Cooler Master Elite 430/431 Discussion Thread

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illuminatuz

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AMD Phenom II 965

Corsair GS700

MSI HD 7950

6GB RAM @ 1333

Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3 Mobo

LG E2742 Monitor 27" @ 1080p HD

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illuminatuz

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I know.. but there's no way around the cable management.. wish I had a 430 and not 431.. but the 431 is more spacious.. too much blues.. ill add more pics.. with it being switched off.. :)
 
d6bmg

d6bmg

BMG ftw!!
illuminatuz said:
I know.. but there's no way around the cable management.. wish I had a 430 and not 431.. but the 431 is more spacious.. too much blues.. ill add more pics.. with it being switched off.. :)
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For cable management you don't need space, you need creativity. ;)
 
d6bmg

d6bmg

BMG ftw!!
illuminatuz said:
So I think here we go about me being creative.. ;)

and yeah.. I love blues... :p

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So.. howzzat?? for "some" cable management.. :D

btw upgraded RAM to 8gb.. :D
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Better. I can find a few scope of improvement:
1. You have placed your PSU wrongly. The fan is used for intake purpose abd it should point to the ground. Forget about the LED from fan. That's the convention.
2. Route 8-pin EPS cable under the motherboard.
3. Route the 2x 8 pin conenctor from behind.

A good example of cable management: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/power-sup...430-431-discussion-thread-15.html#post1711974
See the pics in that post.
 
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illuminatuz

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d6bmg said:
Better. I can find a few scope of improvement:
1. You have placed your PSU wrongly. The fan is used for intake purpose abd it should point to the ground. Forget about the LED from fan. That's the convention.
2. Route 8-pin EPS cable under the motherboard.
3. Route the 2x 8 pin conenctor from behind.

A good example of cable management: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/power-sup...430-431-discussion-thread-15.html#post1711974
See the pics in that post.
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like that.. as you see I use the 4-pin thingy.. there's no space under the mobo.. so its what thats powering the top and front fans.. so I have to keep it that way.. maybe I can route the twin 6-pin pcie powers if I can flip the PSU.. (I love it that way.. just a matter of preference..)

and I dunno how he managed that one.. also if you see, his mobo design is different from mine.. so it could be easy for him to connect it from the side.. but mine isn't and the cables are tough to bend, and I am not risking everything on being things the best way.. I'll try what you said just now..

and @takemein thanks buddy.. :)

and thanks for the scope for improvement.. I really need some cable-management tips.. ^_^
 
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rashiga

Right off the assembly line
Hey Awesome CM 430 Moders I finished my mod
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tkin

tkin

Back to school!!
Lovely, but next time please resize the images to 800x600 and upload, it makes the image look better and also allows the members to view them easily :)

BTW, is this you? *rashiga.wordpress.com/
Render Station | techPowerUp Case Modding Gallery
 
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rashiga

Right off the assembly line
tkin said:
Lovely, but next time please resize the images to 800x600 and upload, it makes the image look better and also allows the members to view them easily :)

BTW, is this you? *rashiga.wordpress.com/
Render Station | techPowerUp Case Modding Gallery
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Yea its me :)
If you find my mod please do vote :)
Really sorry about the image size shall i reupload them?

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Darth Vader

Darth Vader

In the zone
rashiga said:
Thanks a lot guys (Y) ,keep those CM 430 mods coming and show the world that this budget casing does not suck!
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MODS like these can make any cheap case(1k Zebronics/iball) a stunning piece and u know that very well.

But not all users will/can do such MODS (expensive/time consuming) on computer cases and for them, there are good alternatives at the CM430/431 price range. PERIOD :)
 
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topgear

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takemein said:
MODS like these can make any cheap case(1k Zebronics/iball) a stunning piece and u know that very well.

But not all users will/can do such MODS (expensive/time consuming) on computer cases and for them, there are good alternatives at the CM430/431 price range. PERIOD :)
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many users would have moded their cabinets if they only had access to necessary equipments .... it's difficult to find modding tools, even a basic good dremel is not easy to get, period ;-)
 
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