So I've got an issue with my PC. Some might suggest buying a new PC, but bear with me, there is nothing wrong with the PC, it is just a little bit old. I've just transferred it to a new Antec P280 case. All well and good you say, except that the transfer highlights the lack of usb3 - since the case expects me to plug it into the motherboard. So what has that got to do with the graphics card?
Well it is easy enough to buy a pcie card which would do what I want eg http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Desktop-PC...gAAOSwVcFXPEII
But my new problem becomes that my graphics card is too big - ie the case has two empty pcie slots however the graphics card with heatsink and fan cover both of these making them inaccessible to add a card to.
So that then makes me wonder whether something like http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-3-0-PC...0AAOSw0fhXiLa4 is what I need? To be honest I don't have clue what this does, but it looks interesting. The case has loads of space, but am I just being silly? My graphics card is a GTS240 and i only use it for the extra screen - I don't play games. Perhaps I should buy another graphics card instead.
So basically the problem is the motherboard is too old to have usb3. I want to add it but can't because my old graphics card is covering not only its own slot but its heatsink is also covering the two mini pcie slots too. What would be the sensible, affordable or even humorous suggestions?
Thanks