Tidy Fan Cabling

sgs · TweakNOOB Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 19

Using fan controller positioned in (front-side) 3 1/2 inch bay. Connecting two
rear and two front side fans to it. Don't want any fan cabling going through
the middle of the system. Wonder how others handle this.

Do you use electrical tape with the fan cabling against the side of the case?
If so, are you concerned about the side of the (metal) case being too hot? Is
nylon tape (or standard tape) better than electrical?

Same questions seem to apply to a lesser extent to hard disk (+ cd-rom) cabling.
I'm planning on using cable ties for oranization, but still want to keep the
layout clean. Ideas...?

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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

what ive seen alot of people doing with their wires is using wire looms to organize their cabling, i also plan to do this myself in the near future, I dont think the case would get to hot if you just taped them to the case. with zip ties when you use them make sure you dont make them too tight, because ive done that with mine then when you find you need to remove them you find yourself struggling to cut it off and maybe even damage some of your wires *this has happened to me*.

FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:34 pm Post subject:

i use zip ties they work very well

Josh · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:53 pm Post subject:

[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:09 pm Post subject:

For cable management I use the spiral cut wire wrap and zip ties. And as far as not having the rear case fan wiring running thru the middle of the case I use extensions so that the wiring can be routed out of the way.
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JayDubya · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:10 pm Post subject:

electrical tape works well on my cable management
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

definately these are all great ideas......get some extensions and run the behind your motherboard
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

UV reactive cable ties do wonders....and look good too.
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gmoney · Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:58 pm Post subject:

i agree with nate on that one. i got 100 for 1.50$ at frys
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Riffz · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 12:28 am Post subject:

What I did was remove the side panel that is closed from the case. The one on the same side as the motherboard, and routed cables and taped them to the side. It works great, and gets rid of a lot of clutter.
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grep · TweakNOOB Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 3

For motherboards with fan headers in the middle of the motherboard, I am seriously considering removing the headers (unsodering) and resodering onto the back of the motherboard, since there is a gap between the motherboard and the case I am planning to run the fan and temp sensor wires under the motherboard, between the motherboard and the case.

In the case of the CPU fan and sensors, I hope to find a nearby hole I can use to run them thru the motherboard to the underside, if not, then to find a clear spot and drill a hole thru the motherboard and pass the wires thru the hole.

If none of that is reasonable. then shrink wrap the wires and run them to the nearest edge and along the inside of the case.

If you run the exposed wires in a very straight line and secure them directly to the motherboard they become almost invisible. So I would look for shrink wrap thats the same color as the motherboard and run them in a very straight line and probably glue them to the motherboard. Then glue a header to the edge of the motherboard and now I would plug wires into the headers at the edge of the motherboard. This would allow quick and simple removal of the motherboard and make a best effort attempt to conceal the fan/temp sensor wires.

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[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 12:10 pm Post subject:

Zero_Fresh · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:20 pm Post subject:

Even just ran in a straight line above the mobo instead of glued would still look good. If you want, take a look in the case gallery at everyone's machines. You can get a lot of good ideas thaere. If you see a setup you like, ask that person how they did it. We love to talk about our machines. =P
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2old2care · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject:

I have used clear silicon "glue" on mobo's just to "hold" them in place. Doesn't hurt anything. 2¢
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