Computer Setup

It looks great man. I would like to see 1-10 ratings on parts used more often.

Thanks. I did it because I always like hearing people opinions on things thy actually use.

This is absolutely perfect. A whole high quality album, honest ratings on everything, nifty little things and of course, an awesome build. Congratz man

If you have your H100i in pull and can't see the fans at all, I wouldn't recommend switching them out. The only benefit to actual SP120 fans is the aesthetics. They actually perform worse in Corsair Link than the stock fans.

The 500r has a slot for the fans to go on top under the cover. The stock fans aren't too bad, but they are the loudest fans in the case. I was thinking about getting some quality 140mm fans to pull.

Everything looks great except the TV power cable. Maybe try to run it along/behind the cable tube.

It is just a tad to short to reach it ok and still allow the TV to freely move on the arm.

You mentioned you wanted a clickier keyboard, with all of the same features.

Thanks I'll keep that in mind.

Typical question when nice gaming setup is posted, what do you do for a living?

Office Manager at a recycling plant.

Thanks, have been researching into speakers, amps, and other things.

I'm curious about the Modded 500r side panel. Is this the 500r that you can buy from FrozenCPU that comes with a modded side panel, or did you do it yourself? If you did it yourself can you elaborate on how you did it? Been looking for a windowed side panel for my 500r for weeks.

Sure. Did it myself. I had an extra side panel (The one that shipped with my case had a ding so Corsair sent me another one) I drilled a hole in each corner, then used a Jigsaw with a metal cutting blade and cut the sides. Bought U-channel from Performance-PCS to protect the edges, and used 3M 4010 tape to secure the glass (which I had custom cut at Lowes).

Those sleeved SATA cables... I want...... drool

Try placing the speakers sideways.

Great post! Bigger desk would be nice, for activities.

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