What is the crowd's opinion of EZDIY-FAB 5.25in 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen2 Hub and Type-C Port,Front Panel USB Hub with QC 3.0 Quick Charging?

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It's easier just to get a hub connected to a Gen 2 port on the back and have all your use ports on your desk next to you. Also, I've had one of these for a year now, so it's nothing new.

I'm already using two 5.25" bays,

One is the best USB Expansion bays you can find right now, EZDIY-FAB 5.25" x4 10Gbps 3.1 Gen2 ports, and x2 Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0

The other 5.25" is being used for an ASUS Blu-ray drive.

The form factor is only as tall as a power supply, so I can't stack them up like in my Corsair 750D that has three 5.25" bays.

Late edit: I forgot all about Case FP I/O replacement parts, there's a really thin and sleek one for the Corsair Carbide 600C/Q however they're not in stock anywhere AND the are long and I need to mount the FP I/O vertically.

I'm choosing to go with a Sliger SM580 "Single 19-Pin USB FPIO", and there is another one by Vktech that is with USB 1.0 (white USB) , as well as one by SuperWhole on Amazon but with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, cheaper than the Sliger one but it doesn't have any mounting holes on the PCB.

In short, when I typed this at night I forgot that an Audio-Header to Female 3.5mm is called Front Panel I/O + some (useless in this application) USB ports. I wanted a smaller PCB but doesn't seem I'll find one, and after all, Sliger has some good quality parts.

Main purpose of my "auxiliary fan shelf" is to provide additional airflow to the case when I'm home. Exhausting air through the top sure does keep lower overall case temps, but why not add even more fresh air?...

This is my first time using my trusty dremel for some woodwork. I should've been a bit more patient with the multipurpose cutting tool and the router. Maybe I would've had sliiiightly cleaner cuts and edges, but overall I'm happy. Some of those knots in the wood threw my circle cut off quite a bit.

The FormD T1 loses no SFF PC mobility factor. Currently for my home use, I can plug in the power and USB-C header cable for the EZDIYFAB 5.25" USB panel. I will eventually find some time to fabricate a custom mount to retrofit this into my T1. I really can not stand not having Quick Charging ports. https://www.amazon.com/EZDIY-FAB-5-25in-10Gbps-Type-C-Charging/dp/B07T5QQZG4 It's secured to its frame with two screws, so I can't imagine it being tough to find a spot for it. As for the 120x25mm fan that originally came with my MSI Coreliquid 240R AIO, I used the original Y splitter. The one end comes out of one of the holes (currently in 2-slot configuration) and I can easily plug in the fan power cable.

As for the RGB, I snake it in the same hole and eventually connect it to the other RGB splitter that's currently in use. This requires me to open the case but that's no big deal. It's very easy to disconnect everything.

If anyone is unfamiliar with my T1 build, it's hiding an i9-10900K and an Asus Turbo RTX2080 Ti.

I don't have thermal tests for you (yet) but I was able to squeeze in one Blender 2.92 BMW test. Call me simple but I just hit the "Extreme Performance" preset for OC on my MSI Dragon Center. Gives me max performance and fan speeds. For just about everything I do gaming wise, it works. Back to the Blender benchmark. Usually if I leave it in stock clock, I'll be sitting no more than 60°C at the end of the run. Usually about ~3 mins, I don't have exact numbers off my head. With the 10900K OC'd at ~5.1ghz, the test will go by faster but the temperatures start off at 79-80°C. Usually at 70% of the way, the temps will hit close to 98-99°C before it tapers off to 100°C. Far beyond my comfort zone but it's not like I'm rendering stuff and doing huge extended workloads at home.

I did the same benchmark earlier and the extra airflow introduced to the bottom of the case helped a little bit. A little similar to my previous experience, the temps did hit 100°C but it was towards the very end of the benchmark.

I'm on a 15/25 fan setup inside the case at the moment. I may potentially try out triple 15mm fans in the future if another member finds good thermal results.

I'm done rambling!

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• Get Kingston FURY Beast RGB 32GB DDR4-3600 for €135 to edit large videos while having lots of Firefox tabs open without worries.
• Picked over-ear headphones for comfort at home. If this is for outdoor use etc. then get earbuds instead
• Case has 1 usb-c and 1 usb on front. If you really want tons of front usb ports, best option is to get Fractal Pop case (2 usb, optional usb-c, front 5.25" bays) and then find a multi usb hub for the drive bays like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T5QQZG4
• Keyboard choices in pcpp suck. RK61 is an option: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B09JK2DSSZ . I wanted to suggest RK84 for the 2 usb passthru (since you like extra ports) but can't find that in amazon es
• Games listed should play fine with 5600g igpu, save on the graphics card. If you plan to get one for more demanding games, then get ryzen 5600 as the cpu instead (pcie 4 support)

While you're researching, if your old system is using hdd still then spend €24 on https://www.amazon.es/dp/B01N5IB20Q for a quick boost.

You could always get something like this front panel hub and put it in one of your old case's external 5.25" drive slots.

This one seems to pile four ports onto one Gen 2 connector, three Type A and one Type C + 2 Type A charging ports.

Alternatively, there is also this one. with the full suite of connections, plus a card reader.

 

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I would imagine that you could use one of its front 5.25" bays to install a front panel USB hub or something of the sort.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T5QQZG4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_6E8WXM9D2P48Y0SFNCYY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

18W max according to the product page. It does use the SATA power if that helps provide any info

Are you rethinking mITX yet? mITX are not known for their sound dampening properties.

Here's a list of mITX cases with an external 5.25" bay to add USB-C 10Gbps. Use compatibility filter with a GPU and ATX PSU to narrow it down.