My arc midi r2

Savage_Smithy

New member
Today i got my arc midi r2 and gelid cable extensions. this is how it sits for now but my future hopes are to watercool the system using a 240mm monsta rad in the front and maybe a 240mm 45mm rad in the roof. oh and of course white led strips all round.
I also need to find a away of keeping those cable extensions tidy which i have somewhat failed to do so far.

System specs:
Cpu: i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard: msi z77a-g45
RAM: 8gb avexir core blue 1600MHz
SSD: sandisk 128Gb
HDD: 1TB western digital caviar black
PSU: thermaltake evo blue 650W
GPU: powercolor 7870 tahiti le myst edition
Case: fractal design arc midi r2
CPU cooler: arctic cooling freezer extreme v2

gHvWO7wh.jpg


Y3bupIoh.jpg


hGxUq1zh.jpg
 
Last edited:
That is one great looking system man, the only thing is that 24pin, just a bit too much cable for my liking, never the less a very nice looking rig.
 
Thanks for the kind words.

I had not even thought about hiding the 24 pin behind the motherboard but it is certainly something i will consider thanks for the suggestion.

My future plans are water cooling, since the system has plenty enough power for what i need i really want to get it water cooled as soon as i can afford it, though that may not be for a while. I have decided a couple of things i would like; the front radiator will probably be a 280mm monsta rad since i have plenty of room for it and then maybe a 45-60mm 240mm or 280mm radiator in the roof, both rads in push/pull. I also would like an xspc raystorm block with white led's, the graphics card block is a little harder to decide since as far as i know there are no full cover blocks for this card.

also the cable management on this case is ridiculously easy, with so much room behind the motherboard tray you barely have to do a thing to get it looking tidy.
 
I wuld really try out the 24pin behind the motherboard that i suggested earlier. Would look much better!
In my R4 i also plan a loop in the future. This case will be a little tough to accomplish in i'm going to be honest.
The cable management imo could be improved a lot in this case with more tie down points. There are very few on the motherboard tray. That's really the only complaint along with an extra few mm of space because the foam takes up a few...
This is related to your case because they are essentially the same thing with a different outside look:p
 
Back
Top