Cable Management Helpdesk

scaminatrix · Jul 9, 2011

Okay, got another item I just bought that might help you with cable management - especially if you're using a Raven 2 with a Crosshair IV Formula and an optical drive plugged into the Marvell controller. I was looking for one of these for ages, didn't even know whether they existed or not.
It's called a Horizontal Right Angle Sata Cable. The only place I've found them so far is on cheesefeat's shop on eBay. He's only got them in 15cm lengths, and he said his supplier is very slow so don't expect longer ones soon.
I just bought 2 of the cables and a male-male connector (to connect the two short cables together) and I'm pleased with the (small) difference it's made in my rig!
Before and after's, plus a pic of the cables + connector:

WhiteLotus · Jul 9, 2011

They are pretty sweet!

Anyone had a joy and quick and easy fix in making power cables more flexible? The Corsair cables are stiff as hell and I have a hard time moving them about.

scaminatrix · Jul 9, 2011

Seems I'm plugging cheesefeat's shop everywhere :laugh:

Yea I got that problem with my cables - I just grin and bear it. I think the size of my case helps though. The biggest help for you would be upgrading your case IMO. With a decent case, you won't have to worry about bending the cables too much I reckon.

entropy13 · Jul 9, 2011

There are a lot of sellers of right-angled SATA cables over here, some are even sleeved already too.

My MSI board also came with one (the other three aren't right-angled).

scaminatrix · Jul 9, 2011

entropy13 said:
There are a lot of sellers of right-angled SATA cables over here, some are even sleeved already too.

My MSI board also came with one (the other three aren't right-angled).

They're not normal right-angled cables, look again.

Chicken Patty · Jul 9, 2011

Those cables are awesome, nice find! Looks a lot nicer.

scaminatrix · Jul 9, 2011

If anyone needs help sourcing any of these bits I post about, just chuck me a PM. I regularly buy wierd niche bits, and I'm well versed in shipping abroad

I figured I'm not going to be able to contribute much to helping people with their cable management, so I'll just post about bits that help me that I haven't seen before. The glue lined 4:1 heatshrink I mentioned in the last page is one that excites me somewhat :eek:

cable pr0n FTW!

Athlonite · Jul 10, 2011

He's got some very interesting bits n bobs in there and good prices to when compared to what I'd have to pay here in NZ good find Scaminatrix

FTW PC · Jul 23, 2011

Here are a couple pics of some crunchers. Nothing special. I still have to sleeve the cables with our custom sleeving which will take time. I also need to change the tubes of the watercooled rigs, as the stock XSPC tubing looks a dingy, nasty brown.

Those systems are i7-2600K at 5.0 ghz. One with a GTX 580 Direct Cu II, and one with 2 GTX 580 Direct Cu II.

Here's a third 2600K at 4.8 under a Corsair H60 with a GTX 460 768mb Direct Cu.

Here's the sleeving I'm going to use.

Folding stats.

4 million points in a month and a half isn't bad.

TRWOV · Aug 17, 2011

Here's my improvement:

Before:

After:

antuk15 said:
Mine

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp166/almighty151986/5.jpg

I've reversed the HDD's since then so you can't see the cables and now have a graphics card with a balck PCB

Hadn't thought about that!!! That'll surely come in handy. Thank you!!! :rockout:

I'll reverse the HDDs and take a new picture.

EDIT: Done. I had to actually mount the HDD cage backwards to achieve this.

EDTI: There's still room for improvement. I've ordered 75cm SATA cables to route them below the board. I'll also need a longer IDE cable and I've left the floppy unplugged for the time being as my Physx card makes it impossible to plug it but I'll order a longer cable too.

1nf3rn0x · Aug 21, 2011

What can I do about this? Little bro's pc.

TRWOV · Aug 21, 2011

Based on what I've experimented so far:

You might need longer SATA cables and extensions for the 4pin connectors in order to achieve this. Also zip tie mounts. If your case is like mine, there's enough space behind the tray to arrange the cables as flat as posible (do not twist them).

By the way, is that the Scythe Gekkou case?

fast fate · Aug 31, 2011

Laurijan said:
A little update with the usb and firewire cables disconnected and the audio cable routed through the hole. Really no comments?

http://img.techpowerup.org/080117/HPIM1837.jpg

Well, just looking through and I shall comment.
First why not have a working computer for us to comment on/
Plugging in a PSU with a few lights does not = a working computer.
Let's see HDDs and optical drives, maybe some RAM, is there even a processor under the cooler ??
Callin' it the way I see it.

