optical drive label

optical drive label

Outside of the plextor optical drive showing model number.

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power supply label

power supply label

Outside of the 300 watt power supply showing the model number and specifications. I hade bought...

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power supply fan

power supply fan

Back of power supply showing markings on fan

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psu cables

psu cables

psu showing cables and length

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mobo placement

mobo placement

Mobo installed but nothing else. Notice penny for scale. Yes, I remembered to remove the penny.

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psu mobo clearance

psu mobo clearance

Shows about 2 1/2 inches between top of rear panel and bottom of power supply.

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psu case fan clearance

psu case fan clearance

Shows only 2 inches between back of psu and front of fan. the psu cables have to be threaded in this space!

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usb cable fail

usb cable fail

Could not run USB cables behind the drive up against the mobo. Probably not good for airflow anyway.

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initial power + usb cables

initial power + usb cables

Some power and usb cables connected. Will run on this side of psu.

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24 pin atx header

24 pin atx header

Shows 24 pin atx header is right up against the fan

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power cable wraparound

power cable wraparound

It was tight, but was able to wrap cable around outside of fan (mostly). Hope airflow will be sufficient.

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power cable wraparound 2

power cable wraparound 2

Shows that most of the fan is cleared of the cable, Sorry about the light, it was tough to get a good picture.

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final cable runs

final cable runs

The cable runs I decided on. Cover is ready to be screwed on. Uncertain whether I should sleeve...

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Airflow Lian Li Q11

Airflow Lian Li Q11

I drew this diagram in MS Word of the overall airflow patterns. The case fan sucks air in from the...

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cover on

cover on

Lian Li requires 8 of the tiniest phillips screws to put on this cover. Not only that, for a deluxe...

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rear end

rear end

Shows back of case. Decided not to run usb 3.0 cables from front of case through back gromment. Want front usb ports to be 2.0.

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rear end detail

rear end detail

shows mobo rear panel connectors

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initial bios boot screen

initial bios boot screen

Screen as it appeared at first boot up.

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memory test

memory test

Ran Memtest probably not as long as some, but longer than others. Checked ok.

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finished product

finished product

The (mostly) finished product. Still need to tidy up my cables.

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