Front USB Type C?

[miha2]

Hi all, I have a case with USB type C on front, but... Is there any good motherboard with such connector? Or is there any adapter, like, USB 2 to USB type C? I mean, I don't care a lot about the speed, but what I do care about is it being useless. I want to use it to connect my phone to it with the USB type C cable, and so an adapter would do it. I looked at some motherboards (all pretty new) but none of them have this port.

 

[finitekosmos]

Well the Asus Rampage VI Extreme has a Type C header on the motherboard. This is an Intel x299 HEDT motherboard that has a LGA2066 Socket for Intel Core i9 CPU's excluding the 9900K since it requires a different socket.

Type C is quite a different spec from USB 2, it's closer to 3/3.1 not only does the spec feature higher data rates but also different/increased power delivery for devices that can use it.

Now , what I'd suggest is that you provide the specs of the computer you currently own including motherboard model and make, CPU, RAM etc and we could potentially recommend a board that may be compatible with your existing components so that you don't end up buying an incompatible product for the sake of servicing one connector on your case.

 

[finitekosmos]

Actually as an alternative, you could use a USB Type C add-in Card in your machine like this one... It may not have connections internally to service the front USB C port, but, it will allow you to plug USB C devices into the back of your computer.

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gigabyte-alpine-ridge-dual-thunderbolt-3-usb-typec-pci-card-ac03973

 

[TJ Hooker]

Type C is quite a different spec from USB 2, it's closer to 3/3.1 not only does the spec feature higher data rates but also different/increased power delivery for devices that can use it.

USB C specifies the physical connector/cable, nothing more. A USB C port is capable of all kinds of things like USB 3.1 transfer rates, the new USB power delivery feature, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3, etc. but only if the port/device in question was specifically designed to support these features.

@miha2 what case do you have?

 

[finitekosmos]

USB C specifies the physical connector/cable, nothing more. A USB C port is capable of all kinds of things like USB 3.1 transfer rates, the new USB power delivery feature, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3, etc. but only if the port/device in question was specifically designed to support these features.

Which is why I specified that it is closer to 3/3.1 than USB 2, something I mentioned because the person asking the question was entertaining the idea of using a modified USB2 connection to service the port. Which wouldn't be sufficient for a USB C device that may require resources not available in the USB 2 specification.

I was wondering if you know of an internal USB C type card that has an internal header too. I live in Australia so options are limited, but if you can find one it may meet the persons needs without them needing to swap out a motherboard.

 

[miha2]

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[miha2]

Just like I said, I don't care about the speed, so it can be connected to USB 3, or some other. As long as I can connect it and use, no matter what speed it'll have.