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[CarlTR6]

Nice and neat.

 

[HILLBILLY]

I figured it was about tine I added my new ATI 5870, so here it is.

The pad it's sitting on is 13 in / 33 cm long; I guess I should dust off my keyboard!

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Wow. Nice card

 

[jsnxx]

Dont laugh too much eh. I only learnt what was inside them around Christmas.
I DO NOT play games on it, so i built it for my basic usage which includes internet, video ripping, flash, etc. Its actually overkill for what i need, but intend on ocing it tonight anyway.
(pics are not new & sorry for the image's quality - my mobile, & yeah, i know im messy)
rig visual mods planned - custom acrylic window in mesh side panel, gigabyte gpu, cpu cooler, more cold cathode's & changing the front fan & indicator red led's to green.

& the hidden mess! (its even worse now)

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I figured it was about tine I added my new ATI 5870, so here it is.

The pad it's sitting on is 13 in / 33 cm long; I guess I should dust off my keyboard!

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Wow. Nice card

Thanks mate.

 

[ZaLiTH]

At first glance I thought you had a really coplex water cooling system there.

I want to cover all my cables with black and green sleeving one day, that is one day when my XFX machine is complete... It's got a little way to go still. Lol...

Still, sounds like you'll have a sweet looking rig once you're done with the fans and lights hey..

 

[jsnxx]

Cheers for that ZaLiTH! Any complementation helps keep me on the moddin path!
4 fans do the cooling, 2 x 120mm & 2 x 200mm, but the sleeving took me over 6 hours & i stuffed 1 sata power connection. Unless i can somehow piggyback my current cables i'll have to upgrade & re-sleeve my psu too. There is a card that connects an ide drive for xp so that explains the fatter cable
After a larger 2nd monitor i'll probably do the gpu & maybe window short term because my boss has said i can make a full case from acrylic for my work pc, so that will take priority over my foreign orders. Main reason it comes first is because i have to add a gpu anyway so im going to buy the new card for mine & put my current card into the work pc.

 

[zrtom]

I like that red chest of drawers for storing stuff. Where did you get it?
Tom

 

[HILLBILLY]

At first glance I thought you had a really coplex water cooling system there.

I want to cover all my cables with black and green sleeving one day, that is one day when my XFX machine is complete... It's got a little way to go still. Lol...

Still, sounds like you'll have a sweet looking rig once you're done with the fans and lights hey..

Cheers for that ZaLiTH! Any complementation helps keep me on the moddin path!
4 fans do the cooling, 2 x 120mm & 2 x 200mm, but the sleeving took me over 6 hours & i stuffed 1 sata power connection. Unless i can somehow piggyback my current cables i'll have to upgrade & re-sleeve my psu too. There is a card that connects an ide drive for xp so that explains the fatter cable
After a larger 2nd monitor i'll probably do the gpu & maybe window short term because my boss has said i can make a full case from acrylic for my work pc, so that will take priority over my foreign orders. Main reason it comes first is because i have to add a gpu anyway so im going to buy the new card for mine & put my current card into the work pc.

Nice setup jsnxx, love the cold cathodes , also, where'd you pick up the cable sleeving kit? I'm considering sleeving my cables in black, but I'm having a bit of trouble sourcing some...
@Zalith, lol I too thought he had some kind of wicked watercooling setup at first ^^

I figured it was about tine I added my new ATI 5870, so here it is.

The pad it's sitting on is 13 in / 33 cm long; I guess I should dust off my keyboard!

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Wow. Nice card

Thanks mate.

No worries.

 

[ZaLiTH]

Nice setup jsnxx, love the cold cathodes , also, where'd you pick up the cable sleeving kit? I'm considering sleeving my cables in black, but I'm having a bit of trouble sourcing some...
@Zalith, lol I too thought he had some kind of wicked watercooling setup at first ^^

I'm not sure if it'll work out cheaper or not for you, but here in SA computer parts and accessories are hellishly expensive, so I buy everything online...

One of the cheapest and best range of braided sleeving I've found was over at CableOrganizer.com, here are the two pages I've got bookmarked for when I have money to buy: black sleeving and coloured sleeving. Hope that helps...

 

[twdawson]

My simple set up consists of a notebook used in lid closed mode under my desk attached to an HP monitor.

