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So here we go...
Unfortunatly wire management varies a lot from case to case and also depending on the mobo and how many things you have attatched to the mobo.
Best advice, take a pic and post it. There are some cool guys in the rate my cables thread that will help you out. But first of all there are some things that you have to sort out first.
The first thing they are gonna tell you in there is to mount your hard drive with the plugs side hidden, basically reverse the way you mount it.
My advice too, be honest with yourself on what you "really" use. If you don't use many usb items, there is no need to plug in front usb connections because they just add to clutter. The rear usb connections are imo the worst thing you can have. They usually only have like 2 pots and the wires are thick and make a mess (usually the first thing you can get rid of to make it look better). You don't need to cut the unused wires, but just make sure you put them somewhere hidden and put a zip/twist tie around them to keep them in order.
The fan exhaust fan at the rear of the case can almost always be run under the mobo (and yes there is usually enough space under the mobo to fit molex plugs when they are flat)
On that "under the mobo" note, pretty much try to run as much as you can under there, its gonna depend on waht case you have but unused psu wires and that kinda stuff. There are some people who cut off unused wires but im not comfortable doing that so i just hide them.
Flat IDE cables are your friend too, they work very well because you can literally fold them right under the edge of the mobo and run them to where they need to go. Yeah the round ones are good for airflow, but thats only when they are exposed
. The round ones don't usually fit very nicely under motherboards and don't fold as easy as flat ones. A good idea would be to get some black IDE cables (most likely from ASUS).
Spend some time looking around at your case and try different things then take pics and take advice from these guys here. We all @ the [H] been thru a lot of cases and helped a lot of people and believe me, we all had to start somewhere.
First case I ever wired up in my life was in about in Feb this year. Was it ever a piece of crap. Looked horrible, but as time passed and I tried different things (and different cases) it got better.
I also practiced a lot on other people's machines. Not many people have thier case wired very well so ask them to let you re-wire it for practice.
Heh, I even re-wired my work pc for the hell of it.
So on with the PICS!
This is the Lanboy....
Fresh outta the box. Man was I excited
Installed the Antec TruBlu 480W PSU that I had sleeved yellow to match the DFI Lanparty nF3 I had before.
A bit of a jump I know, I wasn't too sure it would look good so I didn't want to take pics and it come out fugged up. Was I surprised! Also it was the brand name first case I had ever bought (had the old generic case that was nasty)
In a little different lighting. Turned the lights off and blue just made it sexeh.
Took a bit of a profile shot. I think the side angle shot is so cool.
Another shot of the lanboy, but with the side panel on (the camera picked up scratches I couldn't even see!)
A detail shot of behind the HDD cage. You can see how some of teh wires are run. The front panel connectors run at the bottom of here. Ideally they should have gone under the mobo but this was the first step for me.
This is as if the processor was lookin up. This is what he would see. Kinda gives you an idea of how the PSU wires are run. Also the IDE ribbon runs up and on top of the DVD drive.
Here was where I made the first switch. Got the OCZ Powerstream. The wires are sleeved and bulkier so I had to remove the drawer to hide them properly. I don't have a pic but I created a neat little cover so it looked good. Im sure you guys and gals can come up with something creative to put there.
Another kinda profiling shot showing off the new PSU. Also, this is when I cut the hole in the mobo and run the IDE cables under there. Looking good.
The backside with the Powerstream and showin where exactly to hide put the extra PSU wires.
Another shot of the backside.
An upskirt shot of the Lanboy showin how the PSU cables and IDE cable are run.
Here's that sexy side angle again.
Here is what the HDD cages looked like after the new PSU
Unfortunatly wire management varies a lot from case to case and also depending on the mobo and how many things you have attatched to the mobo.
Best advice, take a pic and post it. There are some cool guys in the rate my cables thread that will help you out. But first of all there are some things that you have to sort out first.
The first thing they are gonna tell you in there is to mount your hard drive with the plugs side hidden, basically reverse the way you mount it.
My advice too, be honest with yourself on what you "really" use. If you don't use many usb items, there is no need to plug in front usb connections because they just add to clutter. The rear usb connections are imo the worst thing you can have. They usually only have like 2 pots and the wires are thick and make a mess (usually the first thing you can get rid of to make it look better). You don't need to cut the unused wires, but just make sure you put them somewhere hidden and put a zip/twist tie around them to keep them in order.
The fan exhaust fan at the rear of the case can almost always be run under the mobo (and yes there is usually enough space under the mobo to fit molex plugs when they are flat)
On that "under the mobo" note, pretty much try to run as much as you can under there, its gonna depend on waht case you have but unused psu wires and that kinda stuff. There are some people who cut off unused wires but im not comfortable doing that so i just hide them.
Flat IDE cables are your friend too, they work very well because you can literally fold them right under the edge of the mobo and run them to where they need to go. Yeah the round ones are good for airflow, but thats only when they are exposed
. The round ones don't usually fit very nicely under motherboards and don't fold as easy as flat ones. A good idea would be to get some black IDE cables (most likely from ASUS).Spend some time looking around at your case and try different things then take pics and take advice from these guys here. We all @ the [H] been thru a lot of cases and helped a lot of people and believe me, we all had to start somewhere.
First case I ever wired up in my life was in about in Feb this year. Was it ever a piece of crap. Looked horrible, but as time passed and I tried different things (and different cases) it got better.
I also practiced a lot on other people's machines. Not many people have thier case wired very well so ask them to let you re-wire it for practice.
Heh, I even re-wired my work pc for the hell of it.
So on with the PICS!
This is the Lanboy....
Fresh outta the box. Man was I excited
Installed the Antec TruBlu 480W PSU that I had sleeved yellow to match the DFI Lanparty nF3 I had before.
A bit of a jump I know, I wasn't too sure it would look good so I didn't want to take pics and it come out fugged up. Was I surprised! Also it was the brand name first case I had ever bought (had the old generic case that was nasty)
In a little different lighting. Turned the lights off and blue just made it sexeh.
Took a bit of a profile shot. I think the side angle shot is so cool.
Another shot of the lanboy, but with the side panel on (the camera picked up scratches I couldn't even see!)
A detail shot of behind the HDD cage. You can see how some of teh wires are run. The front panel connectors run at the bottom of here. Ideally they should have gone under the mobo but this was the first step for me.
This is as if the processor was lookin up. This is what he would see. Kinda gives you an idea of how the PSU wires are run. Also the IDE ribbon runs up and on top of the DVD drive.
Here was where I made the first switch. Got the OCZ Powerstream. The wires are sleeved and bulkier so I had to remove the drawer to hide them properly. I don't have a pic but I created a neat little cover so it looked good. Im sure you guys and gals can come up with something creative to put there.
Another kinda profiling shot showing off the new PSU. Also, this is when I cut the hole in the mobo and run the IDE cables under there. Looking good.
The backside with the Powerstream and showin where exactly to hide put the extra PSU wires.
Another shot of the backside.
An upskirt shot
of the Lanboy showin how the PSU cables and IDE cable are run.
Here's that sexy side angle again.
Here is what the HDD cages looked like after the new PSU
