That's probably fine. My rule of thumb is to not PLUG higher end hubs into lower end ports. e.g. a bunch of USB 3.0 devices in a hub that connects to a USB 2.0 host.
But it sounds like your board has some of the fancier new ports. I bet it's listed as a single port because newer USB speeds can do a multi-lane thing for higher speeds. I bet both connects are tied together so if you leave one empty you might actually get the full 10Gbps. But using both simultaneously will probably throttle each to 5Gbps. So it should be fine. You aren't doing any serious data transfers or AR/VR so it should handle things. Test and verify the hub when you get it since they can be wonky. Especially the bigger hubs, 10 external ports is the pinnacle of hedonism. -Ben ------- Original Message ------- On Monday, January 16th, 2023 at 3:21 PM, Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jan 2023, Ben Koenig wrote: > > > What kind of USB ports does your desktop have? Check version and detected > > speed. > > > Ben, > > The Asus PRIME X470-PRO in this desktop has: > - 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) at back panel (blue) > - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) front panel connector (yet, there are 2 > ports visible on the front panel.) > - etc on mid-board > > The front panel has mic (red) and headphone (green) ports on the front. > Perhaps, I could connect the headphone mini-phono plug in the green port, > perhaps a USB-A female port -> mini-phone plug for the microphone/Focusrite > > pre-amp, and use one of the front panel ports for the webcam. But, a USB hub > would be more convenient; I'd leave the components attached and connect the > hub to the desktop when needed. > > Your advice, please, > > Rich
