Corsair Announces Clever USB 3.0 Upgrade Kit for Obsidian Cases
Corsair Announces Clever USB 3.0 Upgrade Kit for Obsidian Cases
Posted 03/03/2011 at 6:54am
| by Paul Lilly
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Even though Intel and AMD haven't introduced boards with native USB 3.0 support, third-party manufacturers like NEC have stepped in to fill the void. Chances are if you purchased a high-end motherboard within the last several months, it's equipped with USB 3.0 ports. But is your case's front panel? Depends on when you bought it. Corsair's Obsidian Series 800D and 700D full-tower cases ship sans SuperSpeed USB 3.0 support, but before you hand it down to little Johnny in order to upgrade to a new chassis, consider Corsair's inexpensive USB 3.0 upgrade kit.
Corsair says the $15 upgrade kit takes just minutes to install. It consists of a front I/O panel with and a wiring harness and USB 3.0 cable that you route through your case and plug into an available USB 3.0 port. The installation manual recommends snaking the cable through the Obsidian's water cooling cutout in the back of the case, where you can then plug the cable into your motherboard's rear I/O panel's USB 3.0 port.
"Our Obsidian Series cases are designed and built to last through years of system builds and upgrades, and our customers are on the leading edge of technology and of USB 3.0 adoption," said Ruben Mookerjee, VP and General Manager for Components at Corsair. "We are pleased to provide an upgrade kit that allows Obsidian Series owners to bring a USB 3.0 port to the front of the case, making it easier to connect USB 3.0 devices."
The upgrade kit is available now direct from Corsair.
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Matt_Rapp
March 06, 2011 at 8:37pm
Corsair should also make an external hard drive dock that takes one of their hard drive trays, then you could just pull it out and go external with no tools!!
MattyMattMatt
March 03, 2011 at 3:45pm
Wait a minute... am I seeing this right? It's not even using the USB3 headers? What is this, the stone age? USB cables through the case for front USB3 is old news son!
HeartBurnKid
March 03, 2011 at 12:22pm
For those of us without a Corsair case, there's always the old-fashioned drive-bay-mounted approach:
http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-FP36B-Aluminum-3-5-Inch-Converter/dp/B0049MPQCW
Shalbatana
March 03, 2011 at 12:02pm
That's awesome! I think it's a perfect price too!
I don't have one of those cases, but I'll certainly remember Corsair as the company that did this next time I go to buy one.
Matt_Rapp
March 03, 2011 at 11:54am
I built 2 usb 3.0 ports into a card reader/lighting control panel long before this came out, but I might buy it just because its $15 and Corsair is awesome for keeping their cases up to date like this.
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