Question USB 3.2 (gen 1) front port headers on mobo - will they work (full speed) with USB 3.0 ports built into a case?

[Turbonium]

Seems like a silly question to ask, but here I am asking it.; my case has 2 front USB 3.0 ports (they're blue, right?), and I'm building a new system soon.

(Based on my own reading, they should work at proper/full speed, but I could totally be mistaken.)

The case in question is an Antec Sonata Solo II, if it matters.

 

[mikeymikec]

If the case has a USB 3.0 19/20-pin connector and the board has a matching socket, they should work at full speed.

On Ryzen 7xxx boards like the ASUS rog strix B650 tuf gaming board there's a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C connector which is a different configuration. Maybe there's an adapter to use it? Having said that, on that particular board there's also the first connector I mentioned.

 

[Turbonium]

If the case has a USB 3.0 19/20-pin connector and the board has a matching socket, they should work at full speed.

On Ryzen 7xxx boards like the ASUS rog strix B650 tuf gaming board there's a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C connector which is a different configuration. Maybe there's an adapter to use it? Having said that, on that particular board there's also the first connector I mentioned.

I'm unsure as to what this board has.

 

[mikeymikec]

See the main motherboard power connector on the right-hand side? The next two down are the standard 19/20-pin connector I mentioned followed by the Type-C connector.

You underlined the correct bit, assuming the case has that cable. Anandtech's review of the case is dated 2011 so it can't be Type-C AFAIK.

 

[BoomerD]

From what I read, the board supports USB 3.2 Gen1-type C and USB 3.2 Gen1 as well as USB 2.0. Your 3.0 case cable SHOULD plug into the motherboard's 3.2 port and work just fine.

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[Insert_Nickname]

See the main motherboard power connector on the right-hand side? The next two down are the standard 19/20-pin connector I mentioned followed by the Type-C connector.

It's actually called a Type E connector. Most often you'll get a Type C port from it, what transfer rates it then supports is down to the mainboard/chipset.

You can get all kinds of adaptors (f.x. Type E-to-19pin or 19-pin-to-Type E) for it easily, but they'll only work at the lowest common denominator.

 

[mikeymikec]

It's actually called a Type E connector. Most often you'll get a Type C port from it, what transfer rates it then supports is down to the mainboard/chipset.

You can get all kinds of adaptors (f.x. Type E-to-19pin or 19-pin-to-Type E) for it easily, but they'll only work at the lowest common denominator.

I guess Asus aren't too particular about the specifics That's where I was pulling my information from:

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/Socket%20AM5/ROG%20STRIX%20B650-A%20GAMING%20WIFI/E20268_ROG_STRIX_B650-A_GAMING_WIFI_UM_WEB.pdf?model=ROG%20STRIX%20B650-A%20GAMING%20WIFI