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hero1- At the moment it's the same as it was 10 months ago when I built it,horrid cable management, Moto would have a fit, but my case isn't very good for that, but tax time I'm gonna buy a FX-8350 and new graphic card, I was gonna get a 670 gtx to replace the 560, but the seven series is almost in aus so I will have to have a look at them, plus an ssd. Also I think I need a modular psu and buy some heat shrink or something to make the cables Moto friendly. After all that I'm want to save up for some water cooling, I want 5ghz from the 8350. Problem is I keep considering a complete new rig with an i5, but that would mean a slightly lower gpu, not sure which way to go, better GPU and not quite as good cpu, or better cpu not so good GPU, only because I will need a new mobo,ram and case. If I build the whole new rig the FX-6100 and 560 will go to the missus. Oh and a new 24 "1080 monitor to replace the 19" 1440x900.

I have a budget of $1200 aus
 
I see. Quite a dilemma you have there in terms of upgrading eh! I think your budget is enough to get you a Core i7 3770K/4770K/ GXT 770/ Good Z87 Gaming board, Good PSU and RAM. You just have to hunt for deals. And yes, you need to step up the monitor. So no worries on having to compromise on anything really. Maybe wait for a bit and add to the stash and get an SSD at the same to build. I can't wait to see your upgrade.

Funny, I have a 27" Dell and my wife has a 50" Panasonic for hers. I made her a mITX system using Bitfenix Prodigy, same speakers as me but black with DAC and she's in love with it, well it's also a living room set but she controls that.
 

Case: Cooler Master 912 HAF
Motherboard: ASUS Z87-Pro
CPU: Intel i7 4770k Haswell
CPU Cooler: Gelid Tranquillo
Video Card: EVGA GTX 680 Signature Super OC'd 2gb GDDR5
Memory: 8Gb GSkill Series X Ripjaws 1600 Mhz
Storage: Samsung Series 830 Pro 256 Gb SSD; WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA III; WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA II
Power Supply: Corsair AX850w
Optical Drive: LiteOn iHAS 124
 
hero1 - Thanks "Hero" for your nice comment. It is quite the beast, but damn!! your already getting 2 GTX 780s in SLI. I'm jealous man! :) I'm going to hold off until the Nvidia 800 series comes out though before I make an upgrade.
 


That case is made for air cooling for sure hence the HAF monicker. Water cooling is an addiction that you might want to think about before you try.



Thanks man. I will update the photo once they have the stock for the eVGA GTx 780 Hydro Copper again. I want SLI so I won't have to worry about dipping below 60 FPS on Ultra for all games
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Yeah. Get some good airflow through there for sure. I thought about it, but can't say as that I am comfortable with having water inside the box even though they are enclosed. As I said, my temps do well even in this hot corner ( at times ).
 
http://forum.sysprofile.de/mdpc-million-dollar-pc-com/33524-shop-mdpc-x-diskussionsthread-39.html

http://www.hardwareluxx.de/community/f141/lian-li-sammelthread-v2-1-teil-12-a-687271-60.html

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as far as i can tell the image originated in germany or the surrounding area.

it looks to have originated on a forum where custom sleeving was being discussed.

after looking at some photos it looks like it may be a case fan power distribution box. i'm not quite sure though as i couldnt find any more details. a look at the plug ends in a relevant photo look quite like 3pin case fan connectors.

perhaps you will be able to trace it back further. i used google images search by photo option and clicked on the links and translated the pages. if you read through the entirety maybe you will get your answer.

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i suppose you could use such a box connected to a molex connector in order to distribute power and keep cable organization neat.

you could also use a fan controller and bunch all the cables up to the controller.

what exactly is your intention in regards to this image? just for information or did you want to try something similar?

technically any small power distributor which can be rigged for the correct ports can work. you could even wire your own

most likely its a custom part.
 
it really isnt necessary.

most of the cables have rather direct start end points.

the only cables which can get rather messy are power cables since they often provide more connectors than you actually use. you can modify them to use only the connectors you will use which cuts down on the mess. of course this only works if you intend to sleeve your entire system and if wiring isnt a big deal to you.

technically you can run all of your wires to a connection box to hide the actual connectors which looks similar to what they did behind the motherboard.

honestly you can do the same thing with any small box.

what they did is quite alot of work. you literally have to measure and create every single cable and then sleeve it.

in most cases such things arent really required but if you are one of the few who is into sleeving an entire system and creating all the cables then it is by far quite possible.

i dont think you need any box like they used though. it is redundant.
 
There's a lot of nice rigs on here :) Decided to post mine since I made a few changes since I last posted (November/December last year I think...)




I recently Plasti-Dipped the side panels and the top of my 550D...I think it gave it a really nice look. I originally had the sound deadening panels dipped white as well but it gave it a VERY bland look so I decided to peel it off :lol:

My specs haven't changed too much but I recently got myself an H80i and a Gigabyte Windforce HD7870 (full specs in siggy).
 
Thanks :) It was frustrating getting the first few coats on...since I don't have a garage (only a car-port) it was hell with all the dust/bugs that kept crawling into the base coats :lol:

Nice upgrade, by the way!
 
I'm new to this forum. This is my build. Let me know if you like it and/or give suggestions =)

Case: Fractal R4
MB: Asus Z87 Sabertooth
CPU: i7 4770k @ 4.4Ghz
Memory: 4 x 4Gb 1600Mhz Gskill Sniper
GPU: MSI GTX 780
SSD: 240Gb Intel 520
HD: WD Black 1TB
PSU: Corsair AXi1200i
CPU cooler: Zalman CNPS9900Max-B

compbuild_zps14468222.jpg
 
@ferico87

Like the build, cables look very nice, maybe could do with further clean up but colour is good. I could see a nice water cooling future for this PC and maybe a custom job to get rid of the remaining red.

 
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