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So I finally have it done; all of the parts I wanted in my rig. Only about $750-$825 in!

So: rate my rig and cable management? 
Tell me what I could do better?

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I5 4690k (3.5; plan on OCing a little)

 

GTX 960 (2gb)

 

12 GB DDR3

 

1TB SSHD, 500GB HDD, 128GB SSD

 

Gigabyte Z97 G5 MOBO

 

CX 500 PSU (I know this is bad; I'll change it later)

 

Hyper 212 EVO

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GIGABYTE Z97MX-G5 | 16GB DDR3 | I5 4690k @ 4.4ghz | 1TB SSHD, 500GB HDD, 128GB SSD | GTX 1070 8GB | Corsair Graphite 230 | EVGA 650W | Hyper 212 EVO

 

Cinebench R15: 636(all cores), 127FPS

 

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If you can't tell about the wire placements: They are either right at the edge of the case OR at the base of the case; PSU is at the base of the case.

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Cinebench R15: 636(all cores), 127FPS

 

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Put the cables behind the motherboard tray.....

I would also flip the orientation of you're CPU cooler... it's working against the back outtake lol

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   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
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Is this a troll lol?

 

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How about actually routing the cables behind the motherboard tray....

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To be honest, maybe a 2? Or a 3? You got extra points for taking the effort to route the CPU cable in a fun, but stupid way. :P

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This is my previous build log, an Antec 902 I modded to have a 240mm rad in the front, it may give some ideas for management of cables in a smaller case

 

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I cut a circular hole near the PSU and bought a set of PSU cables. I had to re-pin all the cables as a set wasn't available for the HX620.

 

It may give you some ideas about running the cables behind the motherboard tray

 

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This is my previous build log, an Antec 902 I modded to have a 240mm rad in the front, it may give some ideas for management of cables in a smaller case​

Your cables are okay, I don't like the color scheme that much either like you've done it.

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It's an old build, hit my project log in my sig for my new build :)

 

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3/10.  Take it apart and try again.

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So I finally have it done; all of the parts I wanted in my rig. Only about $750-$825 in!

So: rate my rig and cable management? 

Tell me what I could do better?

Spec:

I5 4690k (3.5; plan on OCing a little)

 

GTX 960 (2gb)

 

12 GB DDR3

 

1TB SSHD, 500GB HDD, 128GB SSD

 

Gigabyte Z97 G5 MOBO

 

CX 500 PSU (I know this is bad; I'll change it later)

 

Hyper 212 EVO

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bad hardware 0/10

potato.

 
 

 

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If you have room, always put as many cable extras / ends as you can behind the MB.

Run your CPU power cable behind the board and back thru at the top and plug it in when you install the MB.

If you have no other choice for cables, use wire ties , etc to bind the cables together to keep them contained at least.

 

This suggestion is minimal but it's one of those 'you just never know' situations....I try to never put any power cables nearby any signaling hardware. So your running a CPU power cable right by the NIC placement makes me shudder.

As I said, you may never see a problem... but there's that one time when you just cant figure out why your network seems slow and it's because you might have signal interference.

 

As for the CPU Cooler, I agree that you should reverse the fan *IF* it is blowing thru the cooler as the picture shows from back to front.

If it is in a pull configuration and it is pulling air thru and blowing towards the rear case fan, then all is well :)

 

Rating ?

Not going to give you one. But as far as the build quality, well done.

Why ?

Because the fact that you built it shows your interest.

Take constructive tips at heart, learn more, use what you've learned, build another one, learn more, etc.

 

You'll do fine

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Put the cables behind the motherboard tray.....

I would also flip the orientation of you're CPU cooler... it's working against the back outtake lol

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Put the cables behind the motherboard tray.....

I would also flip the orientation of you're CPU cooler... it's working against the back outtake lol

The fan is pulling air through the heatsink.

GIGABYTE Z97MX-G5 | 16GB DDR3 | I5 4690k @ 4.4ghz | 1TB SSHD, 500GB HDD, 128GB SSD | GTX 1070 8GB | Corsair Graphite 230 | EVGA 650W | Hyper 212 EVO

 

Cinebench R15: 636(all cores), 127FPS

 

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And thank you for the tips; this is my first build so I'm not the best at it. I'll probably mess with it Sunday when I get a chance and post a new picture.

GIGABYTE Z97MX-G5 | 16GB DDR3 | I5 4690k @ 4.4ghz | 1TB SSHD, 500GB HDD, 128GB SSD | GTX 1070 8GB | Corsair Graphite 230 | EVGA 650W | Hyper 212 EVO

 

Cinebench R15: 636(all cores), 127FPS

 

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The fan is pulling air through the heatsink.

Definitely not as effective as pushing air through it.

#RIPTopGear  This is the best thread ever: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53190-i-can-not-get-hard/ " French meetings are just people sitting in a semi-circle shouting at each other" -Dom Jolly  :lol:

My rig: 

   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
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Definitely not as effective as pushing air through it.

I'll switch that when I'm doing the cable management; noted.

GIGABYTE Z97MX-G5 | 16GB DDR3 | I5 4690k @ 4.4ghz | 1TB SSHD, 500GB HDD, 128GB SSD | GTX 1070 8GB | Corsair Graphite 230 | EVGA 650W | Hyper 212 EVO

 

Cinebench R15: 636(all cores), 127FPS

 

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