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It's likely that the majority of their customers are just people who want to spend a lot of money on 'the best' without knowing (or potentially even caring) whether they'll benefit.

Can anyone teach me proper cable management? I'm running into problems tidying the power and sata cables. Then I have the wires for the case and cpu fans. I got it as good as I could but I'm not satisfied and still looks like ass.

Also, looking for case fans that have the air output closest to a turbine without being too noisy. I have 150mm or 200mm cooler master case fans but they don't seem to push very much air. I'd like to ensure I keep temps as low as possible especially in the summer when the hot air and ambient temps make it difficult to keep components cool. When it's warm inside my idle temps are at least 10 - 15 celsius higher.

Bear in mind that cable management is mostly a aesthetic/convenience thing, so if it's troubling you, you don't really need to bother.

I've heard that these fans are great: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00650P2ZC Never used them myself though, so I can't vouch for their blowing power.


EDIT: been comparing prices on amazon.com and amazon.co.uk... What is this madness! They're almost the same! In fact, if you take american tax into account, UK prices are cheaper in some cases! What happened?


EDIT AGAIN: I'd like some advice regarding monitors, since I'm looking to upgrade to a better 2k panel than my current 1080p. So far, I've shortlisted these three: Asus TN, Asus IPS and Acer IPS. Now, mostly ignoring the price for now, I'm really looking for opinions on TN vs IPS on these three.

Here is what I've gathered so far:

1. TN:

• Has worse viewing angles. I really, really, really don't care, since I'm sitting in front of my PC all the time. In the rare cases where I have a friend come over and we both use my PC at the same time... I can bear some slight loss of colour fidelity in my split-screen Mario Kart.
• Has worse colour in general. Actually, according to reviews, the monitor I linked to has exceptional colours for a TN panel, and in fact the only area where it falls short of the IPS alternative is contrast.
• Has better response times. Honestly comparing 1ms to 4ms seems rather ridiculous to me.
• Does not suffer from IPS issues
• CONCLUSION: the TN panel is, of course, worse than IPS for colours, but it's not nearly as bad as other TNs and has been praised for its quality. I also don't have to worry about any BLB or things like that.
  

2. IPS:

• Has better viewing angles, which again is totally irrelevant, and better colours (in particular, better contrast). I don't do graphics design but it's still nice if the image looks good.
• Is plagued by issues. This is my main reason for seriously hesitating just going for IPS. If you look at the reviews for the ASUS, you'll find a lot of people complaining about how the purchase is a lottery, and one with not very good odds - you seem to have a very high chance of getting horrible backlight bleeding and noticeable IPS glow. Interestingly, the Acer isn't so blatantly criticised on amazon.com, but some reviews on the amazon.co.uk listing mention that it is still not great - and in fact, apparently the monitor has a very pronounced glow which hides some BLB but makes blacks look washed-out. There aren't a lot of reviews, but even if it's only a problem on some units I really don't feel like playing the panel lottery.
• CONCLUSION: seems like 144Hz IPS is still not ready, unless you're happy for your panel to be full of problems.
  

So here's what I'm thinking right now: the TN has been praised for its colours, and even if it's not as good as an IPS, it's definitely gonna be an upgrade over my current BenQ XL2411(T? I forget), which is apparently horrible in terms of colours. It really seems like it would be good enough, and the IPS lottery is not worth it until they can achieve consistent high quality. Also the IPSes are more expensive.
That said, I've never actually used an IPS myself, so does anyone have any comments? Perhaps it really is worth it making the gamble, maybe returning a couple monitors until I get a decent one?

(05-14-2016, 12:02 PM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: [ -> ]Bear in mind that cable management is mostly a aesthetic/convenience thing, so if it's troubling you, you don't really need to bother.

Thanks, looks and aesthetics are important as well but my concern is primarily airflow and cooling. I read good cable management improves airflow. I don't know how or where to tie up cables or how to eliminate cables I may not need and a better alternative exists for. Right now I have the two cables w/ 8 pin connectors for the gpu. An SATA power cable or two. Five SATA data cables for hard drives, front panel ESATA and my bluray drive. The four pin cpu connector and 16 pin power cable for the motherboard. Most of them I either tied off with zip ties or tucked them away albeit sloppily. There's got to be a better way to do this, right?

It looks like I'll be looking into affordable hardware to make my upgrade to Skylake and a Geforce 1080 by next month. That might help me cut down on some cables or tidy them up better.

LinusTechTips did a pretty thorough video investigating the effect of cable management on thermals, and ended up having to chuck a bunch of junk (e.g. cardboard boxes and a Snoopy toy) in the case to get their system to get even a single degree warmer. You don't need to worry about some SATA leads not taking an optimal route.

Quote:I've heard that these fans are great: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00650P2ZC Never used them myself though, so I can't vouch for their blowing power.

Noctua is top of the line manufacturer for heatsink and fan . Of course , their products are not cheap
If you need sth cheap but still has industrial grade , I will recommend Sunon Mag Lev instead . Sunon make fans for server , these fans are quiet and last very long
There are also many industrial grade fan suppliers like Delta, NMB, Panasonic, Orion, and Papst

Quote: I read good cable management improves airflow.

Luke (member of LinusTechTips ) proved that story is BS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDCMMf-_ASE

Ah OK thanks. But still I'd like everything tidy because it makes it easier to work and clean. I live in a very dusty house, and it heats up quite a bit when it gets warm out. The other day it was 80+ Fahrenheit inside. :/

Right, so having just lost my PSU's internal collection of magic blue smoke, I need a new one. It was a shitty no-name one, and lasted me five years, but obviously I'd rather the next one didn't blow up on me. Because of that, I've actually done some research as to what's currently recommended, but I keep being told I need a top-of-the-line Japanese-capacitor-only one in a rig with an overclocked CPU. This seems to me like it could be a bit of an exaggeration, but then again, I'm the guy who's PSU just offed itself.

I'm assuming a 550-650W PSU is the sensible choice, as I've only got a single GPU and am not using an FX-series CPU.

So far, my research has come up with the following models, most of which are more expensive than I think is strictly necessary., I'd like someone who has some idea of things to either state which is the best idea, or to say that these are all overkill and I can get away with something cheaper with no repercussions. As usual, I'd really prefer to order from Scan, as I've found them to be very reliable in the past and I also get free next-day delivery with them, which is especially helpful in emergency situations like this one.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-xfx-xtr-series-full-modular-80-plus-gold-atx-psu

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-evga-supernova-gs-psu-fully-modular-80plus-gold-45a-single-rail-sli-crossfirex-support-whisper-
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-evga-supernova-g2-psu-fully-modular-80plus-gold-atx-sli-crossfire-ready
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-evga-gq-series-80-plus-gold-hybrid-modular-sli-crossfire-single-rail-54a-plus12v-1x135mm-fan-at

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/520w-seasonic-s12ii-520-bronze-series-80-plus-bronze-dual-rail-20a-1x120mm-silent-fan-fully-wired-at (This one's a lot cheaper than the others, but featured in the 'absolutely amazing' group in a list. Is this just because it's completely non-modular, because I can cope without a modular PSU.)