Say a joystick / mouse / keyboard sends 1024 bytes each time it changes position (that's enough for 1024 numbers from 0-256 each, or 256 numbers from 0-1024 each). If you think that, combined, those peripherals are sending data at more than 35MB/s then don't put them on the same USB 2 bus, or go to USB 3. I'm pretty sure things will work okay when not gaming, but let's face it: GAMING!!!įor reference, the games I currently play include: WoW, Hearthstone, Train Simulator 2014, Euro Truck Simulator (still demoing, but if I get it I'll have to consider a Logitech G27 and how that will affect things), Planetside 2, WildStar, SWtOR, Path of Exlie, Diablo III, and a few others, mostly MMO's and FPS's.

My question is if this kind of setup (using the hubs) will cause undue lag or other performance issues when gaming and, if it is doable, should I be looking for any specific hubs (powered, unpowered, brand, model, etc.). I want to be able to use a 6-port USB 3.0 hub or maybe a pair of 4-port USB 3.0 hubs (thinking of future expansion see below), each going into their own dedicated port so I can leave everything plugged in all the time. In many cases, I don't use all of these things together, but some do get used at the same time, like the Nostromo and the webcam, and I am currently finding myself pluging and unplugging stuff around between those last two USB ports.

I have a lot of different gaming and other USB peripherals that I need to connect to those last two USB 3.0 ports and I am wondering if it's possible for several of these peripherals to reliably share a USB 3.0 hub. Due to space and distance constraints, I only have access to a pair of USB 3.0 ports (I also have access to a pair of USB 2.0 ports, but those are being dedicated to my mouse and keyboard).

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