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Are their any repercussions of wrapping psu/ Pci wires in electrical tape? don't have a fully modular PSU and hate the odd look of the cables that just stand out, so i'm thinking about covering them in white electrical tape. Since it's non-conductive it should work out fine right?

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YES! in the future when you unwrap them they'll be all sticky and gross.. >> I've done it myself

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Yeah after a while the glue can get nasty. This can be fixed with acetone or methylated spirits. 

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it would look pretty butt-ugly and would recommend saving up and getting some cable extensions or something similar

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it would look pretty butt-ugly and would recommend saving up and getting some cable extensions or something similar

this^, also over time electrical tape tends to "bleed" adhesive, leaving a sticky mess, if the tape is sitting against your case/motherboard it can leave a residue, its not hard to clean up, just kinda gross and messy. as a side note ive never found a way to make electrical tape 'look good'

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Use zip ties to bundle cables.

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It just might be a bit of a potato to take it off and might get some sticky residue on it also.

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