Front Panel IO Connectors

[hhamama66]

Hello, I just recently purchased a Corsair Graphite 780t and an MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition and ran into an issue when trying to connect the front panel IO connectors. See, the USB 3.0 cable that I'm supposed to attach to the motherboard doesn't match the port on the motherboard, I was wondering if there was anything I can do to connect the USB 3.0 ports on the front to my motherboard.

In my left hand is the IO connector and on the right just under the motherboard ATX cable is the port on the motherboard.

Picture from the motherboard user guide.

From the case user installation guide.

[Tedster]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

That's not a USB 3 connector, that's SATA Power?

[Umzipumzi]

Yea, that's a SATA power connector. Maybe for a fan controller that your case has?

[IcedEskimo]

Hey! That's a SATA power cable for the fan controller on the 780T. The USB 3.0 is a really fat and thick cable  that has pins inside it that should be right around where you found that SATA power cable!

 

If you need any more help, feel free to PM me as I am also a Corsair 780T/MSI Z97 SLI Krait Edition owner and would be happy to help!

[hhamama66]

yeah, I realized affter looking through the manual a little bit more in detail that it's a power connector. I feel a little stupid right now, probably why I'm labeled newbie lol

[hhamama66]

So are there any extra steps you guys would recommend me taking in terms of cooling? Like should I buy a couple more fans? Also, can any of you guys recommend an after market CPU cooler? I'm buying a core i5 4690k and my budget is between 30 and 40 dollars

[neebuilda]

So are there any extra steps you guys would recommend me taking in terms of cooling? Like should I buy a couple more fans? Also, can any of you guys recommend an after market CPU cooler? I'm buying a core i5 4690k and my budget is between 30 and 40 dollars

Coolar master hyper 212 evo. Cheap but does a great job