Thrackan · Aug 31, 2011

fast fate said:
Well, just looking through and I shall comment.
First why not have a working computer for us to comment on/
Plugging in a PSU with a few lights does not = a working computer.
Let's see HDDs and optical drives, maybe some RAM, is there even a processor under the cooler ??
Callin' it the way I see it.

Lol, wut? Tell me you at least see the RAM :confused:

TRWOV · Aug 31, 2011

fast fate said:
Well, just looking through and I shall comment.
First why not have a working computer for us to comment on/
Plugging in a PSU with a few lights does not = a working computer.
Let's see HDDs and optical drives, maybe some RAM, is there even a processor under the cooler ??
Callin' it the way I see it.

HDDs are in the bottom cage by the PSU; just follow the cables.
Optical drive is missing but I guess he has an external one or installed Win7 from a USB stick.
The processor I can't tell but there's definitively RAM in the red slots.

Chicken Patty · Aug 31, 2011

fast fate said:
Well, just looking through and I shall comment.
First why not have a working computer for us to comment on/
Plugging in a PSU with a few lights does not = a working computer.
Let's see HDDs and optical drives, maybe some RAM, is there even a processor under the cooler ??
Callin' it the way I see it.

Nothing wrong with "callin' it how you see it", thing is, you just saw it totally wrong.

TRWOV · Sep 17, 2011

Done for at least the following 4 months:

I forgot to plug the 24pin connector before taking the pic :eek:

What I did:
- Got a 2TB drive to replace 3 500GB ones. I now have only 3 drives: a system drive, files drive and a media drive.
- Routed the 4pin molex, 6 pin PCIe and CPU 12V connectors below the motherboard.
- Got a longer SATA cable for the DVD burner
- Got an extension for the CPU 12V connector
- Reversed the HDD cage to hide the cables
- Used some zip tie mounts to keep wires in place

Looks nice and runs cooler. Nothing compared to the rat's nest I used to have. I'm still deciding whenever to use the TX3 sans fan or the stock intel HSF to cool the i3. :confused:

What do you think?

Athlonite · Sep 18, 2011

nice job TRWOV I'd say you've very successfully banished the previous rats nest :toast:

as for the HSF I'd personally go with the TX3 with a quiet fan those stock ones from Intel can get a little annoying when they spin up and down every few seconds....

OH just before I go don't forget the 24pin power cable

TRWOV · Sep 18, 2011

The stock CM fan that comes with the TX3 is very noisy. There is a 92mm exhaust at rougly the same plane as the TX3 fins and I think it might be enough for the i3. I'll test and report.

EDIT:

Idle:
Intel HSF 44ºC
TX3 no fan 41ºC

running 10 loops of Intel Burn Test maximum
Intel HSF 70ºC max
TX3 no fan 66ºC max

Athlonite · Sep 22, 2011

you wanna see if you can find one of those fan ducts they put on case sides so the gap between HS and exhaust fan is limited

silkstone · Oct 8, 2011

I have done some cable sleeving on my rig. I'm not to sure about the results though

I really want to make it a little neater. The ATX cable, i'm going to route behind the mobo tray after i finish sleeving an extender, but beyond that i am not sure what to do. I think that the GPU power cables look kinda messy from where they come out behind the mobo tray. Would cable ties help with this? I only have a couple of spare black ones so i don;t wanna use them all up if it won't help.

Arctucas · Oct 8, 2011

Mine needs a little fine tuning.

Athlonite · Oct 8, 2011

silkstone said:
I have done some cable sleeving on my rig. I'm not to sure about the results though

I really want to make it a little neater. The ATX cable, i'm going to route behind the mobo tray after i finish sleeving an extender, but beyond that i am not sure what to do. I think that the GPU power cables look kinda messy from where they come out behind the mobo tray. Would cable ties help with this? I only have a couple of spare black ones so i don;t wanna use them all up if it won't help.

