ULTIMATE cable management guide

[Ivan M]

We go through the steps of taming one of the worst cabling messes like a PRO, custom-length cables and all. Sponsored by Cablemod.

 

 

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[Nicnac]

A rare Ivan appears

[Agonizel]

It was one of my biggest troubles when I built my PC for the 1st time!

This video is 5 years late though :b

[TheKDub]

4 minutes ago, LMG Ivan said:

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[LienusLateTips]

10 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

"BYECOLTON" 

I need this.

I have $50 credit from LTX still

[ThePhantomPandaLOTR]

Has Linus had a haircut?

[ErickDaFoe]

lmao Ivan is a commie. Does he not know its a bad idea

[Datrat]

Is Colton really leaving?

[NMS]

Is it really an ultimate guide with no RGB cables? HMMMMM?

[NMS]

3 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

Lian Li, if you're reading this now.... you know.... why not at this point.

To be honest, I don't like their implementation of "RGB cables".

 

The first time I heard of RGB cables, I expected them to have an outer transperent sleeve that has an LED at the connected so it could illuminate at least partly the cable.

And the fact that they use a PCI slot is just pathetic. Need a controller? Just make a small one so you could stash in the back of the case.

 

I expect @CableMod to come up with a MUCH better way of doing RGB cables.

[NMS]

7 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

I wonder if there's a light diffusing fiber that has constant illumination around the lengths (rather than the most efficient path which is light coming out of that one exposed end) ?

 

also maybe squeeze an LED strip or three between the cables and then sleeve the cables with paracorded fishing wire

Exactly! And both of those solutions would better than what LianLi did.

Heck, there's even a third one. Why have individually sleeved cables when you can just "print out" the cables into a single flat sleeving where you could easily place an RGB strip.

 

Like the 40 pin iDE cables for CD-ROMs back in the days.

[NMS]

4 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

bending it might be a problem I think o_o thick groups tend to have a larger bending radius (and the underside of the bend might kink)

unless it's like two flat groups laterally (like the two rows of the 24-pin motherboard header)

Yes, but that's why I said "printed" wires. The ones that are used in phones, constantly moving parts, or even in the motherboard itself. They have a potential of being very thin and thus giving the LED strip proper room.

[darknessblade]

for the GPU there are also options like this:

 

https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/evga_reveal_gpu_power_adapter_and_hb_sli_bridge/1

 

 

 

which look a whole lot nicer than GPU cables, this way you can also make it more cleanly organized.

 

i personally think that this looks nicer than cables hanging from the GPU's

and if you are going for a 300$+ cable mod these adapters are a bargain.