HP Pavilion 570-p033w upgrade question

[JeroldC]

I have a number of peripherals attached to my HP pavilion.  It runs great but I want to add a card with some more USB 3.0 ports on it.  Is it possible.?  It has a PCIe x16 port in it.  Someone told me that it can not be used this way.  Can anyone advise me if I can use it this way and what would be a good model of card to get to accomplish my goal.  I would like at least 2 (4 of I can get it) more USB 3.0 ports.

Thanks for the help

JeroldC

[Grzwacz]

Greetings,

Welcome to the forum.

I am not a HP employee.

A USB 3.0 adapter will require a minimum PCIe x4 connection.

You can use the x16 slot if you don't need a discrete graphics card.

I don't like to recommend adapters. Quality and performance can vary from vendor to vendor.

You can check Amazon or Newegg for various products which should suit your needs.

Regards

[JeroldC]

Thank you for the help.  I am not a gamer so I do not need any sort of specialized graphics card.  I will check out there and see what I can find.  Appreciate it.

[Grzwacz]

Hi JeroldC,

You're very welcome.

You should be able to find a decent PCIe to USB 3.0 adapter having four ports at Amazon or Newegg.

Regards

[JeroldC]

I had  a USB 3.O card on a junk  pc.  Hooked it up to a data power cable for power and it works like s charm.  Thanks