Question MSI B650M Project Zero USB-C port power output

[davidbenpark]

This stuff is making my head spin.

The rear IO on the MSI B650M Project Zero has 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C. I want to know how many watts this port outputs, because I want to know if I can use it to power a USB hub that will power a Creative Sound Blaster GS3 speaker, a Presonus Audiobox 26c, a Logitec Brio 500 webcam and a mouse, keyboard and Xbox controller dongle. The MSI website and documents don't explicitly state the number.

The plan is to have my PC a bit further away, and plug all these into a hub, but the power draw may be too high.

The soundbar doesn't need data, just power from a PD port as it's just acting as a speaker from the soundcard aux port.

Help! Thanks in advance.

 

[Lutfij]

How far are we talking about here?

The soundbar doesn't need data, just power from a PD port as it's just acting as a speaker from the soundcard aux port.
You might want to look at powered hubs for your overall project/connectivity. Something like these or this.

Conversely, I'd run each device off a standalone USB port off the motherboard's rear end as my history with hubs has mostly been misses.

 

[davidbenpark]

How far are we talking about here?

The soundbar doesn't need data, just power from a PD port as it's just acting as a speaker from the soundcard aux port.
You might want to look at powered hubs for your overall project/connectivity. Something like these or this.

Conversely, I'd run each device off a standalone USB port off the motherboard's rear end as my history with hubs has mostly been misses.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I have a really long desk and the pc is about 2.2m away from the peripherals.

I could maybe go with a hybrid approach - extension cable for the soundbar and then try a hub for the webcam, soundcard, mouse, keyboard and Xbox controller dongle (forgot to mention that).

If you're wondering why I don't just use the IO ports on the mobo, it's a Thermaltake Tower 300 case where the IO is behind a lid and case fans so it's hard to get to quickly. It's also resulting in some dodgy interference on Bluetooth devices like the keyboard and mouse.

I could maybe try a usb Bluetooth dongle on an extension cable for the mouse and keyboard, just leaving 3 other peripherals for the hub.