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TwsT · 17 Feb 2014 at 16:56

setter said:
£150.00 for a whole psu is pretty good value tbh. Recently got some custom extensions made up by davido labido, (24 pin ATX, 8 pin ATX and x2 pcie cables). Dave has already stated here that he doesnt do this to make money, iirc i paid 40 quid ono for the set. Sure i could have went with pre braided cables from bitfenix/akasa etc and theyd have been a bit cheaper. But having owned a few they dont compare in quality. The braid used for the custom cables is outstanding quality wise, very dense and no hint of underlying wires showing. Pics of them look great but dont do them the full justice compared to seeing them in the flesh.

never if you can get someone to do them do it. Extensions are exactly that Extensions which means you have to find twice as much space to hide the rest of the cable in!

I wish bitfenix extensions were like 5 cm just enough to get it through the cable management holes.

In tight cases like Lian Li Extensions are a real pain to manage.

rjk · 17 Feb 2014 at 18:57

Not wanting to sound like a dick, but why is there a picture of a computer that doesn't belong to me in my project log?

Hilly · 17 Feb 2014 at 19:04

Setter feel free to start your own project log, I'm sure every one who visits this sub forum would love to see the progress

setter · 17 Feb 2014 at 19:05

Sorry about that, forgot about the rules.

Bart_Hunt · 17 Feb 2014 at 20:29

Tws|T, you had to say that, lol.
Well, you guys can talk to BF and ask for shorter extensions.
I have similar problem with cable management.
S8 have a lot of open space (I opted for the E-ATX motherboard plate which doesn't give much options to hide cables).
I'd like to see PSU manufacturers give options for shorter cables.
But let's not derail thread

rjk, Did anything with the build during the weekend?

rjk · 17 Feb 2014 at 21:32

Build is coming together slowly. I'm in nno rush as some key parts aren't available to me yet.

Looking into powder coating this week but probably will wait until payday and take the case to the people who do our 8Pack systems as the finish is spot on.

I have some pictures of the motherboard, will post them up when I'm next at a computer.

colinmcr · 18 Feb 2014 at 06:13

Lots of lovely boxes are you going for hardline ?

Aneskimo · 18 Feb 2014 at 11:01

colinmcr said:
Lots of lovely boxes are you going for hardline ?

This

HalfBakedJake · 19 Feb 2014 at 14:10

Oh yes loving this so far.

If you go hardline I think you should bend it also

DeanT77 · 19 Feb 2014 at 14:32

Those XSPC goodies look very nice

Will you be documenting the process to fit the bits to a GPU?

TwsT · 19 Feb 2014 at 15:44

Bart_Hunt said:
Tws|T, you had to say that, lol.
Well, you guys can talk to BF and ask for shorter extensions.
I have similar problem with cable management.
S8 have a lot of open space (I opted for the E-ATX motherboard plate which doesn't give much options to hide cables).
I'd like to see PSU manufacturers give options for shorter cables.
But let's not derail thread

rjk, Did anything with the build during the weekend?

Silverstone do actually do shorter cables for some psu's but you are correct lets not derail the thread anymore.

rjk · 24 Feb 2014 at 11:00

** Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 Motherboard **

Hi Guys

The main hold-up on the build has been the motherboard, up until recently I have been uncertain on what board to use. I wanted the Sniper 5 but was unsure about the colour schemes I wanted to use.

Going with white/black/green was a stupid idea as it has really limited a lot of my hardware choices, but the Sniper 5 is simply one of the best motherboards on the market today so it made things a lot easier.

I have a few more parts to collect/design/build and then I can make a start on modding the case and installing parts.

Massive thanks to Gigabyte UK for their support.

Aneskimo · 24 Feb 2014 at 11:05

Nowt wrong with the colours : ), what ram will you be using?

hawkhench · 24 Feb 2014 at 11:14

Yeah those colours will look brilliant, those pics of the board alone are super nice

Bart_Hunt · 24 Feb 2014 at 11:34

I am not a great fan of how Sniper looks with stock heatsinks, it just looks to 'plastic' to me. But I doubt you will be using those, right? Getting a full block, aren't you?

frostdragon · 25 Mar 2014 at 10:15

hhhhhhhhhhhm

Not a lian li PC-600 case by any chance?

rjk · 2 Apr 2014 at 21:58

Decided to start stripping down the case to get a feel for the space I have to work with as well as testing for rigidity of the chassis with certain parts removed.

ideally I want to get rid of the drive mounts and a few other parts.

Stripping the case down so it can be sent to powder coaters at some point this month as I am sick of my computer looking like this:

So I made a start taking all of the panels and accessories off the case.

I then started drilling the riveted sections out.

removed the SSD mounts

front ports were very fiddly

this shows the scale of the case compared to a 7990

Now the case is just a frame, I will test fit some hardware to ensure it is sturdy enough and if everything is good, remove the rest of the rivets so it is just panels.
the casters on the bottom are coming off too. they will probably be really useful but they dont fit the look I want.

This is my pile of bits left over...

hopefully some actual progress soon...

colinmcr · 3 Apr 2014 at 08:30

Cavernous case ! The 7990 looks almost small in there...

TheyCallMeAndy · 4 Apr 2014 at 19:28

Looks great, subbed just for the 7990 beautiful madness!

rjk · 8 Apr 2014 at 17:38

I have sold my three 7990s.

this system will have 3 R9 290X cards.

currently working on measurements and designs, will update the thread with pictures when I have finished.