Vista - Show us your rig

**mpcrsc562** · 07-23-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball

Quote: Originally Posted by mpcrsc562

i'm not a know-it-all, but i did know that one... i just thought it looked cooler.

lol, I hope you don't think I am

I've just read that it may actually hurt performance having both bridges attached. It does look the business though

Quote:

how do you have the fan in the 5.25 drive bay mounted?

The fan in the bay is a real "hi-tech solution" - Blue tack on the bottom and a satay stick on the top. No vibration and it's secure

Attachment 14407

is that fan for show or does it help with air flow? i got a couple of non-l.e.d. fans laying around...

**smarteyeball** · 07-23-2009

It's partly show, partly helpful. How helpful? I can't really give a definitive answer....

It does blow cool air straight onto the ram and one side of the CPU heatsink. It also helps push a little cool air behind the mobo too.

Basically it helps control the side fan flow a little while giving a few potential benefits.

If you've got a spare, give it a go and see if you feel it makes a difference. Just don't place the fan close to the front grill as the noise increases dramatically.

**mpcrsc562** · 07-23-2009

will do. thanks for the tip on placement.

**smarteyeball** · 07-24-2009

I made a few minor changes:

I had a 120mm fan on the bottom solely to exhaust cool air out the bottom of the case for the PSU to intake. I replaced the 120 with an old AMD CPU cooler fan and moved the 120mm fan to help augment the front 230mm.

By moving the 120mm, It actually knocked a few degrees off the HDD temps as well as providing a little extra cool air for the video cards to intake.

I said my cable management was getting lazier

(it was neat once upon a time

)

**roy69** · 07-24-2009

Patrick, all your cables are behind the mobo. That is about as tidy as you can get.
If it does not effect the airflow and can not be seen, then dont worry about it.

**Bare Foot Kid** · 07-24-2009

Ya know, the more pics I see of that ugly HAF, the more I like it.

**smarteyeball** · 07-24-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by roy69

Patrick, all your cables are behind the mobo. That is about as tidy as you can get.
If it does not effect the airflow and can not be seen, then dont worry about it.

That's pretty much my school of thinking too mate. I was just a little surprised at how 'wild' I let that side get as I kept adding more devices and cables. All the airflow is working where it counts and as long as I can put the side on, it's all good

Quote: Originally Posted by Bare Foot Kid

Ya know, the more pics I see of that ugly HAF, the more I like it.

**ShArKy** · 07-25-2009

hey well at least one side is ok..lol...i think the only way to build a really clean system, is to have everything custom made and slave over it like i did..lol

i put my system up on page 157

**EwanG** · 07-25-2009

Given the discussion on how to minimize cabling, it seems like one idea would be to have a case with the common cables "built in" so that you just have a little bit sticking out to plug into the drive or the motherboard or the power supply. That might be a bit spendy since there would probably need to be different versions of the case for each of the major motherboard manufacturers... unless folks were willing to adopt a standard.

Still, that would certainly be a cool looking (and probably easier to cool) box.

**smarteyeball** · 07-25-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by ShArKy

hey well at least one side is ok..lol...i think the only way to build a really clean system, is to have everything custom made and slave over it like i did..lol

i put my system up on page 157

Lol, yeah. You spend so much time making sure one little wire is neat from one angle, only to forgot about the other 5 loose cables... then you say "bugger it" and then shove the rest in

Nice rig BTW

Quote: Originally Posted by EwanG

Given the discussion on how to minimize cabling, it seems like one idea would be to have a case with the common cables "built in" so that you just have a little bit sticking out to plug into the drive or the motherboard or the power supply. That might be a bit spendy since there would probably need to be different versions of the case for each of the major motherboard manufacturers... unless folks were willing to adopt a standard.

Still, that would certainly be a cool looking (and probably easier to cool) box.

