Connecting USB 3.1 front panel to USB 3.2 motherboard connector

My computer case, "Corsair 4000D Airflow" has a front panel with:

• USB 3.1 Type-C port
• USB 3.0 Type-A port

I am considering buying the motherboard Asus Prime x299 Edition 30. But since the motherboard is newer, it doesn't have USB 3.1 connectors. Instead it features the newer USB 3.2 standard.

It has one connector for USB 3.2 Gen2:

And one connector for USB 3.2 Gen1:

So the question is:

Should I try to connect the USB 3.1 cable from the Corsair case to the USB 3.2 connectors on the motherboard? Will I break something? Will it work?

Edit: After having built this setp i can confirm that this works 😀

1 Answer

As far as I know there exists only three different USB connectors for mainboards:

1. USB 2.0 connector
2. Connector for "USB 3.0" (also labeled USB 3.0 in your first picture).
3. Connector for USB-C (named USB 3.1 Type-C" in your first picture).

Your confusion is caused by USB-IF which has renamed the USB standards several times so that USB 3.0 is also known as "USB 3.1 Gen1" or "USB 3.2 Gen 1" or "SuperSpeed USB".