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Mighty Yoshimi · 1st May 2012, 20:31

So I've finished my computer off now that the second 680GTX finally came. Cable management just isn't my strong point and probably never will be Has anyone got any tips? As you can see it's a dogs breakfast

Mongoose132 · 1st May 2012, 21:04

Get extension cables for the CPU 8 pin, PCIe etc, move all the power cables to the back tray (If there's room)

Bit Techs old guide: http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005...idying_guide/1

You can buy individually sleeved cables from Corsair and other companies, looks much better than the tangled mass above

dead beat · 1st May 2012, 21:26

I don't know if you can with that motherboard, but it's a good idea to space the two cards out, to get better cooling to the top GPU. Also, you only need to use one SLI bridge.

But yes, as Mongoose pointed out, try to run the cables behind the motherboard tray. You will probably need extensions for some of them.

dead beat · 1st May 2012, 21:26

Double post.

fdbh96 · 1st May 2012, 21:34

Root the cables through the grommet next to the psu and for the pcie power connectors, take them out in the grommet next to the gpus and for the 24pin one, take it out next to that connector.

The 8 pin cpu power as it didn't reach around the motherboard on mine, so I just stretched it across as I couldn't be bothered with an extender.

Mighty Yoshimi · 2nd May 2012, 19:34

Yeah i did try to run them behind but too short! So I need to get extenders.

Yeah I realise I only need one SLI bridge, but could not get SLI to register at all with The one that came with the motherboard. It seemed a bit dodgy, and had folded back on it's self, So I fitted the orange one from my 7900 gtx SLI build which seemed to work and just didn't take the other one off

Unfortunately the only place I could get the 680s in was right beside each other because of lane speeds. Temps still never go over 81 deg c though so not too bad!

I will order some extenders and see if I can work out something clever to do with the fan cables and repost! Thanks

feathers · 2nd May 2012, 19:38

It looks better than this...

Mighty Yoshimi · 2nd May 2012, 19:53

o.O that's a lot of cables! Haha I feel slightly better about mine now!

SonnyJim · 2nd May 2012, 20:03

Could the 8-pin CPU connector reach if the PSU was mounted with the fan-facing down?

Cerberus90 · 2nd May 2012, 20:04

For the love of god feathers, please make that image smaller, took me about 2 minutes for it to fully load!

feathers · 2nd May 2012, 21:00

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Originally Posted by Cerberus90

For the love of god feathers, please make that image smaller, took me about 2 minutes for it to fully load!

Sorry dude, I forget some people still on 56k dialup. I only just upgraded last week.

Cerberus90 · 2nd May 2012, 22:04

I'm on 3Mb, but 3kx4k is still ridiculous for a forum page.

It seemed slower than I would have thought though, maybe it was the hot-linking.

Williz · 3rd May 2012, 08:01

You tend to do cable managment before plugging everything in! Anyway try to route as many ables as possible behind the mobo tray. You may need to get extenders if you want to be ultra fussy about routing (I use a couple of extenders for my GFX cards)

Elton · 4th May 2012, 05:38

Zip ties. Hide it in the motherboard tray.

Jaysonw23 · 4th May 2012, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elton

Zip ties. Hide it in the motherboard tray.

That's what I did

damien c · 5th May 2012, 06:22

Route the cables behind the motherboard tray like has been mentioned already and get some cable extensions because they come in handy.

8 Pin Mobo X1

6 Pin VGA X4

24 Pin Mobo X1

They make the world of difference inside a case, and you could even go for some braided Sata and Sata power lead's aswell if you wanted.

This is what they could help you achieve and what the back side of you pc would like like.

Mighty Yoshimi · 6th May 2012, 07:26

Wow thats super tidy management! I need to do that when I find the time! Pictures of the watercooling make me miss my old water cooling loop. I just did away with it because every gfx upgrade costs 70-90 more

Also is that a phobia res? I found my phobia res just leaked out the top a lot.

MSHunter · 6th May 2012, 13:41

Cable-management is a long process of trial and error for me. It takes me under 20 min to build a PC but for great cabling I'll spend over an hour to get it just right.

Edit: Any one know where to get super short SATA power cables? for mATX Cases where the power supply is back to back with the PSU? (like 1-2 cm length.)

damien c · 6th May 2012, 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mighty Yoshimi

Wow thats super tidy management! I need to do that when I find the time! Pictures of the watercooling make me miss my old water cooling loop. I just did away with it because every gfx upgrade costs 70-90 more

Also is that a phobia res? I found my phobia res just leaked out the top a lot.

I normally spend as much time as is needed to keep the insides of the pc as tidy as possible from cables.

The res is a Phobya one, and doesn't leak but probably because I make sure I tighten everything up to within a inch of it's life

docodine · 6th May 2012, 18:09

A decent level of neatness is possible without buying cable extenders and stuff:

Does your RAM reallly need cooling? Have you tried your rear fan as an intake? Might get better CPU temps that way, and you could remove the RAM cooler possibly.

What case is that?

