Cable Management Tips

[jcmaz]

And i want to take out the stupid front door coz it blocks all my USB ports and the fragile POS window for a more solid one.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by jcmaz

And i want to take out the stupid front door coz it blocks all my USB ports and the fragile POS window for a more solid one.

Just buy a better case.

That is a budget case and its really a craptastic one.

[lowfat]

How much room is behind the mobo tray? Is the PSU sleeved or not? If the PSU isn't sleeved you can get great cable management w/ any case as long as you aren't afraid of a drill/dremel. Just drill yourself some holes in the motherboard tray but under the motherboard so the holes stay out of view. Then run the cables underneath/behind.

An older system I did. No fancy sleeving. I had some more pics of systems w/ cheaper cases but I can't seem to find them.

[miggs78]

Nice lowfat, that is darn clean.. Is that a Gigabyte case out of curiosity ... :)

[JMCD]

Originally Posted by FiXT

I have a good sized scar on my index finger thanks to that case. I trying to take out one of the 5.25 rom covers. It was stuck, pushed a little too hard and it popped out really fast - slicing my finger on the razer edged metal

Required a few stitches and bloodied my car


I proceeded to drop kick the the damn the thing to the dumpster.


That said - it made an excellent case for cheap builds at the time


I suggest looking into maybe something like the NZXT Beta - It is an excellent case for a great price! Look really good, and has a few decent ways it could be wired to keep the insides tidy.

That sucks about the scar :(. I myself have worked with a few crappy cases, cut yourself up a fair bit if you're not careful. I just built a pc with the Beta case, and it's awesome for the price, can't go wrong.

[lowfat]

Originally Posted by miggs78

Nice lowfat, that is darn clean.. Is that a Gigabyte case out of curiosity ... :)

No. I believe it is a Cooler Master Cavalier or a model that looks similar to it.

[jcmaz]

I do have some space (1-2 inches) behind the motherboard, which cables should i put behind it?

[Safearus]

Originally Posted by jcmaz

I do have some space (1-2 inches) behind the motherboard, which cables should i put behind it?

Well, the ones that are not in use is a good start

[lowfat]

Originally Posted by jcmaz

I do have some space (1-2 inches) behind the motherboard, which cables should i put behind it?

ALL of them

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by jcmaz

I do have some space (1-2 inches) behind the motherboard, which cables should i put behind it?

There is also sometimes space between the power supply and back panel so you can stuff wires in there or they can sometimes have space above the psu as well.

Non sleeved cables are MUCH easier to flatten out.