Here's my newest build with completed wire management. Unfortunately with all of the part stock issues during the pandemic, I wasn't able to source a modular power supply so I won't be sharing any back panel photos yet (hint; it's a mess back there).
Luckily the NZXT H200 series cases clean up pretty nicely, and a tower cooler hides most motherboard wiring.
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About your only option would be to get a fully sleeved USB/Audio extension and drill a dedicated hole for them (behind the mobo possibly to curl them up).This is the windowed side of my Crystal Series 680X, cant think of anything else to do with the front usb, front panel audio or case switches wires. Still working on the hdd/psu chamber. Its a mess for right now given the amount of wires required for 6 rgb fan control, picked up a Commander Pro which will hopefully help.
My new build..
My Z77 from the last page committed suicide. I'm back to my old X58 until I decide what I want new toy I want to buy next. I owe it to myself
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Well here y'all go... I need a fan extension cable or 2? and a longer SATA cable... but whatever.. this is why (mostly) I don't have a case with a window... New Ryzen 3600 build up and running in my old NZXT H630 (yes yes I know the case it too big.. in 2014 when I built my last computer (i7-4770k) it was the white / black case I liked the best...I'm keeping the case for now because 1. I have it / 2. I still sort of like it..but man is it heavy to move about / 3. I'm too cheap to buy a new case right now.)View attachment 270796
Also I realize there are too many drive bays... I don't have any place to put the drive bays if i take them out of the case.. and I don't care enough to do it anyways... Enjoy the not really long enough SATA cable just barely making it to the SATA expansion card.. stupid Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite and it's 4 MF'ing SATA ports =\ ... sigh....
In theory this is the before pic, I need a fan extension cable to hook the 2nd top fan up and a longer SATA cable to try to improve the routing of the DVD drive (yes I use it ... I'm using it right now damn it .. listening to some sweet sweet Steve Miller Band with it.) cable.
last chance AVERT YOUR EYES... OR DON'T whatever...
Well here y'all go... I need a fan extension cable or 2? and a longer SATA cable... but whatever.. this is why (mostly) I don't have a case with a window... New Ryzen 3600 build up and running in my old NZXT H630 (yes yes I know the case it too big.. in 2014 when I built my last computer (i7-4770k) it was the white / black case I liked the best...I'm keeping the case for now because 1. I have it / 2. I still sort of like it..but man is it heavy to move about / 3. I'm too cheap to buy a new case right now.)
Also I realize there are too many drive bays... I don't have any place to put the drive bays if i take them out of the case.. and I don't care enough to do it anyways... Enjoy the not really long enough SATA cable just barely making it to the SATA expansion card.. stupid Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite and it's 4 MF'ing SATA ports =\ ... sigh....
In theory this is the before pic, I need a fan extension cable to hook the 2nd top fan up and a longer SATA cable to try to improve the routing of the DVD drive (yes I use it ... I'm using it right now damn it .. listening to some sweet sweet Steve Miller Band with it.) cable.
last chance AVERT YOUR EYES... OR DON'T whatever...
My only comment is you may want to check your top fan connection, it appears one of them isn't plugged in/getting power as its not spinning in the picture.Well here y'all go... I need a fan extension cable or 2? and a longer SATA cable... but whatever.. this is why (mostly) I don't have a case with a window... New Ryzen 3600 build up and running in my old NZXT H630 (yes yes I know the case it too big.. in 2014 when I built my last computer (i7-4770k) it was the white / black case I liked the best...I'm keeping the case for now because 1. I have it / 2. I still sort of like it..but man is it heavy to move about / 3. I'm too cheap to buy a new case right now.)
Also I realize there are too many drive bays... I don't have any place to put the drive bays if i take them out of the case.. and I don't care enough to do it anyways... Enjoy the not really long enough SATA cable just barely making it to the SATA expansion card.. stupid Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite and it's 4 MF'ing SATA ports =\ ... sigh....
In theory this is the before pic, I need a fan extension cable to hook the 2nd top fan up and a longer SATA cable to try to improve the routing of the DVD drive (yes I use it ... I'm using it right now damn it .. listening to some sweet sweet Steve Miller Band with it.) cable.
last chance AVERT YOUR EYES... OR DON'T whatever...
Built for a friend. Those new Corsair cables with the capacitor in the end are really annoying. First time in a while building in a mass production case. It is pretty refreshing coming from a Cerberus and Ncase to have barely anything to do after putting the cables in:
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Nice cooler, I'm rockin mine bareback right now
*PIC*
Its a flat cable, its mostly just to keep things tidy. There is a ziptie there to keep it snug against the cage. The hdds are just a mess. And thanks!Why is your pcie gpu power cable going through the hard drive cage? Other than that, looks good!
I think it would look cleaner if it went back towards the mobo and ziptied to the 24 pin cable, then goes down. At least it wouldn't be in your face. And I would flip the drives to have all the wires on the backside rather than the front as well.Its a flat cable, its mostly just to keep things tidy. There is a ziptie there to keep it snug against the cage. The hdds are just a mess. And thanks!
You are probably right. I couldnt be bothered right now.. As for my hdds, you cant see them with the side panel onI think it would look cleaner if it went back towards the mobo and ziptied to the 24 pin cable, then goes down. At least it wouldn't be in your face. And I would flip the drives to have all the wires on the backside rather than the front as well.
Right... But you KNOW that they are there!You are probably right. I couldnt be bothered right now.. As for my hdds, you cant see them with the side panel on![]()
All cases should have a GPU exhaust fan! What case is that?Updated my build since August with a pretty obvious change:
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120MM slim fan, due to where my case is located you cannot see inside the case during normal use, but at least it now has a healthy glow. That fan actually made a huge difference in overall case temps, exhausting out all of the GPU hot air instead of letting it circulate inside the case.
Fractal Define 7 XLAll cases should have a GPU exhaust fan! What case is that?
I've been digging the Lian Li 011 Dynamic lately, it looks pretty AF with rgb fans and a front+side glass with a really awesome airflow design such that it actually can benefit by having the card vertical like I want rather than horizontal (when configured correctly).Fractal Define 7 XL
It's hilariously huge case. I'd say in 99% of normal configurations there simply wouldn't be enough room for a 120mm down there. It's not a permanent edition as I'm eventually gonna try and get a 4k capture card, but for now it does a surprisingly good job. There's also 4x nvme drives and 6x 3.5inch HDDs in that lower section of the case so I'm sure that creates a somewhat tangible amount of heat.
I have 6 HDDs hiding in that thing. You can see 3 of them in the upper picture, then I have 3 more in the PSU chamber. (I originally tried to have 4 in the PSU chamber but one of them got SUPER choked for whatever reason and its temps were 10-15c higher than the other drives, so I noped that one out of there until I could figure out why.)Wish I had the patience and skill to do the same. Using only m.2 drives helps a great, the big drives still need cables though.
Ahh, mine is solely for my gaming rig, I have a unraid box with a bunch of hotswap enclosures for my big storage so I can get 15+ drives in it.Yeah, the 011 Dynamic is a good case, but I was planning Air cooling from the start and, most importantly for me, I needed room for all of my hard drives. I wanted room for 8 comfortably.
I have 6 HDDs hiding in that thing. You can see 3 of them in the upper picture, then I have 3 more in the PSU chamber. (I originally tried to have 4 in the PSU chamber but one of them got SUPER choked for whatever reason and its temps were 10-15c higher than the other drives, so I noped that one out of there until I could figure out why.)
You will never see a backside picture of my case because there's not even a small chance of that ever being good looking.. >_>