CM Storm Sniper Black rig
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CM Storm Sniper Black rig
I recently made a rig in a CM Storm Sniper case. Super case. Spacious, elegant and above all, excellent for WM, thanks to the smart holes in the tray, the space next to the tray and to the huge space between the tray and the side panel where you can perfect arrange the cables to be hidden.
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Motherboard:
Asus Crosshair IV Formula
Memory:
Kingston 4 GB DDR3 CL9 Dual Channel Kit HyperX
HDD:
Western Digital 1TB SATA-III 7200 rpm 64MB Caviar Black
Graphics card(s):
Sapphire Radeon HD5870 Vapor-X 1GB
Sound card:
Creative X-Fi FATAL1TY
Optical drive(s):
LG GH22NS50
Power Supply:
Seasonic X-750
CPU Cooler:
Noctua D14
Fans:
stock 200mm
Case:
CM Storm Sniper
With lights off looks sober and elegant
... from anywhere you looking.
If you choose to leave them on then you have some bling bling.
Buttons, switches, plugs and jacks are located very conveniently at hand.
Looks great under the desk
From the front...
...and from the side
CPU:
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Motherboard:
Asus Crosshair IV Formula
Memory:
Kingston 4 GB DDR3 CL9 Dual Channel Kit HyperX
HDD:
Western Digital 1TB SATA-III 7200 rpm 64MB Caviar Black
Graphics card(s):
Sapphire Radeon HD5870 Vapor-X 1GB
Sound card:
Creative X-Fi FATAL1TY
Optical drive(s):
LG GH22NS50
Power Supply:
Seasonic X-750
CPU Cooler:
Noctua D14
Fans:
stock 200mm
Case:
CM Storm Sniper
With lights off looks sober and elegant
... from anywhere you looking.
If you choose to leave them on then you have some bling bling.
Buttons, switches, plugs and jacks are located very conveniently at hand.
Looks great under the desk
From the front...
...and from the side
Last edited by oxygen200000 on Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:53 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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INTERIOR
Inside it looks just as promising. Was a true champion of the facilities and WM.
As i've already said, very spacious
...so, even the true beasts like Noctua NH-D14 don't seems to be anymore so frightening.
I agree that a very long AD_EXT ribbon cable would have helped me a lot but ... that's it... F@#$k Creative...
It would have been nice to have more black straps, but not ... I was almost pleased with some white, scattered
Even with a modular PSU, on the back are a bunch of cables but ...
... all are obedient to their place,
being very afraid to show themselves up
The End ... with the panel that closed without even the slightest hint of opposition...
As i've already said, very spacious
...so, even the true beasts like Noctua NH-D14 don't seems to be anymore so frightening.
I agree that a very long AD_EXT ribbon cable would have helped me a lot but ... that's it... F@#$k Creative...
It would have been nice to have more black straps, but not ... I was almost pleased with some white, scattered
Even with a modular PSU, on the back are a bunch of cables but ...
... all are obedient to their place,
being very afraid to show themselves up
The End ... with the panel that closed without even the slightest hint of opposition...
Wow, that's a great looking build... I'm seriously tempted to abandon my build and switch over to a similar case, although the cost of a new case is making me rethink that. I'm curious too, how's the sound on it? And as for sharp edges on fan openings: I had the same thing, and until I took my case apart to file down the nubs, I just put electrical tape on them. It doesn't look as nice, but it prevents cuts, won't interfere with the fan, and is easy to work with.
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Nice Clean Build
I would definately swap out the stock fans as soon as you can.
good advice here suggesting turning the CPU Heatsink to let natrual convection take place (heat rises)
one question whats that uh ribbon type cable doing in your build, i mean you have so many "New" parts the IDE just doesnt belong, i thought the floppy died, please tell me its not for a HDD..
nice clean build though i like it.
I would definately swap out the stock fans as soon as you can.
good advice here suggesting turning the CPU Heatsink to let natrual convection take place (heat rises)
one question whats that uh ribbon type cable doing in your build, i mean you have so many "New" parts the IDE just doesnt belong, i thought the floppy died, please tell me its not for a HDD..
nice clean build though i like it.
Don't worry..it's not. It links his Creative Labs sound card to the front I/O ports you can see in the first few pictures.coolhand wrote:one question whats that uh ribbon type cable doing in your build, i mean you have so many "New" parts the IDE just doesnt belong, i thought the floppy died, please tell me its not for a HDD..
Apparently creative doesn't offer a longer, non-ribbon version of the cable?
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Yes... is Creative indeed... A realy pain in the ass...RoGuE wrote:Don't worry..it's not. It links his Creative Labs sound card to the front I/O ports you can see in the first few pictures.coolhand wrote:one question whats that uh ribbon type cable doing in your build, i mean you have so many "New" parts the IDE just doesnt belong, i thought the floppy died, please tell me its not for a HDD..
Apparently creative doesn't offer a longer, non-ribbon version of the cable?
No matter if they were ribbon or not but if they were longer could be folded and more easy to hide.