USB Type-C Question

[landoGai]

Hi all,

 

(Hope this is the right place for this.)

 

I recently purchased a Corsair 4000D Airflow and a B550 Gaming Carbon WiFi but unfortunately just noticed the Front IO connectors don't match.

• B550 has a 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C connector
• 4000D either has a 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (info from pcpartpicker) or a 3.1 (not sure of the generation) Type-C (info from Corsair's manual and website) cable

Would these still be compatible with each other? I've heard they are but I wouldn't get the same speeds (which I really wouldn't mind).

Is this true or will I have to return one of them?

 

Thanks!

[leclod]

46 minutes ago, landoGai said:

Hi all,

 

(Hope this is the right place for this.)

 

I recently purchased a Corsair 4000D Airflow and a B550 Gaming Carbon WiFi but unfortunately just noticed the Front IO connectors don't match.

• B550 has a 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C connector
• 4000D either has a 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (info from pcpartpicker) or a 3.1 (not sure of the generation) Type-C (info from Corsair's manual and website) cable

Would these still be compatible with each other? I've heard they are but I wouldn't get the same speeds (which I really wouldn't mind).

Is this true or will I have to return one of them?

 

Thanks!

4000D has a 3.1 Type-C (this was easy to find)

 

Found this on another platform : 3.x cables and headers are usually cross compatible, however because one is 3.1 and the other 3.2, you will only get 3.1 performance out of that one.
 

Anyway you'll know soon...

[Dujith]

The case has a 3.0 USB A connector and a 3.1 USB C connector, same goes for the Motherboard. (Gen 1, Type C and Gen 1, Type A)

So seems partpicker is a tad confused. There is a gen 2 C connector on the back that of that motherboard.

 

In short: They perfectly match port wise  

[leclod]

4 minutes ago, Dujith said:

The case has a 3.0 USB A connector and a 3.1 USB C connector, same goes for the Motherboard. (Gen 1, Type C and Gen 1, Type A)

So seems partpicker is a tad confused. There is a gen 2 C connector on the back that of that motherboard.

 

In short: They perfectly match port wise  

Nope motherboard has 3.2 Gen 1

[Dujith]

8 minutes ago, leclod said:

Nope motherboard has 3.2 Gen 1

All these versions are giving me a headache, either way he can connect both USB front ports as he has the 2 gen versions on his motherboard.

Pinout nothing changes. So in theory it should give full speed unless they used really crappy cables.

[leclod]

2 minutes ago, Dujith said:

All these versions are giving me a headache, either way he can connect both USB front ports as he has the 2 gen versions on his motherboard.

Pinout nothing changes. So in theory it should give full speed unless they used really crappy cables.

Could be,

(me too, headache)

[landoGai]

5 hours ago, Dujith said:

All these versions are giving me a headache, either way he can connect both USB front ports as he has the 2 gen versions on his motherboard.

Pinout nothing changes. So in theory it should give full speed unless they used really crappy cables.

 

5 hours ago, leclod said:

Could be,

(me too, headache)

 

Yeah guys, me too. Had so many sites open (including pdf manuals for both) trying to type this post out.

 

Thanks for the help!

I'm very relieved.

Even if I don't get the full gen 2 speed, I'm just happy it'll work.

[Guest]

It will work at half the bandwidth. 

 

This table should clear up any confusion.

 

[landoGai]

1 hour ago, lee32uk said:

It will work at half the bandwidth. 

 

This table should clear up any confusion.

 

That's great to hear!

Thanks!

 

Where did you find that table?

[Guest]

34 minutes ago, landoGai said:

That's great to hear!

Thanks!

 

Where did you find that table?

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usb-3-2-explained-making-sense-of-current-and-confusing-usb-standard/

[landoGai]

35 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usb-3-2-explained-making-sense-of-current-and-confusing-usb-standard/

Perfect. Thanks again!

Definitely gonna file that article away for safe keeping.