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8251/cablemanagement4.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9910/cablemanagement5.jpg:wtf:

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4010/cablemanagement6.jpg

:shadedshu

I think the first thing you need to worry about is the major dust build up in your system in that second pic it looks like it's about to become a sentient dust bunny

think about fan filters they save a shitload of cleaning

also you do realize your killing you PSU quicker by running all that on it
an OC'd CPU and GPU + all those HDD's = Minimum PSU Wattage: 537 W

Chicken Patty · Oct 8, 2011

silkstone said:
I have done some cable sleeving on my rig. I'm not to sure about the results though

I really want to make it a little neater. The ATX cable, i'm going to route behind the mobo tray after i finish sleeving an extender, but beyond that i am not sure what to do. I think that the GPU power cables look kinda messy from where they come out behind the mobo tray. Would cable ties help with this? I only have a couple of spare black ones so i don;t wanna use them all up if it won't help.

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8251/cablemanagement4.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9910/cablemanagement5.jpg

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4010/cablemanagement6.jpg

If you can find a way to get a piece of aluminum, then you can bend it into shape and cover the PSU area. Like it can go in front of the PSU then along the mobo tray towards the HDD cage. Then you can route the wires behind it neatly zip tied together or something and they won't be seeing. If you can do it nicely, it'll look good.

As far as your sleeving, it didn't come out bad bro, sleeving takes a lot of practice dude.

Sir B. Fannybottom · Oct 8, 2011

Just leavin' this here

System Name	Benny
Processor	Phenom II 1055t @ 3.3GHz; 300x11; 1.380v; NB 2700; HT 2400
Motherboard	ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (2002 BIOS)
Cooling	Thermalright TRUE 120 Black + 2 Xilence Red Wing PWM 120mm (push/pull) + polycarbonate fan holders
Memory	8GB GeIL Ultra 2133MHZ C9 running at 1600MHz @ 7-7-7-21 1T 1.5v
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr II GTX470 @ Stock w/CPU fan cable-tied on, as one of the GPU fans broke.
Storage	60GB OCZ Agility3 (OS);500GB WDC Grn; 1x1TB WDC Blk (Backup)
Display(s)	ASUS PA823Q
Case	Silverstone Raven 2 (all cables custom sleeved with velcro mod on side panel...)
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi (Onboard) + Harmon Kardon HK6100 amp powering JVC HA-RX700's with Zalman mic
Power Supply	Corsair HX650W
Software	Win7 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	No benchies so making this space useful! Corsair M90, Logitech G19. Phobya FlexLight LED's (gawjus)

System Name	Vintage
Processor	i7 - 3770K @ Stock
Cooling	Scythe Zipang II
Memory	2x4GB Crucial DDR3
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970
Storage	M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB
Display(s)	Samsung SM223BW 21.6"
Case	Generic
Power Supply	Corsair HX 520W
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Benny
Processor	Phenom II 1055t @ 3.3GHz; 300x11; 1.380v; NB 2700; HT 2400
Motherboard	ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (2002 BIOS)
Cooling	Thermalright TRUE 120 Black + 2 Xilence Red Wing PWM 120mm (push/pull) + polycarbonate fan holders
Memory	8GB GeIL Ultra 2133MHZ C9 running at 1600MHz @ 7-7-7-21 1T 1.5v
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr II GTX470 @ Stock w/CPU fan cable-tied on, as one of the GPU fans broke.
Storage	60GB OCZ Agility3 (OS);500GB WDC Grn; 1x1TB WDC Blk (Backup)
Display(s)	ASUS PA823Q
Case	Silverstone Raven 2 (all cables custom sleeved with velcro mod on side panel...)
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi (Onboard) + Harmon Kardon HK6100 amp powering JVC HA-RX700's with Zalman mic
Power Supply	Corsair HX650W
Software	Win7 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	No benchies so making this space useful! Corsair M90, Logitech G19. Phobya FlexLight LED's (gawjus)

