Full Version: My Wire Management
ok...here it is...ive been working on this for the past week and i finnally think i have it...i was going for the messy look to show off my UV sensitive sleeves....
nice job
i like the glow in the dark wires
thanks for the compliments....is there nething i can do better tho on the looks?
QUOTE(bigdaddy25fb @ Feb 6 2005, 01:36 PM)
thanks for the compliments....is there nething i can do better tho on the looks?
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Put a solid cover on it instead of glass! j/k good job. I know what you mean about the time situation, I done my first rig with all blue over the wires. I think it took me about a week to a week and 1/2 its time cosuming but looks good when your finished.
okay....rule of thumb here for wire management. just because it's sleeved, doesn't mean you can leave it out. hide those suckers.
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nice job, is that the Tsunami Case? If so, you can flip those HD's around. Not to shabby thou.
actually...it's an old case. the hard drives are flipped around.
see the transformation here :
http://forums.overclockersclub.com/Mod_Pro...son-t37188.html
see the transformation here :
http://forums.overclockersclub.com/Mod_Pro...son-t37188.html
im kind shootin for the messy look here airman...but when i get my new mobo and gfx card im pretty sure im gonna do some more cable hiding...but for right now im gonna stick with it like this....
final pic for now....
EDIT: this is the Tsunami Dream btw...ive got a vigor XG500watt psu in there too
final pic for now....
EDIT: this is the Tsunami Dream btw...ive got a vigor XG500watt psu in there too
lol 'messy wire look'? hah excuses excusess 
I know you've got that UV-theme going, but regardless it looks better with tidy wire management... That's just a lazy excuse.
I have a Tsunami case too, and it is very tidy, plenty of space for wires.
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I have a Tsunami case too, and it is very tidy, plenty of space for wires.
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It's a start, but there are many more things to be done in there, inclusing hiding the wires 
QUOTE(Hyper Threaded @ Feb 6 2005, 04:18 PM)
I know you've got that UV-theme going, but regardless it looks better with tidy wire management... That's just a lazy excuse.
I have a Tsunami case too, and it is very tidy, plenty of space for wires.
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I have a Tsunami case too, and it is very tidy, plenty of space for wires.
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well i like the messy look (goes off into corner to be by himself)....lol..but yeah..like i said once i get my new parts...ill work on hiding hiding hiding those wires!!
lazy... 
Try running some of those hanging wires along the drive bay supports.
I agree about the wire hiding. I don't have everything completely stealth, but I still think it looks good.
QUOTE(chavalcito @ Feb 7 2005, 01:13 AM)
I agree about the wire hiding. I don't have everything completely stealth, but I still think it looks good.
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yeah i didnt buy a uv sleeved setup just to hide it...i wanted it to glow...i mean i can understand hiding it in some cases for like the IDE cables and SATA and such..but when you have stuff to show off show it but make it look tidy or presentable...thats the look i was shootin for...
a few wires to me looks good, just when it starts looking like a ball of string you need to do something. And if its sleved then why not show it 
EDIT: for anyone who just saw that b4 i edited wow i need to switch keyboards on this school PC didnt notice the spacebar only somewht works...
EDIT: for anyone who just saw that b4 i edited wow i need to switch keyboards on this school PC didnt notice the spacebar only somewht works...
Question: where do you 'hide' the fan ide cables? I have a bunch and they litter the bottom (though they are covered by black dust wire covers).
QUOTE(bigdaddy25fb @ Feb 6 2005, 12:17 PM)
ok...here it is...ive been working on this for the past week and i finnally think i have it...i was going for the messy look to show off my UV sensitive sleeves....
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looks good...is that a geforcefx 5900 ultra vid card in there?
My cables are UV blue, but I don't have a UV light, so I went with the clean look.
QUOTE(RimX @ Feb 7 2005, 11:06 AM)
looks good...is that a geforcefx 5900 ultra vid card in there?
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yeah...good eye....its gone now...i ordered my BFG 6800 Ultra OC today....so something else to take psu leads away and to heat up my case....(im runing on my GeForce 4 MX 440...also from BFG....)
QUOTE(bigdaddy25fb @ Feb 7 2005, 06:48 PM)
yeah...good eye....its gone now...i ordered my BFG 6800 Ultra OC today....so something else to take psu leads away and to heat up my case....(im runing on my GeForce 4 MX 440...also from BFG....)
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yea...thanks...I got one of the 5900's and I've spent alot of time with it staring me right in the face...who makes the one u got? Mine is pny
QUOTE(RimX @ Feb 7 2005, 11:39 PM)
yea...thanks...I got one of the 5900's and I've spent alot of time with it staring me right in the face...who makes the one u got? Mine is pny
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mine was a PNY 5900ultra 256mb...basically a 5950 that just didnt have the quick timings...altho i changed that...i think i had it runnin at 475/950 24/7
QUOTE(RimX @ Feb 7 2005, 09:39 PM)
yea...thanks...I got one of the 5900's and I've spent alot of time with it staring me right in the face...who makes the one u got? Mine is pny
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What do you mean by staring you right in the face.
heh i might have to try that backwards drive trick with my ttsnami. i started some wiremanagement but i never finished it just wasnt worth it beucase of my already goood temps.
but yeah it looks nice but i would still hide them some more beucase they will still show.
