Martini Racing Team Themed Air 540!

[HackManSD]

Hello All, back once again with another client build. I'll be starting things tonight so pictures are headed your way.
This will not have Open Loop Cooling or Multiple GPU's but it will be a powerhouse gamer.

Components:

Intel Core i5-4670K
Asus Maximus VII Hero Motherboard
Corsair H105 CPU Cooler
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB Memory
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD Drive(OS)
Seagate Barracuda 2TB Storage
EVGA GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Graphics w/backplate
Corsair AX860 Fully Modular Power Supply
Corsair Air 540 Cube
2X Corsair SP120's for the Rad
3X Corsair AF140's for the case airflow
NZXT Hue RGB L.E.D.'s with Controller

I will be Custom Sleeving the Main/Visible Power Supply Cables for this build in 550 parachord and would like a little feedback on color selection.
He is a fan of the Martini Racing Team and wants his system to match their logo(pic below) I have been trying to find a good combination for the sleeving to bring this to reality.

As the board has a red and black theme, my thoughts were to Use the blue trim rings for the Corsair fans.
Light Blue sleeving for the GPU 6 pin
Dark blue for the GPU 8 pin
Dark blue for the CPU 8 pin
Alternating Light/Dark blue for the 24 Pin(Or maybe Light blue sides with dark blue center)

Let me know what you guys think a I look forward to loading a crap load of pictures tonight as I start!

 

[MadShadow]

These specs look great! Maybe you could put in red and blue ram (if using 4 slots)? The colour may clash a bit though.

 

[barnsley]

oooh this is going to be interesting .

 

[HackManSD]

Before I begin to post pictures, I had a question to all the GTX 780 ti owners.
What kind of scores are you getting in 3Dmark 11/13?

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First Set of Pictures. Please excuse the terrible quality, not going to break out the good camera until I sleeve the cables.

A couple build pictures and then the current state of affairs!

EDIT: Let me know if you want to see any other colors with the Hue!

 

[Wraith]

I think to fit in well with the martini look, she needs white maybe some white LEDs or painted accents.

 

[HackManSD]

I think to fit in well with the martini look, she needs white maybe some white LEDs or painted accents.

Even though it shows a blue tint. The lighting is set to white. I still need to sleeve the major cables, probably tomorrow morning.
It actually looks really nice, not too bright, not too dim. Having full control over the intensity is a nice touch as well.

I think to fit in well with the martini look, she needs white maybe some white LEDs or painted accents.

In your opinion, what color scheme should I go with on the cable sleeving? Client wants to use red, navy blue and light blue but may be open to adding some white to it.

 

[Wraith]

The racing stripes would look cool as laced cables.

 

[HackManSD]

The racing stripes would look cool as laced cables.

That was my thinking but he is thinking solids. After I get the sleeving in today I'll post pics of it laid out in different configs to see what looks best. I'm thinking a pattern that matches their logo stripe would be pretty sick!

 

[HackManSD]

Sorry about the bad picture quality but this is where we landed on the sleeving. I went with a pattern as close as possible to the racing stripe from the team.

Feedback is def welcome as I haven't installed them just yet.

 

[MadShadow]

Looks great as far a colours go

 

[Wraith]

They have come out much better than I had pictured in my mind, great job on the sleeving.

 

[HackManSD]

They have come out much better than I had pictured in my mind, great job on the sleeving.

Thanks Wraith! I'll be giving the lacing a try before I put everything together. The cables are extremely stiff so, I may not need to.

Also, the AX860 has a ton of doubles on the 24 pin that split when going into the supply that made things a little more difficult to sleeve. This is my third time sleeving, the first 2 were non-modular.

 

[the_bone_reaper]

So do you like the nzxt hue RGB lighting thing would you recommend it and I love the build

 

[HackManSD]

So do you like the nzxt hue RGB lighting thing would you recommend it and I love the build

Yes, the Hue kit is pretty sweet. The strip is more than long enough for the average case and gives you total control of your color choice. Just the turn of a knob and the lighting changes with your mood.

Updated pictures with the cables and everything will be coming shortly.

 

[HackManSD]

Here are the semi-final pictures with everything installed. I think I still have a little work to do on the cable placement but it looks nice.

 

[MadShadow]

Looks very nice and tidy to me. I'm not a huge fan of the white cable braids/combs (whatever you call them). Also, in the future please no more sideways pics. All it means is I have to rotate my head in order to see it. Anyways, great job!

 

[Feronix]

Looks nice and tidy indeed. Should be more white though, IMO

 

[HackManSD]

Looks very nice and tidy to me. I'm not a huge fan of the white cable braids/combs (whatever you call them). Also, in the future please no more sideways pics. All it means is I have to rotate my head in order to see it. Anyways, great job!

I am still considering not using the lacing. I just don't want the cables to start misbehaving if I take them off.

A couple quick benchmark runs:
CPU@4.6 GHz
+80 on GPU Core

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Thanks for the compliments guys. Other than working a little more white into it, what else could be done to make it look better?

 

[lAnimal]

This genuinely exceeded my expectations, nice work, those colours looks sweet

 

[Wraith]

This genuinely exceeded my expectations, nice work, those colours looks sweet

Agreed those cables have made all the difference, top job fella