A Case for good Cable Management

[DrSnugglz]

hello my friends,

 

i am looking for ATX Cases which offer solutions for cable management.

Would love to hear your opinions!

 

Sry for bad english

[Kyatto]

As a Corsair Fanboy i'd say anything around 100 USD will be more than ok, it boils down to personal preference, for example, i wouldn't buy anything without either a PSU shroud that covers the whole bottom area or a completely separate space for PSU and cable management as the one my personal case has. Corsair 280x 

[DrSnugglz]

6 minutes ago, Kyatto said:

As a Corsair Fanboy i'd say anything around 100 USD will be more than ok, it boils down to personal preference, for example, i wouldn't buy anything without either a PSU shroud that covers the whole bottom area or a completely separate space for PSU and cable management as the one my personal case has. Corsair 280x 

Checked it out, but it seems super clunky

[Kyatto]

1 minute ago, DrSnugglz said:

Checked it out, but it seems super clunky

It's matx, so you can only fit so much hardware in it, but overall it looks fairly clean when assembled 

[DrSnugglz]

1 minute ago, Kyatto said:

It's matx, so you can only fit so much hardware in it, but overall it looks fairly clean when assembled 

ive got a very VERY massive rtx 2070 and i dont think it would fit. cool looks thou

[alyen]

30 minutes ago, DrSnugglz said:

i am looking for ATX Cases which offer solutions for cable management.

List the hardware you are planning to include in your build, the price range and also include components you plan to include in the future if you were to continue using the case. There are a lot of cases out there with good cable management and choosing a modular power supply also makes it easier to keep the cables tidy. If you plan to have RGB then it can get more complicated with more cables.

 

Fractal Design Meshify C is what I like, but it may limit the length of the GPU to 315mm minus the fan/radiators you have in front.

[DrSnugglz]

4 minutes ago, alyen said:

List the hardware you are planning to include in your build, the price range and also include components you plan to include in the future if you were to continue using the case. There are a lot of cases out there with good cable management and choosing a modular power supply also makes it easier to keep the cables tidy. If you plan to have RGB then it can get more complicated with more cables.

 

Fractal Design Meshify C is what I like, but it may limit the length of the GPU to 315mm minus the fan/radiators you have in front.

Roundabout 100-150 Euros/dollars would be okayish but lower would be nice. it should be able to fit a noctua cpu cooler in it. rgb would be cool. by the way i have a msi rtx 2070 and its a massive card..

[DrSnugglz]

8 minutes ago, alyen said:

List the hardware you are planning to include in your build, the price range and also include components you plan to include in the future if you were to continue using the case. There are a lot of cases out there with good cable management and choosing a modular power supply also makes it easier to keep the cables tidy. If you plan to have RGB then it can get more complicated with more cables.

 

Fractal Design Meshify C is what I like, but it may limit the length of the GPU to 315mm minus the fan/radiators you have in front.

ASUS z390 P, i7 9700k, Noctua CPU Cooler, MSI RTX 2070, an SSD and a HDD. Thats actualy all.

[alyen]

Actually the Fractal Meshify C looks like 315mm gpu + 25mm fan after measurring what I have in my case. Some triple fan GPUs can fit  if you only use 2 fans in the front spaced apart. Can also put one fan in the bottom if not using a HDD cage, the PSU shroud gets in the way a little. It can fit a Noctua NH D15. If the GPU can fit I would go for this case considering its airflow is quite good, but you have to replace your HDD with a SSD.

 

Not too many cases I can think of that have a smaller foot print than Meshify C unless you are going for a much bigger case with good airflow. Just look up pcpartpicker.com in your location and see what you like. You don't have too many components, but the components are quite bulky.

 

[Zusafek]

I'm partial to the Phanteks cases. My personal case is the P400 TG with the mesh front panel from the P400A. Fantastic case that can fit just about anything in it. I just put a 5700XT from Asus in it. Big triple fan card. I still have tons of room left over. The P400A starts at about 70 USD and tops off at about 100 USD. The P600 is also very nice. 

[DrSnugglz]

4 hours ago, Zusafek said:

I'm partial to the Phanteks cases. My personal case is the P400 TG with the mesh front panel from the P400A. Fantastic case that can fit just about anything in it. I just put a 5700XT from Asus in it. Big triple fan card. I still have tons of room left over. The P400A starts at about 70 USD and tops off at about 100 USD. The P600 is also very nice. 

