Honestly learned so much and I’ve only been around for about 7-8 months. If you ever wonder if you’re content is enjoyable, the answer is yes. Great job, keep ‘em coming
Greg if he had the money and time: Welcome to our new Playlist, where we fix the cable management worldwide, making the whole world have finally an organized setup for the cables, no more messyness, no more!
Another viewer here that has learned SO much from watching your videos. When I built my first PC in 2019 it was disgusting as far as cable management goes. Thanks to all your PCDC videos I gained the confidence to reroute and tidy up all my cable management and it made a huge difference in aesthetic. Keep up the content Greg.
I quite interestingly always route my BIGGEST cables first, as I find them to be harder to run through things when all of the small wires are already in place I had a very efficient and head ache free time doing all my cable management with bigger cables first , smaller cables 2nd I guess this shows that what really matters is having a PLAN for it and it’ll go well
This playlist is a very nice idea! I know for sure when I first started my PC building adventures that I was no master at cable management, but with this sort of demonstration I'm sure lots of people can get a few ideas about how they can make their rigs pop. My Corsair 750D is definitely a 'party in the front/disaster in the back' sort of deal.
My build is in the same Fractal case. I know the difficulties associated with building in that case. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. I revisit my cable management every two or three months just to see what I can do better. My next re-do will be to replace the psu with a modular design unit to reduce excess cables.
Cable management has always been a nightmare for me. I've built a few pcs and I always try to keep the cables organized, but I end up (fairly quickly) giving up. Maybe it's patience thing. Also, I am about to build a mini-itx on meshlicious. Just waiting for parts to ship from US to Brazil, where I live. Maybe this will give me an extra motivation to do a nice cable management, since it will be my first itx build and I've heard they are quite hard/stressful to cable manage.
Guess it's a good thing that unless you are blocking fans with the wires, it's 100% form over function and does absolutely nothing for a PC's performance. It is nice to have a neat case with clean cable routing though, and given room behind the board tray to actually manage the cables it is good practice to do so.
I got that exact case (in gunmetal grey) and motherboard, and slapped together a budget pc with it. The one big complaint that I had was where to run the cables so that it looked clean. This video is a tutorial for me now. Appreciate it. Keep up the good work :).
I hope case manufacturers will sponsor this type of videos for people who have outdated cases to help them and promote their case with great cable management capabilities.
Regardless if anyone finds this video useless or not, I'm glad for it! I don't think it's often that cable management is shown or talked about in the best way to route cables with a case like this. I for one, kinda needed it lol, so thank you for making time for a video like this!
Another great video Greg. I upgraded my mb from a B450 to a B550 about 3 weeks ago. I front side cable management looks the bees knees, but the back side a couldn't be bothered about. After watching this video, you've guilted me into cleaning that up now. So I'm off to now do it. LOL. Keep the great video's coming mate. Melbourne, Australia.
Hey, this is the same case that I have! I'm gonna rewatch this tomorrow when I have the time and energy to actually do something with the information lol. Thanks for this Greg. :)
I have had a few owners who asked just for this a cleaning and cable manage everything and they are blown away because they always think they needed a whole new case. Not everyone has the patience to do this but it is satisfying seeing people's reactions.
I wish I had known your philosophy of the small wires first and large wires last. I have an 011D XL with 10 fans with 2 wires each and 2 fan controllers. I feel like my cable management is like 75% good but with your skills could be 200%. Once I watch you do some more complicate me builds I’m going to re-do my system. Thanks for this video 🙏
Loved this video! This is the same case that my wife has and after watching this I am going to redo the cable management on it. Seeing how you routed some of the cables I see where I can clean up a couple areas where I had no clue how to run the cables where they were not as visible. Really looking forward to seeing more in this series!!!
I just built my own pc inside a case I’ve never even seen. A Lian li case. After seeing how nice the case is and it has plates to hide things. I was determined to make my cable management as amazing as possible even if it’s hidden! I was so excited. And I’m even more excited for the future of my pc building. Thanks for all the videos Greg! My favorite pc related channel out there!!!
The Focus G is the case I chose for the build I did for my brother a few years ago. Budget all the way with a Skylake i7 and a used 1060 6gb. For the price I really liked it. My cable management was somewhere in between yours and your client's.
