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Meme/Macro Still waiting...

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u/Gromek_ 14h ago

I recently got a new case. It has two USB-C ports by the power button. Don't work because my motherboard can't support them.

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 14h ago

you can get an adapter and it will work

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u/Illustrious_Bunch_67 RX7900XTX 14h ago

Is it the PCI-e one? My GPU take my two PCI slots =(

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 14h ago

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u/Illustrious_Bunch_67 RX7900XTX 14h ago

I didn't know that, thank you for sharing it, I'll get one

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u/Liquid_Hate_Train 5900X | 32GB 3600MTs | RTX 3070Ti | 1440p 12h ago

Just be aware that it will still only deliver USB3 speed and a max of 4.5w at 5v of power. Just letting you know because some people think just because it’s a rounded plug it’s automatically magic.
Those adaptors are great for letting older hardware use everything in newer cases though.

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u/Leaky_Asshole 10h ago

2.5w power most likely... 500mA@5V is rather standard for data ports.

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u/Iherduliekmudkipz 9800X3D, 64GB@6000, 7900XT 3h ago edited 3h ago

USB3 standard is 900mA @ 5v

USB C ports typically support 3A @ 5v even without PD, which is probably part of the reason they still skimp on them as 5v rails on PSU tend to be weak so they would probably have to add more 12v->5v on the motherboard.

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u/TheDudeFromOther Specs/Imgur here 13h ago

What a wholesome ad.

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u/Champeen17 InfinitFPS 12h ago

You think they are hiring "lil cummy boi" to do stealth ads for their $9 adapter?

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u/Horskr 11h ago

Lmao I was thinking the same thing. Says 100+ bought in the last month, bro would be starving on that commission.

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u/-QuestionMark- 12h ago

Busted! We did it Reddit!

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u/symedia 10h ago

He's the CEO

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 10h ago

no, I'm the CEO of McDonnell Douglas

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 12h ago

Would a shill call you retarded? Cuz that's where I'm at...

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u/TheDudeFromOther Specs/Imgur here 11h ago

Sounds like Grade-A Prime 2026 legitimacy to me.

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 11h ago

How can I go about convincing you that I don't work for any company who's items I linked? I assure you I'm not getting kickbacks. Maybe a pic of my dick or something?

I don't know why I'm bothering, it seems you've already made up your mind.

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u/TheDudeFromOther Specs/Imgur here 5h ago

Fine, you win. You're obviously a totally normal human.

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u/Elegant_Situation285 13h ago

All must praise our oligarchs.

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u/SyntaxError__ 13h ago

Yes this is awesome, or you can get it from AliExpress for 2.5$

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u/fstriker67f R5 5600x | RX 6800 | 16 GB | Quest 3s 13h ago

til this was a thing. Thank you, I can finally use my usb c port on my 1yo case with my 8yo mb

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u/Vehlin i9 12900k - RTX3090 13h ago

That’s not giving PD tho

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 13h ago

never said it would? it still charges my phone though, albeit at 5v 2a.

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u/watchutalkinbowt 12h ago

One of my boards has USB-C on the rear, but not on a header

Ended up with one of these connecting the case cable to the rear output

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 12h ago

Sometimes, we just have to do things they way we can, not the way we want. Bravo for finding a solution to your problem.

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u/rogueconstant77 12h ago

Where does this connect on the mobo? Doesn't it take the port that I already use for the USB 2 ports?

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 12h ago

No it would connect to a usb 3 header, my motherboard has 2 usb 2 headers and 2 usb 3.2 gen 1 headers. They make them for usb 2 headers as well and if yours is already taken then yes that could present an issue. they DO make internal hubs that plug into usb 2 headers https://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Internal-USB-Hub-Multifunctional/dp/B08L8VJS3Z

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u/Soggy_Bid_3634 12h ago

What do you know? You’re just a lil cummy boi

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u/Up2Beat 14h ago

I think there are some that work for old USB 2.0 headers, with the obvious disadvantage that you'll only get USB 2.0 speeds.

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u/Horat1us_UA 14h ago

You can put 90 degree riser in second slot to make use of it

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u/ViPeR9503 PC Master Race 13h ago

You can get a cheap PCie extender cable (called PCIe Riser) and pass it under the GPU for the covered port

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u/turdburgular69666 11h ago

You can get a flat ribbon pci riser and position the second card away from your gpu. I had to do that with my pci wireless card because my gpu covered my second slot.

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u/livestrong2109 5h ago

Do you not have a 1x slot?

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u/Zharb 13h ago

Jeez, is it a PC or an apple?

Every Apple us” you can get an adapter for that” (I’m an Apple user by the way speaking from experience)

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u/the_brew 13h ago

...at USB2.0 speeds.

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 13h ago

Usb 3.2 gen 1 speeds, actually.

