Why do motherboard manufacturers still put USB2.0 on their devices

>>62013906
drivers?

>>62013945
What do you mean?

>>62013906
Penny pinching, basically.

>>62013981
AFAIK some mobos do not have usb 3 support until you install the drivers

>>62013906
>Why do motherboard manufacturers still put USB2.0 on their devices
They don't?

>>62013906
Drivers.
[probably]XHCI licensing more expensive than EHCI[/probably]

>>62014000
this

good to have 2.0 there so you can atleast thumb drive the network drivers onto the thing.

>>62013906
Some things don't work with usb3.
Don't know why.
Proprietary drivers are a bitch

>>62014000
That's odd. USB3.0 should work out of the box without drivers, it's literally 5 years old.

USB2.0 is garbage capped at 30MB/sec and I'm tired of modern mobos having literally 4 USB2.0's in the back.

>>62013906
the reason is windows. usb 3.0 does not work until you install the drivers (they install automatically in w10)

>>62013950
Reported for announcing reporting

>>62014136
>USB3.0 should work out of the box without drivers
Everything needs drivers bro, it's just whether your OS comes with drivers to handle it.

>>62014157
I was able to boot and install W10 from a USB3 flash drive so the W10 installer must have had supported drivers for my USB3 with it without having to download them.
This isn't always the case, especially if you use an older OS like W7.

>>62014081
:(

>>62014405
>This isn't always the case, especially if you use an older OS like W7.
You can always include any drivers in w7 iso.

>>62014136
>it's literally 5 years old.
>literally 4 USB2.0's in the back.

Literally the worst thing I've read all morning.

>>62013906
Older parts are cheaper.
Not every device needs 5gbps.

>>62013906

Look for a USB 3.0 only mobo and try to install an OS on it. You'll see why.

>>62013906
Because 3.0 ports can be iffy at times.

>>62013906
because installing windows 7 on that device becomes a fucking nightmare

>>62013906
Because USB 1.0 plugs are out of stock (or else they would still use those)

>>62014136
How many usb ports do you need?
There are usually 6-9 usb ports and 2-4 of those are usb2 and the rest is usb3.1
USB3 doesn't always work for "old" devices and usb2 doesn't always work for "new" devices.
But how many ports do you actually need?
And if you need a ton of devices, wouldn't you use extenders anyway?

USB 2.0 is less iffy at the BIOS/UEFI for input devices like mice and keyboards
it's less iffy on older OSes like Windows 7/8 for support at the time the installer is launched from untouched boot media (E.g. driver packages not added to the install media boot image specifically)
it's cheaper to put in 2.0 ports than 3.0

and finally, some devices just don't work right in 3.0 ports, as >>62014110
stated already

>>62014843
they use literally the same physical connector, though

>>62014650
That is true, but it does require you to add them beforehand.

>>62013906
Usb 3.0 goes through different hardware and drivers and that is a problem for things like flashing your phone or other programing work where a usb connection without a middleman is requied.

>>62014874
Not actually true. The connector is backwards compatible but it's not the same. USB 3 has more conductors than USB 2.

>>62013906
Nothing the average gamerfag buys has USB ports needed for anything other than their RGB mouse and keyboard, what do you put into your USB port?