I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, everything just plugs in where it should. But there is one aspect of putting ...

They might feel more convenient, but the USB ports on your case's front I/O are almost always inferior to your motherboard's ports. It's not even about potentially lower bandwidth, but rather the ...

You have so many options when building a PC today. There are hundreds of PC cases and motherboards to choose from for the foundation, but they're not always fully compatible. I'm not talking about ...

I get the above message even after I've removed both front panel USB connectors (2.0 and 3.0). I originally thought it was because those had been damaged, since the 3.0 ones are very tight (my case is ...

Q: Who do I have to buy lunch for so that somebody standardizes front-panel pins? A: Heh, this one’s a perennial annoyance, isn’t it? The front-panel pin layout on a motherboard varies a lot. Most DIY ...

And yes, non-OEM system builders do use all sorts of funky adapter cables, as I've experienced when I bought a desktop built in an HTPC case with front panel LCD, USB ports and multi-card reader that ...