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david__001 said:
Its a carbon fibre rod. 5mm diameter, cut to size with a small hack-saw, end sanded down.

I spent a bit of time mulling over options for holding up a sagging card, and this was the one I opted for in the end.

I also tested a longer rod at the very end of the card (spanning from the bottom of the case), but opted for the option above (shorter rod, spanning from the top of the PSU).

Hope that helps.
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You sir, are a genius. I will definitely copy this idea!
 
Creativity and uniqueness now seems to be a thing of the past. Technology and easy made products then the majority jump on the bandwagon. Quick and easy.

Funny how the times have changed as well regarding cases. Only a selected number would have picked something thats quite bulky as this. I mean this is nearly as chunky as the Thermaltake days from 2003 - 05. Now it's the in thing. But back then it would have been slated and the shop dropped it within a heartbeat.
 
WuMyster said:
Probably the fact that they could just slap on all the PSU cables and shove them through the grommets and call it a day!
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Yeah, but to me that's not good cable management it's just doing half a job. If you're showing off a tidy build, show both halves of the case. Plenty of people do builds in cases that don't have windowed panels but they still show interior shots so just because the panel doesn't have a windows isn't a reason to not show it, in my opinion.
I don't think th 540 is particularly easy to do tidy cable management in the non windowed side.
 
GoogalyMoogaly said:
Yeah, but to me that's not good cable management it's just doing half a job. If you're showing off a tidy build, show both halves of the case. Plenty of people do builds in cases that don't have windowed panels but they still show interior shots so just because the panel doesn't have a windows isn't a reason to not show it, in my opinion.
I don't think th 540 is particularly easy to do tidy cable management in the non windowed side.
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Well tbh, tidy cable management for most average users is just the clean look of the component side. Who here actually shows both sides most of the time?
I am one to make both sides look tidy. But I can tell the 540 is hard to pull off. The only way you could make it tidy in the 540 seems to be having to do custom lengths, which not many people will do.
It would appear easy to those who care about the component side (most mainstream customers that corsair aim the "brilliant cable management" to) but for us, it definitely seems like it'll be hard to get a clean cable side.
 
dcsarge said:
Hi Sasso. Sorry I ddin't spot your post earlier but been somewhere with spotty data signal on my phone.

Forgot to list the spec in my post. It is the Z87 G1.Sniper M5 with a 4670K @ 4.5Ghz. I haven't bothered to try any higher as the temp is about 64c max on quiet fan setting on the H100 and it hasn't missed a beat with anything I have tried yet.

Not sure how well another card will fit in the bottom slot. If I get the chance I will pop my KFA2 560Ti dual slot card in with the power off and see what the clearance is like.

It might take me a day or two as my son has been in hospital but he is being discharged sometime tomorrow after I get a refresher on giving him I.V. meds again :).
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ahhh cheers for the response :D nice spec ;) yea if ya get the change would appreciate it :D if not... don;t worry... I'm hoping ocuk will have the prodigy M and some m-atx mobos at lan so I can question them and get a visual demo ;)
 


My first build, I've had two custom PCs in the past but I had a great deal of help building them. Thankfully I now know what I'm doing so everything went smoothly!

One question for you guys, my graphics card appears to be too heavy - any suggestions for propping it up? Further up I saw someone using a carbon rod placed on the PSU.
 
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BOOM! Will transplant current setup into it tonight/tommorow

currently have a fractal arc mini


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installed new fans. Shame ocuk dont do these anymore.

its home for the time being muwhahahahaa
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Just installed one of the cheap refurbished Corsair H100 from OcUK in my 600T. Had to return the first H100 though as it had sprung a leak in transit.

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Just noticed it's looking a tad dusty, better give it a clean tomorrow.
 
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