Hi I've been looking around and thinking about how to manage those un-tidy cables T__T
Couldn't find the how to hide those cables that's so untidy shown in the pic below
Most of the website or guides recommend me to hide the cable behind the mobo panel I've tried that but it seems to be too thick to fit in all those cable. Any suggestion will do as I really prefer it to be more tidy than the one shown below and plus I'm planning to get another 3 more fans to mount (2 on top and 1 infront of PSU below) by then I tink its gonna be even more messy T____T

Casing I'm using is a Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus.


This post has been edited by gxthelord: Aug 22 2013, 08:42 PM

from adie82 lowyat member

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2235427/all

Casing like Elite 431 is a little challenging. Try to refer to the pic below and be creative. It isn't difficult, but there's a certain limit to what you can do, due to the nature of the casing.

This is powdekful cabling management

Inb4,i never think Elite 430/431 can go this tidy..

Mod side panel like this...

wahh this really gave me an overview where to hide those cables. I'll try it and post back later, now downloading movie

wahh pro modding :/ I still new lehh some more this is first time assembling rig ><
Not that pro yet lor.. Btw if that case mod like that all the dust can go in jor lor? since open ventilation o.

After fiddling around I just managed to get the power buttons cable(wiring to the front to go behind)
For the power supply cable it is too thick for me to set up like you.
My Casing just won't let me close even if I route the USB 3 cable/USB cable from behind under the small box near the PSU like how u route the white/red strips.
I tried closing it but its like bumped up on side of the casing. This is the best I can do
Any ideas?

If you can't hide it, beautify it... make it 100% fully individual sleeved cable. PSU cable, front I/O, SATA, fan cable.....search HERE @ HERE for sleeving references.

Easy way is changing casing...Xigmatek Asgard Pro, Bitfenix Shinobi Window, CM Elite 311 is among entry model casing that have good cable management feature...

next time would definitely read about more casing before I get one, this one here was just bought
Always thought hiding those cable are easy till building it myself ><
Anyway tahnks for the suggestion. Maybe I would find a DIY black box that can cover the side of it so not so visible

So after countless trial and error still the box method works the best to hide the cable. I haven't painted the cable into black so you can see how the box looks like. Now my question is how to hide those cables in between the mobo and drive bays(sata cable, the big 24pin PSU cord) ._."


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SATA Cable - Get black coloured 1 as camouflage.
24 pin - this, have seen Viewnet sells it.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Sep 22 2013, 11:36 PM

silly me never thought of using black sata as camouflage. LoL I've read the link u attached those are extensions? Does viewnet at digital mall sell those?

No idea but I saw it at LYP. You could try to find them in DM.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Sep 23 2013, 08:23 AM

So I have switched to Black Sata Cables instead of coloured cable as recommended and it did help alot as no more coloured sata cables flying everywhere.
Bought a new HDD so have to relocate the Sata cables from bottom.
So my idea now is to cover entirely the front of the PSU area with a custom cut box that fits well(yellow coloured) to cover remaining cables.
After that those cables that are enclosed with colours still need help on hiding those.

How do you make the sata cable roll?

u mean like roll into cylinder shape? Take a long pen, then start rolling up from bottom the sata cable. Pull it as tight as possible when u roll it, in the end it will become like that. Works for PSU Cable and small cables too.
Attached two pic to illustrate how it was done. ^^

same as wat i did to my non modular PSU. THats the best option already....

were u able to close the cover? Cuz I tried that way the casing behind unable to close.

im using 430 which 431 based on.. yea, its the nature of the casing..it has no space behind mobo... u cant hide it, but u can make it more tidy... & use modular psu if u can

no problem. you just need to really place the cable all nicely and do some cable routing. still no where near cable management casing but thats enuf for me

not sure whether you can see it clearly or not. the best thing is to hide the cable beside the hdd tray or in best case squeeze it behind the mobo mount.

make sure no cable obstruct airflow between intake fan and exhaust fan summore clear of cable from GPU fan and CPU fan then all should be ok already



This post has been edited by Freedom1104: Sep 24 2013, 08:17 PM