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ninty · 08-22-2006, 09:15 PM

So I decided I was going to rewire the comp sleve the wires and tidy up a bit...

BEFORE PICS:

[img]http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/9692/img0923lt2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1624/img0925sk0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1493/img0933dh4.jpg[/img]

AFTER PICS:

Here's me nearly finished sleeving the wires. Only 4 more hours to go!
[img]http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6586/img1056pz3.jpg[/img]

Me expressing my feelings for the project. I must say that this was the most frustrating experience i've ever had with my computer. Now that i've done it once I think I would do it again, and it would look even better, but man, sleeving this thing pissed me the fuck off. I was ready to punch someone in the fucking face afterwords. Yes, I had all the tools, but I guess it was just inexperience at the task since i've never done it before. next time i'll know better. Getting the stuff back through the hole was a fucking pain in the ass.
[img]http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3170/img1062am5.jpg[/img]

Took everything out because i'm gonna drill some holes to route some of the wires behind the case:
[img]http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9824/img1066hd0.jpg[/img]

Holes drilled, and wires routed. Now I know why I need a motherboard tray:
[img]http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4315/img1068sz8.jpg[/img]

Put everything back and hook it up. Looks pretty good to me eh?
[img]http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2612/img1076yn0.jpg[/img]

Decided to get rid of the shitty round cables and try some cable folding. Got some double sided tape and I think it looks pretty slick, kinda looks shitty in the pic though:
[img]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7721/img1104xk9.jpg[/img]

PSU in, looks alright, although I would like it a bit cleaner. I think that maybe if I were to do it again, I would route ALL the wires behind the board, but I don't think this case has enough room behind. It's pretty tight back there. Molexes barley fit:
[img]http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6374/img1114dw6.jpg[/img]

Wires behind the mobo. Fan controller up top so thats where all those wires are going into that bay. You can see the molexes. If I were to route everything back there I would have to take off all the sleeving, and after my ordeal, I wasn't about to do that. Maybe on my next rig.
[img]http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8462/img1117ry8.jpg[/img]

Looks decent, but does it post?
[img]http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7527/img1127lw6.jpg[/img]

Well after freaking myself out because I had the power switch one pin off, it ended up working pretty well. I'm pleased with what came about, but would like to clean up the PSU wires a bit still. Maybe when I get some more time i'll open it up and take a look, but for now it's good enough. Suggestions welcome.
[img]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/9663/img1135ps9.jpg[/img]

All in all this project probably took 15+ hours. I had to do it over a few days after work. It took a lot longer than I thought it would, and really, all I had gone into do was sleeve it. then I decided to drill holes etc, which took a bit more time. I'd say sleeving alone took 8-10 hours for various reasons. After the sleeving was done, I had fun. I liked doing this very minor mod, I don't even know if i'd call it a mod, but it was good, and I think on my next rig i'll ahve some good ideas about how I want to wire it up, and i'll do it right from the get go.

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ninty is Offline Major General Posts: 12,683 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary	08-22-2006, 09:15 PM So I decided I was going to rewire the comp sleve the wires and tidy up a bit... BEFORE PICS: [img]http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/9692/img0923lt2.jpg[/img] [img]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1624/img0925sk0.jpg[/img] [img]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1493/img0933dh4.jpg[/img] AFTER PICS: Here's me nearly finished sleeving the wires. Only 4 more hours to go! [img]http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6586/img1056pz3.jpg[/img] Me expressing my feelings for the project. I must say that this was the most frustrating experience i've ever had with my computer. Now that i've done it once I think I would do it again, and it would look even better, but man, sleeving this thing pissed me the fuck off. I was ready to punch someone in the fucking face afterwords. Yes, I had all the tools, but I guess it was just inexperience at the task since i've never done it before. next time i'll know better. Getting the stuff back through the hole was a fucking pain in the ass. [img]http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3170/img1062am5.jpg[/img] Took everything out because i'm gonna drill some holes to route some of the wires behind the case: [img]http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9824/img1066hd0.jpg[/img] Holes drilled, and wires routed. Now I know why I need a motherboard tray: [img]http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4315/img1068sz8.jpg[/img] Put everything back and hook it up. Looks pretty good to me eh? [img]http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2612/img1076yn0.jpg[/img] Decided to get rid of the shitty round cables and try some cable folding. Got some double sided tape and I think it looks pretty slick, kinda looks shitty in the pic though: [img]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7721/img1104xk9.jpg[/img] PSU in, looks alright, although I would like it a bit cleaner. I think that maybe if I were to do it again, I would route ALL the wires behind the board, but I don't think this case has enough room behind. It's pretty tight back there. Molexes barley fit: [img]http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6374/img1114dw6.jpg[/img] Wires behind the mobo. Fan controller up top so thats where all those wires are going into that bay. You can see the molexes. If I were to route everything back there I would have to take off all the sleeving, and after my ordeal, I wasn't about to do that. Maybe on my next rig. [img]http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8462/img1117ry8.jpg[/img] Looks decent, but does it post? [img]http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7527/img1127lw6.jpg[/img] Well after freaking myself out because I had the power switch one pin off, it ended up working pretty well. I'm pleased with what came about, but would like to clean up the PSU wires a bit still. Maybe when I get some more time i'll open it up and take a look, but for now it's good enough. Suggestions welcome. [img]http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/9663/img1135ps9.jpg[/img] All in all this project probably took 15+ hours. I had to do it over a few days after work. It took a lot longer than I thought it would, and really, all I had gone into do was sleeve it. then I decided to drill holes etc, which took a bit more time. I'd say sleeving alone took 8-10 hours for various reasons. After the sleeving was done, I had fun. I liked doing this very minor mod, I don't even know if i'd call it a mod, but it was good, and I think on my next rig i'll ahve some good ideas about how I want to wire it up, and i'll do it right from the get go.