USB2.0 to USB3.0 help

[mooresteven200]

Hey guys I need some help. I'm in the process of building my own PC and iv ran into a slight problem I think. I was on pcpartpicker.com and was building a pc and the  compatibility note said

"MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard has onboard USB 3.0 headers, but the Raidmax Smilodon Extreme ATX-612WEB ATX Mid Tower Case does not have front panel USB 3.0 ports." Would that be a problem or would I have to do somthing to the case to make things work?

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[wadeak78]

No

[Wiflare]

No, but I would highly recommend against raidmax products anyway.

[dizmo]

Are you still in the planning stage?
If so, why are you on Z97?

[CaptainSav916]

No, you would just not have 3.0 ports in the front of the case unless you installed some. I have the FX990 and everything is exactly the same except yours is an intel socket and your heatsinks look different.. If you ever want to have 3.0 ports in the front, you would need to buy an expansion card for one of your front bays and plug the cable into the usb 3.0 header. a header is what you plug a cable into. yours is located directly next to your sata ports. . http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA67049F2211&cm_re=USB_3.0_Front_Panel_Hub-_-9SIA67049F2211-_-Product

 

good luck on your build.

[Enderman]

....just don't use the USB 3.0 headers?

[mooresteven200]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

Are you still in the planning stage?
If so, why are you on Z97?

 

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

Are you still in the planning stage?
If so, why are you on Z97?

It matches a theme im doing of red and black

[mooresteven200]

1 hour ago, Wiflare said:

No, but I would highly recommend against raidmax products anyway.

Its just the case i got for free from work the old hardware in it crashed and they gave me the case

[dizmo]

11 hours ago, mooresteven200 said:

 

It matches a theme im doing of red and black

I just mean it's old. If you're buying new you should be buying Z170/Skylake

[mooresteven200]

5 hours ago, dizmo said:

I just mean it's old. If you're buying new you should be buying Z170/Skylake

Z170? Sorry this will be my first pc so I'm still learning things

[CaptainSav916]

6 hours ago, mooresteven200 said:

Z170? Sorry this will be my first pc so I'm still learning things

Z170 supports the latest sockets and chipsets. Also that motherboard is DDR3 Ram, get something that supports DDR4...

[mooresteven200]

Well this is an updated build parts list money is tight hence some of the parts 

[pyrojoe34]

3 hours ago, mooresteven200 said:

Well this is an updated build parts list money is tight hence some of the parts 

You're buying an unlocked CPU with a locked chipset (motherboard). That doesn't make sense. Either don't get an unlocked CPU (k) or get a Z170 chipset motherboard. If you're not overclocking (non-k CPU) then you can stick with a B150 mobo (if you really want but FYI, "B" is for "business" why choose that chipset? why not h110 or h170 for a non-k cpu) but then there's no reason to get a liquid cooler. Save the money and get a 212 evo or somthing. Even if you overclock you can save some money and get an air cooler.

 

What are you doing with the PC? Just gaming? If so an i7 with a 1050 doesn't make sense. Get an i5 and spend more on the GPU (like a 1060 or 1070) instead.

 

The build doesn't make much sense as is. What is it for and what is your budget?

[mooresteven200]

On 11/3/2016 at 2:35 PM, pyrojoe34 said:

You're buying an unlocked CPU with a locked chipset (motherboard). That doesn't make sense. Either don't get an unlocked CPU (k) or get a Z170 chipset motherboard. If you're not overclocking (non-k CPU) then you can stick with a B150 mobo (if you really want but FYI, "B" is for "business" why choose that chipset? why not h110 or h170 for a non-k cpu) but then there's no reason to get a liquid cooler. Save the money and get a 212 evo or somthing. Even if you overclock you can save some money and get an air cooler.

 

What are you doing with the PC? Just gaming? If so an i7 with a 1050 doesn't make sense. Get an i5 and spend more on the GPU (like a 1060 or 1070) instead.

 

The build doesn't make much sense as is. What is it for and what is your budget?

The build is for video editing and gaming/sreaming and im trying to get an idea down first before i settle on budget. Nothing to expensive though im still trying to stay cheap since i work for minimum wage (7.50) and after bills dont have much money

[pyrojoe34]

21 hours ago, mooresteven200 said:

The build is for video editing and gaming/sreaming and im trying to get an idea down first before i settle on budget. Nothing to expensive though im still trying to stay cheap since i work for minimum wage (7.50) and after bills dont have much money

Here are a few options that follow the red/black theme:

 

One option with a 6700k would focus on video editing over gaming, but the trade off would not be worth it IMO:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8R2RzM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8R2RzM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.39 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GAMING X 4G Video Card  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $818.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 11:19 EST-0500

 

The second focuses on gaming over editing but would still make a very capable editing rig (I would say this would be the better option):

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GMRGxY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GMRGxY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($236.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.39 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card  ($259.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $821.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 11:23 EST-0500

 

For both of these options you would have to add a case and could choose to save some money by taking out the SSD (personally I recommend it because it will help take the load off the media drive for editing and overall make for a better experience but it's optional and can be added in later).

 

 

Here is a more budget friendly system that would be more than capable for both gaming and editing and be quite a bit cheaper the only thing you have to add to this is a case (the CPU comes with a cooler):

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xRZ8jc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xRZ8jc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $582.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 11:28 EST-0500

 

The next budget step down would be an i3-6100 and a 1050Ti with 8GB of ram (instead of 16) which would bring you down below $500.

[mooresteven200]

1 hour ago, pyrojoe34 said:

Here are a few options that follow the red/black theme:

 

One option with a 6700k would focus on video editing over gaming, but the trade off would not be worth it IMO:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8R2RzM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/8R2RzM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.39 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GAMING X 4G Video Card  ($163.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $818.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 11:19 EST-0500

 

The second focuses on gaming over editing but would still make a very capable editing rig (I would say this would be the better option):

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GMRGxY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GMRGxY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($236.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A Tomahawk AC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.39 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card  ($259.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $821.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 11:23 EST-0500

 

For both of these options you would have to add a case and could choose to save some money by taking out the SSD (personally I recommend it because it will help take the load off the media drive for editing and overall make for a better experience but it's optional and can be added in later).

 

 

Here is a more budget friendly system that would be more than capable for both gaming and editing and be quite a bit cheaper the only thing you have to add to this is a case (the CPU comes with a cooler):

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xRZ8jc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xRZ8jc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($46.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $582.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 11:28 EST-0500

 

The next budget step down would be an i3-6100 and a 1050Ti with 8GB of ram (instead of 16) which would bring you down below $500.

now these i will definitely look into for builds im still learning all this stuff and all knowledge is welcomed and since these builds match my theme and are cheaper than my initial idea im going to highly consider them. i currently have a case but i plan on making a desk later for the components to go in and can continue my theme elsewhere