In the end, with some effort, I installed it on top of the case and not in the drive bay. The front of the hub is brushed painted metal, not cheap plastic! My only complaint would be that I wish the USB 3.1 cable was longer. For a front mount 3.1 application, you need a very small case to plug into your motherboard's 3.1 header. Came with a USB 3.1 flat cable, not the same as pictured but a little easier to bend.
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