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I am putting the finishing touches on a Phanteks P400 (I think) case build and am looking for what the 'actual' name is of a couple of parts, perhaps some suggestions.

First off, the front side of my case has placement for 3x120mm fans or a radiator, I suppose for water cooling, etc. I would like to find a fan setup that is three fans stacked end on end, possibly with RGB, and ONE connector. I would rather have it this way for ease of hookup, and mostly so that as a solid unit, it will allow the front intake to work as designed, rather than just to circulate air around like it's doing with only one fan (factory) there.


Link to an item that has fans arranged like I want, not specifically this item:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAB895CK5654



Second. My PSU has a really ugly PCI cable. I would like to find an attractive 'riser' to bring power up to the GPU. I have seen that EVGA (for one) makes this plastic bit that fits their cards to bring up power. I would assume there are other companies making solutions like this?

Link to said EVGA part:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814998143&cm_re=evga_power_riser-_-14-998-143-_-Product




 
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Thanks, that is certainly an option...but I am looking for the fans as one piece more to keep air from moving around the assembly. Is there something I am missing about "sealing" three separate fans?

What I have going now is that the front of the case has a plate attached in front of the fan(s) with a space inbetween the fan and the actual intakes and filter. What is currently happening is that air isn't being pulled in from the intakes, it's just moving around the edges of the fan. I had considered just using a bit of plastic to seal it, but really need more airflow anyway.
 
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I don't think anyone makes what you seek. A fan hub or splitter is your only solution there.

You could just tape all the edges, but some of those fans are designed to have those gaps. Some of it is related to the way the fan bearings work, some vortex effects. You might end up with less airflow. It would certainly be something to test.
 
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I'm not sure on that one. Fairly niche, most people just buy nicer looking cables or sleeve theirs.

You could certainly buy that EVGA one and strip out the wires and run your own through it. Assuming it would fit over your GPU. Might look through the shapeway catalog for anything that someone has released a 3D printable design for.

Not that fancy really, just some square plastic tubing. You could go out and get some PVC tube or electrical conduit and heat it up to make a similar bend.

Only other thought would be super expensive, or at least hard to come by, microwave waveguide atennuators are pretty cool looking:
http://www.surplussales.com/Images/RF/WaveguideTransitions/mww-amc206-hm_lg.jpg


 
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I don't really know what would be nicer then what you have, or what you would prefer, but many companies sell sleeved cable kits for modular power supplies.

Places like cablemod have configurators so you can order whatever you want in terms of colors, per wire. You can also check out places like moddiy or performance-pcs for other options. Cablemod is pretty widely sold, so you can get kits on lots of e-tailers. Some PSU makes sell their own cable kits.

You can also buy the sleeves and apply it yourself.

You can just also purchase those wrap around cable management sleeves, basically a spiral of plastic/wire. Those work fairly well for color coded cables. The inexpensive sleeving often still lets you see through.

Not really a solution if you want hard plastic, though.

Seems like you are after ready made solutions. But if you want your computer to look its best you have to start considering your own modifications. I'm quite happy with mid-range appearance (or worse) and off the shelf components. Not really anything truly custom in my builds.
 
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This is the first time I have cared enough to try. Never had an open window case, or lighting before...it just sort of came together that way. In spite of many years of building my own machines, I have never "dressed" one up. I know that being picky sure makes a difference in parts prices on certain things...

I will look into those sites, thank you.
 
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