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Motherboard and case compatibility

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Hi. I am trying to build my first pc and i am having some issues with making sure that the USB ports on my motherboard are compatible with USB ports on my case. Right now i have chosen a "MSI Z370 gaming plus" as my motherboard. I wanted to pair it with a "Phanteks Eclipse P400S Glass Silent". When i go to pcpartpicker it says everything is compatible, but the case has USB 3.0 while the motherboard has USB 2.0 and USB 3.1. I think i have misunderstood something because almost every case on the website i am buying from has USB 3.0 and almost every motherboard does not have USB 3.0. 

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USB 3.0 is now called USB 3.1 Gen 1.

The actual USB 3.1 is called USB 3.1 Gen 2.

 

That motherboard only has Gen 1 USB (so that's USB 3.0) 

 

 

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