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How many cable combs do I need?

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Can I get say just one 24 pin cable comb

Or do I have to get multiple ones to create a clean look

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It's hard to say when we don't have a picture of how your rig looks rightnow. Also you don't need cable combs to make it look good. It's just personal preference.

 

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How many you need will depend on a few things.

 

How much of the cable will be visible on the mobo side?

Do you want to comb the cables on the PSU side?

 

On my system, I actually ignore the rubber cable management grommet as it is mis-aligned to my 24-pin plug and fold it around the main mobo tray instead. Because of that, I used 3 combs to keep it sort of neat.

 

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(EVGA cables are a nightmare to comb as they double up 3 cables making it impossible to align them cleanly)

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Can I get say just one 24 pin cable comb

Or do I have to get multiple ones to create a clean look

 

I would say a minimum of 2-3 if your 24 pin goes directly into a grommet less than an inch away to make sure it stay all neat while going through the grommet, for longer ones like PCI-E runs 3-4 are usually more than enough.

 

I personally have one comb just behind the grommet to ensure all the cables going through are nice and neat once you immediately seem them.

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