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Nice job on the wiring, I know how hard it is to work with compaq cases. Mine's a PITA to work with
cornelious0_0
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Never say un-hidable...such a thing does not exist with enough work and creativity.
What case is that?Right first attempt at tidying up my rig.
g33zy
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Nice job there. The "tubing" that you used for the front panel controls is nice. Different approach from what I used.
Here's how I did mine
http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1029468676&postcount=2
This was the final product:
and one just because I love how it looked at this angle:
too bad I gave that case away. I really liked the old girl...
Chieftec CH-03
cornelious0_0
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Nice case indeed...and I love the look of the Zalman trio g33zy...very nice.
Gah...I really need to set aside time to cut up my case and get some painting done.
Gah...I really need to set aside time to cut up my case and get some painting done.
Look at my sexeh rig!!! Ya baby! This was in testing phase. and I dont have my lights in there yet!
Here is the 99% finished version.....
I made a false foor and a false wall next to the mobo to hide all the wires.....and the thin vertical false wall next to the drive tower hides a ccfl.
g33zy: that looks great
amd rules: i agree the c5 is hard to hide wires in cause its a small case (i had one but it was too tight
gobygoby: that looks a lot better, if you wanted to hide those sata cables more (i realize their uv and if you gota show cables they might as well look cool) you could drop them behind the board and have them come out the bottom, then all you would see for the most part would b ur water tubes
amd rules: i agree the c5 is hard to hide wires in cause its a small case (i had one but it was too tight
gobygoby: that looks a lot better, if you wanted to hide those sata cables more (i realize their uv and if you gota show cables they might as well look cool) you could drop them behind the board and have them come out the bottom, then all you would see for the most part would b ur water tubes
The sata cables are the last thing I have to work on. I am gfoing to make them go straight up instead of how they are now...
ps. they are el sata, not UV.
Heres mine, It took me 2 hours to do this....i know not the best, but it ws pretty good for the case and room i had to work with, another reason why i don't like Mid towers, also the night before me n my dad cut a whole in a 3.25bay cover for my light switch
Dusty
Tips? planning on getting muchh MUCCHCH bigger Case the big ole chenming Server 6 5.25 bay case
Dusty
Tips? planning on getting muchh MUCCHCH bigger Case the big ole chenming Server 6 5.25 bay case
Its really not too hard, i just redid mine tonight, i took up the power cables beside the PSU where the stand comes out. Heres a pic of mine, still not the greatest.
cornelious0_0
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It comPLETELY depends on what specific case you're talking about, in a lot of situations wires management is actually much more difficult because of all the space. I prefer midtowers as they offer much more direct wiring scenarios...I simply can't stand having to bridge a huge space AND keep the wires either out of sight or arranged nicely.
There are too many mid tower cases out there that are built so half a$$ed that they're given a bad name, but choose your case right and (in most situations) you couldn't be in a better position.
How did you mount the false walls/floor? I was thinking about doing something similar in my tt armor. . . i've been thinking about doing a lot with mine actually. . . haven't gotten around to it yet. . haha
Roguetrip: I hope you are DEFINATLY going to be buying a quality psu.. Really. Such nice components, such bad psu.
AMD RULES: Pro tip: on the psu 'shelf', there's a small gap. depending on how thick the cables are, you could easily slip one, or two molex leads through there. Also, drill a 1" hole about 1" forward of the front of the psu. Very, very useful. As for the lower front connectors, route them behind the mobo, above the last standoff, so it's completely disguised. Feed the rest of the slack back through the bezel, so it's between the case and the bezel. And, there's enough room to reverse the drives, so the connectors are in the front. Barely, but easier if you use 90 degree plugs.
AMD RULES: Pro tip: on the psu 'shelf', there's a small gap. depending on how thick the cables are, you could easily slip one, or two molex leads through there. Also, drill a 1" hole about 1" forward of the front of the psu. Very, very useful. As for the lower front connectors, route them behind the mobo, above the last standoff, so it's completely disguised. Feed the rest of the slack back through the bezel, so it's between the case and the bezel. And, there's enough room to reverse the drives, so the connectors are in the front. Barely, but easier if you use 90 degree plugs.
