The Soul

First off all..many many congrats...and best of luck for building our 1st PC
I did build my first a couple of months back..Do check this link as its a very comprehensive guide for first time builders..helped me a lot



If i am not mistaken you would like to game on your pc..(you bought gaming series PSU, unlocked proccy..) but I dont see a graphics card..I hope you have one in store...
Waiting for more pics and un-boxing/walk-through videos

Thanks sabya !
Yep ! I saw your build few weeks a ago and it's a Monster Rig.

I also saw the links u have posted last week and they are very informative.

No, my rig is for professional use (Architectural Visualization); I liked LEDs of the GS 600; i7 2600K bought for to take an advantage of multi-threaded apps and to get maximum output from an unlocked proccy. Professional GPU's (Nvidia Quadro Series) prices are currently over-budget for me but I will buy it (or say THEM for SLI ) few months later.

Will post new pics for sure.

sabya said:

First off all..many many congrats...and best of luck for building our 1st PC
I did build my first a couple of months back..Do check this link as its a very comprehensive guide for first time builders..helped me a lot

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If i am not mistaken you would like to game on your pc..(you bought gaming series PSU, unlocked proccy..) but I dont see a graphics card..I hope you have one in store...
Waiting for more pics and un-boxing/walk-through videos

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Same Thing I used

Hey Guys,
Sorry for late updates !
Well the rig is assembled successfully and running pretty smoothly.


I will review my cabby - NZXT Source 210 Elite - in couple of days; b'cause I found very strange results from it especially in fan setup, so stay tune.

One mistake: you have connected both the sata cables in the SATA III plugs.
Put them into SATA II plugs.

HDD is SATA III and second one is optical drive.

For the shake of better cable management, re-route 12V EPS cable at the back side of the chassis.

pcforumguy said:

HDD is SATA III and second one is optical drive.

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Ok. then plug the cable used for optical drive in the SATA II plug.

Another vital mistake: positioning of PSU should be revarse. (i.e. PSU fan should be inside the chissis.
Your present mount is for top mounted PSU.

I try to re-route 12V cable around the back of mobo tray but there is not enough space for it at the left top corner. I even uninstalled 140mm fan for it but no chance.

NZXT 210 has fan ventilation space under the PSU area. (see last image with blue light)

Hey Guys,
I have made some modifications with my cabinet for better airflow !
Any suggestions ?

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Cheers !

why use cellotape? its not look good.
buy a good double sided tape especially black color..

rajesh.s said:

why use cellotape? its not look good.
buy a good double sided tape especially black color..

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Thanks for advice ! I will try it and will post new shots.
Actually I did't know such kind of tape does exist. I even try to make double sided tape with regular cello tape by bending the edges of it.

try at stationary shops..

your cabinets look cool but if you are installing a graphics card,the present routing of the 8 pin additional atx cable willnot do

Good purchase

Nyc rig

dfcols71 said:

your cabinets look cool but if you are installing a graphics card,the present routing of the 8 pin additional atx cable willnot do

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I have tried almost every route to fix this issue but I didn't find any other route. If you have any suggestion please share it with us !
BTW check out NZXT Source 210 Elite Review for what I have concluded about the case.

rajnusker said:

Good purchase

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funskar said:

Nyc rig

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Thanks guys !

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After rajesh.s suggestion I bought Double Sided Tape (but sadly it's not Black ), I modified or say reapplied Home Made Fan Filters with mosquito net -

Cheers !

That's some killer rig dude congrats!

Thanks mate !

^^
How did you make the dust filters??
I want to make some for my cabby
I have a CORSAIR 400R

@Saumil996
1] Cut Mosquito Net in the shape of bezel.
2] Stiffen the edges with nail polish (preferably black) or with fevicol.
3] If 400R have hooks to install filters then no problem; But if it doesn't then use double sided tape (preferably black; though it's very hard to find black).

Cheers !

Cool rig, neat assembly, great photography skills..

Congrats pcforumguy!

@pcforumguy whats the camera from which these pics are taken ??

MegaMind said:

Cool rig, neat assembly, great photography skills..
Congrats pcforumguy!

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You are one of those guys, who help me a lot to finalizes this rig and guide me for the right setup. Thanks to you MegaMind !

rajatGod512 said:

@pcforumguy whats the camera from which these pics are taken ??

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It's Panasonic FZ-28. In my humble opinion it's the BEST DSLR camera in it's category.

