Another One From This Chick

Ok guys..think this one would be the last one for a while I think..This time I am asking for pictures..never seen someone do it but i'll ask.. Since I am starting to modd my system and trying to make it all cool..I also wanted to make it more cleaner...I wanted to ask you people if you could post some pics on how to get all the wireing in place and make it look so you don't see all the wires hanging and all over the place..at least something that even if you look at them, they look cool...So if any of you guys have pics of your systems cleaningness, I would like to see it..so I could get an idea on how to clean my system up..then i'll post my own pics, once my stuff is arrived...thanks...!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

You'd want to do two things - keep the central area clear, and keep the intake area clear so that there is a nice flow from front to back. Tie all the cables using cable ties along the drive bays to keep them out of the center. Try not to twist the cables as they may interfere with the data transfer - this is espicially true of SATA cables, which should not be bent - curved is ok, but try not to crease them. tie extra cable length in a bunch before using cable ties. cables running from the case and the pci cards can be taped to the bottom (as I have done in my system in the pic)

 

great link halo, i never thought of running my molex connectors out through the back of the case!

 

OMG..That is a good "f" link..thanks you so much..that is one i dea I would defenetly use...thanks alot...for all of you who are reading this and have more ideas keep them coming..thankyou all who posted...

 

Wow, that link is very helpful to me as well.

Thanks a lot.

 

My son called me Mr. Clean although i am not bald...lol. He got a little upset with me for taking so long routing wires....but hes 14 and it is his first gaming computer so I understand. I never saw the link Halo posted but basicalliy thats exactly what I did. I ended up using a bottle cap as a template then cutting it out with a dremel tool to allow all my molex cables to run through the back and the molex cables I didnt use are stored in a 5.25" bay, I then made a "face plate" for the inside and airbrushed it (my profession) this hid those nasty buggers. I put a small notch in the bottom left corner of the face plate and used one of the molex cables inside the 5.25" to plug into the DVD_ROM exposing only a small part of the cable. I also found this black rubber mat and before I installed anything made a template and then placed it on the mat and cut it out to hide those small wires on the bottom. The only thing I didnt get to was heat shrinking the wires.....my son had had all he could take and said it looked fine but I am still going to go back and do it anyway.

 

here are some other pics to show you the results.

 

and the last one

 

Oh...one more

 

Heh, yes. Clean indeed. I've still failed to clean up mine, but .. it's something I really want to do.

 

thank you! I appreciate the compliment!

 

I love the graphics on your case..it's awsome..also thanks for your tips and detail pics..preciated...I got a question to trow at you guys...What do you think about noise dampening mats??? Do you think it's a good idea to put it in a case? I was thinking about the noise my cpu makes, but then again my room get's pretty hot and I don't know if the noise mats are going to heat up my case..I am also in the market in buying another case..cause the one I got was just temp cause I needed my computer for school..So what are some good cases I should be looking at guys? A big thankyou for all of you who posted your pics..

 

I personally like Thermaltake....and the nice big fans I have a Shark and a Tsunami Dream for my sons gaming case.