Rate my build :D

[steVENOM]

Note: this isn't newly built, I was simply opening it up for maintainence, the initial build was in late July of this year. Not to confuse you though, all the parts were brand new out of the box, it's been a beast this whole time! It really likes running games, and browsing is a breeze. Parts are in my signature.

[Guest]

Blue intel stock cooler

WD Blue

Some blue power brick or whatever that is down there

 

Rest seems fine but not blue

[Aytex]

Do some cable management!!!  

[Slottr]

If you were to give an attempt to cable management I think it would look decent

 

But nice specs

[ARikozuM]

7/10

[[狐] DJ Charizard]

Do some cable management and you probably should (but you really dont need to) get a better cooler. Other than that, you're rocking a pretty nice build.

[Guest]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

7/10

ah because 3/10 comes from WD blue, Blue intel stock cooler and blue something below?

[Enderman]

2.5735/10

[rphawks]

6/10

[rphawks]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

ah because 3/10 comes from WD blue, Blue intel stock cooler and blue something below?

Haha you are always obsessed with blue.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

ah because 3/10 comes from WD blue, Blue intel stock cooler and blue something below?

7/10.

Stock Intel heatsink. -1

Cable management is poor. -1

Hard drive bays are crowded by wires. -1

Overkill PSU. -0

[RGProductions]

6/10. could be near 9/10 with cable managment

[steVENOM]

9 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

Blue intel stock cooler

WD Blue

Some blue power brick or whatever that is down there

 

Rest seems fine but not blue

Ah, I see what you're referring to, it's just the brick for my light bar, it's simply there for power, I would hide it better if I could

[steVENOM]

4 minutes ago, RGProductions said:

6/10. could be near 9/10 with cable managment

Got it, will work on it!

[Guest]

1 minute ago, steVENOM said:

Ah, I see what you're referring to, it's just the brick for my light bar, it's simply there for power, I would hide it better if I could

are you going for any color scheme? I would get cable mods and paint or scrap that intel sticker on the cooler to make it less blue because your case is red

[steVENOM]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

are you going for any color scheme? I would get cable mods and paint or scrap that intel sticker on the cooler to make it less blue because your case is red

Yeah, black red and white is the scheme, so I see what you mean. Thanks for the feedback!

[knobster368]

Just straighten out your wiring harness and get a better cpu cooler. Everything else looks good.

 

Here is a link to give you some ideas on routeing wires in your case. 

 

http://www.techspot.com/review/1169-corsair-carbide-spec-alpha/

[steVENOM]

2 minutes ago, knobster368 said:

Just straighten out your wiring harness and get a better cpu cooler. Everything else looks good.

 

Here is a link to give you some ideas on routeing wires in your case. 

 

http://www.techspot.com/review/1169-corsair-carbide-spec-alpha/

Much appreciated!

[SnowyMus]

WIth the stock intel heatsink, be prepared to deal with dust and unwanted noise. You get what you pay for. When I used one for my i3 build, I felt it wasn't loud, but it did get on my nerves after a few months.

 

Your case does have some holes for cable management if you want to route some things through the back.

 

A good way to check if you're using an unlocked Intel CPU is by going into your computer properties and seeing what kind of processor you have there. Unlocked desktop CPUs end with a K, X, or C (Broadwell). If it doesn't end with either of these letters and it is not a Pentium G3258, it's most likely not unlocked.

[steVENOM]

1 hour ago, RGProductions said:

6/10. could be near 9/10 with cable managment

 

1 hour ago, Aytex said:

Do some cable management!!!  

 

1 hour ago, Slottr said:

If you were to give an attempt to cable management I think it would look decent

 

But nice specs

 

1 hour ago, [狐] DJ Charizard said:

Do some cable management and you probably should (but you really dont need to) get a better cooler. Other than that, you're rocking a pretty nice build.

 

1 hour ago, knobster368 said:

Just straighten out your wiring harness and get a better cpu cooler. Everything else looks good.

 

Here is a link to give you some ideas on routeing wires in your case. 

 

http://www.techspot.com/review/1169-corsair-carbide-spec-alpha/

UPDATE: I think for now at least this is the best I can do, how would you rate it now with an attempt at cable management? 

 

Also, any tips on how to hide the blue power block? 

[rphawks]

You could still do a lot better. I would unplug everything and replug everything. Also, don't have free moving objects, like that power brick. Hide and secure it somewhere, like next to the window panel, so it's not visible.

[steVENOM]

3 minutes ago, rphawks said:

You could still do a lot better. I would unplug everything and replug everything. Also, don't have free moving objects, like that power brick. Hide and secure it somewhere, like next to the window panel, so it's not visible.

 

got it. thanks

[ELSknutson]

3 of 10 

Pore cable management 

colors dont match 

The fact that you dont know if your processor is locked or unlocked makes me sad 

other then that the components are decent  but im not sure whats with all the extra crap in your case especially that thing in your pcie slot 

[rphawks]

5 minutes ago, ELSknutson said:

3 of 10 

Pore cable management 

colors dont match 

The fact that you dont know if your processor is locked or unlocked makes me sad 

other then that the components are decent  but im not sure whats with all the extra crap in your case especially that thing in your pcie slot 

? His graphics card?

[ELSknutson]

Just now, rphawks said:

? His graphics card?

im not sure what your asking but yes his graphics card is yellow his case is red, white and black. he also have blue stickers and ketchup and mustered cables