Everyone bashes this PSU, dunno why, I bought it back on 10/17/2004, i resoldered the board shortly after and been using ever since with no problems, and voltage is within spec. I know about the horror stories but if you just resolder it before they become a problem (lots of cold solder joints will happen) then there won't be a problem, also rebuilt the 120mm fan on it a year ago with some air tool oil and its been running great!
Damn that is one mighty fine rig, what's your specs?!
DumpsterDiver727
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What fan is that? The blue one? Is that just a custom job?
filthysanchez
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it's the coolermaster spotcool fan.
they sell 'em at best buy for 15 dollars.
they sell 'em at best buy for 15 dollars.
Man, very cool stuff. I think you may have just inspired the noob-modder in me. . .
From the man himself:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/PSU/Assassin/Powmax_Assassin.html
http://www.slcentral.com/powmax-demon-580w-psu/
The guts lack substance. Doesn't do even 300w properly, .69 pf, 72% efficiency..
And in case you were wondering, POWMAX stands for :
POW! - as in the noise your power supply will make as it dies.
MAXimum - amount of collateral damage caused by your exploding power supply.
Other than that .. nice setup, OP. Centurions are sexy.
POW! - as in the noise your power supply will make as it dies.
MAXimum - amount of collateral damage caused by your exploding power supply.
Other than that .. nice setup, OP. Centurions are sexy.
That fan is an Antec Spot Cool. Not coolermaster.
filthysanchez
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i could've sworn they had a coolermaster one at best buy.
cornelious0_0
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Such a sad sad power supply...I shake my head at anyone who entrusts any half decent system to such a completely failure of manufacturing and design. Maybe it was built to be sub-par...I dunno, but the day I trust a system like that to such a bad PSU is the day I renounce my passion to overclock.
Tech-Daddy
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The sata cables are the last thing I have to work on. I am gfoing to make them go straight up instead of how they are now...
ps. they are el sata, not UV.
Build yourself some acrylic wire spacers. Think "spark plug wires" in a performance hot rod, a UV reactive translucent acrylic set of cable spacers would look SWEET!!!
Nice job!
Tech-Daddy
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Lupine, that I built for my wifey... was a Cent 5. With some minor cutting to the case frame, a few feet of electrical wire and some 90 degree molexes, you *can* clean up the internals on a Cent 5.
I have the cables routed behind the mobo tray and behind the 5.25 bays. I have a custom power cable that I built that attaches to the hard drive nad the optical drive.
Granted you have more "drives", but the premise is the same.
Turn the SATA drives around and back feed the connectors. If there is not enough space, make a hole!
MOD IT!
Keep up the excellent work!
Various internal shots:
This is one of my favorite shots...
Modred189
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Lupine, that I built for my wifey... was a Cent 5. With some minor cutting to the case frame, a few feet of electrical wire and some 90 degree molexes, you *can* clean up the internals on a Cent 5.
I have the cables routed behind the mobo tray and behind the 5.25 bays. I have a custom power cable that I built that attaches to the hard drive nad the optical drive.
Granted you have more "drives", but the premise is the same.
Turn the SATA drives around and back feed the connectors. If there is not enough space, make a hole!
MOD IT!
Keep up the excellent work!
Various internal shots:
This is one of my favorite shots...
Post some pictures that show in the interaction between the wires and the drives, all you shots exclude your drives, where the wiring is the hardest!
I like it though!
nosbusch2005
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Heres my Stacker. Any opinions or suggestions?
@Tech-Daddy - I really like that. Where did you get those coils that go over your cable?
@Tech-Daddy - I really like that. Where did you get those coils that go over your cable?
Heres my Stacker. Any opinions or suggestions?
@Tech-Daddy - I really like that. Where did you get those coils that go over your cable?
I'd say that SATA cable looks long enough, you can flip that drive around the other way and route the cable differently.
Those white cables (USB, right?) could also use re-thinking, but beyond this, looks generally clean to me.