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jmt391
06-03-06, 10:13 PM
organizing cables in my case

my first attempt turned out to be like this:
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/JMT391/inside.jpg
sorry it's so dark, for some reason i don't have a pic like that in the light im not sure why. btw my methods for that one was crumple wires in a ball, shove them into top of case with wireties. if you can see it well enough, you'll notice some wires hanging from the top, along with wires all over the place in the front of the case. those fat ribbon wires are there also.

after re-trying this with better planning, it came out like this:
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g208/JMT391/IMG_0694.jpg
sry about the flash, i know it's annoying but if i tunred the light on the window would have a reflection which would make it ahrd to see, and i didn't feel like taking off the side.

but anyway, as you can the wires are much neater as they are all put to the back of the case runnign straight up. I put the ribbon wires behind the drive bays and only let them out enough to reach the mobo plug. the wires on the lower left corner are also put against the bottom and side of the case where you can't really see them. the wiried i didn't use are tied to the top of the case.

but the job leaves tons of room for improvement.

I'm getting a PSU sleeving kit soon(UV organge bc its complimentary to blue which is gonna be the fan coler of my case) so i want the wires to be visible but neat.

would the sleeving kit alone make that look alot neater because there wont be 824729 wires showing?

or would i need to do some more work

if i need some mroe work im gonna need some tips on how - my case has NO room behind the mobo tray btw

sorry for the lengthy post all help is appreciated thanks

stool
06-06-06, 12:12 AM
For your circumstances, I'd say you did a pretty good job. A sleeving kit or wire wrap will make it look a lot better. I must say that in certain cases, its almost impossible to hide everything, and if you have no room behind the tray, your options are very limited. A suggestion that I found looks pretty good in windowed cases...auto parts stores sell different color split-loom wire covers in varying sizes that can make exposed wires look good and you can most likely match the color of your light(s).