The Wire Jungle

[ElGriton]

How can I clean this up a bit? Any pics of you untangled your wire jungle would be great.

EDIT: I can't seem to attatch an image to this post. Don't you just click the Browse button next to Attach file: ?

[Mike K]

Yes you use the browse button. Make sure the format is a gif, jpg, png, txt, zip, bmp, jpeg, or rar. Here is my case. (http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=96500). Scroll down a bit to see the top of my case. If you need any more help than just the pics, just ask.:)

[SickBoy]

The first thing that helped me were a full complement of round cables... definitely get ones with single connectors for the floppy for sure, and for others if you can get away with it (like if you only have one HDD or CDROM on a given IDE channel)

Also, I tied up all my PSU cables up out of the way, as much as I could and still have a touch of slack in them.

sb

[Shadow ÒÓ]

wire loom does wonders.

I don't care much for split loom as it doesn't seem to be as flexable, but spiral loom does a terriffic job.

You may also consider velcro (or hook and loop) straps. Most hobby stores carry it in rolls which is hook on one side, fabric on the other. Cut it to any length and extremely simple to use.

[Mpegger]

A big bag of wire ties would do good too. I got a box of something like 500+ wire ties of different lengths last year for like $12. I've barely even put a dent on my supply and i sold the 2nd box cause it was just too much.:p

Of course, the down side to wire ties is that once you use them, the only way to take them off is to cut them. But they can be had for cheap.

[stool]

Look at some of these (http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=860&type=store) , these (http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=133&type=store) , and these (http://www.xpcgear.com/roundedcables.html) . Should be to get you started.