My cable management is so bad I can’t close my case but I don’t care
Eeeewww. You know there’s a panel on the other side to hide all that, right?
If this is a proprietary case (such as those from Dell, HP, etc), which it looks like this is, then it probably doesn’t.
My suggestion is to get even a bargain bin $50 case and switch to that quickly. Far less limiting and probably has cable management components all over.
The Montech cases are really good, come with 6 RGB fans preinstalled, and a glass side (not plexi)
I haven’t seen a case since like 2014 that didn’t have the cable management on the other side but like like OPs case doesn’t. Hard to tell from here
It don’t. I’ve had this case for awhile, got it out the dump of an office building and just kept upgrading it.
I suggest buying a bigger cpu cooler.
It’s perfectly fine for that core duo.
(But actually, stock amd coolers are normally totally adequate)
I feel so seen.
As long as you can close the case, and the cables don’t get caught in the fans, it’s perfect inside.
Feels
Ah, my old WoW gaming computer!
Right age. It’s my 2010 gaming rig turned server.
What’s this “cable management” thing?
It is where someone, who will most likely never have to do something inside that box ever again, gets to over tighten everything so the plugs are held in by sheer force of will and there is not enough slack left to add a sata ssd.
Nope, I didn’t have my last machines wires “managed”
i always just hang shit somewhere it won’t impede airflow and let it be. the ONE time i bought a prebuilt system was the only time i’ve had a computer with the cables remotely “managed”.
unfortunately one of the zip ties they used impeded the fan on the cpu cooler, but only when the case was closed. it made this buzzing noise that i couldn’t track down for months, and then the motherboard failed. and then the replacement motherboard failed.
i went back to building my own computers again after that.
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.
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.
How did you get access to my pc???
Wi-fi connection.
That is one hell of a wifi connection, lol
You’re paying (theoretically!) for it, so you should know on what you’re spending your money.
How is the Intel arc treating you op? Is it actually good for general purpose nowadays, or still a lot in beta phase?
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
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
Yeah I don’t get it, don’t you want the only light be coming from the lamp and the monitor?
Imagine if cinemas had RBG on every seat.
I bought a ton of RGB stuff cause I thought it was neat back in the day, then realized most of it is just annoying. Now I put it to use instead. Color coded keys on the keyboard (All alphabet keys one color, all punctuation a slightly different color, etc.), and and rgb light on my mobo that’s tied to my GPU temp.
30c: cyan
50c: green
60c: yellow
75c: red
Makes it easy to have a general idea of my temps when playing games.
It’ll work, but in a few years those cables will be full of dust.
i can tell because is not all proprietary
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!
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