Question USB Front Panel Hub ?

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Hi I am working with PC consistting: CPU-Intel Core I7 4th Gen 4770S Motherboard-Gigabyte GA- Z97-D3H DDR3 32 GB PSU-Corsair CP-9020098- VS650-650 Watt RAM-24 GB.
I want to set a Front Panel hub with 6 Ports Support 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, Microphone Input and Audio Output Ports to my PC Case. So I can use USBs,printers, scanners & external hard drives handily. Query is: Present working motherboard, power supply unit and RAM - Are these components compatible to support this front panel usb hub? I am thankful for your answers.

 
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Your motherboard 3xUSB2.0 header on the motherboard which will net you 6xUSB 2.0 front panel ports. You should be good but I wouldn't look into another PSU, as this unit;
https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/p/psu...0-650-watt-power-supply-eu-plug-cp-9020098-eu
is the one you're told to avoid, alongside the green labelled CX unit from Corsair.
 
Thanks for your reply. Somebody told me to change PSU from 650 watt to 750 watt. But I seek advices from technically specialised, like you. Which PSU you would like to prefer?-generally asking.
 
Thanks for your reply. Somebody told me to change PSU from 650 watt to 750 watt. But I seek advices from technically specialised, like you. Which PSU you would like to prefer?-generally asking.
Power requirements for those things you want to add are of no consequence and that PSU should be fine but do you have a dedicated GPU ? Those may require a lot of power, PCIe supplies up to 75W and GPUs which require added power connection use 100W and up.