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-5600 16GBx2
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
Storage	TEAMGROUP T-Force Z440 2TB, SPower A60 2TB, SPower A55 2TB, Seagate 4TBx2
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 + Xitrix WFP-2415
Case	Montech Air X
Audio Device(s)	Realtek onboard
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G Pro X Superlight Wireless
Keyboard	Royal Kludge RK-S98 Tri-Mode RGB Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Benny
Processor	Phenom II 1055t @ 3.3GHz; 300x11; 1.380v; NB 2700; HT 2400
Motherboard	ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (2002 BIOS)
Cooling	Thermalright TRUE 120 Black + 2 Xilence Red Wing PWM 120mm (push/pull) + polycarbonate fan holders
Memory	8GB GeIL Ultra 2133MHZ C9 running at 1600MHz @ 7-7-7-21 1T 1.5v
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr II GTX470 @ Stock w/CPU fan cable-tied on, as one of the GPU fans broke.
Storage	60GB OCZ Agility3 (OS);500GB WDC Grn; 1x1TB WDC Blk (Backup)
Display(s)	ASUS PA823Q
Case	Silverstone Raven 2 (all cables custom sleeved with velcro mod on side panel...)
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi (Onboard) + Harmon Kardon HK6100 amp powering JVC HA-RX700's with Zalman mic
Power Supply	Corsair HX650W
Software	Win7 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	No benchies so making this space useful! Corsair M90, Logitech G19. Phobya FlexLight LED's (gawjus)

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Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
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Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage	Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
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Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software	Windows 11 Pro

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Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E - E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	32GB GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe 1TB gen3 x4 1X Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Gen 4 x4 1TB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
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Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 23H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)

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Motherboard	Asrock H410M-HVS
Cooling	Intel 95w stock cooler
Memory	2x8 A-DATA 2999Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	UHD 630
Storage	1TB WD Green M.2 - 4TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	Asus PA248 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Dell Vostro 270S case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Dell 220w
Software	Windows 10 64bit

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Processor	i7-4710HQ
Cooling	Dual fan/heatpipe
Memory	16GB
Video Card(s)	4GB GTX 860M
Storage	256GB PCIE SSD/256GB PNY UHS-1 SD Card
Display(s)	15.6' 1080P
Case	Aluminium
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Brick
Software	Win 10

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Processor	Intel I7 2600K
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Cooling	Cooler Master HYPER Z600
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Memory	8GB DDR3 SODIMM
Video Card(s)	Geforce GT650M
Storage	Samsung 830 256GB - 750GB Toshiba drive
Software	Windows 7 x64 Home Premium (non-acer-bloatware)

System Name	Gaming System / HTPC-Server
Processor	i7 8700K (@4.8 Ghz All-Core) / R7 5900X
Motherboard	Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming / MSI B450 Mortar Max
Cooling	CM ML360 / CM ML240L
Memory	16Gb Hynix @3200 MHz / 16Gb Hynix @3000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Zotac 3080 / Colorful 1060
Storage	750G MX300 + 2x500G NVMe / 40Tb Reds + 1Tb WD Blue NVMe
Display(s)	LG 27GN800-B 27'' 2K 144Hz / Sony TV
Case	Xigmatek Aquarius Plus / Corsair Air 240
Audio Device(s)	On Board Realtek
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 750W / Andyson TX-700 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero / K400+
Keyboard	Wooting Two / K400+
Software	Windows 10 x64
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Motherboard	MSI Z790 ACE MAX
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Memory	TEAMGROUP FFXD548G8000HC38EDC01
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Storage	Samsung 990 PRO 1TB M.2
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F
Case	Thermaltake Xaser VI
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 2G/Z-5500
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime PX-1300
Mouse	Logitech
Keyboard	Logitech
Software	Win11PRO

System Name	The SwagMachine / The Sister
Processor	Core i5 3570K @5.2ghz 1.3V/ 1100T
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-V / ASUS M5A99X EVO
Cooling	Phanteks PH TC14PE / Corsair H40
Memory	M379B5273DH0-YK0 2X4GB + PVI316G213C1QK 2X4GB / 2x4GB Patriot 2133
Video Card(s)	PNY 780Ti /Windforce 7950
Storage	2xSamsung 840 EVO 250gb+WD10EZEX + WD30EZRX/ 1x WD1500 Black
Display(s)	AOC Q2963PM+Acer S200HL / Acer S200L+ LG 22LD350
Case	Fractal Define R4 / NZXT Trinity
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DG / Asus Xonar DG
Power Supply	Seasonic 750X / ROSEWILL RG630-S12 630W R
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Chroma / Roccat Kone+
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow 2013 Stealth / Roccat Isku
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro / Windows 7 Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	one time I scored a 3 on 3dmark 11