Show Us Your Rig [2]

[NeroDevil]

Just bought a new Antec One Hundred case and a HCG-520w PSU:

I eh..."recycled" the blue 120mm fan from my old case.

I'm still working on the cable management, and I'm relatively new at it to be honest. ^^;

There's that beefy HCG-520 PSU! 40a on the +12v rail, so...not the shabbiest I gotta say.

I apologise for the mediocre Mobile Phone camera pictures. >.>
Comments greatly apprieciated!

 

[StalkeR]

Looks good. But I see a lot of cables there. Also I see IDE cable . It's for your CD/DVD drive I guess. Why don't you use SATA ?

 

[NeroDevil]

Looks good. But I see a lot of cables there. Also I see IDE cable . It's for your CD/DVD drive I guess. Why don't you use SATA ?

Thanks!

Yeah, the PSU is non-modular and has lots of extras I don't need (yet) which makes cable management quite difficult, let alone the fact that I haven't really ever done any cable management myself before. :$

And yup, the IDE is for the DVD drive. The reason I use IDE is because that drive is a very good Asus model that I bought a few months ago before I upgraded my motherboard. The old system had no SATA ports so I had no choice but to buy the IDE version of the drive. ^^; I plan to buy a blu-ray drive eventually and that'll be the upgrade to SATA for the optical drive. B-)

 

[StalkeR]

It's ok then. It will be good choise to buy an Blu Ray drive.

 

[BugMeister]

hey, nice case..!!

this IDE cable might look nice - it's blue,too..!!
AKASA ROUND BLUE UV REACTIVE 90CM CABLE UDMA133 - Misco.co.uk

- for better air flow..

 

[StalkeR]

Now that's interesting.

 

[NeroDevil]

Thank's BugMeister!

Damn that does look awesome Might be tempted to buy it B-)

And indeed it would, Stalker.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I'd go black and a single round cable with enough length to feed it back and around to totally hide it. Then with a re-visit of all the cables take them one at a time and see if you can get them into the back and around to the device keeping the cables neatly routed and tied in the back. It's just all about time, no mystery here just trial and error, over and over till a proper path is found and on to the next. This could take several case openings as you think about things and how you can improve the cable flow. That being said some here are artists and your case has great routing options unlike mine so use them and enjoy as these are the little fine points that make the system just pop when you show a friend!
http://biz.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3074125&CatId=5415

 

[NeroDevil]

Thanks a bunch, linnemeyer! I'll certainly give it a shot and hopefully it turns out the way I hope it does!

That IDE cable sure would make management much easier. xD

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Just keep in mind there are all sorts of great little cable management tricks and accessories out there and all you have to do is ask or hunt around. I especially like the newer line of cables by NZXT....there off the hook cool looking but they do add up in cost but the transformation is nothing short of amazing.
Amazon.com: NZXT cables
When my case grows up I want it to be just like.......
http://murderbox.com/gallery.html

 

[NeroDevil]

Thank's for the advice, mate. They do look awesome in black, probably will buy some cables in that colour.

And damn, that murderbox site has some amazing stuff on there. B-)

 

[pparks1]

Yeah, the PSU is non-modular and has lots of extras I don't need (yet) which makes cable management quite difficult, let alone the fact that I haven't really ever done any cable management myself before. :$

The good news about cable management is that a lot can be done without spending any money. It's really just a matter of taking time and trying to hide or bundle the cables together the best that you can. Sometimes you cannot get it perfect without buying an extension cable...but even when you have a couple of wires out of place, as long as the rest is tidy, it doesn't seem so bad.

And we have all worked with non-modular power supplies, so we know how it is. I went with my first modular supply on my home desktop about 2 years ago, but have done numerous wiring jobs for friends since who haven't spent the extra for the modular. For my own personal happiness, a modular power supply is now a requirement for any build I pay for.

 

[NeroDevil]

I know what you mean. I've tried yesterday experimenting with cable ties that came with the case, but they only marginally made things neater ^^; I'll just need to find some time and patience and I should (hopefully) make the cabling kick-ass.

And yeah, I tried looking for a modular power supply at first, but in the end - that HCG was the best bang-for-buck, considering it's powerfull +12v rail for a better GPU, etc. I gladly chose performance over asthetics (modular/non-modular) although now that I've everything ordered and settled, I gotta do what I can with the non-modular cabling. ^^;

Anyway, hope the systems case and looks are up to scratch.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

A good quality PSU trumps cable neatness any day but if you can pop for the modular it's worth every extra dollar!

 

[NeroDevil]

Thanks, I'll certainly keep that in mind when the next upgrade is due.

 

[pparks1]

Well, if you run a case without side windows and don't have a heat/airflow problem...neat cables don't really amount to much.

Even though I don't use cases with side windows....and I don't have a heat problem...I love my boxes to be clean and tidy inside.

Agree that higher quality power supplies are vitally important.

 

[PwnFrnzy]

Old and new Rig side-by-side for the only time in their lives.

Old:
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Socket A
1GB DDR RAM
128MB GeForce 6200 AGP x8
300W PSU
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue and 150GB Western Digital Hard Drives, PATA

New:
AMD Athlon II x2 260 (3.20Ghz) AM3 Socket
4GB DDR3 RAM
1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
450W PSU
1TB Hitachi SATA 3Gbp/s

For those of you thinking my pictures are the worst due to the blur in the pictures, I don't have a professional-status camera, nor do I have the most steadiest hold neither.

 

[xarden]

Looks good,

what mobo is that in the new one?

 

[PwnFrnzy]

The motherboard name of the new one is in my system specs, got the new rig about 2-3 weeks ago and I'm lovin' it.

Motherboard link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1669&cm_re=M4N68T-M-V2-_-13-131-669-_-Product

Seems that it is deactivated on Newegg.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

PwnFrnzy,
Nice upgrade in performance. Isn't building the system up a rush when you first start it and it lights up without any smoke....! Great job and now just work on propping your hand on something to stead your shots.....lol