Thread: Help Request from a Houstonian

After 6 years I finally decided to get a new case. As I asked for, I received a new COOLER MASTER Storm Scout mid tower case for Christmas.

However, I'm still relatively new at putting a rig together. I upgraded my components last year but, even then, I couldn't figure out how to get my front end USB to work for my existing case. As such, I was wondering if I could get the help of a fellow Houstonian in getting my new case set up (LED, front end USB, cable management, etc).

I live on the west side of Houston less than a mile west of the Galleria in between Westheimer and San Felipe. I'm 26 years old, married, and work in the engineering department of Schlumberger near Greenspoint. Will compensate for the help with beer and/or food or, if really needed, cash.

I'm not really in a rush but, if possible, I would like to have the new case set up by this weekend. I'm willing to drive to pretty much anywhere in Houston, though I'd prefer not to drive any further north than The Woodlands and no further south than League City.

its really not all that hard i mean i mangaed to build a rig anyone can i just had help from bigag and kibner via steam instant messenger well the cable mangemnt parts a mess i'll have to figure that one out someday heh

Al lives near Kingwood, my job puts me in Humble quite often but I'm not the person for cable management I put the shit in there and it works is all I care about.

I think Guyver is in Houston as well.

problem will be if he has big hands i know sticking my hands in a mid case is a fuckin obstacle course

Originally Posted by moving-target

problem will be if he has big hands i know sticking my hands in a mid case is a fuckin obstacle course

Thats one big reason for cable management. IE: Running all cables behind the motherboard tray if possible.

Hub and big dog are in h town too

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To clarify, I don't doubt that I could put everything together. I just really want to make sure I do this right and have someone show me to how to go about it efficiently so that I'll feel more confident doing it in the future. It took me 3-4 hours to put a new motherboard, CPU, GPU, PSU, and CD/DVD drive into my existing case last time. It's a rather small tower and the cables are a mess, which makes me worry about air flow. Of course it didn't help that I have good sized hands with thick fingers.

I'm not asking for someone to do this for me. I'm asking for someone to spend an hour or two supervising me as I put the rig together and giving me pointers on cable management, understanding the manual (diagrams, etc.), and efficient ways of going about this. This is just as much about me learning as it is putting my rig together correctly. I just feel like I'll learn better if I put it together with someone who is experienced in doing this rather than simply looking at diagrams I only somewhat understand.

If you don't find someone... check youtube. There's plenty of good videos on cable management.

Layer 1 of Cable Management on a Cooler Master CM690 II Advance - YouTube