USB 3.0 newbie advice

[I3lade4life]

I am trying my hand at my 1st PC build. I purchased a case with a USB 3.0 port but the motherboard doesnt support it. Is there a PCI card that I can buy that which will allow me to plug the cable from the port into it aswell as maybe adding some extra ports at the rear?

[Ghozer]

You can buy USB 3.0, PCI/PCI-e cards yes....

 

You should be able to plug those ports into a standard USB 2.0 header on your board though... they will still work, just as USB 2.0

[Guest]

What is the cable like? Is it a standard 9-pin for USB 2.0? USB 3.0 cables tend to be the bigger 19-pin jobbies these days, I have a PCIe USB 3 card but it has no header on the board so I still can't use it.

[gillybear]

I installed something like this

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/icy-box-ib-867-525-multicard-reader-usb-30-hub-with-usb-5v-24a-charge-port

 

Not the exact one i installed but similar

[Guest]

I installed something like this

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/icy-box-ib-867-525-multicard-reader-usb-30-hub-with-usb-5v-24a-charge-port

 

Not the exact one i installed but similar

 

The OPs mobo doesn't support USB 3.0. The OP is after a USB 3.0 card not something that uses it.

[gillybear]

The OPs mobo doesn't support USB 3.0. The OP is after a USB 3.0 card not something that uses it.

 

ooops, missed that