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**Adelle Zhu** · 4th July 2012

Having the fans span the GPUs actually fixed my issues.

which cooler is that on your CPU?

I'm still in the market for a new one. I was wondering whether I should go with this or this

**David Tennant** · 4th July 2012

Adelle Zhu posted:

which cooler is that on your CPU?

I'm still in the market for a new one. I was wondering whether I should go with this or this

It's a H60, get an NH-D14 if space isn't an issue (check your RAM and motherboard heatsink heights), this.

**Armotekma** · 4th July 2012

ram isn't an issue unless the slots are close enough to touch the fins, the front fan can be raised

**HolyCrapAWalrus** · 4th July 2012

Armotekma posted:

ram isn't an issue unless the slots are close enough to touch the fins, the front fan can be raised

Holy shit who is that in your avatar

fixture · 4th July 2012

culexor posted:

Hide as many cables behind the hard drive cage as you can. Another handy trick is to mod the SATA power cables so that the connectors are the in the exact position in which you need them. Here's a decent guide (however it's more straightforward than they make it sound).

yo. i followed your suggestion and got everything round the back. SATA power cables I have not modded though and still look ugly, but i've made a huge improvement thanks to your post and also the pic of your case. I dare say mine is nearly as tidy as yours save for the SATA mod and HDD cage removal

the only issue i see is that some cables are sitting on top of the edge of my PSU fan. will this impede air flow?

I might take a pic of my case some other day when I have a real camera.. iphone quality is terrible

**Adelle Zhu** · 4th July 2012

HolyCrapAWalrus posted:

Holy shit who is that in your avatar

one of the suicide girls, not sure which.

**ManningQB18** · 4th July 2012

Aren't porn avatars still bannable?

tratzzz · 4th July 2012

Adelle Zhu posted:

one of the suicide girls, not sure which.

Jane Doe or something like that?

woolio1 · 4th July 2012

ManningQB18 posted:

Aren't porn avatars still bannable?

Not from what I've seen...

**ManningQB18** · 4th July 2012

woolio1 posted:

Not from what I've seen...

Guess garry backed off on that then. Haven't really seen any besides armotekma's since the gold member porn avatar fad of 09

Dizzlepro · 5th July 2012

HERE'S MINE

I TOOK THESE ON MY PHONE

Specs
I5 2500k @4.5GHZ with Hyper 212 evo
P8P67 REV 3.1
Corsair Vengeance 8GB
XFX 7850 DD @1250/6020
Spinpoint F3
CM silent Pro 700w

**ManningQB18** · 5th July 2012

Dizzlepro posted:

HERE'S MINE

I TOOK THESE ON MY PHONE

can't see shit capn

put those in thumbnails [t][/t]

Dizzlepro · 5th July 2012

ManningQB18 posted:

can't see shit capn

put those in thumbnails [t][/t]

FIXED

**Soleeedus** · 5th July 2012

Zerokateo posted:

What did you do to it?

I was moving it around and I heard something drop. I looked down, and the plastic bits which insert into the plastic prongs onto the actual case broke off entirely. I've emailed Corsair about it a few days ago with no response.

GarrysMod · 5th July 2012

You people with all your pretty cable management.

EDIT:
Curse you all, now I feel heavily encouraged to actually go through and cable manage my case.

**MTMod** · 5th July 2012

Dizzlepro posted:

HERE'S MINE

I TOOK THESE ON MY PHONE

Specs
I5 2500k @4.5GHZ with Hyper 212 evo
P8P67 REV 3.1
Corsair Vengeance 8GB
XFX 7850 DD @1250/6020
Spinpoint F3
CM silent Pro 700w

Hot damn that's some mighty fine cable management there, sir.

You know I'm holding a competition?

Mr. Agree · 5th July 2012

Not sure what case to get.. one that preferably keeps it cool and quiet. I was going to get the 650d because of the steel and the side window, it just looks nice.

Any other suggestions though to save some pounds?

**David Tennant** · 5th July 2012

MTMod posted:

Hot damn that's some mighty fine cable management there, sir.

You know I'm holding a competition?

I've just decided that a cable management competition is inherently flawed due to there being a ceiling in which there can no longer be better cable management, as seen in the picture, everything is hidden except the ends of cables that plug into the components on show which cannot be hidden unless you fashioned some kind of cover over the cables, which is really just cheating.

Mr. Agree posted:

Not sure what case to get.. one that preferably keeps it cool and quiet. I was going to get the 650d because of the steel and the side window, it just looks nice.

Any other suggestions though to save some pounds?

Fractal R3, always a good choice, cooling isn't as great but the price is right and it's quiet due to the in-built acoustic dampening.

**MTMod** · 5th July 2012

David Tennant posted:

I've just decided that a cable management competition is inherently flawed due to there being a ceiling in which there can no longer be better cable management, as seen in the picture, everything is hidden except the ends of cables that plug into the components on show which cannot be hidden unless you fashioned some kind of cover over the cables, which is really just cheating.

You should get a perfect score then.

Theoretically.

