you mean from a standard usb port/header on the mobo to a pcie slot adapter? no go.
the usb cables in risers just carry the pcie signals from the slot to the adapter. they do not use the usb protocol; the usb cables just happen to have enough individual wires and bandwidth to work so are convenient to use.
you could try a pcie port multiplier but not sure how well you could fit that in there.
the usb cables in risers just carry the pcie signals from the slot to the adapter. they do not use the usb protocol; the usb cables just happen to have enough individual wires and bandwidth to work so are convenient to use.
you could try a pcie port multiplier but not sure how well you could fit that in there.
Thank you for the information. Yes, that was part of my question "Can the standard USBs interface a GPU." Answer, No, Thank you.
Second part of the question. Does anyone have experience with these devices:
PCI-e Express 1X to 3 Port 1X Switch Multiplier HUB Riser Card +USB Cable 1PC
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-e-Express-1X-to-3-Port-1X-Switch-Multiplier-Riser-HUB-Card-USB-Cable-1PC-/191974739332?hash=item2cb2960d84:g:1AwAAOSw8gVX30ST
working fine for me on asrock H97 Anniversary and 7 rx 480 cards (win 10/64bit) , i was not able to get the 8th rx480 working in that setup.
it also working fine for me in a GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) mobo and 6 cards ( the mobo have 4 slots : 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIE_1/PCIE_2) , 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIE_3) , 1 x PCI Express x1 slot ) .
