mrburns05 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I've been meaning to do this for months. Since my mbp broke and is in for repairs I finally had the will to do it- thanks to all on these forums for all the info I received. Running a EVGA GTX970 SSC inside a coolermaster elite130 case with akitio thunder2 board, powered riser cable, and 750w power supply. Nice and clean now, no more cables hanging out all over the place. Mounting akitio case frame with double sided sticky tape just so I have something to screw the board onto- yes I took a grinder to it and cut out all but the base and rear (where the ports go). Everything mounted- quick power up test. Back of case where I left the ports. This one just because I like the way it looks. Finished. Just need a longer thunderbolt cable than the one akitio provided. I'll pick that up when I pick up my computer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 So you didn't go with a 90° riser and instead cut the case to make the flex riser fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrburns05 Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Correct. I'm going to cover the hole underneath and on the rear so you can't see that and make a mount to sit in there and hold the cable in place. I couldn't find a riser with the correct direction- every sellers idea of what was "mounts left" or "right" was different from another - so that was just kinda a decision I made on the fly. Also there didn't seem to be any sellers in the states. Everything was overseas and wouldn't get here until June lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Sure, should be totally fine. Especially because the Elite 130 is not a 100$ case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrburns05 Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Sure, should be totally fine. Especially because the Elite 130 is not a 100$ case [emoji4] My thoughts exactly. I had zero concerns while the sparks flew. [emoji16] I'll post another pic when I've finished making it pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_mac Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) Hello! I'm planning to bring Elite 130 and everything seems to be clear, beside one question. How to connect it's power button, located on front of the box? As I know, usually in cases, small wire connecting button to the motherboard... Edited May 6, 2016 by user_mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 You can't use the power button on the case. Only with an adapter called "SWEX". But they are somehow very rare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_mac Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Thank you! I found one here: http://www.amazon.com/Bplus-SWEX-Power-Supply-switch/dp/B00GWM5TH4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrburns05 Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 This is good info.. I was just just switching the psu on/off myself. I'll look into this though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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