Question regarding USB 3.

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I am currently running on a Asus p5nt-deluxe as my motherboard; which is USB 2.. However, due to heat issues that I've been ranting about for the last god knows how many months - I've decided I need a new case.

I had decided upon the 'HAF X' a while ago, which has USB 3.0 in the case; the issue I have being my motherboard does not support USB 3.0, so I would in essence be minus two USB slots.

Is there any way I can work around this? Obviously the USB 3.0 are all internal, meaning they'd have to plug into something inside the machine. I've seen PCI-E controller cards, but they only seem to give an extension of USB 3.0 slots on the outside, rather than allow any configuration inside.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!
 
plug the case usb ports into your motherboard usb2 headers, will just work at the slower speed.
or I could be talking crap.
 
Looking at some review sites, the HAF X's usb 3 is kinda weird. Apparently, there isn't a standard internal USB3 header yet, so what coolermaster have done is provide an extension which is supposed to go into one of the external usb3.0 sockets round the back.

Essentially it's just an extension cable which runs from the rear usb3 ports, to the front. I don't see any reason why the cable wouldn't be backwards compatible. If for some reason it doesn't work, it wouldn't be a difficult mod to install the standard female-usb to usb-header that most cases have.
 
Looking at some review sites, the HAF X's usb 3 is kinda weird. Apparently, there isn't a standard internal USB3 header yet, so what coolermaster have done is provide an extension which is supposed to go into one of the external usb3.0 sockets round the back.
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The trouble I'm having is that my motherboard doesn't have any USB 3 slots at all - so plugging them in the back - just a wild guess, I don't know - would be useless, as I only have USB 2.0

plug the case usb ports into your motherboard usb2 headers, will just work at the slower speed.
or I could be talking crap.
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Could anyone confirm this? I was secretly hoping that was the case, but I haven't been able to find any information regarding it.
 
USB3 is backwards compatible with USB2/1.1

There may be add on cards for PCI, PCIe that are USB3 and could be used to divert to the front ports
 
I'm not 100% certain but i'm sure this is possible, if you want i can test that tonight when i start my build if you want? I also have the HAF-X case, and a mobo but with usb3, however i'll just connect the port up to a usb2 output.

Want me to try?
 
I'm sure the HAF X comes with another USB2.0 cable so you can unplug the blue(USB3.0) and replace with the USB2.0 cable. Then plug into the USB2.0 headers on your mobo

Which will mean you will have 4 USB2.0 ports on the front of the case
 
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-fedexer- said:
I'm not 100% certain but i'm sure this is possible, if you want i can test that tonight when i start my build if you want? I also have the HAF-X case, and a mobo but with usb3, however i'll just connect the port up to a usb2 output.

Want me to try?
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That'd be great, yes please.

Mayfair said:
I'm sure the HAF X comes with another USB2.0 cable so you can unplug the blue(USB3.0) and replace with the USB2.0 cable. Then plug into the USB2.0 headers on your mobo

Which will mean you will have 4 USB2.0 ports on the front of the case
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That'd be great too - so I could certainly buy this case, without too much issue regarding the whole 'USB' situation?

Cheers.
 
Unconscious said:
That'd be great too - so I could certainly buy this case, without too much issue regarding the whole 'USB' situation?

Cheers.
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Yes that's correct, you will just unplug the 3.0 cable and plug the 2.0 cable that comes with the case for the front panel then plug it into your usb2.0 header on your motherboard.
 
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