Tips for cable management

almoststew1990 · 1 May 2014 at 21:11

As you can see my cabling is rubbish at the moment. Can you give me some tips:

And this is without the graphics card with two 6 pins! Any ideas?

I have a DVD in the top slot and 2x 2.5 drives in the 5.25" below.
I have the three cables associated with the H100i
The CPU power cable goes nicely under my 7970 normally.
Help!

Defy Belief · 1 May 2014 at 21:25

I'm confused, you seem to have grasped the concept of the cable routing behind the motherboard with only a few cables.

Just put them through the hole closest to the psu, follow them around to another hole where the cable needs to come out.

If they can't reach you'll need extentions.

Also cable ties for when lots of cables are in one area can work well.

ukbilleh · 1 May 2014 at 21:26

I have the same psu so you'll have got an 2x4pin cpu power extension cable with it also if its too long to route through to the back and up to the top

ocmanus · 1 May 2014 at 21:26

Defy Belief has hit it on the head.

setter · 1 May 2014 at 21:28

Are there no loops on the back of the mobo tray where you can tighten cables down with some zip ties?

ncncore · 1 May 2014 at 21:30

Like other have stated basically put the wires into and out of the closest holes to the desired connection. A bit of patience and some ty-wrapping/lacing cord and you should be able to hide all of them.

dacads · 1 May 2014 at 21:43

ocmanus said:
Defy Belief has hit it on the head.

Ouch

ocmanus · 1 May 2014 at 21:56

dacads said:
Ouch

almoststew1990 · 1 May 2014 at 22:23

The majority of them do go behind the motherboard, only half way through as the case is pretty big and the PSU pretty average

CPU for instance is about 3" too short to go around the back to the little hole in tjr top right.

I've had another go now and it might jsve improved s bit? One less Data power cable and a couple more encouraged to go round the back. I also cheated and used electric tape: D

almoststew1990 · 1 May 2014 at 22:25

very dumb moment- i decided to leave out the 'sata power to case' connection as that would require a second sata connection. I've always assumed that powers the lights on the case but it turns out it powers my h100. Luckily my screen, for once, turned on quick quickly and i saw the CPU fan error message!!

Ethermaster · 1 May 2014 at 22:29

I normally find that a hammer works well .....