Built it, it posted, cables now must be managed

_syn_ · 26 May 2009 at 19:42

As promised in another thread heres my progress so far. Its very upsetting having to work knowing that this thing sits there in bits and not in use

Spec

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 650W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply
Coolermaster Storm 'Scout' Gaming Case
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ)
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK)
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA775)
Added a LG Sata DVD-RW for cabling advantages

bob055 · 26 May 2009 at 20:10

Very nice, Looks Good! whys it still in bits? havent had time to finish it or?

_syn_ · 26 May 2009 at 20:19

yea just time really, once id got it working just looked at the cabling near the psu and thought i cant leave it like that. Few tweaks needed, didnt get the rear fan spinning wierd thing was that the led's were working.

I also went on a mission for a sata dvd drive over the bank holiday as i could look at the ide ribbon cable

god knows what im going to do with the p8 connector though, the cable that comes with the bequiet just isnt long enough to route it anywhere. But its getting there

fobose · 26 May 2009 at 20:41

Not sure if this will help, but I tidied my hard drive SATA cable on my HTPC up the other day by rolling it up around itself, and cable tied it to stay put (it just hangs near the hard drive):

_syn_ · 26 May 2009 at 20:50

All good ideas welcome, will certainly remember that one!

LukeTW · 27 May 2009 at 00:13

Do the front and back fans light up?

Nice build btw

wupwup · 27 May 2009 at 00:16

that looks insanly good. post pics when finished

S.A.S · 27 May 2009 at 04:51

cool build, not bad cm

phytal · 27 May 2009 at 08:49

Hey who did you find the cae? Good, Bad, etc. Nice build and btw can you measure me the distance from the back of the case where the gfx card go in to the harddrive bays. Cos I looking forward in buying this case and don't konw if the GTX285 will fit. THANKS

_syn_ · 27 May 2009 at 09:04

LukeTW said:
Do the front and back fans light up?

Nice build btw

of the 3 case fans only the front and back fans light up and are controlled by a button on the front. Havent tested it with the sides on yet so cant really tell how bright they are. Will post pics once im nearer to finishing!

_syn_ · 27 May 2009 at 09:11

phytal said:
Hey who did you find the cae? Good, Bad, etc. Nice build and btw can you measure me the distance from the back of the case where the gfx card go in to the harddrive bays. Cos I looking forward in buying this case and don't konw if the GTX285 will fit. THANKS

ill try and measure it when i get in from work teh 4890 fits without a problem btw but i would have thought you only have about 1-2 inches before hitting the hard drive bay. But will double check.

phytal · 27 May 2009 at 09:21

ok man but check it out.It's a nice cheap case

Venares · 27 May 2009 at 09:34

mmmmmm, that looks very nice.
Going to be upgrading to i7 myself soon, hadnt planned on a new case but DAMN that scout looks very very nice

_syn_ · 27 May 2009 at 11:49

it is a nice case, the handles will come in handy i think

im sure it will look even better once the side panels are back on too

phytal · 27 May 2009 at 12:02

DId you measure it?

_syn_ · 27 May 2009 at 12:23

ill do it later, at work at the minute so not near it

LukeTW · 27 May 2009 at 12:39

Its only £76.99 in this week only

Grab one whilst you can

Venares · 27 May 2009 at 13:53

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Damn you Luke.
MUST RESIST....

FAIL

One Scout and 6GB of Patriot Viper on there way

_syn_ · 27 May 2009 at 19:32

measured the case and think you will have serious trouble with anything bigger then 270mm. you may still have challenges with the power cables too.