USB 3.0 passthrough?

[Cs342]

Hi guys,

I ordered a Corsair 600T White, and apparently it supports front panel USB 3.0 but with passhtrough. What does this mean? Do I have to plug the USB 3.0 cable into the back of the case? I would prefer to just have a front panel USB3.0 connected directly to the motherboard. Is this possible with the 600T?

[Godlygamer23]

Pass through means it goes to the outside of the case and plugs into the motherboard. The product though may have been updated to support the internal header. If it doesn't, you can get a little adapter to convert it to the USB 3.0 port to the actual header.

[Cs342]

Pass through means it goes to the outside of the case and plugs into the motherboard. The product though may have been updated to support the internal header. If it doesn't, you can get a little adapter to convert it to the USB 3.0 port to the actual header.

How much does this adapter cost and where can I get it?

[Godlygamer23]

You can get one on Newegg here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812162012

$10 with about $3 for shipping.

[Cs342]

Is a passthrough really that ugly or will you not be able to see it once the case is on your desk? 

[Godlygamer23]

It can stick out quite a bit.

[Godlygamer23]

Like I said, the case could've been updated to support it internally. So don't order the adapter just yet, until you know for sure it's external.

[Cs342]

Like I said, the case could've been updated to support it internally. So don't order the adapter just yet, until you know for sure it's external.

Is there any way of checking without receiving the case first? This is the first case upgrade I've done in years (had a CM 690 II for 3 years) so I was pretty excited about getting front panel USB 3.0 at last, but then I heard that it was a passthrough...

[Godlygamer23]

I tried looking on Newegg and couldn't see the connector and the "details" tab doesn't state whether it's internal or external.

[Cs342]

I ordered the Special Edition White version of the 600T which came out quite a while after the first one was released, so could it have been updated?

[Godlygamer23]

I don't see anything about an update being put out for it.

[melchiorvester]

You can get it on amazon. I have the same case so I ordered one too. Here's the link.

http://www.amazon.com/8-inch-20-Pin-Motherboard-Connectors-Y-Cable/dp/B007PODI1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375154741&sr=8-1&keywords=Usb+3+header

Got the same thing and works great.

[Cs342]

Why can't cases just support internal USB 3.0 then? 

[Godlygamer23]

At the time, no standardized internal header was created. So companies improvised and produced the pass through.

[Cs342]

At the time, no standardized internal header was created. So companies improvised and produced the pass through.

Do you know any white cases with internal USB 3?

[notenoughtv]

Do you know any white cases with internal USB 3?

There are a lot, depends on what you want

 

Switch 810, CoolerMaster Stryker, Define R4 White, etc

[Cs342]

There are a lot, depends on what you want

 

Switch 810, CoolerMaster Stryker, Define R4 White, etc

How about a case in a similar category/price bracket as the 600T?

[Nit3Rid3R]

You will have to run the cable out of the back of the case and then plug it into the usb 3, however, you can get USB 3.0 headers to USB 3.0 connectors adapters.