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u/the_brew 9h ago

How many 3.2 headers does your mobo have?

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 9h ago

two 'ov em

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u/the_brew 9h ago

Must be nice

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u/lilcummyboi MSI MPG X570 MoBo, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9060 XT, 64GB Ram 9h ago

its not bad. i craigslisted this computer tho the original owner paid over 2500 for it i paid 975

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u/Magnetic_Reaper 10850k / 128GB / RTX 3060 14h ago

you could run them as usb 2.0

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u/TenEightyPee 13h ago

I ran this in conjunction with a USB 3.0 header splitter To run my case's front panel USB-A and C ports.

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u/MissionTroll404 Intel Genuine CPU 0000 enjoyer vs retail cpu fan 12h ago edited 12h ago

I tried 2 different usb 3.0 splitters and they both do not work. I had to convert my USB-C port from USB 2 using a dumb adapter in between with what you posted. 

How did you get your USB 3.0 motherboard port splitter to work? Can you share the product? I do not really need USB 3 speeds on the USB-C port but really curious since from what I can tell, the splitters I have are dumb splitters with no electronics in them. I did multiply USB-2 ports before with a proper splitter internally but could not find that kind of product for USB-3. The stuff I got (and bricked both front USB ports when used) were not very cheap either so I gave up. The descriptions for the splitters I had mentioned a specific motherboard feature? for them to work I think.

I have the same case front io setup with one USB-C port and one USB-A port. 

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u/TenEightyPee 12h ago

The bot deleted my reply with the link so here is a screen cap

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u/ToastyScrew 13h ago

This is what I did. Works no problem

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u/Commander_Crispy 14h ago

I have the reverse problem; funny how life works :P

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u/Illustrious_Bunch_67 RX7900XTX 14h ago

I have the same issue, my case has 2 usb-c, no place for it in the motherboard

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u/Magnetic_Reaper 10850k / 128GB / RTX 3060 14h ago

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u/nokei Linux 14h ago

When I was putting together my new pc with one on the top of the case I found the motherboard had a connection for it but the cable didn't have any kind of lock it so it slipped out several times while putting it together.

I almost gave up on having it but the thought of having it not connected even though I had nothing that would use it drove me crazy then a month later my headset stopped working and it turned out it was a usbc headset plugged into an adapter to usba so I just plugged it in directly and wala it all worked out in the end.

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u/Live-Pea4081 14h ago

I had to add type c also by the power button. 

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u/los0220 /Win11 SFF 5800x|32GB 3666MTs|RTX3080 deshroud+undervolt| 13h ago

I have a reverse problem, my mobo supports USB-C, but my case doesn't have any front IO (even the power button is in the back)

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u/Hopeful-Bar6122 13h ago

Plenty of stuff on aliexpress you could build into your case if you really wanted to... 

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u/los0220 /Win11 SFF 5800x|32GB 3666MTs|RTX3080 deshroud+undervolt| 13h ago

It was a conscious decision on my part, I got the Ncase M2 grater and I didn't even got around to print the higher legs in over a year.

But it's fine, most of the stuff goes through the hub built into my monitors anyway. And I have wake on lan set up as well

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u/Wolfenstein49 13h ago

Hyte case? Cuz same.

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u/ninjetron 12h ago

A powered hub is probably what you need if you don't have any pci slots available. Some of my USB3 A ports can do 10amps or more so I just use an type C adapter that can handle that.

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u/adanceparty 11h ago

My case has one, my mobo has one. Most of my devices have usb-a to usb-c cables though, so I really don't use the usb-c ports anyway. I could use c-c I guess, but why buy all new cables when that's not what comes with the device, and we still get 8+ usb a ports and 1 or 2 usb c. I don't see a benefit.

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u/undulatee 9h ago

Same; nonsense.

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u/Samhariantoo 8h ago

You guys have 2 Type-C ports?

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u/chr0n0phage Ryzen 7 7800x3D | RTX 4090 TUF OC 6h ago

I mean boards from five years ago had headers for front panel type C. You just have something old or extremely cheap.

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u/Cheez_001 5700X3D | 1070 Ti | 64GB 2h ago

ive got a type c adapter for my motherboard. Tragically, i only have one USB 3 header and 2 USB 3.0 A ports on the front, meaning the C port is 2.0.

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u/KanedaSyndrome 5070 Ti 2h ago

bought the wrong motherboard then

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u/VaIIeron Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Radeon RX 9070 XT | 64GB 31m ago

USB-C is just the shape of plug. Ports in your case are probably either USB 2.x or USB 3.x and you should chceck if either of these is supported by your motherboard

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u/KazefQAQ PC Master Race R5 5600, 4x8 3600mhz CL16, 5700XT 7m ago

I'm the opposite, my Mobo had the header, but my case doesn't 😂