Posted April 5, 2014 I've done about 5 personal builds over the last 3 years or so and I've always taken my time with managing cables behind he mobo mainly because its so hard to get that side panel on if you dont but my current rig is in an air 540 and I just threw it together and made it look good out front and said fuck the cables behind the mobo that you can't see...if you had a case with about six inches of cable management room would you do the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I spend at least an hour on each personal computer i build in the cable management department. Please quote/tag ( Found by typing @DarrenP) In all posts directed at me. I do not check my current content. Intel Core i7-4790K - Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK - 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866Mhz - EVGA GTX 980 - 256GB MX100 - 2TB WD RED - 900D - H100I - Corsair HX1050 - DNS 320L 2x2TB Seagate Barracuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 i do.. its just near impossible to look good without custom sleeved cables >.< no body wants a rainbow in there case The Beast [Case - Corsair 750D CPU - I5 4670k @ 4.3ghz 1.2V CPU cooler - Hyper 212 evo Mobo - MSI g45 z87 RAM - G.Skill Z series 4*4@1866mhz GPU - Gigabyte windforce 3x r9 290 Storage - SSD, samsung 840 evo 120gb HDD, Western Digital Blue 1tb PSU - SilverStone Strider silver 80+ 750W] Peripherals [Monitor - ASUS VS239 IPS 23" Keyboard - Corsair K95 Mouse - Mad Catz RAT 7] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I have spend over an hour on the cable managment of my mother's build. (I like it to look clean even behind the motherboard tray.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 Author i do.. its just near impossible to look good without custom sleeved cables >.< no body wants a rainbow in there caseYea my cables are sleeved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 i take so long untill i'm happy with it. It was way more for my personal rig than for others ^^ Gaming HTPC: R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B Desktop PC: R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless Boss-NAS [Build Log]: R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2) Synology-NAS: DS920+ 2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20 Audio Gear: Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479 Reviews and Stuff: GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino Useful Links: Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 i do.. its just near impossible to look good without custom sleeved cables >.< no body wants a rainbow in there case What were you saying? (Corsair RM Series.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 Author The front end of my case where you can see is clean as hell its just the back part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 ocd kicks in all the time, so i constantly am CPU AMD FX 8350 @5GHz. Motherboard Asus Crosshair V Formula Z. RAM 8GB G.Skill Sniper. GPU Reference Sapphire Radeon R9 290X. Case Fractal Design Define XL R2. Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD and 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K. PSU XFX 850BEFX Pro 850W 80+ Gold. Cooler XSPC RayStorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I spent a solid hour getting my cables how I wanted on the side. Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I do Spoiler I& 7470K \ EVGA GTX 1070 \ 62GB RAM Spoiler OnePlus 6T 64GB Linus Tech Tips Forum Code of Conduct http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/95599-linus-tech-tips-forum-code-of-conduct/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 As long as it looks good in the window and the other side panel closes, you're golden, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 Only with a windowed case, otherwise I don't give a crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I do. Even with a non-windowed case. EDIT: See? This is with a case with no intended cable management. Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I do. I try rally hard and end up making everything look REALLY clean. I end up with a poorly managed rats nest behind the motherboard tray. NEW BUILD LOG!!!: Project Comilinx http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/313532-in-progress-project-comilinx-side-panel-modpainting-update-1932015/ Other build: Project Impracticality http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/131898-wip-project-impracticality-new-name-partsdesign-update/ Wallpaper dump: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/227721-cool-backgrounds-i-found-on-imgur-now-with-phone-backgrounds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 This guy Main Rig: -FX8150 -32gb Kingston HyperX BLUE -120gb Kingston HyperX SSD -1TB WD Black -ASUS R9 270 DCUII OC -Corsair 300r -Full specs on Profile Other Devices: -One Plus One 64gb Sandstone Black -Canon T5 -Moto G -Pebble Smartwatch -Nintendo 2DS -G27 Racing Wheel #PlugYourStuff - 720penis - 1080penis - #KilledMyWife - #LinusButtPlug - #HashtagsAreALifestyle - CAR BOUGHT: 2010 Corolla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I ALWAYS do cable management. ALWAYS, because I'm just like that. I like being able to identify which cable is which just by glancing. Like watching Anime? Consider joining the unofficial LTT Anime Club Heaven Society~ ^.^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 Author As long as it looks good in the window and the other side panel closes, you're golden, IMO.Exactly the point I was trying to make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I spent 12 hours straight on my last pc from boxes > desktop and configured. Intel I9-9900k (5Ghz) | Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-4133mhz | ASUS ROG Strix 2080Ti | EVGA Supernova G2 1050w 80+Gold | Samsung 950 Pro M.2 (512GB) + (1TB) | Full EK custom water loop |IN-WIN S-Frame (No. 263/500) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I redid all my cables 3 times for 1 hour each time and it still doesn't look all that neat.I am getting a new case and intend to spend at least another hour to perfect them. CPU: i5 4430 PSU: XFX 550w Ram: 8gb Patriot Viper 1600mhz Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Case: Fractal Design Define R4 SSD: 840 Evo 250gb, 512gb MX100 GPU: MSI GTX 980TI Gaming Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 I don't try that hard where you can't see it, but anywhere you see it looks as good as I can get it. Build Log Define R4 case mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 5, 2014 Author These are really horrible pics because my camera is broke but here we go anyways lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 6, 2014 I do. The larger your case the less it becomes necessary, but I definitely do . CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 6, 2014 What were you saying? (Corsair RM Series.) ive got silver stone strider 750w silver and cables are rainbowed.. if i get more serious and decide to do water cooling ill buy cable extensions and build a box to go over psu The Beast [Case - Corsair 750D CPU - I5 4670k @ 4.3ghz 1.2V CPU cooler - Hyper 212 evo Mobo - MSI g45 z87 RAM - G.Skill Z series 4*4@1866mhz GPU - Gigabyte windforce 3x r9 290 Storage - SSD, samsung 840 evo 120gb HDD, Western Digital Blue 1tb PSU - SilverStone Strider silver 80+ 750W] Peripherals [Monitor - ASUS VS239 IPS 23" Keyboard - Corsair K95 Mouse - Mad Catz RAT 7] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 6, 2014 I've spent more time than I ever shoule have. I've redone my cables probably like 20 times i5 4670k| Asrock H81M-ITX| EVGA Nex 650g| WD Black 500Gb| H100 with SP120s| ASUS Matrix 7970 Platinum (just sold)| Patriot Venom 1600Mhz 8Gb| Bitfenix Prodigy. Build log in progress Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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