My cable management is so bad I can’t close my case but I don’t care

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I always started out “Imma hide all these cables and make the insides perfect!”

    By the time I’d run all the power, fan, IDE, front case, USB, etc. I was like fuckit, I just want to get this thing running. Half-assed jammed the cables out of the way or behind the case ITX backing. Looks like shit, put the case side back on, off I go.

    Lots easier now with far fewer cables to be run, cases offer more space behind the mobo for hiding cables and not the 3/4” of space they used to offer.

    • Domi@lemmy.secnd.me
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      4 hours ago

      Lots easier now with far fewer cables to be run, cases offer more space behind the mobo for hiding cables and not the 3/4” of space they used to offer.

      That’s why I only use cube cases nowadays. Just shove all cables into the back and you’re done.

  • qyron@sopuli.xyz
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    9 hours ago

    If it works, good. That is what matters. Just remember to clean it every once in a while. I’ve seen fully dust and lint clogged heatsinks before.

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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    15 hours ago

    I don’t see a problem here.

    PS: My opinion on PC innards was formed during the reign of IDE cables.

  • zib@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Well, the important thing is that the cables aren’t impeding the flow of air around the parts that get hot. It doesn’t look like they are, so I don’t see a problem.

    • Tywèle [she|her]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      9 hours ago

      The only thing that matters is that the cables don’t get caught up in any fans. Other than that you can stuff as many cables in a PC case as you want and it won’t impact temperatures by much (maybe 1 or 2 degrees Celsius). JayzTwoCents made a video about that. Cables don’t really impact air flow.

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    18 hours ago

    Unpopular opinion, but I just get a solid side panel and do minimal to no cable management. I don’t care about rgb or if the insides look pretty.

    Steer clear of the fans and it’s all good.

  • Cort@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Just shove the excess cabling into the 5.25" Bay area so you can shut the case

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        16 hours ago

        I think that’s the 3.5" Bay you’re referring to. The 2 cd/dvd drive bays at the top should be big enough to cram the wires in

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            15 hours ago

            I haven’t looked in years, but you used to be able to get covers or dust filters that popped into 5.25 bays for a few bucks.

            Also, those cables are flat, so you might be able to fold them in half and put them under the cd drive, but above the storage drives

  • cygnus@lemmy.ca
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    19 hours ago

    Eeeewww. You know there’s a panel on the other side to hide all that, right?

    • Masta_Chief@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      I haven’t seen a case since like 2014 that didn’t have the cable management on the other side but like like OPs case doesn’t. Hard to tell from here

      • secret300@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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        18 hours ago

        It don’t. I’ve had this case for awhile, got it out the dump of an office building and just kept upgrading it.

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      If this is a proprietary case (such as those from Dell, HP, etc), which it looks like this is, then it probably doesn’t.

      My suggestion is to get even a bargain bin $50 case and switch to that quickly. Far less limiting and probably has cable management components all over.

    • Sturgist@lemmy.ca
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      10 hours ago

      I have a side window, and still don’t give a fuck about cable management. Pc lives under a desk, dust be damned!

    • VeganCheesecake
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      5 hours ago

      Yeah, though as someone who has a thermaltake psu - depending on the model and sku, it might as well be.

      Also, the non-descript psus from SIs that also do servers tend to be pretty solid, from experience.