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Hey guys,
About 3 months ago I decided to make my first PC build. I was sick of just buying PC's from shops and getting them to do small upgrades for me, so I decided to do a bit of research and have a go.
Being my first build, only being 17 not having that much money I didn't go all out.
The parts I got were:
I attempted some stealth drives, they came out pretty nice as well
I'm considering painting the inside of the case but I'm not really sure how to go about it. Is it possible to paint without dissembling the actual case?
Today I purchased some 20mm split loom tubing in an attempt to tidy up the cabling a bit. Here are some before and after pics.
Pics:
Before the split loom, stealth drives and 120mm rear LED fan.
Working on the split loom cable management. Graphics cards been taken out. I have also removed the unused DVD drive bays for improved air flow.
Close up of the loom.
Split loom tubing completed almost.
Tubing completed, rear panel back on and black tape over some leads.
Completed. Side panel off with the lights off.
So that's my project so far. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I should do next? I was thinking about somehow placing LED's around the case. Does anybody know how I would go about actually lighting the LED's up?
I am also thinking about getting a red cold cathode as well.
Thanks for having a look
All comments are appreciated.





About 3 months ago I decided to make my first PC build. I was sick of just buying PC's from shops and getting them to do small upgrades for me, so I decided to do a bit of research and have a go.
Being my first build, only being 17 not having that much money I didn't go all out.
The parts I got were:
- Core 2 Quad Q9550
- WD 1.5 TB HDD
- Cooler Master ToughPower 600W PSU
- GB GTX 260 OC
- Kingston DDR3 1333mhz
- 2x Samsung DVD burners
- Cooler Master HAF 922 case
I attempted some stealth drives, they came out pretty nice as well

I'm considering painting the inside of the case but I'm not really sure how to go about it. Is it possible to paint without dissembling the actual case?
Today I purchased some 20mm split loom tubing in an attempt to tidy up the cabling a bit. Here are some before and after pics.
Pics:
Before the split loom, stealth drives and 120mm rear LED fan.
Working on the split loom cable management. Graphics cards been taken out. I have also removed the unused DVD drive bays for improved air flow.
Close up of the loom.
Split loom tubing completed almost.
Tubing completed, rear panel back on and black tape over some leads.
Completed. Side panel off with the lights off.

So that's my project so far. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I should do next? I was thinking about somehow placing LED's around the case. Does anybody know how I would go about actually lighting the LED's up?
I am also thinking about getting a red cold cathode as well.
Thanks for having a look
