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Hey guys, I'm going to be building my first PC and i want to know how to make it look better.

First things first, the specs:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Vt6Pbv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Vt6Pbv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£159.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H170A Gaming Pro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£95.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.05 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.85 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  (£174.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For £56.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  (£22.00) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£21.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (Purchased For £118.00) 
Total: £858.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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So as you can see, I'm going for a Red & Black themed build and i have picked the parts accordingly.

 

But I want to go a step further, What else can i do? Also i didn't pick the LED fans because i heard they look cheap, is this true? and does anyone pefer them over the ones with red accents?

 

I was thinking colored cable mod extensions would look great. I guess I would only really need them for my: 24pin, 8pin and pcie cables as my Hardrive bay is hidden. These look pretty good.  If you think you know where i could find better extensions please tell me!.(I live in the UK btw)

 

I was also thinking of a RGB kit. I would pick just red, but that might make all my red parts redundant. So switching between white and a dim red might be nice. suggestions please! 

What do you think of these?

 

If you can help, please do!

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3 minutes ago, ppppppp said:

But I want to go a step further, What else can i do? Also i didn't pick the LED fans because i heard they look cheap, is this true? and does anyone pefer them over the ones with red accents?

 

The corsair led fans are really nice and the best led fans on the market imo. Also i'd definitely get the cablemod extensions and get the white led too. 

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Just now, Fungal said:

The corsair led fans are really nice and the best led fans on the market imo. Also i'd definitely get the cablemod extensions and get the white led too. 

I know cablemods are good, but i live in the UK and the shipping price is horrible.

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Try and check for "Molex LED Strips" or "4-pin LED Strips" on amazon, they seem to be reasonably priced and will give your case a decent look, most of them come with some kind of adhesive on the back. If you're going for magnetic ones make sure you're case is not made from aluminium...

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