My only issue with the focus g is the routing hole for the 24 pin power connector is too small for psus with in-line capacitors. At least that's the case for me, with my motherboard installed, I only have half an inch with that hole, and my rm650x has cables that are like 3/4 inch thick
I am still using my first PC build. Once I first got it together the cable management side of things was a nightmare,..lol.., took it apart tried cleaning it up.. was difficult. Took advantage of ties and velcro straps, the strategy of thin to thick cables, came out clean. The next few PCs I built came out perfectly clean and the people said ,, professional,, .. managing cables definitely gives you a sense of accomplishment and it just looks good.
wow a channel with 811k subscriber that reads every single comment on his channel that's rare on these days , thank you and you did a really clean cable management
How to make a PC 1000x more difficult to work on later for 0.05% better airflow. I cable managed the crap out of my first custom gaming PC build. Then later regretted it as I had to diagnose an issue and all my threaded tight cables had to be removed just to do anything. It totally does look better though.
As someone who literally works on random PCs all the time... I _much_ prefer tidy systems with actual effort into cable management. But I obviously don't speak for everyone.
@@GregSalazar I think the key thing there is 'tidy system'. You can have things super tightly managed, and still have it get in the way when someone is trying to troubleshoot. I had someone that had basically braided together a bunch of SATA data cables, and then when the drive failed, they were too scared of accidentally cutting one of the cables to deal with the cable ties they'd bound them with. So I used pliers to crush the lock on the zip tie and watched them feel stupid for worrying about it. It also made it much harder to disconnect the faulty drive, as tracing the cables was more complicated due to how 'tightly managed' it was. I'd prefer a 'loose but sensible' management over 'really tightly managed, but obfuscates routing'. which is probably what Bryan was referring to. My builds tend to be something of a mullet, on cable management. The front side I try to keep super tidy, the back end is clean and well-washed, but not really styled. In practical terms, that means while the, say, SATA cables might all be going the same direction and routed along the same channels, they aren't tied down super tight. The Mobo power and CPU power will go through different holes, all the PCIE power through one, fan and front I/O get branched off to go through the holes closest to where they plug in. Again, nothing tightly tied down, just enough 'management' to keep them from 'hanging' everywhere. The only truly 'messy' sections are right next to the power supply (due to the length of cables and the fact that it's usually such a small space you aren't going to be working there without disconnecting the PSU anyway) and the AIO hose, which for obvious reasons, I don't want to be trying to mess with if I don't have too. Makes it easier to deal with individual issues, as opposed to having to deal with having 10+ cables tightly wound through one or two holes, meaning I have to deal with the whole brace, as opposed to just d-con from front side and then push the connecter through the hole, without having to disconnect everything. It also is really helpful when dealing with things like RGB wiring and 3rd party rgb controllers, to be able to deal with cables individually. Of course, the type of case you are working with is also a MASSIVE factor when it comes to cable management and what is and isn't 'good'. The only time I'd see it as a really good idea to be completely strict on cable management, is when you are having to deal with extensions or conversion chains. Which realistically, with a modern PC, you should NOT be having to deal with those at all. The words 'daisy molex hell' should give you an indicator of what I'm referring to. This is also from the perspective of maintenance and spot changes. If you are redoing everything, then tightly managed might be better, but for normal users and troubleshooting, not so much.
Very nice! I would love to see you tackle RGB related issues especially. From fixing builds that were never visually finished due to people not knowing what to do with all the RGB stuff, to builds without the right header for the RGB stuff inside, to builds with RGB issues due to incompatible ecosystems, and to just cleaning up builds with excessive cabling due to RGB... I've been building PCs longer than you, and I must say that I have a really hard time learning all this new RGB stuff, haha. Would love to learn together with you!
OMFG this was so helpful and awesome to hear the approach and thinking. I have a Fractal Define R5 case and am gonna use this to redo all my cabling, idk like it atm.
Hey Greg, been enjoying your videos quite a bit, and I like the variety! I think a good ending phrase for this series would be "Thanks for routing with me."
