Motherboard frontal USB connectors compatibility with my case?

[DavAguirre]

Hi,

I'm picking the components for my new PC and I'm really confused with the motherboard USB connectors' compatibility with the case's ports. (Yes, this is my first time building a PC). The motherboard I'm going to be using is the Asus Maximus IX Formula, and the case will be a Cooler Master Storm Stryker. This case has two USB 3 and two USB 2 frontal ports, and in the specs page for the motherboard it states, in the Internal I/O section, that there is one USB 3 and one USB 2 connector, each one supporting 2 additional ports. What exactly does this mean? Will I be able to use the case's four ports? Or will I have to buy an adapter to split the single motherboard connectors into two ones?

If anyone could explain to me how this works and if I need to buy additional cables or adapters I'd greatly apprecieate it!

 

[CountMike]

First you have to distinguish ports and connectors. Port is on MB and each of those connectors is connected to two USB connectors at the front of the case. They come in pairs. USB3 is wide one and USB2 is smaller one, each one can be connected only one way and are separate. Look at MB manual and you will find them.