Obsidian 750D Front I/O question

[Jayleon]

Whatchya

I've been buying parts for my next build every payday and I'm now a month or two from putting everything together. My last build was 2008 so it's been a while.

I have a 750D case and an Asus X99 Deluxe II motherboard.

The X99DII has two internal USB 3 connectors on the board and I have had an idea and would like to know if it is a stupid hard thing to do, or if it's as easy as I suspect. So if you have experience of similar please let me know.

If I buy one of these (replacement front I/O panel for the case link below), would it be an easy thing to strip the USB 3 slots and replace the existing USB 2 slots on the case front I/O?

http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/obsidian-series-750d-i-o-panel

Looking at it, it seems like a simple thing, just unscrew the two screws at the top of the I/O block holding the USB slots, pop them out and pop in the USB 3s and BOOM! 4 x USB3 in the front I/O.

But I can't tell if there is something internal in the front I/O, such as wiring or hidden small but vitally important tabs that would cause an issue.

And i don't want to mess around and break it or buy the replacement I/O panel and end up with the same USB config as if I hadn't bothered.

Let me know if you have done similar or have an idea what I should expect

Thanks

Jx

 

[AngryGoldfish]

There really is only way to find out. The likelihood of someone here having done that mod is very slim. Even if you asked a much larger forum such as Toms Hardware I doubt you'd find a definitive answer from someone who has done it before. You may be able to get educated opinions, but not first-hand experience.

 

[AlienALX]

If they are slot in then yeah it would be very easy. If not you're looking at the soldering iron etc. You may also find that both the USB3 and USB2 sockets are on the same PCB meaning you have got serious problems. I would try and find pics of that thing taken to bits before buying anything.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Ive done it on a few cases but the USB's all mount differently. Normally the USB2 is on a PCB along with the audio connectors :/

 

[AlienALX]

Ive done it on a few cases but the USB's all mount differently. Normally the USB2 is on a PCB along with the audio connectors :/

Yup the latest case I have stripped has all of it on once PCB. Obs not on the same circuit, but all on one PCB.

 

[Jayleon]

Ive done it on a few cases but the USB's all mount differently. Normally the USB2 is on a PCB along with the audio connectors :/

The audio is on the other side of the I/O and due to the shape looked like they were on thier own PCB, so I was kinda hoping that the USB3 & USB2 were going to be on there own PSBs.

Its likely they are but they share a PCB between themselves, because why would they want to make more more money by easily modding their stuff with their own parts they sell.

Oh well, for the same money I can buy and additional front 3.0 hub, it just won'y look as nice.

Much appreciate the input from you all.

TTL You are a Legend BTW. I hope you and the OC3D team are rightfully proud of the awesome and vast resources you have and continue to create.

*Ding*