It's nice to dream *sigh*

07-23-2009	#1601 (permalink)
mpcrsc562 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Vista went bye-bye on this rig) 228 posts	Re: Show us your rig Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball Quote: Originally Posted by mpcrsc562 i'm not a know-it-all, but i did know that one... i just thought it looked cooler. lol, I hope you don't think I am I've just read that it may actually hurt performance having both bridges attached. It does look the business though Quote: how do you have the fan in the 5.25 drive bay mounted? The fan in the bay is a real "hi-tech solution" - Blue tack on the bottom and a satay stick on the top. No vibration and it's secure Attachment 14407 is that fan for show or does it help with air flow? i got a couple of non-l.e.d. fans laying around...
My System Specs

07-23-2009	#1602 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,688 posts	Re: Show us your rig It's partly show, partly helpful. How helpful? I can't really give a definitive answer.... It does blow cool air straight onto the ram and one side of the CPU heatsink. It also helps push a little cool air behind the mobo too. Basically it helps control the side fan flow a little while giving a few potential benefits. If you've got a spare, give it a go and see if you feel it makes a difference. Just don't place the fan close to the front grill as the noise increases dramatically.
My System Specs

07-23-2009	#1603 (permalink)
mpcrsc562 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Vista went bye-bye on this rig) 228 posts	Re: Show us your rig will do. thanks for the tip on placement.
My System Specs

07-24-2009	#1604 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,688 posts	Re: Show us your rig I made a few minor changes: I had a 120mm fan on the bottom solely to exhaust cool air out the bottom of the case for the PSU to intake. I replaced the 120 with an old AMD CPU cooler fan and moved the 120mm fan to help augment the front 230mm. By moving the 120mm, It actually knocked a few degrees off the HDD temps as well as providing a little extra cool air for the video cards to intake. I said my cable management was getting lazier (it was neat once upon a time )
My System Specs

07-24-2009	#1605 (permalink)
roy69 Vista home premium 64 bit 2,102 posts	Re: Show us your rig Patrick, all your cables are behind the mobo. That is about as tidy as you can get. If it does not effect the airflow and can not be seen, then dont worry about it.
My System Specs

07-24-2009	#1606 (permalink)
Bare Foot Kid Vista 64-bit Ultimate Win7 64-bit Ultimate XP SP3 32-bit Pro 2,126 posts	Re: Show us your rig Ya know, the more pics I see of that ugly HAF, the more I like it.
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07-24-2009	#1607 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,688 posts	Re: Show us your rig Quote: Originally Posted by roy69 Patrick, all your cables are behind the mobo. That is about as tidy as you can get. If it does not effect the airflow and can not be seen, then dont worry about it. That's pretty much my school of thinking too mate. I was just a little surprised at how 'wild' I let that side get as I kept adding more devices and cables. All the airflow is working where it counts and as long as I can put the side on, it's all good Quote: Originally Posted by Bare Foot Kid Ya know, the more pics I see of that ugly HAF, the more I like it.
My System Specs

07-25-2009	#1608 (permalink)
ShArKy vista ultimate x64 sp2 & windows 7 ultimate x64 33 posts	Re: Show us your rig hey well at least one side is ok..lol...i think the only way to build a really clean system, is to have everything custom made and slave over it like i did..lol i put my system up on page 157
My System Specs

07-25-2009	#1609 (permalink)
EwanG Vista Ultimate x64 18 posts	Re: Show us your rig Given the discussion on how to minimize cabling, it seems like one idea would be to have a case with the common cables "built in" so that you just have a little bit sticking out to plug into the drive or the motherboard or the power supply. That might be a bit spendy since there would probably need to be different versions of the case for each of the major motherboard manufacturers... unless folks were willing to adopt a standard. Still, that would certainly be a cool looking (and probably easier to cool) box.
My System Specs

07-25-2009	#1610 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,688 posts	Re: Show us your rig Quote: Originally Posted by ShArKy hey well at least one side is ok..lol...i think the only way to build a really clean system, is to have everything custom made and slave over it like i did..lol i put my system up on page 157 Lol, yeah. You spend so much time making sure one little wire is neat from one angle, only to forgot about the other 5 loose cables... then you say "bugger it" and then shove the rest in Nice rig BTW Quote: Originally Posted by EwanG Given the discussion on how to minimize cabling, it seems like one idea would be to have a case with the common cables "built in" so that you just have a little bit sticking out to plug into the drive or the motherboard or the power supply. That might be a bit spendy since there would probably need to be different versions of the case for each of the major motherboard manufacturers... unless folks were willing to adopt a standard. Still, that would certainly be a cool looking (and probably easier to cool) box. It's nice to dream sigh
My System Specs

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