Post your "rate my cables" here

haha, that remides me of the customer that came to me, wondering why his new SLI setup wasn't performing anywhere near as well as others on the net... His score only rose a marginal amount after placing in the 2nd card.

Sho nuff, he forgot the bridge. His score then shot up 4000 pts (3Dmark05) by putting it in :p
 
Well...I didn't forget to put it in. I simply took that pic after I was done with the wiring. SLI bridge is typically the last thing I put on before closing up the case after a build/rebuild.
Why is it the last thing? Cuz I forget about it until I see it laying in my parts tray...hehe
 
greetings .
heres my antec 900 with reverse hard drives .
cheers .

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My old rig is already in here, but now I have a new setup in the same case. I tried to get extra clean this time. I think its pretty good.

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I rate it as "marginally clean looking"....

lol just kidding...looks great. Like you're missing most of the cables you need to run the computer...hehe.
 
not bad at all, my suggestion. cut those zip ties and do something with that bunch of wires coming out of the PSU. It is the only thing thats really killing the look.

Once you cut the zip ties, run the cables behind the cage.
 
I tried just about everything. I'm thinking of getting a modular cable PSU. Probably the Corsair 520W one.
 
Cut the ties and run the cables behind the CD tray. Thats how I have mine right now. You can only see about 2 inches of the wires going behind but the rest are hidden.


On a side note, longest thread on [H]?
 
There's a certain thread in General Mayhem that outdoes this one by a lot.
 
SnakePlissken,

Not a bad job but there is room to do a lot more with the p150. It is probably the best case designed for wiring I have ever seen.

The fact that you have an mATX board makes it a little different but you can get it done. If you mount the hard drives with the elastic you can reverse them and then run the SATA cables through the spaces in the cage.

In addition removing the rack that holds the drive rails on the bottom of the case usually makes it look a lot nicer as well.

I recently redid mine as well but here is what it looked like before it was done over.

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Here is the full details on the p150


http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1058187&page=2
 
SnakePlissken,

Not a bad job but there is room to do a lot more with the p150. It is probably the best case designed for wiring I have ever seen.

The fact that you have an mATX board makes it a little different but you can get it done. If you mount the hard drives with the elastic you can reverse them and then run the SATA cables through the spaces in the cage.

In addition removing the rack that holds the drive rails on the bottom of the case usually makes it look a lot nicer as well.

I recently redid mine as well but here is what it looked like before it was done over.

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Here are all the pics of the p150

http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1030673103&postcount=69
 
You build looks nice as well.

As for the hard drives they are mounted using the elastic, and turning them around so the cables are inside is out of the question as the cables would make contact with the fan mounted in the front.


Anyway thanks for the comment.
 
Ok, I've gone and done it yet again.... lol

Had some components fry on me during a move from Sunnyvale CA, to Omaha NE so just wound up with a refund from newegg for $300 and went ahead and ordered up some new Intel based system parts, $114 for Allendale E4300, $109 for MSI 650I SLI mb, and $89.99 for 2 gig of Gskill.

Yes I know it aint quite as clean as the previous two builds but what the hell, I just wanted a working computer.

Pics of the last two boards in system back in oct/nov of last year posted in this thread.

http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1030150884&postcount=4780

http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1030206998&postcount=4813

And now for the new stuff.

Little in process action.

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Done
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Managed to get that little allendale chiper to 3.2 GHz :D not bad for $114 buck chip.
 
Driven by [H]ard to clean up my case:

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Love the way it looks now, but after an hour of work and a broken Dremel bit I hate my case. (Antec 900) :D (Didn't bother to get a shot of the other side where the cables are stashed because it looks terrible. :p )
 
ap3rtis - I have an extra round IDE cable you can have. PM me if you want it. That flat one is HAGGARD lookin'.
 
blairellis said:
ap3rtis - I have an extra round IDE cable you can have. PM me if you want it. That flat one is HAGGARD lookin'.
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ROFL, it's the color of an OLD NES/SNES that has faded.

ew

It's well-run, however. I wouldn't switch to a round one, it goes too far, and would be too stiff and thick. ... ahem.
In a lot of ways I think the ribbon cables are actually better than the round ones, assuming you are folding them well, as ap3rtis did.
The other option is just going to a sata optical drive.
 
filthysanchez said:
how much did you spend on all those fans?
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around $14 CAN a peice. Not really worth it now that I have them IMO. They are supposed to be really quiet, but they seem alot louder than my old antec tricools at low speed. I'm going to use the low speed adapter that came with it, and that should make it alot quieter. Hopefully it will all turn out allright...

thanks for the offer blair, but im happy with the cable i have. even though the color is really ugly (came with the ds3). noone can see it from the outside anyway lol.
 
can we see a straight on side shot?

