[Nerwin]

Dose anyone have any tips for Cable & Wire Organization for inside of your computer case?

[ripken204]

buy the 100 pack from newegg and just go crazy

[ringfinger]

Which hundred pack would you be referring to? Because I have the same cabling nightmare inside of my box as well. I like the look of boxes like yours where all the cables are in their own "housing".

[spazmire11]

my personal idea is if it can go behind something then it will.
also in some cases rounded cables may not be the greatest idea, flat and grey ones can do the job just as well if not better in some cases.

there are other ways too but most of the time it is very related to the case you have.

[puntoMX]

You could use Tie-wraps, but I know what people like more. They sell it in a good hardware store (the ones for screws and bolds ), and the name Spiral-wrap.

Just a link to get an image: http://cableorganize...al-wrap-big.jpg

And some more info: http://www.moddin.net/review.asp?ReviewID=144&PageNo=1

(I hope these links work )

They come in all kinds of colors, even in UV / Neon colors

This post has been edited by puntoMX: 03 March 2006 - 08:32 PM

[Nerwin]

puntoMX, on Mar 3 2006, 01:25 PM, said:

You could use Ty-wraps, but I know what people like more. They sell it in a good hardware store (the ones for screws and bolds ), and the name Spiral-wrap.

Just a link to get an image: news.thomasnet.com/ fullstory/9837/954

They come in all kinds of colors, even in UV / Neon colors

Bad Link

[rendrag]

try to group everything together, then velcro-wrap, or tie-wrap it off

[ripken204]

velcro wrap sucks for inside of case, not tight enough

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16812999111

here is the 100 pack, i already used mine up. i tied up everything in my room, its so much cleaner now. ill also get some more pics of my computer up, hopefully tomorrow. it looks even better now.

what else is nice about that 100 pack, it doesnt matter if u have to cut a tie b/c u will have plenty left.

[LLXX]

I just use electrical tape to hold the wires in place and out of the way. It's cheap and works well.

This post has been edited by LLXX: 03 March 2006 - 10:12 PM

[ringfinger]

Oh so you're just alking about good ol zip ties. That was my first idea on what to use, but then I see all these cases with big 'tubes' or a conduit so to speak with a group of wires in it making it look uniform, that looks good. But oh hell yeah, zip ties will work too lol.

This post has been edited by ringfinger: 04 March 2006 - 08:59 AM

[ripken204]

i dont like those big tubes, they look pretty ugly to me. you can get some cable sleeving but you should still use zip ties with it. i have the ocz powerstream 520 and that is already sleeved so i dont need to bother with that.

http://frontiernet.n...comp/p180-3.JPG
u can see by this picture how much cable ties can help
mine looks even better now but my parents are out of town and they took the camera

this is the before pic
http://frontiernet.n...s/comp_full.jpg

[puntoMX]

To tell you the truth, I use Spiral-wrap, tie-wraps and Mounting Bases ( http://tiewraps.com/mountbase.html ). Tie-wraps are cheap but to order everything from Newegg is a bit overdone, Ripken dude, I know you like Newegg but to promote it that much isn´t healthy (Newegg ).

Edit: spazmire11 has a point too, and there are also mounting-bases for flatcables

This post has been edited by puntoMX: 04 March 2006 - 01:23 PM

[ripken204]

i do love newegg, but where else can u buy cable ties that cheap? and ive never seen those mounting bases before, pretty sweet. i have been trying to figure out how to get a fan in my pwmic area and this may be the way, thx.

[Nerwin]

ripken204, on Mar 3 2006, 08:39 PM, said:

velcro wrap sucks for inside of case, not tight enough

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16812999111

here is the 100 pack, i already used mine up. i tied up everything in my room, its so much cleaner now. ill also get some more pics of my computer up, hopefully tomorrow. it looks even better now.

what else is nice about that 100 pack, it doesnt matter if u have to cut a tie b/c u will have plenty left.

I dont want to be mean, but I saw a big bag (300) of those for the same price.

I like this case: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...68&Sku=ULT31824

This post has been edited by computerMan: 04 March 2006 - 02:12 PM

[ripken204]

i want a link
i would definetly get them

[puntoMX]

Any hardware store sell them cheaper then Newegg , I pay for a bag (100pcs, 100mm) just $ 1.30 and I only have to walk 32 feet (10 meters). Okay, they are "milky" colored or black but still

This post has been edited by puntoMX: 04 March 2006 - 03:34 PM

[ringfinger]

Picked up a 100 pack of the 4" zip ties at Fry's and wow... what a difference. Was on the hunt for a new heat sink/fan as well while I was there but couldn't quite find near the selection of newegg!

[Chozo4]

ripken204, on Mar 4 2006, 03:48 PM, said:

i do love newegg, but where else can u buy cable ties that cheap? and ive never seen those mounting bases before, pretty sweet. i have been trying to figure out how to get a fan in my pwmic area and this may be the way, thx.

Perhaps your local dollar store?

*glances over at the 250 pack of assorted sizes\colors that was gotten for $1.99*

This post has been edited by Chozo4: 04 March 2006 - 06:15 PM

[ripken204]

dollar store doesnt have it...
most of the computer stores around me somehow dont have them

[puntoMX]

Hardware store, like as in "Nuts and Bolts" . Why a computer store?