How aweful is my cable management? Rate from 1 to 10.

[F TANK]

I was using it with the guts hanging out and the panels off for almost a year and a half due to time issues with work and a baby, but finally had the chance to rewire and (almost) wrap it up while watching a toddler, mind you. 

I start off ok but always hit a wall of some kind,  managing to cram in 2 Lian Li control boxes for fans and strimers, a Ryujin 2 controller, 4090 Strix banana bunch, 2 3.5 HDDs and 3 2.5" SSDs onto an Asus X670 Extreme in a Hyperion case. Obviously I probably could- should, do better with what I had to work with but I'll feel satisfied as long as the panels close and the 4090 doesnt melt down.

 

 

 

[Captain Fluffy]

Bro be tripping that's a -4

[emosun]

if it's behind the motherboard tray then it's fine

it's a desktop pc not a space shuttle

[DoctorNick]

36 minutes ago, F TANK said:

I was using it with the guts hanging out and the panels off for almost a year and a half due to time issues with work and a baby, but finally had the chance to rewire and (almost) wrap it up while watching a toddler, mind you. 

I start off ok but always hit a wall of some kind,  managing to cram in 2 Lian Li control boxes for fans and strimers, a Ryujin 2 controller, 4090 Strix banana bunch, 2 3.5 HDDs and 3 2.5" SSDs onto an Asus X670 Extreme in a Hyperion case. Obviously I probably could- should, do better with what I had to work with but I'll feel satisfied as long as the panels close and the 4090 doesnt melt down.

 

 

 

 

Does it have tempered glass on both sides? Then no other option than full custom sleeved cables all around.  Tbh it could be worse. 

[Average Nerd]

1 hour ago, F TANK said:

I was using it with the guts hanging out and the panels off for almost a year and a half due to time issues with work and a baby, but finally had the chance to rewire and (almost) wrap it up while watching a toddler, mind you. 

I start off ok but always hit a wall of some kind,  managing to cram in 2 Lian Li control boxes for fans and strimers, a Ryujin 2 controller, 4090 Strix banana bunch, 2 3.5 HDDs and 3 2.5" SSDs onto an Asus X670 Extreme in a Hyperion case. Obviously I probably could- should, do better with what I had to work with but I'll feel satisfied as long as the panels close and the 4090 doesnt melt down.

 

 

 

When the panels close properly and the ratsnests and chaos are hidden, I'd give it a 7, it's good (enough).

 

[BetteBalterZen]

I always go by this; 

If the cables can't be seen and do not harm airflow, why management them? 

[SorryBella]

6 hours ago, BetteBalterZen said:

I always go by this; 

If the cables can't be seen and do not harm airflow, why management them? 

7 hours ago, Average nerd said:

When the panels close properly and the ratsnests and chaos are hidden, I'd give it a 7, it's good (enough).

 

8 hours ago, emosun said:

if it's behind the motherboard tray then it's fine

it's a desktop pc not a space shuttle

Pretty much all of these.

 

"Oh but then its harder for you to add and remove devices-" youre gaslighting yourself into thinking you wont have to reroute anything when you add devices.

[F TANK]

I did intend it to be nice and tidy like all the vids. Only pain is going to be a gpu if i upgrafe down the line- maybe ssd since done are behind this decorative panel in the case where fans could go on the left but whatevs. 

It does have tempered glass panels but it also has a solid panel that will obscure the wires somewhat at least if it fits over it anyway

[Average Nerd]

1 hour ago, F TANK said:

I did intend it to be nice and tidy like all the vids. Only pain is going to be a gpu if i upgrafe down the line- maybe ssd since done are behind this decorative panel in the case where fans could go on the left but whatevs. 

It does have tempered glass panels but it also has a solid panel that will obscure the wires somewhat at least if it fits over it anyway

With the sheer amount of cables in there I am impressed that you actually got them to fit, I would definitely have had a hard time with that.