USB 3 motherboard connector issue on cm storm trooper, NEEED ADVICE

[arnzzz]

Hello

This is my first proper post,, and my problem is i have just finished my very first build after running into a few problems

only someone on there first build could run into. e.g. buying a cheap PSU with only one PCIe connector and ONE sata connector

(suppose i should not have expected much from a £15 700w PSU lol.

But yesterday my case arrived (CoolerMaster Storm Trooper) and OMG i have fallen in love!!!! This thing is frikkin awesome,

so i spent the best part of last night routing all the cables( from another cheap 700w PSU i bought, lol, i cant say no to a bargain

then when i came to the USB3 cable which runs internally from a panel at the front of the case, it terminated in a motherboard header.

Now i was expecting to have a normal male USB3 plug routing out the back of the case to the io plate on the motherboard.

Right, my problem is just this, my motherboard (asus m5a97 pro) does not have a USB3 header!!!!! why i dont know, guess they want

more money for such a luxury

SO, can i buy and adapter for this cable turning it from a motherboard plug into a regular USB3 plug which i can route

through the back of the case???

I know im being obcessive about a little thing but i hate not having the full functionality of a new product.

Thanks for listening to my long long simple problem haha

 

[Josh Weston]

You could, perhaps, invest in a PCIe adapter?

http://usb.brando.com/2-port-usb-3-0-pci-express-card-with-20-pin-header_p02412c046d015.html

^ for example.

 

[Umzok]

Silverstone do an almost identical card in the UK that has the correct internal connector for about £20 odd.

Note that £5 more than your power supply.....generally speaking it's a false economy to spend so little on a PSU. I'd save for a bit and buy a more decent model

 

[arnzzz]

Thanks for the reply's, Ill probably go with the PCIe adapter even though i was hoping to avoid it lol.

Im a bit obsessive when it comes to things being cluttered in my case

i spent hours routing cables

only to pull them all back out more than once to start again.

Or another idea maybe, just make do with the two USB 3 ports on the io panel of motherboard until

its time to upgrade to a new m/b and cpu bundle, at which time im 100% sure ill know exactly what i need

in a motherboard, something im a little embarressed to say i didnt know before this first build

anyways, thanks again

arnzzz

 

[SPS]

It's one thing getting a bargain on PSU, but if it's some no brand rubbish it could do damage to other components, which obviously doesn't make it a bargain anymore.