1st May 2012, 20:31	#1
Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 745	Computer is Finished, Cable management tips required! So I've finished my computer off now that the second 680GTX finally came. Cable management just isn't my strong point and probably never will be Has anyone got any tips? As you can see it's a dogs breakfast __________________ CPU = i5 2500K @ 5ghz, RAM = 16GB, GFX = EVGA 680 GTX 2Gb SLI, Sound = Asus D2X Xonar, Cooling = H100

1st May 2012, 21:04	#2
Mongoose132 Smiles are free-Use 'em :D Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 755	Get extension cables for the CPU 8 pin, PCIe etc, move all the power cables to the back tray (If there's room) Bit Techs old guide: http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005...idying_guide/1 You can buy individually sleeved cables from Corsair and other companies, looks much better than the tangled mass above __________________ Meow Quaacck on Steam/BF3/Xbox Laiiveee

1st May 2012, 21:26	#3
dead beat Rippin six 4 life Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Grinstead UK Posts: 1,260	I don't know if you can with that motherboard, but it's a good idea to space the two cards out, to get better cooling to the top GPU. Also, you only need to use one SLI bridge. But yes, as Mongoose pointed out, try to run the cables behind the motherboard tray. You will probably need extensions for some of them. __________________ ASUS ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z68 \| Intel i7 2600K @ 5.1Ghz \| 2x EVGA GTX680's SLI (water) \| 8GB Corsair Dominator GT RAM @ 1866Mhz \| Corsair AX1200 PSU \| Crucial M4 256GB SSD \| 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 HDD's \| Dimastech Easy bench Dual V2.5 \| Dell 3007 WFP-HC 30" monitor \| Custom dual radiator waterloop Photography gear: Nikon D800 \| Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 \| Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VRII \| Nikkor 35mm F2/D \| Nikkor 50mm 1.8D \| Nikkor 85mm 1.8G \| Nikon TC-14E II \| SB-700 Speedlight

1st May 2012, 21:26	#4
dead beat Rippin six 4 life Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Grinstead UK Posts: 1,260	Double post. __________________ ASUS ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z68 \| Intel i7 2600K @ 5.1Ghz \| 2x EVGA GTX680's SLI (water) \| 8GB Corsair Dominator GT RAM @ 1866Mhz \| Corsair AX1200 PSU \| Crucial M4 256GB SSD \| 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 HDD's \| Dimastech Easy bench Dual V2.5 \| Dell 3007 WFP-HC 30" monitor \| Custom dual radiator waterloop Photography gear: Nikon D800 \| Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 \| Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VRII \| Nikkor 35mm F2/D \| Nikkor 50mm 1.8D \| Nikkor 85mm 1.8G \| Nikon TC-14E II \| SB-700 Speedlight Last edited by dead beat; 1st May 2012 at 21:33.

2nd May 2012, 19:34	#6
Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 745	Yeah i did try to run them behind but too short! So I need to get extenders. Yeah I realise I only need one SLI bridge, but could not get SLI to register at all with The one that came with the motherboard. It seemed a bit dodgy, and had folded back on it's self, So I fitted the orange one from my 7900 gtx SLI build which seemed to work and just didn't take the other one off Unfortunately the only place I could get the 680s in was right beside each other because of lane speeds. Temps still never go over 81 deg c though so not too bad! I will order some extenders and see if I can work out something clever to do with the fan cables and repost! Thanks __________________ CPU = i5 2500K @ 5ghz, RAM = 16GB, GFX = EVGA 680 GTX 2Gb SLI, Sound = Asus D2X Xonar, Cooling = H100

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1st May 2012, 21:34	#5
fdbh96 I am a Dremel Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,693	Root the cables through the grommet next to the psu and for the pcie power connectors, take them out in the grommet next to the gpus and for the 24pin one, take it out next to that connector. The 8 pin cpu power as it didn't reach around the motherboard on mine, so I just stretched it across as I couldn't be bothered with an extender.

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Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 745	o.O that's a lot of cables! Haha I feel slightly better about mine now! __________________ CPU = i5 2500K @ 5ghz, RAM = 16GB, GFX = EVGA 680 GTX 2Gb SLI, Sound = Asus D2X Xonar, Cooling = H100

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Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 745	Wow thats super tidy management! I need to do that when I find the time! Pictures of the watercooling make me miss my old water cooling loop. I just did away with it because every gfx upgrade costs 70-90 more Also is that a phobia res? I found my phobia res just leaked out the top a lot. __________________ CPU = i5 2500K @ 5ghz, RAM = 16GB, GFX = EVGA 680 GTX 2Gb SLI, Sound = Asus D2X Xonar, Cooling = H100

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MSHunter I am a Dremel Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,777	Cable-management is a long process of trial and error for me. It takes me under 20 min to build a PC but for great cabling I'll spend over an hour to get it just right. Edit: Any one know where to get super short SATA power cables? for mATX Cases where the power supply is back to back with the PSU? (like 1-2 cm length.) __________________ PC: Silverstone TJ08B-E, 2500K, Corsair H80, 120GBVertex 3 MAX IOPS,GENE-Z , Corsair V. LP 16GB, Gigabyte 1.5GB GTX 580 Super Overclock. U2711 PC Audio: AKG 271 mk II + Samson Go mic. + Asus Xonar D2X Amp: DENON PMA510AE, Speakers: TANNOY MERCURY F1 Last edited by MSHunter; 6th May 2012 at 14:15.

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