Corsair 600T build - White

-=Vect0r=- · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:06

Thought I would share some pics for my new build as we all like to look at new shiny things!

First some braiding:

Red sata showing up as pink! :eek:

Looks white in the flesh but the camera appears unforgiving...

-=Vect0r=- · 2 Jul 2011 at 16:57

tidusjar said:
Looking nice! What braids are those?

Its MDPC braid and I'm a virgin braider!

I wanted to try and get a neat & tidy build with no pesky coloured wires showing hence I I've braided the SATA cables, the USB hub cabling and all the case wiring which was especially awkward.

The MB case wiring was EM shielded and therefore I didn't want to strip the whole cable and so I ended up 'cheating' by only braiding the visible ends.

Although not perfect I am quite pleased with the outcome for a first-timer!

-=Vect0r=- · 3 Jul 2011 at 23:36

^Good tip! Although the camera is very unforgiving. You don't notice it in the flesh. Perhaps a tip you could add to your excellent braiding sticky?

-=Vect0r=- · 4 Jul 2011 at 00:05

All done!

Note the lack of a grille surrounding the card reader. The cunning plan is to mod the floppy drive grille from my trusty Antec 900 to fit. On my to do list...

There is an absolute tonne of room behind the mb on this case. 40mm of depth to hide away all the cable sins! An absolute joy to work with.

With sidepanel on...

And in situ! Will try and get some more pics up tomorrow.

-=Vect0r=- · 4 Jul 2011 at 19:27

Tommyzz said:
That build looks amazing.
Where did you get that desk from by the way, I want it .

Thanks! Got the desk from here.

-=Vect0r=- · 4 Jul 2011 at 21:03

Yep, on my to do list although probably not until the weekend now.

Will be modding the floppy drive grille from my trusty Antec 900 to plug the rather obvious gap!

-=Vect0r=- · 4 Jul 2011 at 21:47

And the final obligatory shots in the dark and my attempts at the arty-farty shots! Hope you enjoy! :cool:

-=Vect0r=- · 5 Jul 2011 at 20:43

Desk is great, pain in the backside to keep clean of dust though!

Cable management is what sold it to me too!

I have a link to a screenie in my sig with info you're after, but chip runs @4.2GHz with 1.35v and temps max out in upper 70's.

-=Vect0r=- · 9 Jul 2011 at 12:11

Phil3 said:
Liking the braided cables, you're making me quite tempted to do the same myself.
Got that same case, and I don't like seeing the multicolours of the 24pin and pcie connectors. Yours is much more aesthetically pleasing!!
Just wondering what the best way to do the cable for the HD audio connector into the soundcard, that's the one with the most colour showing on it.

I also like the 120mm LED fan you have used at the front, I got a boring Apache there, which one is that you have, it has a nice glow, how do you rate it for airflow/noise?

Its the Xigmatek Crystal White LED fan. Works pretty well to be fair and shifts enough air without it being noisy. I have it hooked up to the case fan controller so all four case fans can be controlled easily which is another bonus with this case!

All the way up when gaming and all the way down when watching films etc.!

-=Vect0r=- · 9 Jul 2011 at 12:12

RJC said:
Very nice

Thanks!

-=Vect0r=- · 10 Jul 2011 at 20:12

datalol-jack said:
That card reader sticks out a bit. Didn't you get a vented front cover piece with your T600, which would fit around it? It seems no bigger than a floppy drive, so it would be a shame, aesthetically, if it is left as is. Neat system overall, though.

Had a little time this weekend so here's the Antec 900 card reader grille slightly modded to fit, just for you

Shame Corsair didn't provide one, the rest of the case is first class.

You can see the shell of a now defunct Antec 900 which has served me very well until now and which of course provided me with the grille in the first place.

-=Vect0r=- · 13 Aug 2011 at 19:41

Bad juju, the fan controller has failed on me. Only worked on max for a little while whilst cutting out the case fans completely if moved only slightly away from max. A few days later it died completely. Not that impressed for a case that is just over a month old!

However, I knew there was a reason why I paid the premium for Corsair products, check this out for Customer Service having emailed them with my predicament:

Dear -=Vect0r=-,

We apologize for this inconvenience. The case fan controller is not a replaceable part. Please send in the copy of your purchase invoice to k***[email protected] so our product manager can review your case for a possible whole new case replacement. Please also refer to this case number. Thank you.

Great I thought and used a screenshot from OCuK most excellent electronic purchase records and then received this email last night:

Hello -=Vect0r=-,

Our product manager has finished reviewing your case. We will send you the whole new case replacement. You don’t have to send anything back to us. Order no. 124***. Please allow 7-10 business days for delivery completion.

Regards,
Kelvin D.
888-222-4346 x287

A complete new case just because of a failed fan controller! Corsair are made of win! :cool:

-=Vect0r=- · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:24

Evoss said:
Very clean, nicely done

Thanks!

I have been lucky, but its left me with a luxury problem!

Soon I'll have two cases, the 'old' braided one with failed fan controller and the new one with a working fan controller and un-braided!

Do I:

1. Re-braid new case?
2. Fit separate fan controller to existing case?

Option 2 would be by far the least effort...

-=Vect0r=- · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:27

ReU_VOoDOo said:
Agreed, my son broke my $160 USD Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard and they sent one out to me asap, before I even sent mine!!! Looking great on the build!!! Maybe braid the 24pin and pci-e??? Just a thought. If you braided those you wouldn't be a braid virgin anymore! Jk the black and white looks great!

Thanks for the kind words!

I thought I might leave the 24pin/pcie cables as they are already nicely braided in black without pesky coloured cabling. One of my secondary reasons for paying for a premium PSU.

-=Vect0r=- · 24 Oct 2011 at 21:33

Right, I'm back and its update time!

Had all this kit fitted in the 900 and the original 600t when the fan controller died...

900 build in progress:

Original rig all squashed into my trusty Antec 900.

Corsair came to the rescue when they sent me a complete replacement for free! :cool:

-=Vect0r=- · 24 Oct 2011 at 21:57

Always fancied modding the 600t and now having a backup just in case? What could possibly go wrong?

The main aim of the mod was to improve airflow and essentially upgrade the stock Corsair 200mm intake fan with a Megaflow 200mm. There is not enough room between the mobo and extract fan grille to replace the top 200mm Corsair with the 30mm thick Megaflow fan else I would have done that also.

I was inspired by Evoss and mrk efforts in removing the fan grilles on their 650D's so emulation being the greatest form of flattery I set forth.

Case stripped and ready for some dremel action:

The tool of champions! (note the lack of a cutting disc! I went through 10 of the blasted things before my work was done! :mad:

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Cutting edge precision

Success at last!

Front shot of case cleaned up and touched up:

Cut out top grille also to minimise disruption to extract airflow:

Close-up of top grille removed:

-=Vect0r=- · 1 Nov 2011 at 23:17

Fans fitted. Only top 200mm extract remains stock. Would have changed it if Megaflow fitted...

Spot the additional 120mm intake fan

Coolermaster Megaflow 200 fitted. Very quiet fan which shifts 110cfm. Nice. :cool:

And with case surrounds re-fitted:

Maximum airflow through minimal restriction with the mesh removed:

-=Vect0r=- · 1 Nov 2011 at 23:31

A little braiding and personal touch received from the leading German braiding supplier

GTX480 SOC v 8800GTS 512 (G92) which it replaced:

Braided the frontpanel to mobo to remove ugly coloured wiring:

She lives! Sorry, not too good at shots in the dark