After building a PC how to tidy up cables

[lynx]

I just used selotape *shrugs*

Its cheap, easy and has the same effect on airflow that cableties or whatever would.

Nothing wrong with that if you never intend to dismantle the system.

Problem is, you can't tell in advance that you won't need to dismantle it, and then you've got to try and sort out the sticky goo where it's been stuck to the wires, and the dust that's been stuck in all the exposed adhesive.

When you consider that even in small quantities cable ties only cost a few pennies each, I don't think the potential problems of adhesive tape are worthwhile.

Still, whatever rocks your boat.

[digmen1]

Hi Guys

Here's a pic of my new PC.

I must admit its just the first pics as all I have done is get the thing going ! So I just plugged all the cables in and this is the resultant mess.

But now I am encouraged to try to tidy it up a bit. I have already bought 2 right angled Sata cables for my hard drives, these will not touch the case side and are a bit shorter.

As you will see from the close up of the hard drive cage the design of the cage means the rear of the hard drives stick out quite a bit and the cables cannot help but touch the case side and get bent a bit which I do not like.

I will post some "after" pics soon when I have done a bit of tidying up and will post pics with a higher res, I have never posted any pics before.

My PC is

Thermaltake Aguilla Case
Thermaltake 430 psu
MSI K9NGM
AMD Athlon 64 3800
Creative Audigy Card
Card Reader
Lite-on DVD combo drive
Seagate 80 gig Sata Drive
Seagate 160 gig Sata Drive

I have a graphics card but I have not installed it yet as I am testing my PC's performance with Photoshop without the card and with the card.

Regards

Digby

[digmen1]

Hi Guys

As I mentioned above I am now going to try to tidy up my PC.

I like the idea of using cable ties and I plan to tie some of my cables to the motherboard plate.

But after a quick look there are some holes I could use for the cable ties to go through but I have worked out that I will need two holes for each cable tie.

So I will have to get my electric drill out and drill a few more holes.

Is this the thing to do ? I am a bit worried about drilling with my motherboard installed.

Regards

Digby
NZ

[digmen1]

Why - its nothing special ?

But as you have been so helpful and because this thread was started by me I will do so on the weekend.

It will be a sort of before and after if you get what I mean.

Regards

Digby

Hey Digby if your gonna post pics then can you possibly post a copy on this thread

Cheers!

I will do this, but when I tried it said I had already posted this thread and these pics !

So I will try tomorrow

Regards

Digby

[S!X]

What you could do is tape some, if not most of the cables to the back of your cases motherboard plate with some small pieces of electrical tape. I wouldn't recommend using duct tape cause it gets really sticky after awhile, a lot more then electrical tape does. Here's a pic of what I mean

[Virtualbody1234]

Don't drill while the motherboard is installed!!!!!

The tiny metal fragments can cause a short!

I would even suggest that drilling for the Ty-raps is a bad idea.

Get some of these: or

[digmen1]

Don't drill while the motherboard is installed!!!!!

The tiny metal fragments can cause a short!

I would even suggest that drilling for the Ty-raps is a bad idea.

Get some of these: or

Thanks for that !

Good idea, I will get some of those cable tie mounts.

Regards

Digby

[suprafreak6]

Hi Guys

Here's a pic of my new PC.

I must admit its just the first pics as all I have done is get the thing going ! So I just plugged all the cables in and this is the resultant mess.

But now I am encouraged to try to tidy it up a bit. I have already bought 2 right angled Sata cables for my hard drives, these will not touch the case side and are a bit shorter.

As you will see from the close up of the hard drive cage the design of the cage means the rear of the hard drives stick out quite a bit and the cables cannot help but touch the case side and get bent a bit which I do not like.

I will post some "after" pics soon when I have done a bit of tidying up and will post pics with a higher res, I have never posted any pics before.

My PC is

Thermaltake Aguilla Case
Thermaltake 430 psu
MSI K9NGM
AMD Athlon 64 3800
Creative Audigy Card
Card Reader
Lite-on DVD combo drive
Seagate 80 gig Sata Drive
Seagate 160 gig Sata Drive

I have a graphics card but I have not installed it yet as I am testing my PC's performance with Photoshop without the card and with the card.

Regards

Digby

thats just gross digby...

[digmen1]

I have now started tidying up my cables using some of the techniques mentioned on this thread.

The biggest nuisance to tidying up my case seems to be the myraid power supply leads from my Thermaltake PSU. Half of which I will never use !

Aside from cutting some of them off (as one poster suggested) what else can I do ?

I am thinking of tying a few of them back over each other with a rubber band or cable tie.

Any comments ?

regards

Digby

[Virtualbody1234]

I have now started tidying up my cables using some of the techniques mentioned on this thread.

The biggest nuisance to tidying up my case seems to be the myraid power supply leads from my Thermaltake PSU. Half of which I will never use !

Aside from cutting some of them off (as one poster suggested) what else can I do ?

I am thinking of tying a few of them back over each other with a rubber band or cable tie.

Any comments ?

regards



Digby

Avoid rubber bands. They don't do well over time. It's better to use cable ties.

Run all the cables that you don't use to behind the PSU and fold them there and use cable ties to secure them out of the way.