Asrock 870 Extreme 3 and USB3

PotatoCat · Jun 19, 2011

Hi!
im planning on buying this mother board and a CM Storm Enforcer case which has 2 internal USB3.0 outs and i want to know, if this motherboard has a USB3.0 header to connect the case's usb 3.0?

thanks!

twicksisted · Jun 19, 2011

Had a quick look at that board on their site and could only see two USB 3.0 ports on back of board, not a USB 3 header on the board.

from another post on the site this is quite interesting regarding cases with USB 3.0 headers:

qwerty_lesh said:
for those wondering,
the reason why you wont see the internal header being popular anytime soon is because manufacturers have been running into signal degradation problems with it.

some threads about corsair and why they dont use the front headers for this same reason:
Plan to offer 600T with internal USB 3.0? - Corsair forums
USB 3.0 Front Panel Header Cable Issues - OCAU

PotatoCat · Jun 19, 2011

twicksisted said:
Had a quick look at that board on their site and could only see two USB 3.0 ports on back of board, not a USB 3 header on the board.

from another post on the site this is quite interesting regarding cases with USB 3.0 headers:

thanks!
so what do you think i do? should i change my case choice? or should i just stick with the case and not use the USB 3?

JrRacinFan · Jun 19, 2011

Stick with the case but maybe go over to a different board "??" Those new Asus M5A's are pretty nice.

PotatoCat · Jun 19, 2011

JrRacinFan said:
Stick with the case but maybe go over to a different board "??" Those new Asus M5A's are pretty nice.

i checked the M5A's and none of them have an internal USB 3.0 port

JrRacinFan · Jun 19, 2011

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/M5A97_EVO/

http://img.techpowerup.org/110619/Capture021.jpg

Also the M5A99X does as well, nearly same specs.

PotatoCat · Jun 20, 2011

that motherboard would put me overbudget

twicksisted · Jun 20, 2011

+1 on the ASUS as i have one!... though you could save some money and get the P8P67 Pro which also has the USB 3.0 header

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8P67_PRO/#specifications

The difference between the EVO & Pro is minimal but the price is much better and you can still do PCI-E 2.0 8X8 crossfire/SLI on it should you need to

Also its a fantastic overclocking board with an awesome UEFI bios

PotatoCat · Jun 20, 2011

twicksisted said:
+1 on the ASUS as i have one!... though you could save some money and get the P8P67 Pro which also has the USB 3.0 header

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8P67_PRO/#specifications

The difference between the EVO & Pro is minimal but the price is much better and you can still do PCI-E 2.0 8X8 crossfire/SLI on it should you need to

Also its a fantastic overclocking board with an awesome UEFI bios

im getting an AMD CPU so the P8P67 is not for me.

is there another cheaper alternative?
it doesnt have to be AM3+ because im not getting bulldozer for another year or so and in a year AM3+ would probably be obsolete.

twicksisted · Jun 20, 2011

PotatoCat said:
im getting an AMD CPU so the P8P67 is not for me.

is there another cheaper alternative?
it doesnt have to be AM3+ because im not getting bulldozer for another year or so and in a year AM3+ would probably be obsolete.

oops... maybe i had 1 too many beers this sunday and missed that point

Im not an AMD guy anymore so im not sure... someone else must recommend a mobo

EDIT:

having said that... why does it have to be "front" USB 3.0 connector? what are you plugging into it that has to be on the front?... if youre after cheap, just get the cheapest AM3 board and plug the USB3 devices into the back

PotatoCat · Jun 20, 2011

twicksisted said:
having said that... why does it have to be "front" USB 3.0 connectors? what are you plugging into it that has to be on the front?... if youre after cheap, just get the cheapest AM3 board and plug the USB3 devices into the back

the CM Storm Enforcer has internal USB 3.0 connectors.

twicksisted · Jun 20, 2011

PotatoCat said:
the CM Storm Enforcer has internal USB 3.0 connectors.

yeah but you dont have to have that case... and you dont have to connect them if you did buy it

I have firewire ports on my case, but ive never used firewire and never will... so i havent connected it.

does it affect the look of the case and my useage?... NO

twicksisted · Jun 20, 2011

PotatoCat said:
the CM Storm Enforcer has internal USB 3.0 connectors.

yeah but you dont have to have that case... and you dont have to connect them

I have firewire ports on my case, but ive never used firewire and never will... so i havent connected it.

does it affect the look of the case and my useage?... NO

I built a system for a customer using the coolermaster HAF 912... its cheaper than the one youre looking at ... got the same functionality and extras but no USB3.0 headers... really nice case to work with and cable tidy i must say.... also I wasnt a fan looking at the internet pictures of it, but having used and worked with it, its pretty awesome

PotatoCat · Jun 20, 2011

twicksisted said:
yeah but you dont have to have that case... and you dont have to connect them
I have firewire ports on my case, but ive never used firewire and never will... so i havent connected it.

does it affect the look of the case and my useage?... NO

I built a system for a customer using the coolermaster HAF 912... its cheaper than the one youre looking at ... got the same functionality and extras but no USB3.0 headers... really nice case to work with and cable tidy i must say.... also I wasnt a fan looking at the internet pictures of it, but having used and worked with it, its pretty awesome

after looking at the haf 912 it looks really nice and gamer-y, me likey

the only thing that bugs me is the unpainted interior but it has no window and im not gonna open it often so yea

twicksisted · Jun 20, 2011

PotatoCat said:
after looking at the haf 912 it looks really nice and gamer-y, me likey

the only thing that bugs me is the unpainted interior but it has no window and im not gonna open it often so yea

Are we talking about the same case?... its painted black inside
EDIT: sorry i meant the 912 plus case

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6674

Volkszorn88 · Jun 20, 2011

I have this board and atm has been working like a charm. You can't beat it's performance and features for the price.

If you do end up buying it, you will enjoy

PotatoCat · Jun 20, 2011

twicksisted said:
Are we talking about the same case?... its painted black inside
EDIT: sorry i meant the 912 plus case

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6674

the case looks sexy but its not available in the US

twicksisted · Jun 20, 2011

PotatoCat said:
the case looks sexy but its not available in the US

hmmm that sucks... anything else youre looking at?

PotatoCat · Jun 20, 2011

twicksisted said:
hmmm that sucks... anything else youre looking at?

the regular 912, and thats it... the Lancool K62 also looks pretty good from what i saw

twicksisted · Jun 20, 2011

These cases have my interest at the moment:

CM Storm Scout Case - 120mm and 2x 140mm Fans Incl...
Corsair 600T Case - Graphite Series CC600T | Ebuye...
Corsair Obsidian 650D Mid Tower Case | Ebuyer.com

(last two are a bit pricy, but definitely solid quality cases you would be able to keep for a long time)

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