Is this already a thing?

[Xtreme Gamer]

I just thought of a product but didn't know if it was a thing. Let me explain it to you this way. Think of a usb otg y cable. One end being male, and the other 2 ends being female. No replace the usb ends with pcie. See what I mean? Is that even a thing? What do you guys think, should it be a thing if it isn't yet?

[TheKDub]

What?

[FruitBasketSilex]

Like a PCIE to USB cable?

[Xtreme Gamer]

What?

 

So you think that a OTG PCIe adapter would be a good idea?

 

Oh man that's funny lol.

 

Not otg, i was using otg as an example. Im saying it is same concept, but this one would be internal and If more pcie lanes are needed. Put in the adapter, and there ya go.

[TheKDub]

Not otg, i was using otg as an example. Im saying it is same concept, but this one would be internal and If more pcie lanes are needed. Put in the adapter, and there ya go.

 

Ah, so like this? (Just as the basic concept of it)

 

[lapris54]

Not otg, i was usi

nevermind

[Xtreme Gamer]

 

Like a PCIE to USB cable?

 

No, the usb otg y cable was to help mentally illustrate what I was saying. Everything is still inside the case, it's just for when you need more pcie lanes. Put the adapter in or whatever you want to call it, and then you have a couple extra lanes.

 

 

Ah, so like this? (Just as the basic concept of it)

 

 

YES!!!!

[TheMcSame]

Does it exist? No

 

Should it exist? No. USB 3.1 can just barely handle PCIe 3.0 x1. There's just simply not enough bandwidth.

[TheKDub]

YES!!!!

 

So you essentially just want a PCIe splitter.

 

Ehh... they do exist, I just doubt they work all that well.

[sirtoby]

So you're proposing a pcie splitter or switch? Technically, that already exists in form of PLX chips. This is how you get triple sli support on some z97 motherboards. Im pretty sure that this also exists as a separate board for industrial use cases, but I doubt that it'll work in your computer case. The reason that the ATX standard exists, is so everything in your computer fits together nicely