Congrats on your new rig!

pcforumguy said:

1] Cut Mosquito Net in the shape of bezel.
2] Stiffen the edges with nail polish (preferably black) or with fevicol.
3] If 400R have hooks to install filters then no problem; But if it doesn't then use double sided tape (preferably black; though it's very hard to find black).

Cheers !

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Thank You! Nice way to stiffen the edges. But won't double sided tape leave marks on the case when you remove it?? If yes then is there some way to remove the marks?

Saumil996 said:

Thank You! Nice way to stiffen the edges. But won't double sided tape leave marks on the case when you remove it?? If yes then is there some way to remove the marks?

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Honestly I am also using it first time too; I think it will leave some marks.
I am not sure but maybe Turpentine useful in that situation.

I have installed these home made filters as a permanent fixture. In future, If I want to clean them, I will use blower from inside cabinet so dust will blow outside.

^^ great effort and liked this very much ( planning to do some thing like this in future with my cabby too )

topgear said:

^^ great effort and liked this very much ( planning to do some thing like this in future with my cabby too )

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One advice -
I have cutout the whole front bezel and then installed this Internal filter as well as Outer filter. The reason - If I install Single Double Layer filter, the front fan have to make more effort to suck air in and thus more noise. So, I just split it in Two single layer filter for smooth airflow & low noise (or say no noise at all ).

As far as I know you don't own NZXT 210 Elite; which has solid front bezel; so be think-full (which, I know you are ) before installing Double Layer Filters like I have. It can disturb airflow and shall make some noise.

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And thanks for your quick mod work (New title) !
Cheers !

Awesome Rig Mate!!!Instead of double layer net you could probably use a mesh of the El cheapo laptop cooler but it is expensive just a suggestion

Congrats mate. Great Rig.
P.S- Cool photography and awesome modding

@101gamzer
Thanks for compliment and suggestion.
I have spend Rs.70, an hour and thodasa unused dimag for this fan filter.

@Tenida
Thanks mate.

pcforumguy said:

One advice -
I have cutout the whole front bezel and then installed this Internal filter as well as Outer filter. The reason - If I install Single Double Layer filter, the front fan have to make more effort to suck air in and thus more noise. So, I just split it in Two single layer filter for smooth airflow & low noise (or say no noise at all ).

As far as I know you don't own NZXT 210 Elite; which has solid front bezel; so be think-full (which, I know you are ) before installing Double Layer Filters like I have. It can disturb airflow and shall make some noise.

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And thanks for your quick mod work (New title) !
Cheers !

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you used dremel for the cutting work ? and thanks for the tips - i will keep those in mind

Yes; But I don't have any experience with any type of cutting tools. My friend helped me out here; he has hardware shop. And I must say, he has very steady hand too.

Nice rig, nice name!. Am i missing the GPU

great rig
it deserves a place in your sig

ithehappy said:

Am i missing the GPU

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Yes. I don't have GPU yet. B'cause gaming GPUs are not beneficial for apps like 3D Max, VRay, FryRender etc. So, I will buy either Quadro or FirePro after couple of months.
And thanks for compliment.

@fz8975
Thanks mate !

pcforumguy said:

Yes. I don't have GPU yet. B'cause gaming GPUs are not beneficial for apps like 3D Max, VRay, FryRender etc. So, I will buy either Quadro or FirePro after couple of months.
And thanks for compliment.

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Gotcha. And you are always welcome.

pcforumguy said:

Yes; But I don't have any experience with any type of cutting tools. My friend helped me out here; he has hardware shop. And I must say, he has very steady hand too.

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ok , Thanks for the info -- even I don't have enough exp. about this but my elder bro can help me in this

Hello,hows the rendering on the new rig....Please let us know as this would help us

vjain said:

Hello,hows the rendering on the new rig....Please let us know as this would help us

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Ohhh... it's like changing Maruti 800 to Nissan Skyline (it's my dream car though. )

For render testing purpose, I have render an old scene (small bedroom + the morning + sun rays coming in from sliding doors) in 3D Max 2009 (32 Bits) + V-Ray 1.5 on my old system - P4/XP SP3 32 Bits/512MB RAM and on The Soul and end result was astonishing -

And this also when, 3D Max is 32 Bits and OS is XP SP3 (The Soul - dual boot - XP & 7) for testing purpose. If you know about rendering, you will understand what I am trying to say.

And sorry for late reply....!

pcforumguy said:

The Soul and end result was astonishing -

P4 | 13 hrs. 12 minutes
The Soul | 56 minutes 42 sec.

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wow!!! amazing results!!!

Is the Front Panel of NZXT Source 210 Elite removable ?
Still could not find any pic of that at web.