[RESOLVED] usb 3.0 card, pci, not pci-express

[shiva_42]

anybody know of an affordable ( < $30.00 ) usb card for an old motherboard requiring the older PCI interface, not PCI-E ???

[jdc2000]

There are very few PCI USB 3.0 cards available, since you likely won't get USB 3.0 speeds through the PCI bus anyway. I didn't see any under $30.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-361-_-Product

[shiva_42]

yeah, same for me, and even IF it got full-speed, I'm not gonna pay over $ 50.00 just to satisfy my ego on this old system!

[Train]

Maybe
Using USB 3.0 devices with this Card will allow data transfer rates at up to 1.3 Gbps, double the performance versus using USB 2.0 cards and peripherals.
http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapte...pter~PCIUSB3S2

[shiva_42]

Thanks Train, I'll look into it... while we're on this subject, what about an even older ISA card for USB 3.0? Feasible? Available? A wast of time? TIA

[Midknyte]

ISA wouldn't be capable of handling USB2.0, much less 3.0. Waste of time.

Even PCI bus can't support USB3.0 at full speed. That's why you'd need a PCIe card.
PCI bus = 133MBps max (that's also assuming there are no other PCI devices)
USB3.0 = 640MBps max

[shiva_42]

good enough, thanks for the feedback, ya'll