Corsair 540 White - 2nd Built with previous parts

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Ive decided to do some shopping and use some of my old parts and I still need to get rid off some of my old stuff: MSi r9 270, Motherboard and etc.. but the above should be the final spec with the parts coming in tomorrow :D

As for the future ill probably add another r9 280 and change the PSU when the time is right, braided cables maybe white ones? Im still not sure whether to use my old fans as the corsair white one comes with nice af140 with white leds unless I can do push and pull. I also plan on adding storage and going dual monitor set up!

Anyways opinions and thoughts on the built, whats missing and etc is welcome - pictures should be taken tomorrow when I have everything
 
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As much as I like Kingston I'd reccomend looking at the Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO for the SSD.

The stock fans with the 540 are a bit noisy but they do push a ton of air so depends whats important to you.
 
I think ill give the fans a test and see how it goes but I already got the fans to replace them if im not happy with them, as for the Kingston and Samsung I was mainly going for speed/price and kinda fits the black/red/white color scheme
 
As much as I like Kingston I'd reccomend looking at the Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO for the SSD.

The stock fans with the 540 are a bit noisy but they do push a ton of air so depends whats important to you.

Shouldve taken this on board as im now going to return that Kingston ssd because the write speeds are nowhere near the 450. I will be getting the Crucial m500 now
 
Yeah sucks they seem to have changed the NAND on the Kingston :| didn't realise the speed hit was as big as the other thread showed.
 
Will remove it then. need to install the NZXT HUE now but gonna have to be creative as the cable is no longer sticky as i removed it from my bitfenix ronin. Also what you guys think of side fan? ive changed it from exhaust to intake. im so tempted to get 2x120 AF white leds and 1x 140 AF white leds - but then ill have 3 times 120 AF laying around and those fans aint cheap!

i still think they couldve been more creative with the bottom part of the cage... looks empty with ssds and being open just means dust inside the case, wouldve been nice if couldve set up bottom fans
 
i still think they couldve been more creative with the bottom part of the cage... looks empty with ssds and being open just means dust inside the case, wouldve been nice if couldve set up bottom fans

Agreed. Could always borrow a dremel, cut out fan holes on the bottom, and use this underneath:

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I'd probably do this if I had that case, to complete the look.
 
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