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[Case Gallery] Through The Round Window

The Pashmeister

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Location
Lancashire, England
System Name Through The Round Window
Processor AMD 64 3500+
Motherboard Winfast 6100K8MA
Cooling 2 built in case fans & 1 additional LED fan
Memory 2 x 512mb PC3200 DDR 400Mhz
Video Card(s) Leadtek Winfast PX6800GT TDH 256mb
Storage 75gb
Display(s) 15" LCD
Case Jeantech G-Max
Audio Device(s) None (yet)
Power Supply 500W
Software Win XP
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Specs:
AMD Athlon 3500+
Foxconn Winfast 6100K8MA motherboard
2 x 512mb DDR RAM
Leadtek Winfast 6800GT TDH 256mb Nvidia Graphics card
75Gb hard drive
Pioneer DVR104 DVD re-writer
CD re-writer
Jeantech G-Max case

Mods:
Red Cold Cathode tube, 2 x 12" UV tubes, ATA IDE133 ribbon cables replaced with blue UV reactive round cables, UV reactive blue sleeving on some wires, LED fan added. All done as cheap as possible.

This started out as a bog-standard shop-bought PC with 512mb Ram, inbuilt graphics and sound (still need to add a sound card) in an awful cream case. All changes/Mods have been done as cheap as possible. The graphics card only cost £24, the case cost £26. I'm hoping to replace the MOBO with an SLI MOBO and add an identical graphics card eventually and increase my RAM to 3 or 4gb. It's all price sensitive, so I always have an eye on Ebay.
Any advice on cable management would be gratefully received.
 
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System Name Toaster!
Processor Intel Core i7 10700KF @ 3.8/5.1GHZ
Motherboard ASUS Prime Z490-P Motherboard
Cooling Noctua NH-D15 CPU cooler.
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz CL16 DDR4
Video Card(s) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC 24GB
Storage Samsung 970 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB
Display(s) Asus ROG PG43UQ 4K UHD 144Hz G-Sync HDR 43in + 2 x ASUS VG258Q FHD 144Hz Freesync 25in Monitor
Case Corsair Obsidian 900D
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Power Supply Corsair AX1000 Titanium Modular
Mouse Razer Deathadder
Keyboard Corsair K70.
Software ALL HAIL WINDOWS 10.
Benchmark Scores Old system: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/6805248
Oooo Nice!!! 9/10
 

The Pashmeister

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Joined
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Location
Lancashire, England
System Name Through The Round Window
Processor AMD 64 3500+
Motherboard Winfast 6100K8MA
Cooling 2 built in case fans & 1 additional LED fan
Memory 2 x 512mb PC3200 DDR 400Mhz
Video Card(s) Leadtek Winfast PX6800GT TDH 256mb
Storage 75gb
Display(s) 15" LCD
Case Jeantech G-Max
Audio Device(s) None (yet)
Power Supply 500W
Software Win XP
Joined
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Messages
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Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
System Name Toaster!
Processor Intel Core i7 10700KF @ 3.8/5.1GHZ
Motherboard ASUS Prime Z490-P Motherboard
Cooling Noctua NH-D15 CPU cooler.
Memory G.Skill Trident Z RGB 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz CL16 DDR4
Video Card(s) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC 24GB
Storage Samsung 970 PRO M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB
Display(s) Asus ROG PG43UQ 4K UHD 144Hz G-Sync HDR 43in + 2 x ASUS VG258Q FHD 144Hz Freesync 25in Monitor
Case Corsair Obsidian 900D
Audio Device(s) EPOS Sennheiser GSX 1000 V2 amplifier + EPOS Gaming GSP 601 Headset
Power Supply Corsair AX1000 Titanium Modular
Mouse Razer Deathadder
Keyboard Corsair K70.
Software ALL HAIL WINDOWS 10.
Benchmark Scores Old system: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/6805248
Much better than mine. Then again I live in Aus where PC parts are alot more expensive
 
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kyle2020

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Very nice! the only thing id recommend is a bit of cable management, besides that, very nice!
 

Woody112

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Display(s) 15.4" on lapie/ 24" Acer P241w on the wall/ 52" LCD TV
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Dame looks like you could have a rave party in their...LOL Clean it up and you'll have a hell of a build.
 
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Video Card(s) 2 * XFX 8800GTX
Storage 2*Western Digital 250GB sataII, Hitachi Deskstar 250Gb sataII, Maxtor 160GB ata
Display(s) V7 22inch TFT
Case CoolerMaster Cosmos RC1000
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Power Supply OCZ GameXStream 750 Power Supply + OCZ 520w modstream
Software XP pro SP3
Regardless of hardware the thing that lets your build down is the cable management. No offence but it is a mess.
Zip ties are cheap - 100 for 99p at my local electrical store.
If that is too much for you then you can use sandwich ties or even some solid core copper wire from an old bit of electric cooker cable or the like. Group the cables together and tie them up and it'll improve your case a great deal.

Only other thing i'll say is that sometimes it really is worth saving up your pennies rather than doing things on the cheap.
 

The Pashmeister

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Location
Lancashire, England
System Name Through The Round Window
Processor AMD 64 3500+
Motherboard Winfast 6100K8MA
Cooling 2 built in case fans & 1 additional LED fan
Memory 2 x 512mb PC3200 DDR 400Mhz
Video Card(s) Leadtek Winfast PX6800GT TDH 256mb
Storage 75gb
Display(s) 15" LCD
Case Jeantech G-Max
Audio Device(s) None (yet)
Power Supply 500W
Software Win XP
Thanks Maju, any advice is great. Seriously thinking about modular PSU. I've tied a lot of wires together with zip ties, but they're still visible. I need to hide them either behind the disc drives or behind the motherboard backplate. It really needs taking apart and starting from scratch with a bit more planning, but thanks again.
 
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