Do USB 3 backets exist?

Imy · 15 May 2011 at 13:10

My Lian Li PC-C50BHTPC case arrived on Friday and to my (slight) disappointment the front USB 3 ports do not connect to an internal USB 3 header, but instead have long cables which route out the back of the case and into rear USB 3 ports.

I remembered you often used to get rear USB 2 port brackets which connected to the motherboard USB 2 headers thrown in with motherboards. Is there a similar bracket available for USB 3? If I could get one of them then I could tuck the bracket away inside the case somewhere and keep the cabling all internal.

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 13:26

what motherboard?

Surveyor · 15 May 2011 at 13:26

What are you wanting to connect the USB 3.0 ports to?

The motherboard in your sig. doesn't have USB 3.0.

gropingmantis · 15 May 2011 at 13:32

Lian li do this http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=575&cl_index=2&sc_index=47&ss_index=141

But if you dont have a USB 3.0 header then its useless.

Imy · 15 May 2011 at 14:00

Looking at purchasing the Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 as the motherboard which has a single USB 3 header. This is for a new HTPC build. Ignore my sig - that's only one of 4/5 PC's I got.

Thanks gropingmantis - that's even better than what I was looking for!

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 14:03

that motherboard does not have an internal USB3.0 header, its only got two USB3.0 ports on the back.

It has four USB2.0 internal headers.

Imy · 15 May 2011 at 14:07

GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3

Sorry

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 14:10

Ah, thats better.

Orcvader · 15 May 2011 at 15:17

gropingmantis said:
Lian li do this http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=575&cl_index=2&sc_index=47&ss_index=141

But if you dont have a USB 3.0 header then its useless.

Can't seem to find them anywhere

Surveyor · 15 May 2011 at 15:21

Orcvader said:
Can't seem to find them anywhere

You can in the USA.

About $20.

I'm waiting on Cooler Master.

I have 2 HAF-X's and Cooler Master promised free USB 3.0 front panel cables which plug into the motherboard header.

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 15:24

Just order them, you can get anything shipped from anywhere in this modern day, Just like the side panel for my case, its coming from another country.

Imy · 15 May 2011 at 15:32

I've had to order Lian Li components from the US before.

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 15:35

Imy said:
I've had to order Lian Li components from the US before.

There you go, needs must.

I have ordered T-shirts from USA before, just because I liked them.

Imy · 15 May 2011 at 19:07

Total price inc. delivery is $35. Does that mean I would have to pay all the import taxes too on top?

stulid · 15 May 2011 at 19:10

Not if marked as a gift on the parcel, or make up a fake invoice for say $10

so you pay a considerably less amount.

Email them.

Imy · 15 May 2011 at 19:18

Thanks I'll give that a go!