Solidarity's Rig

[Solidarity]

Hello. This is my Rig. It's nothing special but it get's the job done.

Specs:

MSI 870A-G54 Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X4 955 I'm running this at stock.

4GB Corsair XMS3 1333Mhz RAM

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850

Corsair HX 650w

Akasa Venom CPU Cooler.

Two WD Caviar Blue HDD's One is dedicated just to steam.

Stock 140mm intake fan at the front. 1 Blue Bitfenix Spectre 120mm rear exhaust. 2X 140mm Bitfenix spectre(No LED's) exhaust in the roof.

The white box on top, is just an amp type device for my headset, that works both with my pc and xbox.

I know the cables could be a bit tidier, but you should've seen it before this. It was worse

Annoyingly that's they way it seems to mount on AMD boards.

A shiny but apparently dusty gpu. Should probably clean that at some point.

My awful cable managment. The only bit's i like are the hiding of the grey front audio + usb cable.

I do have plans to upgrade this over time.

EDIT: Hopefully this time the pictures will stay around a while longer

 

[Lollipop]

My likes

How come that as soon as there is a coloured cable that doesn't match the theme just makes cabling look awful?

 

[V1Viper]

nice rig dude

 

[Solidarity]

My likes

How come that as soon as there is a coloured cable that doesn't match the theme just makes cabling look awful?

I know what you mean. When i first saw the colour of the front IO cables, I thought "Why couldn't they have spent just a little extra time making them black. I also got annoyed because I couldn't find any black SATA cables. A while later I learn of the sleeved bitfenix cables. Needless to say I got slightly annoyed.

nice rig dude

Thanks =)

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

What's dust like with it being on the floor?

 

[Solidarity]

What's dust like with it being on the floor?

It's not as bad as it could be. Most of the top front and bottom of the case has a dust filter. I only really notice a really thin layer of dust on the psu and the a tiny amount in the heatsink

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

It's not as bad as it could be. Most of the top front and bottom of the case has a dust filter. I only really notice a really thin layer of dust on the psu and the a tiny amount in the heatsink

After how long?

 

[Solidarity]

After how long?

You know I'm not sure. I usually open up the case every 3 months or so, just to make sure all the fans are spinning and make a note of dust levels. I don't have a specific limit to dust. I just clean it whenever I feel it's needed.

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

You know I'm not sure. I usually open up the case every 3 months or so, just to make sure all the fans are spinning and make a note of dust levels. I don't have a specific limit to dust. I just clean it whenever I feel it's needed.

Thanks. Might move my rig on to the floor next time I have a move around

 

[Solidarity]

Thanks. Might move my rig on to the floor next time I have a move around

I'm doing the opposite. My next move around is in a week when I go off to uni. I want to see the difference, bewtween desk and floor. The desk in my room at uni is larger than the one I use now.

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

I'm doing the opposite. My next move around is in a week when I go off to uni. I want to see the difference, bewtween desk and floor. The desk in my room at uni is larger than the one I use now.

I have a wooden floor and a wooden desk so don't really mind where it goes but if I need the space later on for whatever reason, if it's not going to suck up tonnes of dust it can go on the floor

 

[Azurite]

Recomend having it on the desk or any place higher then the floor. Only one minus and that is hoter air the higher up it gets.

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

Recomend having it on the desk or any place higher then the floor. Only one minus and that is hoter air the higher up it gets.

Doesn't really matter when you've got the window open and the remnance of a hurricane is blowing over the UK

Take your point though

 

[S_I_N]

no pics????

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

What? Of the hurricane? Wind is invisible

If you mean the rig, there were pics there origionally but they've gone walkabouts for some reason

 

[stockholm1984]

If you mean the rig, there were pics there origionally but they've gone walkabouts for some reason

Ah excellent, it's not just me. Was wondering if I'd done something to my browser.

 

[Solidarity]

no pics????

I'll reupload them now.

Pics are now back up

 

[Dandaman91]

Awesome rig dude

I have the same case

 

[Solidarity]

Awesome rig dude

I have the same case

Thanks. It's a great case. The only thing I would love to see is some rubber gromets on the cable management holes. If they sold them as an accessory I'd get them. Just makes things look that little bit tidier.

 

[Dandaman91]

Yeh I totaly agree, I've been meaning to pick up some U-trim just to jazz it up a bit but yeh it would deffo be better if there was a full set of rubber gromits but imo thats probbaly its only let down. I love the fact that fans can be mounted at the top but still under the mesh, good if you have LED fans and you want to show them off a bit more or add an H100 or something