Newcomer / Intro Oculus Rift and Warthog, USB hub question

RikuoAmero

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Hey guys, newbie here. I just built the following gaming rig

Bitfenix Prodigy M case
Core i5 6600K
Asus Z170M Plus Mobo
16GB DDR4 RAM
Geforce GTX 1060 6GB Mini
525GB m.2 SSD
Creative Soundblaster USB Sound card
Corsair H80i v2 CPU Cooler
Corsair RM750i PSU

I have a question about using both the Oculus Rift and the Thrustmaster Warthog with this system. Basically, what USB hub should I get?
The mobo has 2x USB 3 at the back, along with 2x USB 2, and a Type C.
The case has 2x USB 3 on front panel.

At the moment, I have a USB hard drive dock plugged into one of the USB 3 ports (the dock comes with two ports itself, so I have my webcam and mouse plugged into that). Keyboard is in a USB 2 port on the back, USB sound card is in a 2 port. so at the moment that leaves me with one 3 port on the back, and the two on the front.
I'm looking to get the Warthog and the Oculus Rift, potentially with pedals for yaw. How many USB ports will I need for all of that? I'm also thinking of getting the Touch controllers and an extra sensor or two.
Are there any Type C hubs? What about recommendations for a USB 3 hub?
 

Asp Explorer

Asp Explorer
Don't you have another 4 x USB headers on the bottom of the motherboard?

Just get some fly-leads for those and hook them up to the back of the case?
 

RikuoAmero

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Asp Explorer said:
Don't you have another 4 x USB headers on the bottom of the motherboard?

Just get some fly-leads for those and hook them up to the back of the case?
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The mobo does come with 2x USB 2 headers, although they're both occupied with cables for the cooler and PSU for monitoring purposes, and two USB 3 headers (one occupied for front panel). I could see if there's any cards that have a header cable.

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I'm on Amazon UK now, and seeing a bunch of Anker hubs. Any rec's?
 

KulKulcan

KulKulcan
I really like this hub....HooToo 9-Port 60 Watts USB 3.0

Well priced, well built, enough power, good configuration. The only downside is you will probably want to spend a bit more and purchase an A - B cable to the length you want, the included one is very short. The power cable is 2 meters, so that is fine.
 
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