PC Cases with USB 3.1 Gen 2 type A and C front ports

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Hi All,
I'm looking for PC Cases with USB 3.1 Gen 2 type C front ports and have found 1, for $900. (The Phanteks Enthoo Elite I've seen mentioned on other threads)

I'm not about to spend $900 on a case so I was wondering, has anyone seen any others for a more reasonable price yet or know when the cases with these features should be hitting the market? I know the cases at E3 were showing this as a feature coming. Motherboards seem to be feature the front I/O ports for it already.

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Don't expect USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports on mainstream cases for a while. It's gonna be a slow adoption since there's no real demand for it.
The only one that is only the market actually can support USB 3.1 Gen 2 header is the Phanteks ENTHOO ELITE. The rest simply uses the same USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1) 19 pin header.

UPDATE:
I seen some cases that do support this but no confirmed date or information for which markets/regions.
Here the list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11onK00rTuw7XmH5D-XtsjT3P32qldAmoaOlLPCTAxk0/pubhtml

They been able to add support for this since they made I/O kits, it's just whether they choose to integrate it or not. Not all Lian and Li cases with type c ports support Gen 2...

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Finally a new option. Thank you! I'm a little concerned about how they list the USB ports though.

The wording for the USB front Type C is contradictory.
Let's first clarify that USB 3.0 is basically USB 3.1 Gen 1 5Gbps.
It repeatedly list the USB as 3.0 and then in the disclaimer at the bottom it states "Superspeed USB" both of which indicate USB 3.1 Gen 1 at 5Gbps. Then the disclaimer also gives a cable length limit of 1m which is the limit for Superspeed+ USB 3.1 Gen 2, not Superspeed Gen 1. So which does this case support, Superspeed+ USB 3.1 Gen 2 or Superspeed USB 3.1 Gen 1?

I understand that the mobo needs to support USB Gen 2 as well but assuming the mobo does, will this case?
 

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I'm looking at new mobos that all support USB 3.1 gen 2 front headers so i'm curious if this would work at Gen 2 speeds or still Gen 1

 

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For those interested I have managed to find a handful more on Newegg with front USB Type C.
If anyone finds more I'd love to see them!

Phanteks ENTHOO ELITE
SilverStone Redline Series SST-RL05 (Thanks Superninja12) (Uses a USB 3.1 Gen 1 header)
SilverStone SST-KL07
LIAN LI PC-O12WX
EVGA DG-84 / 85 / 86 and 87 cases
IN WIN 909, 805 and 805i

The following Thread has a comment that shows the difference between a USB 3.1 Gen 1 header on a mobo and a USB 3.1 Gen 2 header. They are not interchangable.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3421742/usb-type-port-usb-mobo-header.html
 
Don't expect USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports on mainstream cases for a while. It's gonna be a slow adoption since there's no real demand for it.
The only one that is only the market actually can support USB 3.1 Gen 2 header is the Phanteks ENTHOO ELITE. The rest simply uses the same USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1) 19 pin header.

UPDATE:
I seen some cases that do support this but no confirmed date or information for which markets/regions.
Here the list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11onK00rTuw7XmH5D-XtsjT3P32qldAmoaOlLPCTAxk0/pubhtml

They been able to add support for this since they made I/O kits, it's just whether they choose to integrate it or not. Not all Lian and Li cases with type c ports support Gen 2.
http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pw-ic2dah85/
http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pw-ic01nh45/
 
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