Help with usb expansion

[gonemad61]

I'm looking to expand my usb ports so I can start doing some vr stuff. Would I be okay with using a usb 3.0 hub like the anker ultra slim 3.0 hub or should I get an expansion card?

 

[atljsf]

the hub is ok if it is a powered one hub, if it is not powered and you connect 2 or more power hungry devices or in long cables, you better put a usb card

 

[gonemad61]

Well I can fit the headset usb into my motherboard. The hub I'm looking at isn't powered but all I'll be plugging into it is the ir camera for the headset and my dac, would that be eat up the data stream from the hub to much?

 

[atljsf]

is not exactly data what would be the problem, is electricity and watts, you could get one device working and the other randomly disconnecting from time to time, or both refusing to work

 

[gonemad61]

Alright well I guess I'll have to see what will happen because I bought the dang thing and cant cancel the order.

 

[atljsf]

ahahahaha

that is the spirit!

one example, i have a usb 2 extension, i can connect usb flash drives in it and other devices, when i connect the 360 wired controller, i get random disconnects, thanks to the lenght of the extension, the controller and the power consumption on it, it is what you coukld expect to get in perhaps the camera, the dac surely won't give you problems

 

[gonemad61]

I think I can get away with having my dac unplugged seeing that I have a pair of speakers so I can plug the camera into the board thankfully, Also on another note I was able to get a refund on the hub. Thank you for responding as much as you have anyway though.

 

[atljsf]

glad to help, hope it works very well for you