TheMrFoulds

I have this PSU and I sleeved my own cables to get rid of the ketchup and mustard. I made a quick guide on how I did it here. Only cost me £2 and a couple of hours. I recommend it over plasti-dipping. Looks way nicer and is cheaper.

The 750 isn't a bad drive but it isn't a particularly good one either, it's usually priced higher than it should be so unless you have a deal, you might want to consider a cheaper (but equally good) option from someone else. The PSU is a bit on the crappy side for a build like this, consider going for something from tier 2 of Tom's hardware PSU tier list v2 If you don't already have a mechanical hard drive, get one. that 120Gb will fill up overnight if you use it as a primary drive. I'd recommend a 2Tb drive for a good balance of $/Gb and $ but a 1Tb will likely be fine too. I'm not convinced that paying extra for an 8Gb rx480 makes sense vs the 4Gb, but feel free to disagree on this.

Obviously there are tons of tutorials and various posts about sleeving cables but I've not seen one about this method. Also, apologies in advance for the lack of pictures for the early stages of the guide but I'm making the guide retrospectively. Pros: Cons: Cheap! Doesn't do anything for the cables entering the PSU Easy Looks pretty crap behind the motherboard tray Looks great No need to be super precise Finished article. Materials: 550 paracord (length TBD), ebay is great for getting this cheap. Snips or sharp scissors Lighter Some staples, minimum 4 (have plenty spare!) 30cm ruler A few hours of your time. STEP 1: Measure how much cord you will need. With your cable routed, measure the length of its path from the connector to the cable management hole. Make sure to add some leeway, I found that 5cm was a good amount but there's no need to be overly precise. Multiply this length by how many cables you will sleeve and buy that much paracord, plus a bit extra for mistakes. STEP 2: Cut the paracord into the lengths that you need (as measured earlier) being sure to remove the core after the lengths are cut. Singe the ends of the paracord to prevent fraying and move the next step. STEP 3: Make your pin removal tool. Take two staples from a block, keeping them attached to each other, then straighten them into an L shape. You'll need to make two of these tools In order to keep track of the wires, I recommend completing step 4 for one wire at a time and repeating. STEP 4: Push the long end of the staples into the sides of the ATX pins until you hear a soft click, then pull the cable out of the connector. Slide your paracord over the ATX pin and melt the end of the cable, pinching it into the gap in the pin like so. Circled on the image are the wings that lock the pin into the connector, it may be necessary to bend these out a bit to ensure the pins stay put when plugging in the cable. STEP 5: Now simply pull the original sheathing over the end of paracord newly sleeved wires, route and plug in your cable, then secure the interface with a zip tie and electrical tape/heatshrink. (I missed out the zip tie but definitely recommend using it.) STEP 6: (most important) Marvel at the beauty of your creation! This whole guide is applicable to the 24-pin, 4+4 pin CPU and pcie cables. but can easily be adapted for SATA power and molex. Enjoy!

Have a program like afterburner up to check GPU load while you play one of the games to see what the GPU is doing. Should give you a better insight into what's going on if nothing else.

Rig Name: My Computer CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz GPU: Radeon 7970 @ 925MHz core, 1375 MHz Memory RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) 1400 OS: Windows 10 Home (64-bit) He fought bravely but was, in the end, no match for this new foe.