NeoG_ wrote on 2026-06-11, 11:45:

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-06-11, 11:22:

It was quite difficult to get everything connected due to how tight everything was, particularly with those PSU cables. Will definitely have to upgrade it to a mid-tower at some point.

Every time I try to make a small computer I end up regretting it

Yeah, I totally get it. Lesson learned. :p

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-06-11, 12:12:

NeoG_ wrote on 2026-06-11, 11:45:

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-06-11, 11:22:

It was quite difficult to get everything connected due to how tight everything was, particularly with those PSU cables. Will definitely have to upgrade it to a mid-tower at some point.

Every time I try to make a small computer I end up regretting it

Yeah, I totally get it. Lesson learned. :p

Where you've got the motherboard power headers near an edge of the board, sometimes it makes sense to lose the wiring under the motherboard tray, and tie off some of the drive cables on the back side of the drive cage. That leaves things a lot less "wirey" in the middle.

BitWrangler wrote on 2026-06-11, 18:56:

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-06-11, 12:12:

NeoG_ wrote on 2026-06-11, 11:45:

Every time I try to make a small computer I end up regretting it

Yeah, I totally get it. Lesson learned. :p

Where you've got the motherboard power headers near an edge of the board, sometimes it makes sense to lose the wiring under the motherboard tray, and tie off some of the drive cables on the back side of the drive cage. That leaves things a lot less "wirey" in the middle.

Okay, I’ll have to see what I can do next time. I know connecting the CD drive up was tricky as the hole where the wires come out of the PSU are all bunched together and can’t move around. They’re pretty close to the back end of the CD drive, making it hard to pass the power connectors up to it. I have managed it now, but would definitely need to get a lot of that wiring hidden as they’re resting on top of the CPU cooler.

Okay, had a refund for the other RAM. Turns out the seller didn't get the purchase notification and were busy with a system they'd set up and were problem solving. They happily gave me a refund. Bought some RAM from someone else, which they sent this evening. Should arrive on Saturday. So with any luck, after work, I can test the machine and see if everything's okay.