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Just because the reader has two SATA 3.0 ports doesn't mean it reads cards at SATA 3.0 speeds. Those 3.0 ports could be just connected to a 3.0 header and the reader elsewhere.
My case already has the audio ports and two USB 2.0 ports on the front of the case. It came with a 2.5" SATA dock (connected to a SATA III port) and I added a 3.5" SATA dock (also connected to SATA III) that also had an e-SATA port (also connected to SATA III). With card ports and USB 3.0 ports I just added by installing the reader, I won't be horribly scrambling around plus all of them are functional.
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Posts : 21,004 Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10New #63
Oh well my two 3.0 USB ports are through wired to the back I/O 3.0 and the top two are board connected but I don't want to get into what is what I just prefer my 3.0's up front where I can plug in my external back ups and 3.0 sticks. Plus I think I have another header free for 3.0 if I need it but I stand to be corrected.Just because the reader has two SATA 3.0 ports doesn't mean it reads cards at SATA 3.0 speeds. Those 3.0 ports could be just connected to a 3.0 header and the reader elsewhere.
My case already has the audio ports and two USB 2.0 ports on the front of the case. It came with a 2.5" SATA dock (connected to a SATA III port) and I added a 3.5" SATA dock (also connected to SATA III) that also had an e-SATA port (also connected to SATA III). With card ports and USB 3.0 ports I just added by installing the reader, I won't be horribly scrambling around plus all of them are functional.
I wasn't intentionally or even aware that it looked like I was suggesting that every thing else ran at that speed I know I am a bit dumb but...
Maybe I had better unsub from this thread some days you can't take a trick
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New #65
Room for future expansion. My last desktop had only four USB ports on the back and it took some serious creativity to avoid having to have cables hanging off the front of the case since I had a printer, keyboard, mouse, two scanners, and a WiFi adapter to plug in (which blocked adjacent ports because it was so fat) and no place to put a USB hub.
My new rig has ten USB 2.0 ports on the back. The MOBO has eight but I added two because an adapter that came with the MOBO had those two ports along with the e-SATA port I wanted to add and I had an unused 2.0 header on the MOBO (I hate nonfunctional ports). I'm using five USB 2.0 ports for the two scanners, the keyboard (which has a hub that the mouse receiver is plugged into although I may need to move the receiver to one of the USB ports on the back of the case), the UPS, and the WiFi adapter. I'm not likely to ever use the other five (although I may need to move the receiver to one of the USB ports on the back of the case someday). Since some future equipment will likely be able to benefit from USB 3.0 speeds, having more than just the two original USB 3.0 ports is advantageous. I now have four USB 3.0 ports on the back. Those will be enough for any equipment I may add in the future, such as a USB 3.0 sound card or faster scanners (keyboards and mice are highly unlikely to ever need USB 3.0 speeds).
Same for the USB ports on the front panel. All I need right now are the two USB 2.0 ports that came on the case. The three USB 3.0 ports I gained when I installed the card reader (it was a choice between gaining one, which would be inadequate, or three, which is one more than I'm likely to ever need, when I was shopping for card readers) aren't needed right now but, someday in the not too distant future, I will have faster USB thumb drives that will benefit from the faster USB 3.0 speeds.
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New #66
I use 6, keyboard, mouse, UPS, printer, and two pass-through cables to the front that I use on the back (motherboard). I love the convenience of plugging USB flash sticks in the front or top of my case.
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New #67
I do too........that's why I got a case with USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports up front
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New #68
Not to change the subject, but if anyone is intrested in how to delid their $300 3770K, this is a good example of what not to do. That is the CPU that goes flying. Your daily dose of humor. To all you young ones out there, don't try this at home.
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Posts : 21,004 Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
I mean what is the ruddy point?
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