Reddit mentions of Rosewill RC-509 PCI-E (PCI Express) to USB 3.1 (Type A +Type C) Expansion Card USB 3.1 Gen II SuperSpeed 10Gbps Internal 15-Pin Power Connector USB-C Port 3A Charging Power With Asmedia Chipset

This video gave me the stuff I needed:


https://youtu.be/l3HXpJVPoCU

Here’s the DisplayPort cable I’m using:


CableCreation DP Fiber Optic... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K1ZPSZN?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

And the usb extender:

UGREEN USB Extension Cable USB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FQ88CHS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

You’ll also need a DP coupler, this is the one I got:

Cable Matters 2-Pack DisplayPort... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YFPM2CU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I do want to point out that I was having issues with this setup until I plugged the USB extender into my USB 3.1 card I installed in my motherboard.

This is the card I installed:


Rosewill RC-509 PCI-E (PCI Express) to USB 3.1 (Type A +Type C) Expansion Card USB 3.1 Gen II SuperSpeed 10Gbps Internal 15-Pin Power Connector USB-C Port 3A Charging Power With Asmedia Chipset https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRSTZXX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nCeWDbYQR65M3

The index only supports USB 3.0 but I suspect that USB 3.1 might supply a more stable power source. Also do make sure that with the fiber optic DP cable, you plug the side that says “source” into your graphics card and “display” into your trident connector. Seems obvious but I ran the cable twice the wrong way both times thinking I had the correct ends at each end.

I just ordered one of these Click Here for my 5,1 and a hub while shopping for a USB 3.0 card. I did have the Inateck card installed in a 3,1 a couple of years ago and it worked fine. But I'm curious to see if there is any speed boost going to 3.1 using this cheap card. The reviews look fairly positive for those that are using it in their cMP machines. I'll do a review once I get some time in with it. Seems to good to be true for $25 for 10Gbps. I'm also looking at a 3.1 enclosure for a NVMe drive if anyone has any recommendations.

Another Update:

I got my PCI USB C thing https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MRSTZXX/ and my lightning to USB C cables https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FSRJC73/

It 'works' but ... it is buggy. It seems to work best with just the default windows drivers (windows 10 i5 2500k reviews say amd cpus have issues) but it is still buggy.The only way for me to make it work although it works 100% of the time when I do is to plug the cable in --> power down the ipad --> power the ipad back on

If I ever unplug the ipad I need to repeat this process but it charges so fuck it.

Amusingly enough the USB 3.1 port seems to work as well but I'm opting to just keep using the usb C port.

I'm going to blame apple and their fuckery with drivers ect but fuck it it works this is good enough for for as long as I need this setup. Ideally a proper monitor whenever I have the space for one would be much better.

Well google explorers I hope that somebody was helped by this and I save some people money.


Also not sure if I mentioned it but my thinkpad x240's usb 3.0 charging port works flawlessly and even better than this damn USBC thing lmao