Using the keyboard USB passthrough with wheel

[Dillon smoking beers]

Does anyone else use the USB slot on their keyboard to plug in the wheel? I just want to make sure that my wheel isn't going to experience any input lag by using it

[Mailer]

Wait, you can actually do that? Can't you use another USB port directly from the motherboard? And if there aren't any available, can't you use a USB-hub for this instead if you want to negate as much latency as possible?
I assume this has something to do with the wires not reaching far enough, granted I had no idea keyboards these days even have USB-ports on them.

[Dillon smoking beers]

My Corsair K95 has a USB port on it. I could use a USB port directly from the motherboard, but when dismounting my wheel it's annoying to reach behind my full tower case in the corner.

[CarDr]

Get a short USB extension without a hub and leave the male end plugged into the MB.

Edit; I cannot remember where I found these, part number 52106, 1 meter long. USB A/A extension cable M/F.

[Dillon smoking beers]

Originally posted by CarDr:

Get a short USB extension without a hub and leave the male end plugged into the MB.

Edit; I cannot remember where I found these, part number 52106, 1 meter long. USB A/A extension cable M/F.

Good solution, I have one of those already infact. I'm just interested to see how many others plug it in through the keyboard and if they experience and lag/latency issues

[CarDr]

Using a USB extension hub with other devices plugged in has been known to cause problems with wheels. I would expect that port on your KB to function in the same manner.

Most wheel manuals will recommend plugging directly into the MB for best performance. Your system, your choice.