USB 3.2 using a USB 3.0 port on my PC case


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    Windows q10
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    USB 3.2 using a USB 3.0 port on my PC case


    I have a Fractal Design Define R5 PC case, and am intending to use it for a completely new build using an upcoming AMD Ryzen 3000 series CPU and an X570 Motherboard. Precisely which variant of these two, I have yet to decide, but the Asus (very likely) motherboard will have headers for USB 3.2 Gen 2
    My question is this: The case has two front ports for USB 3, labelled USB 3.0 (now to be known as USB 3.2 Gen 1).
    Will these Gen 1 ports fully support the USB 3.2 Gen 2 headers - by this I mean to their full Gen 2 speed?
    Obviously, I only expect the front USB 2.0 ports to work at USB 2 speed, even if connected to a USB 3 header.
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  2. Posts : 4,594
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    I would think your question should be aimed at Fractal support.
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  3. Posts : 23
    Windows q10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yes, Of Course, you are right


    Clearly, one would think that Fractal support would be the place to go. Unfortunately, an earlier question I had about my PC case, and which I submitted to them, went unanswered, so I didn't feel there was much point in trying to talk to them this time. In any case, I suspect that the USB 3.0 ports fitted to the case will have been bought in from a third party supplier, so they would be the people to contact, if I had any idea who they are.
    I suppose my question is really this:- will a port labelled USB 3.0 handle full speed data transmission from a USB 3.2 Gen 2 header on the motherboard?
    Maybe I should ask a hardware forum such as TomsHardware.
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