ULTIMATE Cable Management Guide
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We go through the steps of taming one of the worst cabling messes like a PRO, custom-length cables and all.
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How to be good at managing cables-
Step 1: have a giant case
Step 2: shove everything in the back
Step 3: thats it
i holding to this principal ages ago
And PSU shrouds help too, if you have a small PSU 400-650w then you can use that extra space. My PSU shroud also has drive cage for 2 drives and I only have one, so more cables can go underneath the empty cage
Back of my case is clear tempered glass. Hnnng
Honestly, that’s why the 540 and the 680X Corsair cases are a contender to build my new rig in. But Li-Lian might still get my monies.
Thanks
"Oh, maybe I should get some custom cables."
*Sees $400 pricetag*
"I guess mine don't look so bad"
Extensions are cheap, use those instead.
@@joko49perez Extensions will make them even longer and MORE of a cable management nightmare lol. One of the biggest benefits of custom cables isn't color, but exact run lengths so there's no stuffing of excess cables.
@@Zach-rw6jf make your own cables, it's a lot easier than it seems. You could also just sleeve the cables that are already in your PSU if you're happy with the length. Extensions are only a nightmare if the excess cable was already terribly long.
@@joko49perez I think he's actually referring to using custom cables to assist with blending into his case so it's not so obvious. It's the same basic idea as painting your home theater speaker wire the same color as your walls so their not highly visible. I did this in my house and everyone always asks where the cables are until I show them.
@@justinbowen1183 ????
I don't think you read my comment, we are making the same argument. Do it yourself instead of paying that much.
The guy from the verge needs to watch this
I think he needs to see a bit more than cable management 😂
No one can help him I had no cable management it was wire spagit and it looked better
It’s cus he didn’t have enough tweezers to cable manage everything
nah he would just call linus racist
I think the verge guy needs to watch every linus tech tips video that helps build a pc properly
The biggest recomendation I feel linus should have gave for nice clean cable managment is ensure that your PSU is a modular one. Trying to find places to hide the large amount of extra cables on a non-modular power supply can be rather difficult.
Pro cables - $377.40 - I'll deal with extensions for now :)
PC cables that cost more than a PS4 pro XD
What where do you buy them LOL they are like 99$ unless of course you are getting custom length and colour
it is in this video 7:21
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who caught that. I feel like those people watching the PS3 video when they announced the absurd price.
this is for the mid to high end markets. its the equivalent to a custom paint job for your car, not needed but its about that final look.
how to become a cable managing pro
step one: hire someone to do it for you
I'll file this in the list of things I'll never do again because major part swap/rebuilds become hell when tightly/neatly cable tying everything
Agreed, this is the kind of thing you'll probably only ever do once on a machine you actually need to maintain :)
Use Velcro ties instead.
Behind every desk at where I work (they all face a wall, and some walls were brick, so they couldn't be wired cost-effectively), Ethernet, power, and backup power cables are secured in Velcro ties. They've never been hard to deal with when moving computers around or doing cleaning or maintenance, or even a couple of rewirings when one of the data cables went bad.
Inside your case, they should be fairly easy to deal with. The best reasons I support cable management are noise reduction, and later modifications.
For later modifications, knowing which cable goes where makes repairs or upgrades less of a hassle. Multiple-plug wires (like drive connectors) hit fewer snags when being rerouted or removed.
For noise reduction, I recently had to tie back the extra 2 pins on my PCI power connector on my brand new rig's graphics card. The 2-pin connector was lightly touching one of the heat pipes on the GPU cooler. With the GPU fans running, the noise from that vibration was definitely audible. I was concerned my system had a defective part, or that I had broken it on the ride home from where I built it.
True. I like things tidy but this is just overkill unless you sell these.
I second the velcro ties. Cleaner look because you can adjust them as much as you want.
100 percent agree. So much regret with using cable ties when I swapped out my fans and upgraded the psu.......
For that money I could buy a 27 inch 1440p 144 Hz gaming monitor
-Edit-
Thanks for all the likes. Never got so many likes on a comment before.
