I figured I would post a few pics of my computer its nothing special but tell me what you guys think. Oh and by the way these were taken back when I lived in ohio. My room is much bigger now and doesnt have that fruity boarder (If you can catch it in the reflection).




*old computer*

your syatem has great potential, but suffers from what we call, 'bowl of spaghetti syndrome'... look at the option of round cables, and take your system to the next level.

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Round cables eh? What should I do about that mass of power cables at the bottom?

you could run them behind the motherboard, and zip ties do wonders =)

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QUOTE(Immortal Lobster @ Sep 22 2005, 08:58 AM)you could run them behind the motherboard, and zip ties do wonders =)
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zip ties are a must.

clear the clutter, it will help increase air flow and reduce temps too.


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QUOTE(Ace_spyder @ Sep 22 2005, 02:41 PM)What should I do about that mass of power cables at the bottom?
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Cry.
That's what I did ! !
Seriously though, I'm considering getting out the soldering iron, extending cables and running them behind the mobo just as Immortal Lobster said & it will definately be an improvement.

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I also need to clean it. That was taken right after I built it and it had finger prints all over it.

hmm...so thats wat that raidmax case looks like that i saw on newegg...looks a lot better in your pic...i was considering that case for awhile...hows it treatin ya?

and yea, some cable management would make that look like a great rig. i kno wat it feels like tho...my prescott rig was horrible with wiring...then i just took abotu a half hour, and a few tiwistie ties, and made it look great. it doesnt hav to b perfect, but yours can b improved a bit so u can c the motherboard and CPU and stuff....start by twistie tying unused cables/rails together, then twistie tie them to the chassis where it doesnt block airflow and where u cant c it in the case window. its really not that hard.

and yea, if u hav a removable motherboard tray, or u can fit wires begind there, defenitely do it. i dont hav that option, so im giving directions assuming u dont as well. if u do, i belive most will just slide behind there so u wont really need to use the twistie ties...

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Its treating me great actually. I broke the door on it sadly bringing it down here from Ohio. I put a 500 watt rosewill psu in it. I love the way the acrylic is cut it looks awesome.

lol your funny. putting a cheapo rosewill psu in a top system like that. lol you crack me up. good joke wut psu do u really have

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QUOTE(Afghan @ Sep 23 2005, 10:10 PM)lol your funny.  putting a cheapo rosewill psu in a top system like that.  lol you crack me up.  good joke wut psu do u really have
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Ummmmm a Rosewill..... This one ' ">http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16817182013. Also I dont know what you have against rosewill. ' ">http://imageshack.us Looks pretty stable to me.

They are cheapo power supplies. 500W PSU for $50 come on you know its not gonna have quality parts inside of it.

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QUOTE(Ace_spyder @ Sep 24 2005, 03:06 AM)Ummmmm a Rosewill..... This one ' ">http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16817182013. Also I dont know what you have against rosewill. ' ">http://imageshack.us Looks pretty stable to me.
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LOOKS PRETTY STABLE TO ME!

QUOTE(Afghan @ Sep 24 2005, 11:18 AM)They are cheapo power supplies.  500W PSU for $50 come on you know its not gonna have quality parts inside of it.
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holy craud man, just because u dont like the company doesnt mean you can bash his parts. i agree with him, his charts show its pretty stable.

one thing im confused on though...is rosewill a real company, or does it just get other OEMs and put there name on it? because they make RAM ad cases and stuff also...

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I'm pretty sure they're a real company in its beginning stages.

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QUOTE(stealth13777 @ Sep 24 2005, 12:12 PM)I'm pretty sure they're a real company in its beginning stages.
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ok, good to kno /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

ill hav to try them out some time...people ive talked to say the RAM is pretty good, it does wat it needs to do. never heard bout the PSU's though...

thanks

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Ive had alot of rosewills products and they are awesome.

Rosewill is Newegg's housebrand AFAIK. Using software will not give you accurate results,and sometimes not even close. A Digital Multimeter is the only way of knowing if your rails are drooping or not.

dude isint the asus a8n-sli deluxe awsome ? lol i love mine ! keep up the good work! come and take a look at my pc the link is in my sig /wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

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QUOTE(landlord @ Sep 22 2005, 09:59 AM)zip ties are a must.

clear the clutter, it will help increase air flow and reduce temps too.
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Thats right zip ties ar an must.

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