My cable management is so bad I can’t close my case but I don’t care
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Nah, this is some shit I’d expect from eMachines, except their computers wouldn’t have a dedicated graphics card, nor two sticks of RAM. I guess your “build” could be adding the card and extra stick of RAM.
Imagine telling someone around 2015, with Intel dominating CPU sales and AMD competing toe-to-toe with Nvidia in the GPU market, that you are using an Intel GPU with your AMD CPU. The times, they are a changing
Honestly I can’t. Looks like those from the store.
I always started out “Imma hide all these cables and make the insides perfect!”
By the time I’d run all the power, fan, IDE, front case, USB, etc. I was like fuckit, I just want to get this thing running. Half-assed jammed the cables out of the way or behind the case ITX backing. Looks like shit, put the case side back on, off I go.
Lots easier now with far fewer cables to be run, cases offer more space behind the mobo for hiding cables and not the 3/4” of space they used to offer.
It was incredibly difficult to create a clean build back in the day with non-modular PSU, molex power cables, and IDE connection cables. These days it’s pretty simple, even if the back looks like trash. That’s what the back cover is for.
Lots easier now with far fewer cables to be run, cases offer more space behind the mobo for hiding cables and not the 3/4” of space they used to offer.
That’s why I only use cube cases nowadays. Just shove all cables into the back and you’re done.
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How’s the Intel GPU treating ya? Looks awesome!
If it works, good. That is what matters. Just remember to clean it every once in a while. I’ve seen fully dust and lint clogged heatsinks before.
Feels
Ah, my old WoW gaming computer!
I don’t see a problem here.
PS: My opinion on PC innards was formed during the reign of IDE cables.
Mmmmmmmm… ketchup and mustard 🤤
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Well, the important thing is that the cables aren’t impeding the flow of air around the parts that get hot. It doesn’t look like they are, so I don’t see a problem.
The only thing that matters is that the cables don’t get caught up in any fans. Other than that you can stuff as many cables in a PC case as you want and it won’t impact temperatures by much (maybe 1 or 2 degrees Celsius). JayzTwoCents made a video about that. Cables don’t really impact air flow.
Unpopular opinion, but I just get a solid side panel and do minimal to no cable management. I don’t care about rgb or if the insides look pretty.
Steer clear of the fans and it’s all good.
Personally I hate RGB. It gives me a headache
It’ll work, but in a few years those cables will be full of dust.
Just shove the excess cabling into the 5.25" Bay area so you can shut the case
Full of my hard drive and SSD :/
I think that’s the 3.5" Bay you’re referring to. The 2 cd/dvd drive bays at the top should be big enough to cram the wires in
CD drive still in there just not plugged in. But good idea I can just yank it out
I haven’t looked in years, but you used to be able to get covers or dust filters that popped into 5.25 bays for a few bucks.
Also, those cables are flat, so you might be able to fold them in half and put them under the cd drive, but above the storage drives
I feel so seen.
If no side window, who cares, let it be messy! Call it your sleeper office PC.
I have a side window, and still don’t give a fuck about cable management. Pc lives under a desk, dust be damned!
I can tell this isn’t a prebuilt because your PSU isn’t a sus nondescript metal box.
Yeah, though as someone who has a thermaltake psu - depending on the model and sku, it might as well be.
Also, the non-descript psus from SIs that also do servers tend to be pretty solid, from experience.