Money far wiser spent!
Which is why i dont have any rgb fans in my build, i instead decided to spend it on better motherboard and cougar conquer
You’re all boring. Everyone knows RGB makes you game 50x better.
Molly O'Hara oh yesss ofc
@@007lutherking good job
400 bucks on cables, no way
This.
I mean MAYBE if you want a specific color such as green, white or red in your build, then grab an entire kit for modular PSUs for maybe 50€ TOPS, but their whole bullshit is totally useless.
Why in the fuck would you need custom sleeves that are 20$ for cables that you only see a few centimeters of, and WHY would you need sleeves for your watercooling ?
They're slow af to ship too. Don't accept returns, don't respond to support emails, and are pretty thin gauge wire. They managed to lose a paypal dispute with me simply because they didn't even respond to it.
SpaceC0re you always pay extra to make your shit look better
Yes but in this case it looks shittier, I mean who the fuck needs a SLEEVE for his watercooling ?
If you want a green watercooling, you buy green coolant for cheap and that's it.
SpaceC0re there are plenty of cases for watercooling where you really need custom length cables. My caselabs s3 really needs very short psu cables since there's nowhere to hide them.
$380 for custom cables. Christ. That's like $80 more than my computer.
Dustin Platt ouch
Cries in Optiplex
Damn
Wow
literally tho😭😭
Tip 1 - Buy a panel with no window!! /end
Agreed. I have a window on mine but I didn’t choose it for the window. I would have preferred it without tbh. Windows don’t affect performance or cooling at all.
@@MapleLeafAce they raise the fps by 5000.. ♥
@@MapleLeafAce Windows are aesthetically pleasing to show off your, or a client build. I'm sure we're all aware of performance/cooling.....
@@hasinzafir3906 + another 3000
@RABBI Shekel actually I bought a window back in 2004 cause it looks cool... but most of the time, I just took off the window and play on, anyway I always fixing, tuning something and I've just got lazy to get on, and off the fucking window panel :D at least the airflow superb
seems like a decent amount of work, I think I'll just keep the bulge in the back of my case
Same, I'll just continue avoiding that half of the case like the plague.
I like to think my PC is just happy to see me.
@@momatotsosrorudodi good one.
Linus: "Where DVD drives used to go. Remember those?"
Me: Looks at computer sitting on my desk with a dvd drive
exactly
Yeah I still got one in my PC that I built and I still use from time to time when I want to play some of my old games that are only on disc
Got two xD
Great for playing old PC games or emulating PS1/PS2 titles on PC.
In a world where it's getting increasingly difficult to detect cash for comment, I just want to thank LTT for being very explicit in their sponsored content and trying to be as balanced as they can while still satisfying their sponsor. If only we can all be so satisfied.
Over 350$ for CABLES?! HOLY $H!T
and even then you have to pay for the shipping costs xD
Right!?
Otto Meitzner I mean if you’re trying to make your machine look that good you’ve probably already spent like $1.5k+
Ridiculous. Find a new sponsor.
You can sleeve then yourself for around $10 using paracord lmao
6:05 "the sauce will never die!" Nicky V's famous last words, R.I.P
$377 for some colored cables wtf
Nicolas No 50€
@@tomkuttler 7.20 minutes
They come sleeved in paracord or a second material, they're cut to your specific length and are made according to the desired combination of cables you want.
@v KEITH v more than just ( a cable ) multiple multiple cables per connection
@v KEITH v Each pin has to have its own wire. Granted, sleaving each one does make it more expensive, but this is mitigated somewhat by the fact that you only buy the cables you want.
I do this for EVERY system that comes into my repair shop. Most of the time for free if we're charging a 1-hour labor on another issue. Helps me not only clean the internals of the system but helps me relax. I do this even if the system doesn't have a view window.
Do not put cables behind MOTHERBOARD. I repeat, do not put cables behind MOTHERBOARD. Those solder joints will poke a hole through them, sooner than later.