Except it could still be improved with braided cables. /spoiler

**SEKCobra** · 5th July 2012

Braided cables are bad cable "management"

**QuikKill** · 5th July 2012

SEKCobra posted:

Braided cables are bad cable "management"

If used incorrectly. Braided cables aren't this magical item that once installed you instantly have better cable management. You still have to hide the cables as you would with non-braided cables. It's for enthusiasts with extra money to spend.

**SEKCobra** · 5th July 2012

No it's for people who never do anything inside their PC who buy wooden furnishing for the case.

**MTMod** · 5th July 2012

In Tennant's case, braids would look awesome. In a case like THIS, they would look terrible. This is why I implemented three levels of classification into the competition.

Edited:

Damn folks, why so serious about a competition that's giving away FREE stuff to those who try for it?

**David Tennant** · 5th July 2012

MTMod posted:

Damn folks, why so serious about a competition that's giving away FREE stuff to those who try for it?

Cable management is some serious shit.

woolio1 · 5th July 2012

David Tennant posted:

Cable management is some serious shit.

Can I ask why you're David Tennant? It's been bugging me for a while.

**Makol** · 5th July 2012

David Tennant posted:

Cable management is some serious shit.

Ever see the thread on OCN?

culexor · 6th July 2012

fixture posted:

yo. i followed your suggestion and got everything round the back. SATA power cables I have not modded though and still look ugly, but i've made a huge improvement thanks to your post and also the pic of your case. I dare say mine is nearly as tidy as yours save for the SATA mod and HDD cage removal

the only issue i see is that some cables are sitting on top of the edge of my PSU fan. will this impede air flow?

I might take a pic of my case some other day when I have a real camera.. iphone quality is terrible

This is what I did before I modded my SATA power cables. It's pretty effective when it comes to hiding the cables, but it's not a neat as modding them. Here's an old pic of what I'm talking about: (old case, but similar HDD cage design, as it was a Lian-Li)

If I remember correctly, I just twisted the cables somehow and tucked them away. I'm sure if you fiddle around with it for a couple of minutes, you should be able to get them tucked away.

Edit: But this just looks so much cleaner IMO. Even though there's a bit more wire exposed:

**Goz3rr** · 6th July 2012

That looks pretty stylish

Edited:

My HDD's are in removable bays anyways so you cant even see the wires, nevertheless nice job

zerotwelve · 6th July 2012

SATA power cables are the bane of my existance, especially when the idiot that designed the cable layout for my PSU decided that it would be a great idea for the cables to be positioned awkwardly

I can't get a picture right now, I'll try and get one, but the plugs have to go in basically upside down so the wire toward the next plug is pointing downwards instead of upwards towards the next drive

**Jurikuer** · 7th July 2012

During my build I found Cable Management the most painful of it all. I don't know if it's my case or my incompetence but I basically got a half assed job done.

**Ajacks** · 7th July 2012

Jurikuer posted:

During my build I found Cable Management the most painful of it all. I don't know if it's my case or my incompetence but I basically got a half assed job done.

It's all about patient, It's my favorite part about a build.

**Jurikuer** · 8th July 2012

Ajacks posted:

It's all about patient, It's my favorite part about a build.

This is how far my patience went.

Tower in question:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16811147023

My "cable management" or lack thereof.

My tower has little to no room for cable management. The other side panel doesn't have any room for the power cords let alone all the other cables running through little jr here.

**HolyCrapAWalrus** · 8th July 2012

I have an mATX case and mine looks nicer than that...

It's not too difficult, I just picked up my computer and plopped it down on my desk at 4 in the morning, only took me 30 minutes. Just take every cable coming out of your power supply and hang it out of the side of your case. Then, start plugging in the main power cables, pci-e, mobo, cpu. Once you have all of those plugged in, bring the leftovers hanging over the motherboard to where the hard drive cages are and just stuff them in somewhere or zip tie it. Then plug in peripheral power, you should be able to take one whole cable, have the last plug go into your optical drive, then shove the rest of that cable in another 5.25" bay. Same with the hard drive power. Then shove any unused cables anywhere they'll fit that doesn't ruin the rest of the look.

**Jurikuer** · 8th July 2012

Just gave it another go. This is the end result. I still can't get the big cables out of the drive bay but I just learned of module power supplies. Apparently in the future that would be the best thing for me to get. Till then, this will do.

Edited:

I even managed the drop the temp on my GPU by 10 degrees (was 54)

**Adelle Zhu** · 11th July 2012

so I think I'm getting this, mostly because it's almost equivalent to the Noctua 14 but it's blue.

**ManningQB18** · 11th July 2012

http://imgur.com/a/oekXo

Finished upgrading my PC. Cables are now 30% more managed!

**alien_guy** · 11th July 2012

ManningQB18 posted:

http://imgur.com/a/oekXo

Finished upgrading my PC. Cables are now 30% more managed!

Why do you have the shitty intel cooler.

Meekle · 11th July 2012

alien_guy posted:

Why do you have the shitty intel cooler.

Maybe he couldn't fit a heatsink into his upgrade budget?

**woodchuck34** · 11th July 2012

thats a nice case, looks sweet

zerotwelve · 11th July 2012

what case is that?