On the desk is a Lacie 1TB external HD for my storage, Apple slim keyboard and the mouse is to be replaced soon with a wireless one.

I prefer a setup like this because its clean, tidy and silent.

 

[HILLBILLY]

Nice setup jsnxx, love the cold cathodes , also, where'd you pick up the cable sleeving kit? I'm considering sleeving my cables in black, but I'm having a bit of trouble sourcing some...
@Zalith, lol I too thought he had some kind of wicked watercooling setup at first ^^

I'm not sure if it'll work out cheaper or not for you, but here in SA computer parts and accessories are hellishly expensive, so I buy everything online...

One of the cheapest and best range of braided sleeving I've found was over at CableOrganizer.com, here are the two pages I've got bookmarked for when I have money to buy: black sleeving and coloured sleeving. Hope that helps...

Cheers mate, I'm bookmarking these for when I have the cash to throw at my rig
Also, I kinda know what you mean about riddiculous pricing for components... The nearest major town to me (Gympie) has quite a few PC shops, and nearly all of them have markups from anywhere between 35 and 60% more than shops in other towns... the only way I was able to get my hardware at a reasonable price was travel an hour and a half down the coast.

 

[jsnxx]

@HILLBILLY - some ebay store in the states. I'll go through my history later this arvo & find the name. I'll be needing some more soon as my boss has given me permission to make an entire case from acrylic for my work pc.

 

[HILLBILLY]

Awesome! Cheers mate.

 

[jsnxx]

riddiculous pricing for components... The nearest major town to me (Gympie) has quite a few PC shops, and nearly all of them have markups from anywhere between 35 and 60% more than shops in other towns...

Sorry for the lateness mate, been on the PS3 since i got home yest.

Do you buy much off the net? I live in a fairly big city & the 2 or 3 dedicated pc stores we have, have jack stock when it comes to mods, so i generally buy over the net. I guess postage up to there would be a killer though. I do arrange pick up with 2 stores i use though.

Managed to find the store so here is their 'sleeving' items.
eBay Australia Store ? AEROCOOLER: Search results for sleeving.

 

[HILLBILLY]

riddiculous pricing for components... The nearest major town to me (Gympie) has quite a few PC shops, and nearly all of them have markups from anywhere between 35 and 60% more than shops in other towns...

Sorry for the lateness mate, been on the PS3 since i got home yest.

Do you buy much off the net? I live in a fairly big city & the 2 or 3 dedicated pc stores we have, have jack stock when it comes to mods, so i generally buy over the net. I guess postage up to there would be a killer though. I do arrange pick up with 2 stores i use though.

Managed to find the store so here is their 'sleeving' items.
eBay Australia Store ? AEROCOOLER: Search results for sleeving.

hmm, define 'Buy'... I ordered my current hardware online from Umart Sunshine Coast then paid and collected the next day. With regards to modding stock, they also are limited, so ordering over the net and paying postage won't be a problem at all I don't think (unless the postage fee ends up being riddiculous...).
Also, cheers for the link.

 

[acurasd]

My Rig....

The first photo with the TV is my main center....

Then the other photo is my server rig....

There is a Brother Wireless 2170 Printer to the right of the photo.

Other printer is HP Officejet 6500 Wireless

 

[metalmania31]

A little before and after of my cable management

All over the floor. Then a little more neatly tucked in the desk. Router gets it's own spot. Although I need to figure something better with the power plugs at my UPS. I have them velcro strapped, but I want a better solution. I'd be welcome to suggestions. Anyways what have some you guys done for cable management? I wish I could build a rack for my tower on top and the rest on the bottom with cable management built in.

 

[acurasd]

Well you see my one server tower... i zip tie the hell out of it....

 

[acurasd]

I am looking at your photos.. maybe its an opticle illusion but i have no idea now many UPS, routers... yu have... looks like you hav ea router above the UPS but then you got another photo showing you have a router by itself.

 

[metalmania31]

I am looking at your photos.. maybe its an opticle illusion but i have no idea now many UPS, routers... yu have... looks like you hav ea router above the UPS but then you got another photo showing you have a router by itself.

Yeah that first pic I have my router on my desk. I moved it during my cable clean up to a separate shelf to the far right of my tower. I moved the UPS and comcast modem into the desk enclosure and that black box on the floor is my sub-woofer.