Also places under CPU and VRMs can get really hot
if they wont melt away. pretty shit tip indeed
Nah, u full of bs
My mb has a full backplate
No it won’t. You guys act like this is rocket surgery.
I just stuffed my cables on the bottom of the case, I was struggling so hard trying to make it look neat that by the end of it I was just ok with it running lmao
$377.40 on custom cables!? OUCH!
VR6 Doug costs more than my gpu 😂
Exactly... I can think of quite a few things I'd rather spend that kind of money on rather than cables.
Stupid/Lazy has to make money some way, you can always sleeve them yourself, or be stupid enough to buy that shit
I smell apple pricing. I rather buy some custom cable mods for 30 bucks instead of paying tenfold only because of customs length and shit. I dont even think it is that much workload for the company to sleeve them. Just ripping people off for something that might only cost 10-20 bucks in raw material. Price is not justified.
Costs the same as my gpu and cpu added together
Proper cable management will also help keep your cables intact, especially if you take the side panels off and on frequently. If a cable is properly tucked away, there's less chance of either bending it in a way it shouldn't be bent, or closing the case onto a stray cable!
Just went and bought a large bag of zip-ties, and will be doing some cable management myself (or at least double checking the cable management on my custom built system) as soon as I have access to my desktop again.
Nicky V customs was a good shop
Rip
Forever in our hearts...
did he get fired?
he moved to his own mountain biking shop buisiness iirc
would loooove to see an updated video, going more in depth into the custom options AND various tips and tricks not only to hide but to organise
Sponsored by adidas :D
Boris would approve that
Adidas in pc = +30% fps in csgo
Gidion Kluft - *While rushing B*
Still at 25% for my build
HOP! DAWAJ DAWAJ!
How to cable mange your PC from Linus Tech Tips - NO
How to cable mange your PC from Jay's Two Cents - Yes
Reason is because JaysTwoCents gives you a fully demonstration in how to mange your cables like an expert/pro. Linus's video here does give you some good pointers, but as someone who truly needs an illustration, Jay helps you on that way more than our hero here.
WAIT! $377.40 for cables ? For only cables ? And it's with "coupon" :O
Fkn lol RIPOFF
Each kit is made to your specification from scratch with each cable being individually sleeved and made of your preferred material and colour. Of course it's gonna be expensive.
Spent some time today redoing all the cable management in my PC and man does it feel good to have it look all nice and clean whenever I need to take the rear panel off.
One thing to watch out for if you are routing behind the motherboard, or any time you're removing a motherboard, is to keep in mind that motherboard standoffs can sometimes unscrew instead of the actual motherboard screws. This happened to me recently.
I was removing the mobo, and unscrewing the mobo screws and one of them felt a little bit weird but I just kept unscrewing. Then suddenly I heard a "crack" and realised that the standoff had been turning under the motherboard and it was bending the motherboard as it lifted up!
Thankfully my mobo seems to be fine, but I think I was lucky.
People talk all kinds of trash about LTT, but I love this channel and the presentation of information within it. Just keep being yourselves and ignore the hate.
DVD drives couldn't be more relevant in 2020
Lol what ?
Really? Why do you say that? I just built a new PC. When I built my last one, ten years ago, my optical drive still had an IDE cable, and I didn't feel like it was worth buying a new drive just for that. Now, there are no IDE connections on motherboards. And I don't think I've used that drive for years. My case has the bay, but I don't see myself ever using an optical drive again. Progress is weird.
@@darxustech2883 I was joking, friend. I didn't put one in my new pc either.
Having a beast of a pc under the hood is satisfying, but making that pc look like a work of art is equally satisfying in itself.
Will my ram become faster after i cable manage
meh *NO*
meh Sure. Just overclock it after you cablemanage
are you serious
over clock the power supply and your GTX 1050 play like a GTX 1080ti😂
Absofuckinglutelty it will!
9 minute long ad that I enjoyed to watch. Good guide.
lol $357 on cables
This is hilarious.
