carsonbm Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I would like to change the front panel so USB 3.0 would be there, I looked in the Corsair part list and cannot find a upgrade. Will someone help? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Technobeard Posted July 20, 2013 Administrators Share Posted July 20, 2013 http://www.corsair.com/us/obsidian-series-800d-700d-front-panel-usb-3-0-upgrade-kit.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayne Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 You can not up grade to usb3 in front. They want you to run the wires out the back of your case and plug them into the back usb. No way of plugging into the onboard header. It is a joke that I laughed at the whole time I zipped them all up and out of the way. Forget about the front panel Corsair had brain damage when they thought that solution up. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Technobeard Posted July 20, 2013 Administrators Share Posted July 20, 2013 Shayne: Yes, you can upgrade the 800D front ports to USB 3.0. Yes, it does plug into the back of the motherboard and not an onboard header. This is because the case is 4 years old, and when the USB 3.0 upgrade was designed, USB 3.0 wasn't that prevalent yet, and most motherboards didn't have USB 3.0 headers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayne Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Shayne: Yes, you can upgrade the 800D front ports to USB 3.0. Yes, it does plug into the back of the motherboard and not an onboard header. This is because the case is 4 years old, and when the USB 3.0 upgrade was designed, USB 3.0 wasn't that prevalent yet, and most motherboards didn't have USB 3.0 headers. And the reason it continues is because? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deees Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 And the reason it continues is because? Regards They probably manufactured all the USB front panels in only a couple batches, (if not all at one time), in order to obtain a reasonable unit cost. I doubt they're making them one-at-a-time, and I'm sure they haven't made any in a long time. The 800D is EOL so I don't think you'll see any new accessories designed or manufactured for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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