that usb 3 20 pin header, and 2 ports go to that new USB 3 front panel header ( needs to be two so that the header will work no matter how you insert a usb device into the front panel connector - depending on orientation, one port out of the two is used.

 

Don't exactly know how the conversion is done between the pci-e x1 and usb 3 because the controller is a hub chip, probably there's a single pci-e x1 - > usb 3 controller on the pcb, and this hub chip is connected to the usb 3 controller. 

 

But yeah, as designed, every usb port is not capable of more than 5 gbps. 

The actual pci-e x1 is capable of 500 MB/s (if it's pci-e 2.0 slot)  or around 975 MB/s for pci-e 3.0 slots, real world though due to overhead, you're looking at maybe 480 MB/s  or 960 MB/s 

With usb 3.0, realistically, again due to overhead, you're not gonna get more than 4.5 gbps or around 550 MB/s , so barely above what a pci-e 2.0 lane can do. 

full speed isnt neciory i just need usb 3.2 gen 2 for usb c