Hey everyone! I'm really confused about how many USB slots my new PC will actually have available. Based on my case, it only lists one USB-A and one USB-C, but I need at least three slots for my microphone, keyboard, and mouse. An extra slot would also be great. I'm checking out the diagrams on PCPartPicker, but they're pretty confusing, and the product details for the H5 Flow case aren't helping either. Can anyone help me figure this out?
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Honestly, dude, I just plug everything directly into my motherboard. Simplifies things a lot! Just make sure you're checking to see what ports your motherboard offers.
Just look at the back I/O of your motherboard. You’ll find all those connections plus whatever your case provides in the front. It should add up nicely!
The image of your motherboard clearly shows 6 USB ports at the back. You also have whatever the case adds in the front. Just check those specs and you should be good to go!
From what I can see, your case has two USB 3 ports and one USB-C port on the front. Then, on the back, you should find five USB 2 ports (including a red one that might be USB 3), plus two blue USB 3 ports and one additional USB-C. So if I'm counting correctly, you should have around 7 ports total! If you need more, you could always get a USB expansion card that slots into a PCIe x1 on your motherboard. Here's one you might like: https://www.amazon.com/YEELIYA-Expansion-Express-Internal-Windows/dp/B09MFPGMH5?
It's not that complicated once you lay it all out! Check your motherboard specs here: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B850M-DS3H-rev-10/sp#sp and your case specs here: https://nzxt.com/products/h5-flow. Just add up what your case has and what’s available on the back of your motherboard.
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