Ikr honestly that half the price of my pc
@L0ST lol
I bought a kit that completely replaced the cables for my psu for 99$ and it shipped to Canada in less than a week, you dont have to go custom cables and these still look great
This is when I whip out the piles of paracord, the stacks of rolls of mil-spec teflon insulated aviation grade wire I got from my old employer when they shut down, the Hakko soldering station, the Chinesium hot air reflow station, and my old school wire lacing skills. Zip ties are so post 1970s! LOL :P
Ring a ding ding that bell icon
Hats off to the thumbnail maker. U nailed bro/sis. Dang what a look on Linus. This is his most gentlemanly portrait yet.
Step one: Don't buy tempered glass case
Brian Zhang Step 1: Don't buy a case with windows, when you want it, than please buy one with tempered glass.
MPZ Prod. I'm fine with my DanCase a4 without TG. Maybe in the future?
Brian Zhang I have a Corsair C70 with side windows made out of plastic, and I fucking hate this material, tempred glass is much better.
Great video, one of my major gripes is the front panel header cables. The Pins on the motherboards (or manual) are very hard to read, and they are often placed next to the Sata connectors which get in the way of each other.
I still have, use, and appreciate my blu-ray drive/burner.
I spent a Saturday cable-managing my home theater cables. Wire loom, velcro straps, power strips screwed onto the back of the rack, etc. Everything looked great. 3 weeks later there was a problem with a Sat receiver. The Tech Support person told me to un-plug the receiver from the power strip. Something like 7 identical black plugs feeding a thick wire-loom of AC power cords and I had to guess which one.... Murphy's Law of Cable Management: Within days of doing cable-management, some part will fail requiring you to tear apart your careful wire job.
2:00 "AMD GPU LOL"
I bet Cablemods marketing is toasting over a boost of 5 additional customers this month, After consumers seeing the price and all the effort to get the cables right.
Wow, this is literally my same exact case and cable management issues completely. I also have that same excuse from 1:03!
Serendipity [Multimedia Arts] how you gon upload a channel trailer then never upload after that
Serendipity [Multimedia Arts] also you look like you have some nice toes what do you think about changing your channel icon to a pic of your toes with some black nail polish on it I’m just saying
*b e g o n e t h o t*
ASITON A virgin detected
how serendipitous
Thanks for the link to cable mod. I've always been confused at how people managed to get such clean cable management. I thought these were all people who had the tools and materials to cut their own wires. Big help.
"Yes- I've bee putting this off for ages, I'm gonna do this!"
Sees $377
Umm... 😒
This is really good timing because I just put together my first pc, and all I have left to do is cable management. Thanks!
377$?
an inexpensive way?
if i come here linus, you know what i will do.
I just came home with the parts for a new system before I started watching this video. Searched my house for LMG employees. No one. SO FAR... I'm watching you Linus.
#BringTheWorkshopBack!
How To Tech I CONCUR!! PLEASE DX
Linus with large case: And that's how you cable manage!!
People with Rasberry Pi: huh?
You've pulled the "Thanks for watching..." ending early gag too many times now. Give your writers some coffee.
Pro tip, get rid of anything like Molex and SATA in your rigs, just get NVMe and the bare needed stuff for pump power etc.
DID anyone notice the Jeremy Clarkson image randomly pop up in the middle of the diagram drawing at 2:08?
yeah hahaha
Yh
James may in the distance: CLAAAAARRRRRCCCCCKKKKKKKSOOOOOON!
Pro tip write it with a colon so people can click on the time stamp 2:08
pooooooooower
i think Linus is the only youtuberIi know that promotes you to click dislike if you didn't like it. that shows that he's actually accepting to criticism
Why is the code "BYECOLTON"?
Andrew P I was wondering that too
maybe because he's making that joke for ages now?
Thx you have inspired me to build my own gaming pc for my 12 birthday i have been watching you for a few months keep up the great work
6:52 *turns on powersupply melting plastic*
this has to be the best/most relevant sponsor, expensive though. You can just braid your existing cables, but it's a bit of work
I got a cable management ad when watching this
JoeyLovesTrains the who thing is a cable management ad...
