Show us your backside!

DirtyDingusMcgee · Apr 3, 2025

I'll start. No judgement here. I just like to see the guts of things. Don't be shy. We've all seen worse.

Macro Device · Apr 3, 2025

You never said no dragons.

freeagent · Apr 3, 2025

Haha mine probably looks like a dirty poodle with a mole under the cheek.

But now I see you meant a case.. not gonna lie.. I got a bit lazy.. only because I could. I ran a loaded Torrent Compact for like 2 years, you had to be fastidious with you're cabling.

I will be back with an edit..

freeagent · Apr 3, 2025

Ok..

DirtyDingusMcgee · Apr 3, 2025

freeagent said:
Haha mine probably looks like a dirty poodle with a mole under the cheek.

But now I see you meant a case.. not gonna lie.. I got a bit lazy.. only because I could. I ran a loaded Torrent Compact for like 2 years, you had to be fastidious with you're cabling.

I will be back with an edit..

This is my torrent compact (with 5800x) and yes, it is much tighter than the full-size torrent.

freeagent · Apr 3, 2025

DirtyDingusMcgee said:
My 5800x is in a Torrent Compact.....it is quite a bit tighter than the full-sized torrent.

Dude.. I even had 3 SSD on the backside.. what a pita to cable. Took me like 3 hours.. but that is with Youtube and herbs in the mix..

Macro Device · Apr 3, 2025

freeagent said:
I even had 3 SSD

In the name of PATA, floppy and the SATA spirit...

freeagent · Apr 3, 2025

Macro Device said:
In the name of PATA, floppy and the SATA spirit...

I do not miss PATA and FD cables.. forget it. I think I still have my fancy one with a blue wire that lights up.. all fancy like that

DirtyDingusMcgee · Apr 4, 2025

Come on Lads and Lasses. Don't be bashful.

freeagent said:
I do not miss PATA and FD cables.. forget it. I think I still have my fancy one with a blue wire that lights up.. all fancy like that

I still have a few of the round ones. I don't miss ribbon cables either.

Vayra86 · Apr 4, 2025

Showing my backside with a few Tau on top; for the Greater Good.

This case is effin amazing. Cable management what? Everything just naturally ends up where it should; all in one corner behind the GPU, even the built in power cable (white, topside) is there to declutter it all.

bonehead123 · Apr 4, 2025

Sorry, but I don't show my backside to strangers on the internet, hahahahaha

However, if you REALLY wanna see the backside of my mini-me box, you should be prepared to be somewhat underwhelmed, as there isn't much to see there....

Mindweaver · Apr 4, 2025

Man, you guys are really going to make me pull my case out.. haha So far the backsides are looking good! Errr clean!

Sithaer · Apr 4, 2025

In PC terms its like asking for a 'private' pic but hey I've been around for long enough to not care. :laugh:

I'm in the process of my usual spring room cleaning and wanted to open up my PC anyway.

My PC's back is facing my window so I've had to turn it sideways to take a pic.
Its kind of meh but personally I'm cool with it as long as it fits and non of the cables or connectors are over stressed so I leave everything a bit loose if possible. 'I do care about the front part a lot more since its always visible'

Macro Device said:
You never said no dragons.

View attachment 393192

I was wondering, whats the purpose of that piece of wood in the case? :laugh:

Macro Device · Apr 4, 2025

Sithaer said:
I was wondering, whats the purpose of that piece of wood in the case?

1. Buy a PC case with an HDD mounting system.
2. Buy a PSU that doesn't fit because of the aforementioned system.
3. Rip this system off.
4. Realize it's no longer sturdy and waddles.
5. ????????
6. Use a piece of wood to make it stable.

Sithaer · Apr 4, 2025

Macro Device said:
1. Buy a PC case with an HDD mounting system.
2. Buy a PSU that doesn't fit because of the aforementioned system.
3. Rip this system off.
4. Realize it's no longer sturdy and waddles.
5. ????????
6. Use a piece of wood to make it stable.

Alright that explains it, I guess thats one way to fix it. :laugh:

Macro Device · Apr 4, 2025

Sithaer said:
Alright that explains it, I guess thats one way to fix it.

I mean, I have no welding equipment on hand... Had to make do.

Holy sh... I just realized I have a PC case like that for 1.5 years already. Time flies.

Vayra86 · Apr 4, 2025

Sithaer said:
In PC terms its like asking for a 'private' pic but hey I've been around for long enough to not care.
I'm in the process of my usual spring room cleaning and wanted to open up my PC anyway.
View attachment 393286
My PC's back is facing my window so I've had to turn it sideways to take a pic.
Its kind of meh but personally I'm cool with it as long as it fits and non of the cables or connectors are over stressed so I leave everything a bit loose if possible. 'I do care about the front part a lot more since its always visible'

I was wondering, whats the purpose of that piece of wood in the case?

I used a Duplo brick on my last case. Cheapest most robust anti sag ever. Not recommended for backside applications though.

masterdeejay · Apr 4, 2025

You wanted it...

soundzen · Tuesday at 9:07 PM

fractal meshify 2 - (psu full modular)

more cables than usual because of 6 new fans... i could reduce fractal power-button down to a single cable but i would lose the audio jack and 3 usb on the front panel, if i did...

Solaris17 · Tuesday at 9:13 PM

Vayra86 said:
Showing my backside with a few Tau on top; for the Greater Good.

This case is effin amazing. Cable management what? Everything just naturally ends up where it should; all in one corner behind the GPU, even the built in power cable (white, topside) is there to declutter it all.

View attachment 393270

Gorgeous

Dr. Dro · Tuesday at 9:29 PM

It's dirty and it looked better before I took the 4080 out. I have some improvements planned but with the endless delays on my 5090...

ir_cow · Tuesday at 9:43 PM

No need to have good wire management if this hidden behind a panel. Made sense to do some management with IDE cables since they couldn't be hidden.

freeagent · Tuesday at 9:46 PM

I literally put zero effort into managing cables for this build.. it was a breath of fresh air

Macro Device · Tuesday at 10:02 PM

I might speak five languages but I don't speak cable management.

DirtyDingusMcgee · Tuesday at 10:17 PM

For me it kind of just depends on the build. If it is something industrial that none one will ever see the inside of, I don't worry much about it. If it is a gaming system or something special, I tend to go to great lengths to make it look nice (since the labor costs more on these rigs, I like to make sure the customer gets their money's worth).

I mostly got this thread started because I saw a thread the other day where the guy was not wanting to show pictures because he was embarrassed by his cable management (or lack there of). I don't want people to be embarrassed or ashamed of something that is a skill that takes time and practice to develop. That, and I do like seeing behind the curtain on how equipment works. I find it very informative, and frankly, fun.

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