Quote Originally Posted by Erklat View Post
I was barely able to do so when I assembled it all together last week. There was so much cabling the side panel bulged badly.
I threw out couple of fan adapters, pulled out fan wiring out of their plastic shell and connected the wiring directly to the PSU.
Managed to close it without bulging just barely then, it went out about maybe 1mm to the front mask of the case though.

Though, it is far away from the eyes and from the mind too, what lies beneath the right side panel



It looks great
Have you considered mounting the rad on the right side panel, like guys do in I'd say most of their worklogs, and why you opted against it?

That way you would probably be able to add another 240mm rad. Think that even 360 could fit down there?

So, removing the HDD cage makes the case structurally weak? Thanks for pointing that out, I wouldn't have thought of that.
I decided against that style of mounting because I did not want to cut the side panel to get fresh air in and warm air out. I am doing a pretty intense Murdermod build and need a working rig soon and did not really have the time to go too far on this one. I found that mounting this way was easiest to achieve the cooling I wanted, plus I think that a triple and double rad will suffice easily. This was of course before I knew how the HD cage affects the overall stability of the case.

I think I would still do it this way with a double rad as the case is fine with the sides off, but a triple I would do it the other way for sure.

I also agree that getting any advanced cabling system like the BigNG and accompanying sensors is very hard to get clean enough not to buldge the side panel. I will have my new mobo and block soon and will give cable management another shot, but I found it very difficult to not buldge.

Quote Originally Posted by lonkny View Post
Thanks turtletrax... But - you haven't seen pics of the other side trying to clean up the wiring a bit more but I think I almost hit a wall on it (literally!)... as long as I can close up the back side panel without it bulging I'll be happy... that was a big issue with my 800D last build... you are right - there is a lot of hardware which in turn means crazy amount of cabling (~ 10 temp sensor cables going to the BigNG / Analog Sensor Hub alone!)... it's been quite the challenge.
I totally know where you are coming from. I have a BigNG and MiniNG with a few sensors and it is a mess back there. I will have to really try to get it clean before I would ever be proud enough to show. I find it kind of funny becasue the cable management seems so well thought of in this case, yet I find it harder to come out clean on the backside than a TJ-07

Quote Originally Posted by SuperchargedZ06 View Post
Just finished moving my system into it's new home last night (from a cramped Antec P182 to the behemoth 800D). Did a few upgrades along the way as well - an extra quad radiator, shrouding, lots of new fans, a new pump, EK block for my 480 GTX, etc.

All the great rigs here have really inspired me. While mine isn't as flashy as some, I'm very happy with how it's turned out. The 800D case is a monster. It should also double nicely as a space heater this winter...
That rig looks like it has some serious cooling power Fans a-hoy-hoy thats for sure

I like it and keep at it