It looks really good but we gotta see a straight on shot to be sure ;)
 
AMD_RULES said:
link to your watercooling kit plz ;) :)
Awesome setup
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Thanks for the compliment! This is actually the Thermaltake Big Water SE kit. Its available here, or if you have a Fry's Electronics near you, they have it for the same price, and you dont have to pay shipping.

Many have put this kit down, but so far, its is a very well put together kit for someone wanting to get into watercooling. I just removed my Alienware Liquid Cooling since the pump failed on me after a year and a half, and have read great reviews on this kit (by people who actually tried it, not those who just went on hearsay). I do reccomend it to anyone who is running mild to moderate overclocks. Look in my sig, Im running 3.43ghz on an E6300 with the temps as low as they are. Not too shabby.
 
JLangevin said:
Thanks for the compliment! This is actually the Thermaltake Big Water SE kit. Its available here, or if you have a Fry's Electronics near you, they have it for the same price, and you dont have to pay shipping.

Many have put this kit down, but so far, its is a very well put together kit for someone wanting to get into watercooling. I just removed my Alienware Liquid Cooling since the pump failed on me after a year and a half, and have read great reviews on this kit (by people who actually tried it, not those who just went on hearsay). I do reccomend it to anyone who is running mild to moderate overclocks. Look in my sig, Im running 3.43ghz on an E6300 with the temps as low as they are. Not too shabby.
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thanks for the reply. I really like the looks of that and the price is outstanding. And from the performance you are getting out of it, i may get that instead of a new aftermarket heatsink from Zalman which costs $70. I'll pay the extra cash and get the wcing instead.

One quick question, is the pump loud?

Thanks again and nice rig
 
The pump will make a slight sloshing sound when you are bleeding the system. It took me about an hour to bleed the entire system, with no more bubbles, etc. The system is actually running in the pics, as you can see, no air.

The noise the pump makes is damn near silent. 14dba is what it is rated, and its not NEARLY as loud as my Alienware pump was. Its just a very faint hum, and when the case sides were put back on, I heard nothing but the fans on my case. I run my fans on high since Im used to the noise and it doesnt bother me. The Thermaltake is a very quiet system, and if you use the fan controller, you can tune the radiator fans out. I opted to use my own 120mm fan on the radiator, and flipped the way it was mounted, then put the grill on the inside. Ive always believed in pulling the air through a radiator, rather than pushing it.

But, to answer your question, the pump cannot be heard when the system is purged of air. Also, the block was fairly rough (texture like balsa wood), and will most likely need to be lapped. I used 1000grit sand paper and brasso to lap the block.
 
JLangevin said:
The pump will make a slight sloshing sound when you are bleeding the system. It took me about an hour to bleed the entire system, with no more bubbles, etc. The system is actually running in the pics, as you can see, no air.

The noise the pump makes is damn near silent. 14dba is what it is rated, and its not NEARLY as loud as my Alienware pump was. Its just a very faint hum, and when the case sides were put back on, I heard nothing but the fans on my case. I run my fans on high since Im used to the noise and it doesnt bother me. The Thermaltake is a very quiet system, and if you use the fan controller, you can tune the radiator fans out. I opted to use my own 120mm fan on the radiator, and flipped the way it was mounted, then put the grill on the inside. Ive always believed in pulling the air through a radiator, rather than pushing it.

But, to answer your question, the pump cannot be heard when the system is purged of air. Also, the block was fairly rough (texture like balsa wood), and will most likely need to be lapped. I used 1000grit sand paper and brasso to lap the block.
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ok, thanks for the reply...im pretty sure im gonna get it, just as long as it fits AM2 which i am in the process of finding out :)
 
AMD_RULES said:
ok, thanks for the reply...im pretty sure im gonna get it, just as long as it fits AM2 which i am in the process of finding out :)
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The Thermaltake WC kits are no better in any way than a half-decent aircooling setup. Between the pathetic pump, small tubing and under-engineered radiator, you literally get a kit that appeals on no levels at all.

One of those nice big tower coolers, such as a Scythe Ninja or Thermalright Ultra-120 with a nice low/medium-speed 120mm fan does the job quite nicely, at a much cheaper price than the el-crapitan Thermaltake kits. They have better cooling performance, as well.
 
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