Reddit reviews Sabrent 5 Port Internal USB 3.0 Hub Controller (HB-INTR)
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SUPER SPEED! Data transfer speeds up to 5GbpsCreate Internal USB Space - Add lighting, Cooling or other systems that need extra USB spacePowerfully Compact - Easily plug into motherboard and power through SATA power converter.Industrial Quality, High performance chips for stable signal and data transmission
Great reply but I think the second option is actually the reverse of what we think. It’s taking 3.0 from the motherboard and sending it to 5 ports in the back.
Maybe I’ll get both and try them.
I also found this...
Sabrent 5 port Internal USB 3.0 Hub Controller (HB-INTR) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0794V75LB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_O7jVAbJHYJPYH
Possible workaround? Seems perfect!
You don't need one. You can buy an internal USB hub - here's one for USB 2.0, here's one for USB 3.0
Yeah, you're right I meant the 3.0 ports. Annoying little shits, I really hate this new trend of having half a dozen different kinds of USB. Defeats the whole point of calling it USB. Oh well.
That's obnoxious, but thanks for the answer.
Do you think something like this would work?
Was thinking into something like this
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Port-Internal-Controller-HB-INTR/dp/B0794V75LB
Plus https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WG8ZJ41/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_oRFYDbA7545N5
Not sure if it would work or if it's even worth it...
Each motherboard header support 2 USB ports.
There are hub like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Port-Internal-Controller-HB-INTR/dp/B0794V75LB
Or add a PCIe card with the same header.
https://www.amazon.com/Mailiya-Express-Controller-Adapter-Connector/dp/B01G85LFEK
The H500 as stated uses 2X USB 2.0 and 2X USB 3.1 gen 1 ports (formerly known as USB 3) . For those you are going to need 1 USB 2.0 header and 1X USB 3 header on your motherboard. All ATX mother boards on the market today have those headers. One problem that might arise is if you have a motherboard with just 1X USB 2 header is if you want to use other internal equipment such as AIO coolers or RGB controllers that also need internal USB 2 headers for communicating with their software. Then you will not have enough ports available. In such a situation you need to get an internal USB HUB such as the NZXT Internal USB HUB that you connect to 1 USB 2.0 header on your mother board. That HUB will give you 3 internal USB headers and 2 regular USB external ports inside your case. It is powered by a molex connector, is available on Amazon around $20. If you buy the H500M case that uses 4 X USB 3.1 gen 1 ports on the front panel but you only have 1X USB 3 header on the mother board then you have 3 options to get all 4 ports working. One is to simply buy a internal usb 3 to usb 2 adapter cable and hook 2 of the front ports to a internal USB 2 header. But that means you have converted 2 of the ports to regular USB 2 speeds. Second option is to get one of these cables: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Akasa-AK-CBUB12-30BK-External-Adapter-Cable/dp/B009YGAET8/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=internal+usb+3+to+external+usb+3+header&qid=1568325524&s=computers&sr=1-10 then hook that adapter cable up to 2 X USB 3 type a female to usb type a male cables ( https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Extension-Cable-Male-Female/dp/B00NH13UFQ/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=usb+3+female+to+male+cable&qid=1568326034&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzUTI3M01QS0dQTVdFJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODg0OTA2M0lFOFkwMVdKWkNKSCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzgzMjIwU0VMWE9IR01aSTZLJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== ) so that you can reach to the back side of your case and route the cable outside the case trough the provided PCI bracket. Once outside the case you can hook them up to 2 of the rear USB 3 ports or a external USB 3 HUB that is then connected to one of the rear USB 3 ports on the back of the mother board I/O panel.
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Third option is to use this internal USB 3 HUB by Sabrent (only one on the market): https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Port-Internal-Controller-HB-INTR/dp/B0794V75LB/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=sabrent+internal+usb+3+hub&qid=1568326226&s=gateway&sr=8-3 Using this you do not need to route cables to the outside of the case and no need to use the back ports of the mother board. It works the same way as the NZXT Internal USB 2 HUB. But if you read the reviews you can see many reports having problems with it when powering it trough the SATA power. So beware of that!
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Port-Internal-Controller-HB-INTR/dp/B0794V75LB
Don't have crusty wiring going into a hole on your case, use an internal hub.