I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, ...

several spare SATA connectors SPDIF connector 3 10-pin USB 2.0 headers 1 20-pin USB 3.0 header "Front Panel Audio Connector" (10 pin AAFP) supports Hi Def Audio or AC97 ...

USB 3.1 Type-C operates at a maximum rated speed of 10 Gb/s compared to USB 3.0’s 5 Gb/s. However, to access this bandwidth, your motherboard requires a SATA Express port found on many of the ...

I am looking at one for my next upgrade, and was wondering if it might be possible to pop off the USB2 and USB3 ports from the front panel (since they each use a full header for one port) and ...

Besides the USB 3.0 ports in the I / O panel also made six regular USB ports and the board is equipped with USB 2.0 headers. A Gigabit Ethernet jack and eight-channel audio rounds off the features.

For $14.99, Obsidian 700D and 800D owners can replace their existing I/O panel with one that swaps two of the 700D/800D's USB 2.0 ports for USB 3.0.

But it shouldn’t have to be this way. (If you’re reading this but not as familiar with PC building, front-panel pins are what you plug front-panel connectors into.