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Is it ok for cables to touch the back of the motherboard?

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That's actually a great way to route cables. They're insulated by rubber, so they'll be perfectly fine.

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Is it really ok for cables to touch the back of the motherboard? In Linum's "ULTIMATE Cable Management Guide" you can clearly see a cable is behind the motherboard, and its even recommended to put it behind. Im not sure tho, sounds kinda sketchy. Heres a screenshot

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That's actually a great way to route cables. They're insulated by rubber, so they'll be perfectly fine.

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2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

That's actually a great way to route cables. They're insulated by rubber, so they'll be perfectly fine.

so if its insolated in some kind of mesh or rubber, everything is a ok?

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Just now, YourNewPalAlex said:

so if its insolated in some kind of mesh or rubber, everything is a ok?

Every cable should be insulated in rubber, and might have mesh over top. It's all good.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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It's perfectly fine to do like fasauceome said.

But I wouldn't personally recommend it, because if something goes wrong with the PSU and you need to change it, suddenly what should've been an easy swap becomes a much bigger and annoying job. Not to mention, that whether you pass it behind the motherboard or behind the tray, you wouldn't be seeing it anyway so why make future you's life a potential nightmare?

That is of course if it isn't just a removable extension cable, in which case, who cares, go for it.

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