Shame there's not more videos in this playlist, always love to see good cabling runs. I did a new build about a month and a half ago and did the exact same thing with the PCIe power cable, good to know Greg would approve of that technique
That will be a great series. I can repair, build and clean PCs but my cable management skills are really bad. In front it's fine but the backs look terrible. Also cool, first video and the case shown is the one I use for my second and third gaming PC. It is extremely cheap, light weight and really good and simple.
Your outro for this series should be: "Thanks for tidying with me" :D. Good video as always, maybe we'll start seeing less spaghetti monster PC's in the future.
A ways back now, just when the big C just started, I built myself a new, fully water-cooled, RGB-Vomit PC (Ryzen 9 3900X, RTX 2080Ti). My fist Water-Cooled, RGB-Vomit System. I was not prepared for the PITA that is the additional ARGB cables. Holy schmeckels, getting those all the Blocks and Fans connected and tied up neatly without the blasted ARGB connector unplugging itself all the time was...an experience. But that's on me, because I wanted the RGB's everywhere. Might cut back a tad on the RGB on my next build - this one will serve me well for the forseeable future, I hope. Nice Video, Greg!
Honestly Greg is putting all the local Orlando repair shops out of business soon😂. From troubleshooting and repairing, cleaning pcs and consoles, and now fixing cable management.
Cable management doesn't mean a thing to me. Take the side cover off of my machine and you can hardly see the motherboard for the cables ...BUT...never had a problem with it and it runs great and that's all that matters.
It did help temps because the fans weren’t connected. Also shows how much part selection can affect the overall look of your build. Matching the size of your case and motherboard can help with cable management. This Matx motherboard in an atx case means the hd audio cable sticks out like a sore thumb.
I have love/hate relation ship with cable managements, I always choose the hardest cases to cable manage on them, when I am working on them I hate that I am taking long time making it as neat as possible at the same time when I finish I get the feeling of (it was worth it). 1 tip I can give: is choose the parts/ pc case wisely + there are PSU extension cables that doesn't cost much if you wanted to add a little extra effort.
Oh my stars and garters this is such a great and informative new series! Way to go Greg! By showing step by step how to clean up cable management I just learned a ton that I will be using in future builds. Nice job buddy!
That's why I love the Thermaltake Versa line of Cases; shove everything out of sight behind the MoBo Tray, zip tie what you can then just jam the THICK right side panel on; all good!
I always thought of cable management as an important part of the build. I know some people don't care, and that's fine.. but for me, I compare my work to what could be obtained from a pre-built from a system integrator. Especially if I am building the system for someone else, I want my systems to be not only technically superior (non proprietary components, sensible parts, price/value, etc) but it has to look better and everything has to work. It has to be clean, every port is connected, all front panel I/O.. everything. I agree with Greg, it's just a matter of pride, I took the time to source and build the system, it's my work, my name is attached to it.. it has to not only work good, but look good. I am a fan of this series, looking forward to more!
Greg, I swear that you teach me clever tricks for clean builds pretty regularly. I don't know why I didn't think to use zip ties for cable management lol I was using cable ties, but that wasn't sufficient. I'm about to do a rewire so that I can upgrade some parts on my recent build. I've added zip ties to my cart so that I can maintain my theme.
I have the worst cable management skills and the biggest OCD about it. So this was really helpful. I think my main issue was that I didn't think to start with the small stuff first. Might take apart my computer sometime and do this for mine. I definitely have a "party in the back" situation. I wish I still lived in the Orlando area, but I left FL a while ago.
I really hope you did not forget to check the fan curves for the CPU fan, Greg. Other than that, good video. It is not always as easy as it looks here to rout cables. This build was pretty straightforward. I recently bought a pre-built (no disaster like GN reviews) and the front looked fine but the back was an unmitigated disaster (what with all the RGB and FAN cables - 6 RGB fans plus RGB pump head). When I modified my fan setup from stock cheapos for silence I cable managed everything much better. Did not think it would take me about 6 hours (whole upgrade and management) but it was my first time.
The Focus G was my very first case, when I started building PCs in 2019. My cable management sucked balls, though I'd like to think I'm improving with each build I do. I hope to get this good with cable management down the line.
