Fractal Design R4

[BuffaloChuck]

All those drive cages designed and built in... what a great case.

 

[lehtv]

I see you didn't bother doing any cable management at all. A shame, the case good provisions for cable management. The CPU cable should definitely be routed behind the motherboard tray. It's not just for prettier looks but it makes removing and adding expansion cards a lot more convenient. If the cable isn't long enough you can get a cheap extension for it.

You seem to have installed the hard disk the wrong way around. Flip it around (front to back) so you can route the power and SATA cable out of view

 

[MoInSTL]

I agree with lehtv. It's not hard to route the cables. It just takes time. I installed my devices and did not connect any cables. Routed the cables from the motherboard and if satisfied, hooked up the other end. It took a little trial and error in terms of which opening was best to use. I am not obsessive about cable management, but the R4 almost did the job for me. I also did away with running a molex cable all the way up to the fan controller with a molex to SATA adapter. It was $3 or $4 bucks.

Back in the day before modular/braided PSUs, I used zip ties. OP may want to use the ones that came with the R4 to tidy things up.

Below is a bad photo. But it does show how the R4 can look without being obsessive. Have two 2.5 drives on the bottom & both cages removed.

 

[Liquid_Static]

I'm an owner of the 500r, and I have to say, I love everything about it! Very easy to build a great looking build that's cooled well and in a durable case.

 

[ElFenix]

I am thinking about maybe adding a 140mm to the bottom of the case blowing up towards my video card. My 7850 is getting upwards of 74-75C in games, which I think is too high to consider overclocking.

i'm guessing all that will do is cause the fan on the video card to run at a lower RPM. those things are pretty much programmed to hit a temperature as that results in quieter operation.