650D Build

[jpw94]

650D MSI-Z77 First Build

Had this rig a while joined the forums a few weeks ago and thought I'd post my rig let me know what you think and if you got any ideas of how I could move wires or make any changes around the case.

Full Specs:
Case: Corsair 650D
MOBO: MSI Z77-G45
CPU: i5 2500k @4.5GHz
Cooler: H100 (corsair sp120 quiet edition all fans hooked up to scythe kaze master running really quiet and getting low-mid 50's whilst gaming (winter) depending on how long the session is
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance @1600
GPU: MSI 7870 Twin Frozr III OC 1100/1300 (can push further but want low temps so can run fans low while gaming)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX
Drives: Intel 520 120GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB
PSU: OCZ ZX850

 

[Jeff_s510]

is pretty and i like it! good job man! the wiring looks good to me, if you really want to be super picky and have time, maybe just straighten some of the wires up, like the one going to your gpu? the one going to your from usb? bottom left of the motherboard, could be straightened a little? the red wire being routed through the optical bays? im guessing thats for case lights but im not sure, it can not be seen with the side panel on anyways so i wouldn't worry too much about it. but even what i have said is just me being picky and picking out things for the sake of picking something out, i personally wouldst make those changes i said on my rig, you have a very good job done already and i likes it!

 

[jpw94]

is pretty and i like it! good job man! the wiring looks good to me, if you really want to be super picky and have time, maybe just straighten some of the wires up, like the one going to your gpu? the one going to your from usb? bottom left of the motherboard, could be straightened a little? the red wire being routed through the optical bays? im guessing thats for case lights but im not sure, it can not be seen with the side panel on anyways so i wouldn't worry too much about it. but even what i have said is just me being picky and picking out things for the sake of picking something out, i personally wouldst make those changes i said on my rig, you have a very good job done already and i likes it!

Thanks for reply and kind words, and picky was what I was after I didn't notice the wonky gpu cable until I was looking through the pictures so sorted that, some people manage to get their gpu cable so tight against the gpu I don't know how they do it. Going to have a go at the usb cable some time but will require a bit of time as I am using a converter to plug it into the motherboard IO rather than rear IO need to find a good place for it. You were correct about the red wire being for lighting and out of the way so not worried about that.

 

[Mark3Max]

Welcome jpw94,
Nice rig , I like your choice of hardware , good job.

 

[Mgutierrez33]

Super clean rig... but that's what you tend to get with Corsair cases these days x-). Really like the blue lighting on the inside as well (also caught that you got the rear fan pointed as intake... good call.).

 

[jpw94]

Welcome jpw94,
Nice rig , I like your choice of hardware , good job.

Thanks. Unfortunately this was my second motherboard and graphics card as I bought an asrock board previous which although was ATX looked ridiculous in the case so small! So i bought this msi board which I can't fault awesome value for money also picked up the corsair fans to match but had to replace my GPU (gainward 560ti) as no longer fitted with the style of the rig but was my first build so learnt some valuable lessons

Super clean rig... but that's what you tend to get with Corsair cases these days x-). Really like the blue lighting on the inside as well (also caught that you got the rear fan pointed as intake... good call.).

Yep love this case maybe could do with a bit more room on the other side have a slight bulge. My 8-pin is at a bit of a stretch right now can't go fan up which would of looked nice however maybe that would suffocate my GPU a bit? (not really sure if that's true) as its only fresh air source is from the front fan which doesn't push much air, might switch out to a bitfenix spectre pro at some point and then get an 8-pin extender so I can flip the power supply. The lighting I was pleased with its one of those sticky LED strips so have that on the side panel was worried it might be too bright from some of the reviews but was fine. Haven't tried the front and rear fans in reverse yet to compare temps but am happy with current temps especially with my OC

 

[Vlada011]

650D great case... I love mine like nothing
Why you don't remove that mesh from front filter...
Much better is without... I install and Demciflex 200mm round filter under and now is
80% less dust inside. Before was mess...I see that from one guy and that is great idea

Now when you look from front side you can't see texture mesh because dust...
Onlu black.

 

[TAWN]

Now that is what is meant by sticking to a colour scheme! Job friggin well done. Looks awsome...

 

[dan87]

Yep love this case maybe could do with a bit more room on the other side have a slight bulge. My 8-pin is at a bit of a stretch right now can't go fan up which would of looked nice however maybe that would suffocate my GPU a bit? (not really sure if that's true) as its only fresh air source is from the front fan which doesn't push much air, might switch out to a bitfenix spectre pro at some point and then get an 8-pin extender so I can flip the power supply. The lighting I was pleased with its one of those sticky LED strips so have that on the side panel was worried it might be too bright from some of the reviews but was fine. Haven't tried the front and rear fans in reverse yet to compare temps but am happy with current temps especially with my OC ^_^

Nice work so far, looks great

 

[jpw94]

650D great case... I love mine like nothing
Why you don't remove that mesh from front filter...
Much better is without... I install and Demciflex 200mm round filter under and now is
80% less dust inside. Before was mess...I see that from one guy and that is great idea
Now when you look from front side you can't see texture mesh because dust...
Onlu black.

Thanks for the idea I'm having to hoover it at the moment and the dust doesn't all come up so will definitely look into that and if it will reduce dust inside that will be awesome don't really like dusty PCB's

Now that is what is meant by sticking to a colour scheme! Job friggin well done. Looks awsome...

Thank you and when you look its just the fans and the motherboard so doesn't require too much effort and is well worth it I also made sure to populate the black memory DIM's.

Nice work so far, looks great

Appreciate it happy with where my rig is at the moment, got some good suggestions from this forum as I expected for slight modifications and will be looking into those soon

 

[deadloss]

very nice indeed! Thats a great setup right there mate! well done!

 

[jpw94]

very nice indeed! Thats a great setup right there mate! well done!

Thanks deadloss! I liked the picture you did and good luck with your rig

 

[yassarikhan786]

I'm a big fan of blue, so this looks pretty amazing to me

 

[CPMFW]

really nice work mate

 

[SeekaX]

overall it looks pretty nice. but clean up the side panel, god damn finger prints

 

[Vlada011]

If you want to try to cut front mesh is best with some knife or dremel.
Easy you leave plastic frame... I don't want to mod mine because I love natural fabric look of 650D. Than I count if happen something bad I can order that part for 7$. But it's nothing special only need to easy cut 14 place and not damage plastic frame and thin filter wires.

 

[jpw94]

overall it looks pretty nice. but clean up the side panel, god damn finger prints

Should of cleaned it before pictures I guess.. I have to clean the outside often am always messing around with it and getting it grubby

I'm a big fan of blue, so this looks pretty amazing to me

love blue! i like red as well but having to buy the more expensive asus parts didnt really appeal me lool

really nice work mate

Thanks! are you still waiting on that pesky fan controller? lol

 

[Josh Weston]

I just merged around 6 of your posts together. Please, do not post consecutively, as it just clogs up the threads.
Use the Multi-Quote function or the Edit button when you want to add extra information to a post, or you wish to quite more than one person.
Thanks.

 

[UkGouki]

overall it looks really nice good job tbh

 

[FredEx]

Looks very nice. I like those type cases.