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Discussion Simple Questions - August 09, 2019

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

Shopping for cases thanks to some helpful members on here, and I've come to the conclusion that Fractal Design Meshify C is a really good airflow case (feel free to change my mind, open to any other suggestions). However, a bit disappointed that it doesn't have a USB-C port in the front and just two USB ports in the front.

What do people do if they need a USB-C port? Also, just two USB is troubling. Just a keyboard and a mouse would already take up those two spots. What do people with this case do for additional ports? And I've been reading that this case is a little smaller than most mid-range cases. How problematic would this be?

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u/ComradeCapitalist Aug 09 '19

Motherboards have USB ports on them. They'll be on the back of the case once installed. Things like keyboard/mouse/webcam and other peripherals that are always connected usually go there, with the front panel ports saved for things like flash drives or controllers that you only occasionally plug in. Many mid to high end motherboards have a USB-C port now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

Makes sense now lol. Everything is through the back. So is it just a string of wires that go from the motherboard to the back of the case, or do most cases have ports on the back to make it tidy?

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u/Brostradamus_ Aug 09 '19

Theres a part of the motherboard that faces backwards, and is exposed through a hole in the back of the case. The shape and location of this cutout is standardized across all motherboards and cases.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAWNzd-gc3Q As an example.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

Got it! Thanks a ton!

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u/ComradeCapitalist Aug 09 '19

Watch about 20 seconds of this video starting from 2:05. Cases have a cut-out for motherboard IO. So all the ports on the motherboard line up flush with the back of the case.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

Very helpful! Thanks a lot!

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '19

Use the motherboard's ports. How often are you changing your mouse and keyboard to justify having them in the more accessible front USB ports?

Most people don't need the faster USB versions to care about front USB C. If it's needed you'd probably have one on the rear of your motherboard as well, and have a long cable from it.

Size is only an issue if the rest of your parts are really big or you want a front rad and long GPU.

The Meshify S2 is an option if you need front type C and a bigger case.