Didn’t expect to get series out of this but this is great because all cases are different and cable management is something that is must and can be a cause of some easy to fix problems 😎
The first case I bought myself was a Fractal Focus G (same as in vid). The only big downside to the case, was the opening between the front fans, and mobo tray. Made my own alu psu cover from some scraps. Also the HD audio cable is waaay short
I would like to argue the fact that for some people this is a difficult thing to do. You are a magician to be able to make this case look as clean as it does. I always have a plan when I do my cable management but hardly goes the way I want it to. When I say always I mean the 3 pcs that I have built. Lol. Great job. Looking forward to more like this
Brainstorming names for this series: PC re-string The detangler Pc Reroute The adventures of Captain Greg and Zippie Yes the last one would require a cartoon Zip tie that is similar to but legally distinct from Clippie Just having some fun, love your content. I am aways excited to see that notification pop up on my phone.
Ive taken 3-5 hours rerouting cables, drilling new channel holes and making panels to hide cables and make the system look almost wireless. I have the most fun doing cable management, especially in SFF builds or all Glass Cases.
I have a feeling some time in the distant future companies will make parts where you can just snap/click the parts together eliminating the use of wires all together. The are already doing it with storage. Instead of sata and IDE cables, you connect with M.2. RAM and GPU are connected mainly by snapping the parts in. Now all that is left is for CPU and motherboard power as well as the front I/O connectors, CPU cooler and case fans.
Cable-ness is next to goodle-ness! Uncle Carey Holzman sent me. Much thanks; now I'll remember there's a right as well as a left side to remove when cleaning 🤔 Great job and looking forward to more PC video's.
nice this video is going to saved right now. I will be upgrading from asrock 450m board to asrock b550 velocita(will be here in the next couple of days). thanks greg. i love your videos. so entertaining. keep them coming.
"I want these videos to be around 10 minutes." Well, you almost made it. Just seven minutes longer. Jokes aside though I don't mind longer videos. I actually find myself liking them more. You have great personality and the content is imformative, so I really don't mind them being longer. Thx for the vid as always.
Never been a fan of zip ties. It is possible to undo them, but typically they get cut when you need to change things. I tend to reuse twist ties, or velcro. You can get twist ties that don't have metal by the way. For one unique setup I used a string (it had holes to use, but was not set up for the screws I had, still made it look nice (think a square approach)).
It might be worth it for you to get a cable tie gun. You don't have to go with the top of the line Panduit, there are many other cheaper alternatives. But you do get what you pay for. I own 2 of the Panduit GS2B cable tie guns and have used them for close to 30 years now and they still work flawlessly.
Yoo new series, tbh aside from me using a non-modular psu, Sata cables and my cables being either too short or long I do decent cable management for someone who used a oem case, a cheap thermaltake case and a Nzxt h510 flow case so I hope to learn alot more in this series to make it better
Anyone out there with a _'party in the front/disaster in the back'_ kinda rig? 😅
Yeah me :/ jeez those RGB fan cable is the worst
Nope, I’ve got a disaster in the front and a disaster in the back.
Big fingers small holes.
I'm a small case enthusiast. My rigs are "if panel closes, i'm happy, no transparent side panel"
well my PC could do with some cable management. but I live in the UK. so I guess my pc would never get in a video
My led cables are not hidden
Honestly learned so much and I’ve only been around for about 7-8 months. If you ever wonder if you’re content is enjoyable, the answer is yes. Great job, keep ‘em coming
Much appreciated! I know not everyone will enjoy _everything_ we publish, but we do our best to keep it engaging!
what a cool last name
For an 8 month old your grammar is phenomenal.
@@MotorcitycrownsPod ROFL
@@MotorcitycrownsPod aint no way 💀💀
Greg if he had the money and time:
Welcome to our new Playlist, where we fix the cable management worldwide, making the whole world have finally an organized setup for the cables, no more messyness, no more!
Another viewer here that has learned SO much from watching your videos. When I built my first PC in 2019 it was disgusting as far as cable management goes. Thanks to all your PCDC videos I gained the confidence to reroute and tidy up all my cable management and it made a huge difference in aesthetic. Keep up the content Greg.
