Reddit reviews SilverStone Technology USB 3.1 Gen 2 Internal 20Pin Connector Type-C Port Header to PCIe Gen 3.0 X2 Ecu02

https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV

The cord for my front of case USB 3.1/C port is too short to reach the header way at the back of my case on a [pcie board] (https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV/) .

Should I get a pcie extension and mount the card elsewhere? Or get a USB 3.1 header extension? (does such a thing exist?)

I know the USB C spec limits cable length, so I assume that applies here to?

I was recently looking for a new board that has this port, and it is very confusing.

You can't search for simply USB 3.1 gen 2. As many (most) boards that list this are referring to their back USB c port.

You can't assume that if you have even a Z370/Z390 board that it's going to have one.

The port has been around for a few years now, yet very few Intel boards have it. Seems to be limited to mostly Zxxx boards of full atx size. Cut the size, the port gets cut. Gigabyte seems to put it even on their B and H boards. Also it seems it's a standard on AM4 boards as even the cheapest of Ryzen boards have this port.

I was restored to looking at every single motherboard pic for the port. And if the pictures are low res, it's possible to confuse a thunderbolt port for the USB 3.1 gen 2 port. Even though they look nothing alike in person, they have roughly the same size and same placement.

If your board doesn't have one, the best bet is to get the Silverstone pcie card that has the port on it. There's also an adapter to convert a usb3 20 pin connection, but it's more expensive and slower than the pcie card will be.

(Edit: the other user posted the adapter and not the pcie card. The adapter by Silverstone is actually cheaper than the original adapter. But still goes by USB 3.0 speeds. If you want full speeds you need the pcie adapter.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R2MH4KV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_QMHWDbD2242P1 )

You have USB 3.0 headers, which only works for the type-A ports.

To use the type C port, you need this card.

https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV

The H510i comes with this connector for the USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C front panel port, correct?

To connect that to your motherboard you need a header that looks like this.

Your motherboard doesn't have that header. According to the MSI X570 Gaming Edge Wifi manual (PDF warning) you only have two USB 2.0 headers and two USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers.

USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C headers are actually still very rare on motherboards, so it's kind of annoying that the Hx10i series cases all have one.

To use the front Type-C port on your mobo you'd need one of these:

• This Lian Li PW-INC1TR USB 3.0 to USB 3.1 Converter plugged into one of your USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers. It's relatively expensive because it's an active converter. There's some digital processing that it needs to do to convert the signal. Note that I'm not 100% sure that it will work plugged into your 3.2 Gen 1 headers, since it's designed to work in 3.0 headers, but it should theoretically work because USB is backwards-compatible.
  
  
• The other option if you don't want to use up one of the available mobo headers is this SilverStone Technology USB 3.1 Gen 2 Internal 20Pin Connector Type-C Port Header to PCIe Gen 3.0 X2. But the trade off for this one is it will take up some PCI lanes. (not a big deal if you're only running one GPU or other PCI devices that need a lot of speed)

Yes

Like this? https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV/

Thanks but thats not exactly what I am looking for.

I need an extender cable for this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R2MH4KV/?coliid=I1FU5C24ONU82Y&colid=13TE5E6WBULF5&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

On the case front panel is a USB C 3.1 port. The cable going from this port that plugs into the motherboard, well it goes into port that sort of looks like a sata\esata slot on the motherboard. You can see this on this add-on card. Newer motherboards have this slot on them.

My motherboard does not have this slot. So I need the add-on card. The problem is that the existing cable coming from the front panel won't reach the card. I was surprise I can't find an extender cable for this as not all manufactures put everything on the same spot for all motherboards. This is why you usually have all cables come from the the front panel on computer case...well they usually reach all way to the rear of the case.

Fractal did this with headphone, mic, and the USB 2.0 & 3.0 cables. However, with this USB 3.1 C GEN2 cable, it only reaches the front edge of the motherboard. So I need a female to male cable extender for this connector.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCFF2vujTv4

This will get you a closer look at what kind of cable extender I need.

Thanks

PCIe to the rescue!

You can plug the USB 3.1. Gen 1 from the Case into the USB 3.2 Gen 1 Connector on the motherboard, as long as the pins line up (the missing pin on the motherboard should be a filled space on the connecter)

For the Type C gen 2 connector, you may need this card (https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV)

https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV

Found this on Amazon. I got the h510 and my motherboard also doesn't have usb-c input and I'm getting that to be able to use it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R2MH4KV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yppIDbXDK3TND

It's not required but if you really want one you can buy a header: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R2MH4KV/

I’m a little late to the party but if you’re still looking for a solution, I found this https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Internal-Connector-Type-C/dp/B07R2MH4KV
Should work properly I believe.