Of course they target ads... that's like the number one thing to do to improve ad ROI. They don't even need to 'watch' you... it's the video title and tags.
JoeyLovesTrains I got an ad that tells me I should attend this guys business class so I can make $343 a day
I've been using Cablemod's products for a while now and have never been disappointed.
377 $ on cables, woa...
I thought that was a bit crazy too!
I can get a full set for 50$
- 24 Pin ATX Extension Cable x 1
- 4 + 4 Pin EPS Cable x 1
- 8 Pin PCI-e Cable x 2
- 6 Pin PCI-e Cable x 2
- 24 Pin Cable Comb x 4
- 8 Pin Cable Comb x 12
- 6 Pin Cable Comb x 8
It has alot of colors but sadly you can't customize it
Before even clicking the video I knew it was a sponsored video from cablemod. Linus is the type of guy to sell his soul for money and fame lol
"I was russhin" Hahahahhaha
He was Russian? 🤔🤔
Here is how you can cable manage your desk.
Buy zip ties, a roll of Velcro and a pegboard. Loosely drill the pegboard to the ubderside of the desk. To place a cable attach a zip tie through two holes parallel to the cable. Then pass a piece of Velcro through the zip tie and wrap it around the cable and cut it to length. You can also attach large things like power bars, power bricks and routers. Just attach zip ties around the perimeter of the device to the pegboard and pass the Velcro thought a zip tie, under your device and through a second zip tie and then close it over the top of the device.
The result is that you can't see it unless you get really low, doesn't get in the way of your legs and is easily accessed by laying down on your back under your desk. If you wan to change desks you can remove the who pegboard with all the devices in one piece and attach it to the new desk.
Jeremy Clarkson at 2:08 in an Ariel Atom
How to be good at cable management-
1. Get A huge case
2. Stuff all the wires behind the case
3. Now you are officially the best at cable management.
I don't bother with cable management unless the right side is exposed (like a tempered glass right side panel). It's a waste of time, nobody is going to see it except you, and it just makes it harder to change something or troubleshoot when you have to cut all those little cable ties or unravel velcro straps. Cable ties can also put a huge amount of stress on cables, potentially deforming them.
just don't tie them too tight
Harder? With proper cable management it's easier. Cable are already where they should be. Motherboard swaps can happen in minutes since you're not chasing cables everywhere.
Loose cable ends in an open case (where you can't just tuck them into the power supply shroud) can touch fans and make noise from the fan's vibrations. Or, if they get pulled into the blades, you could wind up either getting a new fan, a new cable, or both. And if it was in your CPU cooler's fan, you might be replacing the CPU.
You're correct, you should clean and tidy cables on the front where all the fans are, but there's very little reason to on the back unless it's going to be visible. Just forget to mention that bit. :/
so you would rather spend time untangling spaghetti
Cable mods is a very respectable sponsor.
We appreciate the kind words, thank you!
It was interesting watching you do a live build. Then having to poke the cables such as the fan cable and rgb controller to the other side. It would be interesting if motherboard companies thought about cable management before building a motherboard. Like having the connectors for rgb and other things on the other side you of the cpu.
I amazed that cablemods has not gone rgb or you could print like linus media group logo on to the cables. I wonder if you mixed dbrand and cablemods together.
I also wonder how you could optimise a motherboard to get the cleanest connections.
This was cool. It would also be cool to do one about cable management outside the case.
