Budget build and cable managent

NicolaZanarini · August 7, 2015

Hey guys,

Sharing this rig I build for a friend, total price is 685 euros.

Fairly proud of cable management given the case and PSU - had to use a lot of zip ties to get it right, but the result is good.

As usual the procedure was to go by layers, identifying the wires that are essential and the add more a bit at the time as new components are connected.

Case - Zalmann T2 Plus
CPU - Intel core i5 4460
GPU - GTX960 reference
RAM - 16GB HyperX Fury (switched it to dual channel after took the pics)
HDD - 1TB Toshiba HDD
SSD - Crucial 120GB BX100
Motherboard - AsRock H97M Anniversary
PSU - Xilence 530W 80+
Heatsink - Thermaltake Contac 39

Silence was important so ran some tests:

CPU doesn't go above 62C with prime95 and the fan on 850rpm

Left GPU on standard curves as even with Furmark it hits 80C with fans on 50% (barely audible) and clock stays pretty much on max all the time.