Show Us Your Rig [2]

[linnemeyerhere]

tw33k,
It's going to be a fine system and don't worry the cable management will come to you as you install the new PSU. I think if you pull the sata cable off the Asus over to the PSU and run then cable tied to where they will duck behind the board or into their drives it will look great. But already with out any of those tweeks.......get it......it looks real clean.

 

[tw33k]

Thanks man, that's a good idea! I got a 200mm fan for the back of the HDD cage but it's too big. I might get another 120mm Kaze Ultra (those are incredible) and wedge it between the fan controller and the BD Rom (I'll have to measure it but it should fit)

 

[Seven Eleven]

I see a lot of motherboards with the PCIex16 slots one away from eachother, i.e. with a single slot between them, and I made sure to buy one with two between them
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and i was thinking hmm familiar board...

btw that second 16x size slot works only in 4x

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Tw33k,
The redo looks great, very clean......man I wish mine was as clean. Good Job !

 

[tw33k]

Thanks mate (for your suggestion). I'm very pleased. Problem is, I gotta go thru it all again next week when my new PSU arrives

 

[mickey megabyte]

looking good tw33k

 

[tw33k]

Thanks Mickey

 

[Dave76]

Thanks man, that's a good idea! I got a 200mm fan for the back of the HDD cage but it's too big. I might get another 120mm Kaze Ultra (those are incredible) and wedge it between the fan controller and the BD Rom (I'll have to measure it but it should fit)

That looks much better, very clean look

You have it planned out for the new PSU, will make the switch out easier.

 

[tw33k]

Thanks Dave. This is the first time I've really bothered with proper cable management and it's hard work. Yeah, adding the new PSU shouldn't be that difficult now I know what I'm doing (I hope anyway)
In those pics, I have the CPU cooler the wrong way round. I fixed it so now the rear fan (intake) blows cool air i and the CPU fan sucks it thru and out the top exhaust.

 

[ZaLiTH]

btw that second 16x size slot works only in 4x

Hmmm.... I don't think so, Tw33k has the Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P, while you've got the ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO. The 790 has a 16x and 8x, the 785 has a 16x and 4x.

Thanks mate (for your suggestion). I'm very pleased. Problem is, I gotta go thru it all again next week when my new PSU arrives

Practice makes perfect! Lol.. Just think of this PSU as a 'cable management trial run', when you get the new one, then it'll be the real deal.

By the way, if you do find the cables are a bit short and you have some unused space that you can hide cables in... What about getting some of NZXT's cable extensions? They look pretty awesome, and they come already sleeved. NZXT :: Unique. Unprecendented. Inspired - Product

 

[LiquidSnak]

My M4A785TD-V EVO runs x16 in both slots.

 

[Seven Eleven]

Hmmm.... I don't think so, Tw33k has the Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P, while you've got the ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO. The 790 has a 16x and 8x, the 785 has a 16x and 4x.

that comment was for LiquidSnak (i even quoted him)

My M4A785TD-V EVO runs x16 in both slots.

:shock: how so?

from my manual: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue @ x16 mode, gray @ x4 mode)...

 

[ZaLiTH]

Hmmm.... I don't think so, Tw33k has the Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P, while you've got the ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO. The 790 has a 16x and 8x, the 785 has a 16x and 4x.

that comment was for LiquidSnak (i even quoted him)

Oops...

Honest mistake... I misread the names. Lol.. Today may be a Friday according to the calendar, but I swear it feels like a Monday.

My M4A785TD-V EVO runs x16 in both slots.

:shock: how so?

from my manual: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue @ x16 mode, gray @ x4 mode)...

I have to agree there... :shock: Here's a quote from TrustedReviews:

So here we are with the Asus M4A785TD-V EVO and we're faced with a world of confusion. For starters there are the dual graphics PCI Express slots except they're not, not really. 780G/785G supports 22 lanes of PCI Express for expansion cards with 16 lanes reserved for the graphics slot so the second long PCI Express slot you see in the pictures only gets four lanes. Quite simply, there is no prospect of CrossFireX on offer with 785G.

 

[tw33k]

@Zalith...I managed to get a NZXT sleeved 24-pin ATX cable and it's great so I'm gonna grab as many of the others that I need

 

[neeraj]

NEW: CM Storm Sniper, Lamptron FC-5 v2 fan controller, 140mm Noise Blocker bottom fan, replaced rear fan with a 120mm Scythe Kaze Ultra (3000 rpm), have a 200mm Antec Big Boy ready (if needed). Upgrading PSU next week so I'll try to get the cable management a bit tidier if I can (it's hard to get it better than it is due to the ASUS U3S6 pci-e card for my SSD) but it's pretty good. I'm very happy but I didn't realise the case was so big. Had to rearrange everything so it'd fit.

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Good to see you back again my friend..

your rig is awesome.

 

[tw33k]

Thank you mate, very much

 

[LiquidSnak]

Hmm... Maybe I misread. I could swear that I had an x16 card running in x16 on it...

 

[Seven Eleven]

Oops...

Honest mistake... I misread the names. Lol.. Today may be a Friday according to the calendar, but I swear it feels like a Monday.

lol no problem

I have to agree there... :shock: Here's a quote from TrustedReviews:

So here we are with the Asus M4A785TD-V EVO and we're faced with a world of confusion. For starters there are the dual graphics PCI Express slots except they're not, not really. 780G/785G supports 22 lanes of PCI Express for expansion cards with 16 lanes reserved for the graphics slot so the second long PCI Express slot you see in the pictures only gets four lanes. Quite simply, there is no prospect of CrossFireX on offer with 785G.

yep, strange configuration

Hmm... Maybe I misread. I could swear that I had an x16 card running in x16 on it...

what cards you were running there?





ahh finally swapped all parts into new case... didn't know it came with free laser show xD

room is lit very nice at night xD

 

[LiquidSnak]

If you want to tone it down a little, take a lighter and touch the end of the LED quickly, move away, and repeat until it singes it. (Permanent dimming without messing with resistors and what).

I put my GTS450 in that slot, and I think it said x16 under some hardware ID or whatnot. I switched it when I changed my case, so I'll try it again

 

[Seven Eleven]

If you want to tone it down a little, take a lighter and touch the end of the LED quickly, move away, and repeat until it singes it. (Permanent dimming without messing with resistors and what).

nah... i like it that way. case is pretty deep under desk so it doesn't annoy me while i'm at the computer

I put my GTS450 in that slot, and I think it said x16 under some hardware ID or whatnot. I switched it when I changed my case, so I'll try it again

hmm.. maybe it said under the "capabilities" of card and not the mode it is currently working in