but yeah it looks nice but i would still hide them some more beucase they will still show.
how much u want for ur old 5900? ive only got a 5200 
Anyone got susgestions of how to hide or at least tidy up all of the little connection wires, like the ones that go to power, and reset and etc cause mine are a mess and they do a full loop before being connected to thier spot and i just have extra wire lentgh.
also when i get my new UV light all be doing more wire magament. Im so cheap, ive used zip ties to strap thing together, up against side, and outta sight. The only cables I won't hide are the sleeved X connector ones, I like looking at those, I do zip them together to save on airflow and space. hey whats a good non-overclocked temp? 77 F?
also when i get my new UV light all be doing more wire magament. Im so cheap, ive used zip ties to strap thing together, up against side, and outta sight. The only cables I won't hide are the sleeved X connector ones, I like looking at those, I do zip them together to save on airflow and space. hey whats a good non-overclocked temp? 77 F?
QUOTE(Ste @ Feb 10 2005, 06:40 AM)
Anyone got susgestions of how to hide or at least tidy up all of the little connection wires, like the ones that go to power, and reset and etc cause mine are a mess and they do a full loop before being connected to thier spot and i just have extra wire lentgh.
also when i get my new UV light all be doing more wire magament. Im so cheap, ive used zip ties to strap thing together, up against side, and outta sight. The only cables I won't hide are the sleeved X connector ones, I like looking at those, I do zip them together to save on airflow and space. hey whats a good non-overclocked temp? 77 F?
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also when i get my new UV light all be doing more wire magament. Im so cheap, ive used zip ties to strap thing together, up against side, and outta sight. The only cables I won't hide are the sleeved X connector ones, I like looking at those, I do zip them together to save on airflow and space. hey whats a good non-overclocked temp? 77 F?
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shorter cables
Nice Case Like it Alot
i guess that temp is good for a non oced 3200 but my case temp is 71 load with my oced 2000+ but i guess they run cooler than 3200
ya ....um...............im going for the messy look too!
Holy Crap, JerrDogg! Does any airflow pass through that thing?
ya a little, ive got quite a few fans, 2 120's intake and exhaust, and some 80s lol, when i get my new mobo, ill clean em up alitte lol
QUOTE(JerrDogg77 @ Feb 10 2005, 11:17 AM)
ya a little, ive got quite a few fans, 2 120's intake and exhaust, and some 80s lol, when i get my new mobo, ill clean em up alitte lol
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cripes!!!!! thats some cable job youve got there....looks kinda like the jungle...
reminds me of the Guns n Roses song Welcome to the Jungle!
QUOTE(bigdaddy25fb @ Feb 8 2005, 06:14 AM)
mine was a PNY 5900ultra 256mb...basically a 5950 that just didnt have the quick timings...altho i changed that...i think i had it runnin at 475/950 24/7
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Yea I think Ihgad mine running a little higher than that...lol...yea a really good card...mine is a 256mb as well...i thought it oc'ed well
QUOTE(chavalcito @ Feb 9 2005, 09:23 PM)
What do you mean by staring you right in the face.
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Well my old case was a chieftec dragon with the window on the side pannel and I had the case up on my desk...then when I was rebuilding I had it out for a lil bit on my desk and then when I had troubles with heat I had it out in front of me. and I'm gonna see it up close soon when my NV Silencer4 comes in...lol
just put my new 6800 ultra in...def makes hiding cables a challenge now as i have 2 molex stuck in the card and have 2 hdds to power as well...hmmm....ahh well i dont have the digi with me right at the moment..however i will post pics as soon as i can...
Nice job, if nobody has mentioned it yet (haven't read the whole thread) then you should look at Radioactivated I think his name is and compare.
QUOTE(Ghost2520 @ Feb 10 2005, 10:46 PM)
Nice job, if nobody has mentioned it yet (haven't read the whole thread) then you should look at Radioactivated I think his name is and compare.
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I checked out his case gallery pics, there aren't really any wire management pics.
QUOTE(chavalcito @ Feb 11 2005, 12:49 AM)
I checked out his case gallery pics, there aren't really any wire management pics.
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hmm..im gonna work tonight before i head out to a 24hour LAN and see what i can do with my case...im gonna do that backwards hdd trick and im gonna see how many i can hide before i stretch em way too far...lol...hmm..are there any other places i can hide cables other than the place next to the cd drives and beside the harddrive cage next to the mobo panel?? im thinkin maybe...and if i do mount the drives backwards wont that interfere with my 12cm fan i have in the front????
I go for functionality over looks. See how easily accessible my cathode switch is? Haha, jk. 
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That my friend is exactly the reason I bought a X-connect. Lol.
That my friend is exactly the reason I bought a X-connect. Lol.
QUOTE(Ste @ Feb 11 2005, 05:18 PM)
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That my friend is exactly the reason I bought a X-connect. Lol.
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That my friend is exactly the reason I bought a X-connect. Lol.
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X-Connect won't make up for shoddy job at tidying the wires...
No but it sure helps!. haha
Thats just my backup case while I work on my new case, btw. I could never live if my main case were that fugly.
QUOTE(ravix @ Feb 12 2005, 12:29 AM)
Thats just my backup case while I work on my new case, btw. I could never live if my main case were that fugly.
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lol...yeah thats a very nice case...def can see the 'messy' look there
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