Wiring Cables Help!

[gunnerXT]

I just got a Cooler Master Praetorian Case...

Can some give me advice for hiding some of the wires?

I have round IDE for my optical, and serial ata for my hard drives.

I noticed, I think I did an OK job but looking for advice.

Thanks!

here is a pic.

 

[CrimandEvil]

Route them under the motherboard and behind the drives. Nice case, Msi board?

 

[ness1469]

Tuck all of the slack of the wiring in the drive bays, or behind them on the other side.

 

[NotSoSimple]

I just tucked mine up through a hole by the PSU, behind the motherboard tray, and then sleeved the visible wires. Then wire tired all the other extra PSU wires behind the drive bays where you couldnt see them.

Wire sleeving looks really nice also.

 

[CrimandEvil]

Don't forget wire ties.

 

[gunnerXT]

Thanks for the suggestions!

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MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R
AMD 64 3000+
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700PRO
2 X Hitachi 80GB SATA
2 X 512MB Corsair XMS DDR400

Haven't finished yet. Dunno If I should keep the Audigy2 Card or use the on-board MSI audio.

 

[GNNR |AVault|]

I am actually working on the same case (black). Sending the panels out this week for some custom cuts, and figuring out the routing and position to hide as much as possible.

Got to install some acousticpadding as well. I got two IDE and two SATA to route. Managed to place my optical drive and Audigy 2 (using a modified IDE cable) just right so the length is perfect. Sata is another problem though as my sata connectors on the IC7Max3 is on the bottom in a row... kind of awkward to run them but I am figuring it out (might end up going under the board, but it's not my first choice as I actually like airflow under the board.

Fan wires, floppy/card reader USB cable, CF 631 LCD cable all are out of sight, as is the two LED light cannons and the two converers for my ccfl lights. I got to paint the backside of the mobo tray black still as I have a half window there with a 4" ccfl to light it up.

 

[gunnerXT]

RE: GNNR |AVault|

Can you post some pics, so I can get an idea of how your routing the wires? Thsi would help alot.

Thanks!!

 

[Impact9]

I bought a huge amount of these thing a while back and they make wiring a case a breeze. I would suggest never to build a computer with out these zip tie mounts.

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=133&item=TM-1&type=store