kennethk Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Is it still only 5v? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 USB 3.0 is still 5V but offers up to 900mA of power compared to 500mA for USB 2.0 iirc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennethk Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 So it wont be able to power a 2tb alone still? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Would depend largely on the type of drive, but nonetheless unlikely. I know a while ago they were considering releasing a USB 3.0 high power spec which would be much more powerful, but never heard much more about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheGamer11 Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) 3.1 http://www.geek.com/chips/usb-3-1-spec-solves-first-world-problem-introduces-smaller-reversible-usb-plug-1578815/ Next year tho Edited December 20, 2013 by DanTheGamer11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigball1 Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Bad ass. 100watts is crazy amount of power for USB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennethk Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Bad ass. 100watts is crazy amount of power for USB And people thought I was crazy when I said that usb could replace sockets some day. Edited December 20, 2013 by kennethk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 3.1 http://www.geek.com/chips/usb-3-1-spec-solves-first-world-problem-introduces-smaller-reversible-usb-plug-1578815/ and from that LINK: "On a desktop setup, it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 I'm seeing a lot of fried power supplies in the near future... ;P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 I'm seeing a lot of fried power supplies in the near future... ;P And I imagine the standard of 24pin power mother board connectors will soon be changed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennethk Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 I'm seeing a lot of fried power supplies in the near future... ;P And I imagine the standard of 24pin power mother board connectors will soon be changed It'll be changed to 28 pins =o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 Is it sad that one of the main reasons I'd want to upgrade to a newer a platform is USB 3+. I have an add in PCI-E card but I want native lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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