well I thought of using duct tapes to stick up the wires as an alternative, but are there anything to know before using duct tapes?

wrg place to ask.

as to answer ur question i dont recomend any tapes or any sticky thing. try to use spiral wrap its better

This post has been edited by karthyhu: Mar 27 2009, 09:30 PM

how will it affect??
seriously i want to sleeve, but then using sleeves itself will require us users to remove molex and SATA power

and btw, why is it at the wrong section?

I wouldn't want to use duct tape. Due to the hot temperature in the casing, the tape will leave it's sticky residue in the long run, really messy.

Go for velcro wraps, they are the best in terms of neatness and re-usability.

i'm using the Cooler Master HAF 932 casing which is very well-ventilated
i dont think the temperature is a problem though

sooner or later it will become sticky in the end it still will ruined ur cable

Even though it is not hot, duct tape will still leave sticky residues.

For example, plaster to wrap your wounds. After you apply and leave it for few hours, or days, when you peel it off, you will feel sticky on that part right?

that will happen for sure
but one thing though, I do not plan to take out the tapes once i sticked.

why dont u use cable ties? it's alot easier to put and easier to remove ... but if u insist on using duct tape, first cover it with loy tape... that way the residue from the duct tape wont stick onto the wire but the loy tape itself

you need to remove it before sending for RMA, else its automatically rejected

ya la use cable tie enuf la ~
i wonder if cable tie oso will b rejected if RMA ?
haha

Possibly no, they won't reject But if you just want to RMA, just cut all the cables if you're afraid they are going to reject it. Well, cable sleeving will obviously be rejected for RMA

Alternatively should have bought psu with sleeved ready. The best bang for buck is gigabyte superb 550w which is around rm 170 with fully sleeved cabling. I've tried sleeved my acbel psu using vantec sleeve kit. Is a very messy task and you need proper tool to remove the molex pin. Worst is removing those 20 or 24 atx power pin. Use cable tie is the cheapest alternative which the least mess because duct tape will stick dust and dirty and times goes by.

@iBenQ
what do u mean by loy tape?

yeah... but i dont think my cooler master psu has any problem though.

no money leh bro
btw i just saw somewhere that masking tape will NOT leave sticky residue after a while

masking tape WILL leave a residue... i can confirm this myself...as i had to buy a bottle of expensive Goo Gone to get rid of the residue on my car windscreen


anyway...ANY form sticky tape is NOT a good idea for cable sleeving....its a friggin horrendous idea...why are u so insistent on it?? theres a whole lot more cons than pros

if u dont wanna do sleeving properly, ge tthe spiral wraps or the cable wraps. no molex removaal required.....hell of alot easier to do than taping the cables and with better effect.

tapes will be srticky, ur cables will be ridiculously stiff.. and believe me its gonna be fugly. especially if u use masking tape.

@madman
thanks for the confirmation
how about the spiral wraps?
where do i get them??

u can get it here..

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/327972

i bought it from him...

any pictures of the psu sleeved with spiral cables?

already posted in here...

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=24598657

im lazy, so spiral sleeving is my choice...but still messy, hahahah!!...

looks neat to me
i'm lazy too so i wanna use something else which is not sleeving