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Wow! I can't believe they are actually talking about this. Having worked on large mainframes, here are the rules to follow. Tie-wrap cable ties are a error waiting to happen. If you can't easily move the lock-tie then it is too tight and it will eventually cut the cable or cause an intermittent failure. Long clean straight runs are BAAAD! The induce cross talk in the cables and induce random glitches and corruption. When two or more conductors are in close proximity they will become magnetically linked and induce transients. Everyone say it with me, "Transients Baaad". Never run Data and power lines with each other. What might be a simple AC transient spike that the power supply that is designed to handle, can be induced into a data line. AC spikes can easily hit 75 to 100 volts just by turning off some item. These than can be induced into a 5 volt data line and POOF! Data lines under boards very bad. Not all manufacturers sand the points off of the bottom of the board. As time goes by plastics degrade and stiffen up an can heat up. Fans collect dust and vibrate and guess what, as the vibration continues the little pin like points can work their way through the insulation and POOF!
All of these are bad for you and your hard won data.and PC hardware. You can even go as far as never coil a cable. This makes a great air core coil transformers. I have seen what happens to a group of computers that had one failure get induced into 4 others. Not pretty, very expensive and costly for a business that was down for a week. So all I can say is think twice before becoming a neat freak and making your system flakey.
OH GOD ITS ONLY WEDNESDAY, WHY ISN'T IT SATURDAY YET
marben because it is so. period.
Well into Thursday here
marben well I’m in school so it’s feels much longer for me
marben
I have Birthday next Saturday! 28 years on the 28. Juli
Requim Dream happy' birthday in advance may u live a happy live and become wealthy
A updated version of this video would be killer about now.
Linus Cable Tips
sleeves*
Watching him organize his cabels was oddly satisfying....
Step 1: plug in power supply
Step 2:start hooking things up and making it look good
Step 3: get stuck on second to last and yeet the power supply into the oven
God this is so much better than recent content. Still love these guys though.
Its ok i just downloaded some cable management
Is cable management in the back the equivalent of your mom making you clean your room when people are coming over
Microsoft aproves that downloading ram increases performance by 35%
cablemod should keep sponsoring you, I wasn't going to buy but you convinced me.
I hate how into this I am
Should do a DIY cable mob. All you really need is the male plugins, cables, and sleeves.
Make a video how to clean your car
This should come secondary to a cable management guide for your desk. Inside the case matters a lot less than the shit cluttering the underside of your desk and hanging out.
BRING BACK NICKY V!!!
1:26 Hey look at all those tweezers!
We can use them whilst applying all that thermal paste!
Instructions unclear: Cables literally disappeared
cableless
You guys should start a channel that focuses more on business related tech, such as installing corporate level servers, routers, data management and O/S stuff. Similar to Eli the Computer Guy but more hands on.
And the last issue:
*video starts buffering*
Whoever put that photo of Jeremy Clarkson photo in there deserves a promotion!
377 Canadian rubles ?! Yeah... no.
I think it’s USD
Oh yeah, you're right... that makes it even worse.
I've been looking for a video like this! But, like a month ago. I managed to manage the cables myself. Still, it's fun to watch your videos nonetheless. :)
I was rushing or i was russian? lol i need to know help cx
Some people still watch DVDs and Blurays on the PC. Also old flat ribbon IDE cables did effect air flow to the point of full blockage.
"... Cable manage like a pro." I've seen pros do cable management on my work desk the other day... It was awful.
I thought I was one of very few who actually run cables between the motherboard and tray. Extra Pro Tip: RGB LED strips near the edge of the motherboard between the motherboard and tray look sweet AF! Yes, that requires running them BEFORE securing the motherboard too. Just inside the standoffs usually give it enough space from the edge to get a nice glow without the separation of individual LEDs. No, my components do no get any warmer, nor is there enough heat from the LED strips to cause any issues either. I ran strips behind my Asus B350 and my current Asus X470 boards. Both boards have run an OCd R5 1600x, G.Skill memory @ 2800 MHz CL 15 and a dinosaur of a GPU, the EVGA GTX 780 TI Dual Classified. Which I'm happy AF to say that I'm finally upgrading to an Asus Strix 1070 TI. Bought today at an awesome price (I couldn't pass up $350 USD) and should be in my rig by Monday. I know the person I'm buying it from and I'm the IT that works on his rig. I just have to wait on him to get his 1080 TI. :-)