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I have a molex cable to power the AQ6 and sata to power the 2 pumps (i.e. different power cables) and 4 devices connected via USB and have had no issues that you speak of. The 2 pumps and Octo are connected to the AQ6 along with Highflow 2s (2x). I interpret the AQ manual as referring to "the main PSU power cable" because each aquabus device use different power connections (i.e. molex or sata) so there is no way you can connect aquabus devices with different connection requirements on the same cable because there no such cables, at least that I know of.
Just a note. I tried the USB hubby to only have 1 connection to MB for clean out of sight look but was having connection recognition issues so just connected each item individually to MB USB. These motherboards have so many USB connections these days and for me the hubby was not needed.
What did you decide to do?
Thanks to current chipsets, motherboards do tend to have a lot of USB ports these days, but mostly some combination of USB3.0, 3.2 Gen-1, Gen-2, Gen 2x2, USB-C, maybe USB4, and a few USB2.0 Type A ports. Most boards I know of have at most 2 USB2.0 headers (4 ports). That runs out fast with a lot of Aquacomputer devices. Are they putting more than 2 USB2.0 headers on these days?These motherboards have so many USB connections these days and for me the hubby was not needed.
Aquacomputer sells USB cables that are 200cm long (78.7”) so you should be able to go at least that far. In my work, we use USB over CAT cable extenders, usually Icrons like THIS ONE. They also have 2 and 4 port versions. These are expensive but Amazon has some for much less. You can also get USB2.0 extension cables with an active signal booster in the line. I don't know how reliable they are. They also have active USB fiber-optic cables. My guess is the amount of data Aquasuite is pushing over USB is not using a huge amount of bandwidth.My biggest challenge is that the majority (possibly all) of the AC USB devices will be located in an entirely separate chassis from the MB, so some form of "extension" is going to be required. I'll just have to experiment, I guess.
Sorry for the late reply. I have not been around in some time. I use the Asus X670E and B650E MBs. They both have 4x standard USB2.0 connections.Thanks. That's exactly the kind of information I was hoping to get.
Based on your experience though, I think I'm going to have to play it by ear regarding the USB connections. May I ask what MB you're using? I'm in the earliest planning stages of this build, and still haven't even decided on a MB, although I'm pretty certain I'll be going with the top Zen5 APU, once it comes out - hopefully later this year. Based on the features of the X670E MB's, If I were using a Zen4 I would probably be going with an MSI. I read an article speculating that Zen5 might even be using a newer AM5 chipset, so I'll just have to wait and see.
Given all the MB USB headers and various USB adapters and multiplexers, there will be lots of combinations to try. My biggest challenge is that the majority (possibly all) of the AC USB devices will be located in an entirely separate chassis from the MB, so some form of "extension" is going to be required. I'll just have to experiment, I guess.
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