Antec 900 Case Modding Help!

[iFargle]

Here's a picture of our Camaro:

I have no idea how much hp it has.. All I remember is that they just bought something to bring it up to 450-ish.

My dad's owned this since it was brand new

But anyways I'm going to start dismantling the case tonight so I can start as soon as I get home form school tomorrow. I'm fairly excited

 

[Burn]

Man I feel sorry for you... that 24 pin placement is absolutely horrid lol

 

[iFargle]

yeah I know.. I didn't notice it until I had the motherboard in my hands. But oh well it works just fine for me.

 

[Antec-User]

Holy crap, yeah.. that is a bad spot for the 24p.. What board is that?

Nice 2nd gen 'Maro too!

 

[iFargle]

ASUS P5Q SE Plus. The 4-pin power connector is also in a very bad spot (with this big heat sink, anyway).. the very top left of the board.

 

[Antec-User]

^ Most CPU power 4/8 pins are located at the top left... MOST that I've seen anyway.. Seems to be the norm. The main 24 pin is just in a, seemingly, odd location..

 

[iFargle]

Ahh I see. My last build must have had a weird board... it was in the top right.. I don't really remember any of my other builds

Anyway, I cut the holes today. Worked out nicely Going to hopefully paint tomorrow, it was raining today

Also, do you think any local place sells cable sheaths? Like Best Buy or Walmart or something? That's really all we have around here for anything relating to computers

 

[Antec-User]

^ There was a computer place out west (where I used to live) that had a kit. But for me to sleeve almost all of my cables, I would have needed the molex pin tool. I got a couple of the cables done, but not the ones I wanted too. I don't think wally-world carries it.. Fry's should, if you have one there..

 

[iFargle]

There's one in LA and Vegas, which are pretty close... I had planned on going to Vegas for my senior graduation with a few friends over the summer, but I can't go to a Fry's any time soon

Ah well I'll deal with the cables

 

[jfenwick]

Also, do you think any local place sells cable sheaths? Like Best Buy or Walmart or something? That's really all we have around here for anything relating to computers

Check your local yellow pages for an electrical supply store, they will have multiple options and usually for pretty cheap. There are a bunch of them around, just harder to find. Not sure what you guys have there, here in Ontario there is sayal and tsc.

edit: Personally I like the top left placement of the power connection, I tuck the power cable behind the board and cut a hole at the top left to wire it in at, something like this: