Wire Management Advise

adimeister

Honorable
Hi sirs, this is my first build and I'm almost done with it. :) I need your opinions, advise, or appreciation for my "wire management". It's the best I can do, so please help me. :) My case can only have 4 fans, front, bottom, side panel, rear. I'm currently living in Macau so I don't have access to drilling tools, so I can't take those kind of advise. And I'm a total noob, I'm afraid of modding.hehe

Another concern of mine is the SATA cables, the manual says that it can't be bent to 90degrees because DATA LOSS WILL HAPPEN. Is this true..?

Lastly, if you look at the middle of the mobo, you can see the model number (FM2-A75MA-P33). I tried to peel of the sticker because I thought it was just like a clear plastic that covered the model number. Turns out it's a sticker that's very hard to remove. Then I just left it and the part that was peeled has a smudge. Can I put baby oil on it to remove the smudge? Or what can I do to remove the sticker totally. I know that sticker is not some sort of protection for the board..

xqezk2.jpg

54vxnr.jpg

1j81hj.jpg

34rix5v.jpg
 
Solution
Just run cables along edges, set them straight, use cable ties, and see what you can do overall.

Cutting and resizing cables is out of the question for you though I guess. ;P

RangerFromTheNorth

Honorable
Apr 13, 2013
17
0
10,510
Looks excellent. Everything tucked away, very spacious and tidy. Cases with front-to-back format for HDD storage tend to not allow any portion of the rack of drive trays to be removed, just as is shown here in your set-up. They can also be a little trickier to deal with as far as SATA cable management, but it looks like you've essentially done all that you can. Sata cables just suck as it is. I with they had a round or stranded wire for them by now, but now. Still, airflow looks to be well optimized with your current set-up. The flat cables on those thermaltake PSU's are very useful. Nice job.

In response to your other questions. Stickers that are DIRECTLY attached to the motherboard PCB are pretty much never intended to be removed. At this point I would just leave the residue and forget about it. But if you are insistant on removing the excess then your only option is a painstakingly long session with 99% isopropyl alchohol and cotton swabs. You need a solvent that will work on the adhesive from the sticker, and yet evaporate before it damages the component. Some may say that 70% would suffice, but personally I would only chance it with 99%. Don't use any kind of oil.
 

adimeister

Honorable


Thanks man, appreciate it. :D Yea, I've seen other cases with the reversed HDD setup. That would be so clean man. The round cables would be easier to deal with rather with these flat sensitive ones. haha

Also, I'm afraid of bending/folding the wires. Are they capable of bending/folding? Will some DATA LOSS hapen for the SATA cables, and power shortage for the PSU cable, and destroy the USB3.0 wires?

Oh, so the sticker is just protection for the PRINT but NOT FOR THE MOBO, yes? :)
 
Bending cables will be fine unless your doing something extreme and clamping them down to purposely form an angle, if you get what I mean.

Cable management is a bit sloppy, but this is your first build, and it's not bad at all.


Yea, as mentioned above, sticks on PCB should never be removed.


 

adimeister

Honorable


It's sloppy. :( haha Yea it's my first build, and I don't have the option of setting my HDD reverse..
Bro can you please check my MOBO's sticker on PCB, it's on the 3rd picture. I've removed veryyyyyyy little only, it's near the the number 33. Will this damage it? :( damn
 

adimeister

Honorable


Ok sir. I think I may be able to test this rig on Saturday. Can't wait, I'm still waiting for my salary. hehe

So if you were in my place, how would you manage these cables? You can't mod anything also. :) But I think I'll look for sleeves here..
 

adimeister

Honorable


WHaaaaaaaaat? You can cut and resize the cables?? I thought that would damage it. hahaha See, I'm a total noob man sorry. So can I tuck some wires directly under the mobo? If the rubber of the wires hit the silver pins behind the mobo, will it burn? I've read that the rear of your mobo should be clear of anything, just the standoffs.
 

RangerFromTheNorth

Honorable
Apr 13, 2013
17
0
10,510

Your current cable management is essentially as good as you can get for airflow, but if you want it to look cleaner then do as edogawa has suggested. Bending your SATA cables is fine as long as you don't KINK them. If you've left a permanent kink in the cable then you've gone too far. Best of luck with your first start-up.
 

adimeister

Honorable




Ok so nothing DIRECTLY behind mobo. And I'll try to check again if I can install HDD reversely to have a cleaner look. And also, no KINKing of wires.;) I'll post some pics after I finish everything up, after getting my salary. It'll be later than the 30th since my boss is an a$$&0L3 and everything negative. hahaha Sorry, I just needed to blow off some steam man. Thanks to both of you! :D cheers!
 

adimeister

Honorable
@edogawa and RangerFromTheNorth: Hey bros. haha I've finished my build already. And I've tried to fix the HDD, but there is no way I can install it reversely so that the SATA cables wouldn't be seen. So sad. haha The wires in front is pretty much the same, but I'll attach the picture of the cable management on the back. I've zip tied some and fixed it a little bit. I hope you find it better. :D

Hey and one more thing, can you please help me with this: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1669803/hyper-212x-install-horizontally.html#10770105 Appreciate it. :)

wu2flg.jpg

3522iy8.jpg

53n1wy.jpg
 

adimeister

Honorable


Thanks man, appreciate it :D Can't wait to play games with this. :D Another thing, I have a question about installing hyper 212 horizontally, the fins won't clear the screws man.
 

TRENDING THREADS