Did I miss something on the new X570 Boards

[lazy868]

So I've truly started planning my build, and I've noticed something (or maybe I may have just missed it in the pics/videos floating around).

There seems to be a lack of USB Type C headers on the new X570 mini-ITX boards, I'm planning to either go with an SM550 or A4-SFXv4 and I would like to have full functionality of my front ports.

Guess I'll have to stick with a Z390 Intel build (specifically that Asus board).

 

[glow]

A4-SFX V4 drives its USB-C port with a regular USB 3.0 20pin internal header.

 

[Valantar]

You could get one of those small PCBs that plug into standard 3.0 headers to convert the two lanes there to a single 3.1g2 lane? I believe SilverStone and Lian Li (?) make one each, and you can find them on Aliexpress or similar sites too.

Other than that, from what I can see the DTX (and likely exorbitantly expensive) Asus board was the only one with a 3.1g2 header.

 

[lazy868]

So there's hope yet! Now to wait and see how the 3000 chips perform and how hot they get.

But this still begs the question, you'd think that as newer chipsets release, a 3.1g2 header would become more mainstream, especially on smaller boards.
I'm seeing more peripherals using the connector now as well.
I guess it's still a luxury/novelty item on larger boards for now.

 

[glow]

So there's hope yet! Now to wait and see how the 3000 chips perform and how hot they get.

But this still begs the question, you'd think that as newer chipsets release, a 3.1g2 header would become more mainstream, especially on smaller boards.
I'm seeing more peripherals using the connector now as well.
I guess it's still a luxury/novelty item on larger boards for now.

The connector, in some ways, is larger than either a straight USB-C port or the 20pin header for USB-A. That 20pin header gives two USB-A ports, too. There is a higher density version of the USB-C header (in the IF specs, anyways), but I have not seen it used in any consumer product so far.