The p400 has the same problem i have with mine right now. Not enough space for cables at the back for me. It will look super messy

[Whiro]

14 minutes ago, DrSnugglz said:

The p400 has the same problem i have with mine right now. Not enough space for cables at the back for me. It will look super messy

Remember that P400 have psu shroud so you can basically hide all extra cables over there

[DrSnugglz]

46 minutes ago, Whiro said:

Remember that P400 have psu shroud so you can basically hide all extra cables over there

The problem is that my CPU connector for elektricity is at the top end of the mainboard and considering the case i would have to let the cable go through the hole case which looks awful

[Whiro]

1 minute ago, DrSnugglz said:

The problem is that my CPU connector for elektricity is at the top end of the mainboard and considering the case i would have to let the cable go through the hole case which looks awful

Well all of the cases and mobos have cpu power cable going same way so don’t think you can avoid that. But most cases have closed panel so you can’t see it

[DrSnugglz]

1 minute ago, Whiro said:

Well all of the cases and mobos have cpu power cable going same way so don’t think you can avoid that. But most cases have closed panel so you can’t see it

What i meant is that i would lave to have some kind of opening for the cpu cable. Thats the good thing about my current case, it does have one

[Whiro]

7 minutes ago, DrSnugglz said:

What i meant is that i would lave to have some kind of opening for the cpu cable. Thats the good thing about my current case, it does have one

Hmmm not sure if that’s what you talking about but almost all cases have cut out for the cable in here (pic) so you can route the cable on the back and just stick it through the hole. P400A/S definitely have one cos I’m using it

 

[xKr1Sx]

@DrSnugglz Where do you live (Country) ? If it's in Europe check if you can buy SilentiumPC's products, their Armis AR7X case would be good for you I think. It's big, has 2 glass panels, 4rgb fans, PSU shroud. 

[DrSnugglz]

3 minutes ago, xKr1Sx said:

@DrSnugglz Where do you live (Country) ? If it's in Europe check if you can buy SilentiumPC's products, their Armis AR7X case would be good for you I think. It's big, has 2 glass panels, 4rgb fans, PSU shroud. 

Doesnt look half bad, will consider this one. But maybe we find another one?

[xKr1Sx]

1 hour ago, DrSnugglz said:

Doesnt look half bad, will consider this one. But maybe we find another one?

Oh and btw it has a fan controller(you can plug in up to 8fans, you can also control up to 8rgb devices from here),  3cm (1.2inch) space for cable management in the back. If you want, I can send you some photos of my build in it. I think that for the price (around 100Euros) it's a pretty good case. 

You can also check out Lian Li Lancool One(but it has only 1fan included), Corsair iCUE 465X(it has 3rgb fans and a 3fan controller). These look like good cases, but I don't know about cable management space on the back of them, you have to watch some reviews. 

[DrSnugglz]

1 minute ago, xKr1Sx said:

Oh and btw it has a fan controller(you can plug in up to 8fans, you can also control up to 8rgb devices from here),  3cm (1.2inch) space for cable management in the back. If you want, I can send you some photos of my build in it. I think that for the price (around 100Euros) it's a pretty good case. 

You can also check out Lian Li Lancool One(but it has only 1fan included), Corsair iCUE 465X(it has 3rgb fans and a 3fan controller). These look like good cases, but I don't know about cable management space on the back of them, you have to watch some reviews. 

Please show me your build. I dont really trust lian li. Had a case from them which was insanly cheaply made. And for 100+ you could at least expext it not to break down

[xKr1Sx]

 

[xKr1Sx]

I apologize that it's not very clean on the back but I didn't have that much time to manage it better

[Whiro]

22 minutes ago, xKr1Sx said:

I apologize that it's not very clean on the back but I didn't have that much time to manage it better

Nice build, I’m not the big fan of rgb but looks nice. And also I like that Fatal1ty board

38 minutes ago, DrSnugglz said:

Please show me your build. I dont really trust lian li. Had a case from them which was insanly cheaply made. And for 100+ you could at least expext it not to break down

Cases are very subjective tbh, all depends which look you gonna like. Some ppl love a lot of rgb and sparkles and other prefer minimalistic design. 

[xKr1Sx]

15 minutes ago, Whiro said:

Nice build, I’m not the big fan of rgb but looks nice. And also I like that Fatal1ty board

Thank you! =D It was my first build so I didn't have as much knowledge about parts as I do now, but that Fatal1ty MoBo serves me well  (I rebuilt my 4yo build it into this case)

[Whiro]

9 minutes ago, xKr1Sx said:

Thank you! =D It was my first build so I didn't have as much knowledge about parts as I do now, but that Fatal1ty MoBo serves me well  (I rebuilt my 4yo build it into this case)

I’m running Fatal1ty board as well, but Z77 so I can oc my cpu.