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How to build pc?
Clannad_92:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on January 08, 2012, 05:44:40 AM ---As for cable management, the most important thing to keep in mind is to avoid blocking airflow. The three key areas are the fan in the back, the CPU fan, and the vents on the front of the case in front of the hard drive area (looks like there's a fan there).
Your power supply should have a couple of cable ties that would help you with the cable management. While some may disagree, bundling up your cables into a huge ball and tying them together with a tie is perfectly fine, as long as it doesn't block airflow.
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so this is no good (mentioning the cable between the hdd and psu)?
fyi, i cant do anything about the 2 cable going upward (dunno the name), its short...
and the cable holder thinggy i mention earlier is in the blue circle...
what is this cable tie for? can i cut it? what is your best solution? leave it or cut it?
kitamesume:
uhhhh, i wish i get to manage that wiring, i'd f**king love to manage it for you.
anyway leave the holder for now, so heres the deal:
unplug everything and separate four stuffs for me please, separate the 24pin , 4pin P4, 1x Molex and 3x Sata power.
i can see that one wire has two of each sata power, thats good.
now on to step one, move the wires away and plug the 24pin.
now step two is curl the 4pin P4 around the 24pin's wire, now circle it around the rams and above the CPU's heatsink, not over it. possibly tuck it beside/under the motherboard.
now the molex should be used for the case fans, hide it under the 24pin's wires.
the sata power cables should be free and coil it and tie it, but long enough to reach the drives. the other sata power cable goes waaaay up to the disc drive, though tuck it under the 24pin's wire.
now get a long screw driver and get those sata cables, hold one end over the screw driver's stock on with your right hand, now point the screw driver to you and curl the cable clockwise, just enough to make it look like a phone cable, dont worry it wont snap. the wire's end you're holding with your right hand goes to the drives.
any remainder wires gets coiled and tied nice.
Freedom Kira:
--- Quote from: Clannad_92 on January 11, 2012, 11:11:49 AM ---so this is no good (mentioning the cable between the hdd and psu)?
fyi, i cant do anything about the 2 cable going upward (dunno the name), its short...
and the cable holder thinggy i mention earlier is in the blue circle...
what is this cable tie for? can i cut it? what is your best solution? leave it or cut it?
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Let's see... First off, that 4-pin CPU connector (yellow and black wires) doesn't need to go through that cable holder. Best thing to do with it is to run it straight up just under the motherboard on the right side, then curl it around the top, pop it out, and then put it into the socket. It looks like it should be just long enough for that.
There seems to be a gray wire that runs out of the case, and connects to a plug just above your lower blue circle. What is that?
Anyway, honestly, it doesn't look so bad right now from an airflow point of view, aside from the aforementioned connector that you should move away from the CPU fan. It doesn't look very pretty, but it doesn't really block much airflow.
As for what that cable tie is for, I was starting to think that you put it there yourself, which would have been a pretty dumb move. Looks like the PSU manufacturer put it there, though, so you can leave it. It doesn't hurt. Actually, it looks like you can slide that tie back and forth, so you can choose where the cables initially fork without using up a cable tie.
Clannad_92:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on January 12, 2012, 06:59:35 AM ---There seems to be a gray wire that runs out of the case, and connects to a plug just above your lower blue circle. What is that?
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hehe, that wire is for a fan underneath a modem...fyi, my modem run 24 hours a day non-stop~
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on January 12, 2012, 06:59:35 AM ---Anyway, honestly, it doesn't look so bad right now from an airflow point of view, aside from the aforementioned connector that you should move away from the CPU fan. It doesn't look very pretty, but it doesn't really block much airflow
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hmmm, though you say that, im still unsatisfied with the way the cable are now...well, gonna follow your advice and gonna post the new pic this weekend
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on January 08, 2012, 05:44:40 AM ---Your power supply should have a couple of cable ties that would help you with the cable management. While some may disagree, bundling up your cables into a huge ball and tying them together with a tie is perfectly fine, as long as it doesn't block airflow
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--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on January 12, 2012, 06:59:35 AM ---As for what that cable tie is for, I was starting to think that you put it there yourself, which would have been a pretty dumb move. Looks like the PSU manufacturer put it there, though, so you can leave it. It doesn't hurt. Actually, it looks like you can slide that tie back and forth, so you can choose where the cables initially fork without using up a cable tie.
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yup, its the manufacturer's...well, if you say so, gonna leave it alone...
Freedom Kira:
Modems don't usually need extra fans. Mine runs 24/7 as well, and it's perfectly fine just sitting there lonely on the floor.
As for your cabling, just make it look the way you want it to. I'm one who doesn't usually care how the cables look inside. If you're someone who wants everything to look super nice, you might not want to go with the huge ball idea. =)
I don't think you quite understood what I said about the tie that's there. It seems like you can slide it back and forth along the cables, so that all the cables between it and the power supply are bundled together. This way, you don't have to use up a cable tie for your initial bundle.
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