MAD scientist time! Can the USB type C port on Nvidia RTX tuning card used as a standard USB port? Eg charging your phone, or read USB flash drive🤔

I believe it's meant only for screens with USB-C support, or eGPU for laptops

I like @athlon said, probably it is not an USB-C port but an Thunderbolt 3 port to connect a Thunderbolt 3 display.

@athlon @irene someone YouTuber said it works as a standard 3.1 gen 2 port. Which can read flash drive😼I don’t have a type C ssd atm. Will borrow one and test it out soon.

@sunfishcc Thunderbolt 3 also includes the USB specification. Maybe you can use it for both.

@irene that moment when you're too broke to have a motherboard with USB-C support, so you buy GTX 1080 Ti to make a use of your USB-C SSD

@irene @athlon I’m back boys! The moment of truth, so it works as a normal USB 3.1 gen 2. Transfer as fast as your flash drive goes.
I don’t agree. Many new devices use type C nowadays. But even high end board usually only provides 1 type C. I could see it’s highly useful

@sunfishcc MANY? I only see smartphones (but they always come with USB-C to USB 3.0 cable), SSDs and screens (which both just because of that single connector are stupidly expensive).

Maybe there are USB-C mouses, or keyboards, but what's the point if, as you mentioned, buying them while having single USB-C port

@athlon just imagine you got entire set of external devices for Apple, and you suddenly want to use windows(don’t ask me why) external ssd is a big one btw

@sunfishcc I can't even connect iPhone to MacBook! Why would I want a MacBook in the first place?! Also most Macs have 1 to 2 USB-C ports

@irene type C just the port shape. Samsung only provide USB 2.0 to type C cable out of the box. But 3.1 gen2 is much faster. Even just 2.0, it’s bidirectional🙃🙂

@irene Yes you can! Just for testing 🥺 give some credit for nvidia doing the good thing, which they rarely do

@athlon then you need pixel 🤔the “faster” charger from google is also type c

@sunfishcc I don't need a Pixel, I'm more than happy with my OnePlus which in fact has USB-C and really fast charging, and I can connect it to my desktop without USB-C easily!

Anyway, let's say that your scenario happens and I switch from Apple to Linux computer (why I wouldn't just install the Linux on my current Mac?).
There's HUGE chance that I already have USB-C hub which lets me connect USB-A, more USB-C, HDMI and Ethernet (there are hubs like that), so that doesn't seem to be an issue.

@athlon which one plus? 6T looks weird

That's one expensive 1-port usb hub

@sunfishcc OnePlus 6 with 6 GB RAM (so a base model). For 350€ it is a great deal.

@irene well I got it from GearBest and I had the shipping price included

@jespersh if it fits, it won't cause damage

The USB-C port on RTX cards is ment for VR-Headsets. USB-C delivers enough power, data and image. So yes, it *SHOULD* work as a regular USB port.

@irene Europe, to be precise - The Netherlands.

@electrineer I hope you won't say that to person with HIV 😂

Wow.

@athlon im considering pocophone... but don’t wanna spend too much on testing

@jespersh tested on my own rtx 2070. Works

@sunfishcc OnePlus 6 has better screen, better built quality, better camera, has stock Android with great tweaks and you get one for the same price.

@sunfishcc now that you've had it for a while, what do you think of the RTX 2070?

@irene okay, but it's a near stock experience. And the tweaks (like dark mode, or OnePlus gestures) are great.

@RememberMe won’t never ever buy gigabyte again! I know it sucks, but my friend convinced me his motherboard n graphics card survived after aio cooler leak.
I would say get cheapest rtx2080 probably much better🤔

@athlon @irene Nokia do stock Android ✌️

@irene while not trying to do so all my daily use peripherals are USB C.
Portable display,
Mouse
Phone
They all need an adapter at the moment, but I would love to USB C everything. What is against that?

@irene internet, its a wireless mouse but charged with USB C. Its a logitech MX Vertical

@irene and with laptops and my desktop

@irene so it's also stupid to grow potato because most people prefer pasta

@irene when I am looking for a new laptopfor more than 500 euros almost all have a USB C port

@irene smart people are also a minority,. Are they stupid to?

@irene in EU