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cases with usb 3.0

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I was doing some searching on the egg, and was having trouble finding any cases with 3.0 built in. Was I just missing them, or are there not many out there?
 
do they make a motherboard or add in card with a usb 3.0 header? i think that is why there isnt too many cases with usb 3.0 support seeing as nobody make a usb 3.0 device with a header.
 
tricky0502 said:
do they make a motherboard or add in card with a usb 3.0 header? i think that is why there aren't too many cases with usb 3.0 support seeing as nobody make a usb 3.0 device with a header.
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fixt :p

serious edit: I think you're right. I just looked at the manuals for a handful of USB3.0 motherboards and none of them show headers anywhere near the NEC D720200F1 controller (which is in almost every USB3.0 mobo), which can only provide two ports anyway.

Still, I think Lian-Li is on the right track. I'm sure the USB 3.0 cables and sockets are fairly cheap and it gives them a large advantage for anyone who is looking for a case that is "future proof" and will last for a long time.
 
it might be because usb 3.0 requires so many contacts.
I think 10 headers for per usb... 10x2 array of headers for 2 usb ports.

If you don't want to use lian-li cases, i can think of 4 things you can do.
Easiest is the lian-li 5.25" I/O bay. Simply pop it into one of your empty bays; price is kind of steep though.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1...uad_USB_-_Black_-_BZ-U07B.html?tl=g43c241s613


If you can cut precision holes (here are some holes I cut using a drill and needle-file), you can just fasten one of lian-li's I/O cables onto any part of your case.
http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g43...s-OEM-Lian_Li_Parts-Lian_Li_Cables-Page1.html

If you have the materials to etch your own pc-boards, you can get usb 3.0 connectors for $2 a pop at mouser
http://www.mouser.com/Interconnects...s/_/N-55dbs?P=1yzxjzl&Keyword=usb+3.0&FS=True
on the tail-end of the pcb, you can have the wire hard-soldered on, you can use molex connectors, pins, or you can add another usb 3.0 connector so you can use a standard usb3 cable to connect it to your i/o plate.

if you don't mind rigging up something a bit ghetto, you can use a USB 3.0 extension cable, and fix it onto panel.
Heres a example of one way to do it using some scrap piece of aluminum and jb-weld.
 
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