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Old 06-26-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default Is there anything I could do better with my Antec 300's CM?

I am using an Antec 300 and have worked for ever (several revisions) getting the cables this far. Is there anything that I could do to make them better?

I feel I need to do better....



















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You could flip your PSU over, and cut out a hole in the bottom, it would help with wires and cooling at the same time.

Here's the one I built for my son:











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Hmm.... I have no problem with my PSU. It blows air out of my case not sucking it in.

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looks pretty good, maybe just use some zip ties wherever there is a group of cables.
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Okay. Once I find some nice black ones <.< and have the time and money D:

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You can fix up those zip ties by doing this....
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You can fix up those zip ties by doing this....YouTube - For overclock net
Um my ties are tight. I just had to get in there for some stuff and didn't put the zips back on <.<

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I was under the impression that the fan on the psu pulls air into the psu and exhausts it out the back...in other words yes your psu is pushing air out the back of the case, but it is pulling in hot air from within the case and from the video card through the psu, which can also affect clean air flow in your case. Flipping it over and adding a hole on the bottom allows for that heat area to be sealed off from the rest of the case. Essentially pulling in cool fresh air from outside of the case, inside the psu and exhausting the hot air out the rear of the case, never interfering with the internal air flow of the case, and not pulling the warm air into the psu.

Not to mention the benefiets of having the wires against the back wall of the case allows for a cleaner install, and better cable management. Just some ideas, you did ask
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Hm... I will think about it

System: The beast that takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin
CPU
Q6600 3.6 1.47v
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
Memory
OCZ SLI 2x2GB 826 5-5-5-18
Graphics Card
Asus 9800GTX+ Dark Knight 815/1971/1100
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2 SeaGate 250GB RAID0 1 500GB WD (32MB cache)
Sound Card
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Corsair TX650W
Case
Modified Antec 300 (7 fans)
CPU cooling
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GPU cooling
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