<< Solved >> Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro Wifi + Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Help

[elfcake]

The Designare Z390 with built-in Titan Ridge is looking cheaper and cheaper by the minute!!

the card and a new PSU are less that the Z370 Designaire and the time of a tear down and rebuild also add to the deficit equation. sheeeeesh!

 

[CaseySJ]

The adapters are inexpensive, will they work?

Molex should be avoided as much as possible. The SATA to PCIe 6-pin would be the preferred option.

 

[elfcake]

Molex should be avoided as much as possible. The SATA to PCIe 6-pin would be the preferred option.

will give those a try. If only Best Buy sold them...

 

[elfcake]

Molex should be avoided as much as possible. The SATA to PCIe 6-pin would be the preferred option.

Well, this won't work at all. Since it needs a USB port, the only way that would work is to lose the front case USB ports and that would also lose both card readers

 

[CaseySJ]

Well, this won't work at all. Since it needs a USB port, the one way that would work is to lose the front case USB ports and that would also lose both card readers

I use this internal USB 2 splitter that works perfectly. It provides four USB 2 connections through a hub built into the little printed circuit board (PCB).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078ZSS5NH/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

 

[elfcake]

I use this internal USB 2 splitter that works perfectly. It provides four USB 2 connections through a hub built into the little printed circuit board (PCB).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078ZSS5NH/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

Saw that. The weird thing is that I have a powered internal USB hub but the Bluetooth USB (part of the wifi PCIe adapter) will not work when plugged into the internal 9 pin plug. (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IFGFTJ2/?tag=tonymacx86com-20)

Ended up buying this and a pair of SATA>PCIe 6 plugs:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076Q8685Y/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

 

[elfcake]

I use this internal USB 2 splitter that works perfectly. It provides four USB 2 connections through a hub built into the little printed circuit board (PCB).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078ZSS5NH/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

One thing that I am concerned about with this add-in USB card, will that not change the number of ports in the system?

 

[pastrychef]

One thing that I am concerned about with this add-in USB card, will that not change the number of ports in the system?

No, it's on a separate controller so it won't be counted towards the chipset USB ports.

Oops. Thought you were talking about a PCI-e USB card... No. The thing you are looking at is like a hub. It doesn't add ports.

 

[elfcake]

No, it's on a separate controller so it won't be counted towards the chipset USB ports.

Most excellent! I should get a trailer full of them

 

[pastrychef]

Most excellent! I should get a trailer full of them

Please see my edit.