I quite interestingly always route my BIGGEST cables first, as I find them to be harder to run through things when all of the small wires are already in place
I had a very efficient and head ache free time doing all my cable management with bigger cables first , smaller cables 2nd
I guess this shows that what really matters is having a PLAN for it and it’ll go well
This playlist is a very nice idea! I know for sure when I first started my PC building adventures that I was no master at cable management, but with this sort of demonstration I'm sure lots of people can get a few ideas about how they can make their rigs pop. My Corsair 750D is definitely a 'party in the front/disaster in the back' sort of deal.
My build is in the same Fractal case. I know the difficulties associated with building in that case. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. I revisit my cable management every two or three months just to see what I can do better. My next re-do will be to replace the psu with a modular design unit to reduce excess cables.
Black cables look so clean, glad my desk hides the see through panel. My ketchup and mustard are hidden in the dark.
Cable management has always been a nightmare for me. I've built a few pcs and I always try to keep the cables organized, but I end up (fairly quickly) giving up. Maybe it's patience thing. Also, I am about to build a mini-itx on meshlicious. Just waiting for parts to ship from US to Brazil, where I live. Maybe this will give me an extra motivation to do a nice cable management, since it will be my first itx build and I've heard they are quite hard/stressful to cable manage.
Meshlicious is pretty decent, As long as your 24-pin and 8-pin cables are long enough, Can make one trunk behind motherboard tray.
@@sevaeron haven’t seen the cables yet, but psu is SF 750 platinum from corsair. Hope it’s fine!
@@andrefurlanetto6013 Good PSU choice. ITX is harder to cable manage (source: me, an ITX user), but it's even more satisfying/rewarding than ATX IMO
Guess it's a good thing that unless you are blocking fans with the wires, it's 100% form over function and does absolutely nothing for a PC's performance. It is nice to have a neat case with clean cable routing though, and given room behind the board tray to actually manage the cables it is good practice to do so.
I got that exact case (in gunmetal grey) and motherboard, and slapped together a budget pc with it. The one big complaint that I had was where to run the cables so that it looked clean. This video is a tutorial for me now. Appreciate it. Keep up the good work :).
I just finished a build in this very same case. Nice to see the similarities in cable management. Good job Greg.
I hope case manufacturers will sponsor this type of videos for people who have outdated cases to help them and promote their case with great cable management capabilities.
Regardless if anyone finds this video useless or not, I'm glad for it! I don't think it's often that cable management is shown or talked about in the best way to route cables with a case like this. I for one, kinda needed it lol, so thank you for making time for a video like this!
Another great video Greg.
I upgraded my mb from a B450 to a B550 about 3 weeks ago. I front side cable management looks the bees knees, but the back side a couldn't be bothered about.
After watching this video, you've guilted me into cleaning that up now. So I'm off to now do it. LOL.
Keep the great video's coming mate.
Melbourne, Australia.
Hey, this is the same case that I have! I'm gonna rewatch this tomorrow when I have the time and energy to actually do something with the information lol. Thanks for this Greg. :)
I have had a few owners who asked just for this a cleaning and cable manage everything and they are blown away because they always think they needed a whole new case. Not everyone has the patience to do this but it is satisfying seeing people's reactions.
Greg has fixed and cleaned all PCs in the Orlando Florida area, and will now fix all the cable management
I wish I had known your philosophy of the small wires first and large wires last. I have an 011D XL with 10 fans with 2 wires each and 2 fan controllers. I feel like my cable management is like 75% good but with your skills could be 200%. Once I watch you do some more complicate me builds I’m going to re-do my system. Thanks for this video 🙏
Greg, I really liked this video. Thank you for the follow through. I will watch this series if you continue to run with them. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the continued support!
This is going to help me TREMENDOUSLY Learn how to cable manage in different cases I hope it really does turn into a series
Loved this video! This is the same case that my wife has and after watching this I am going to redo the cable management on it. Seeing how you routed some of the cables I see where I can clean up a couple areas where I had no clue how to run the cables where they were not as visible. Really looking forward to seeing more in this series!!!
I just built my own pc inside a case I’ve never even seen. A Lian li case. After seeing how nice the case is and it has plates to hide things. I was determined to make my cable management as amazing as possible even if it’s hidden! I was so excited. And I’m even more excited for the future of my pc building. Thanks for all the videos Greg! My favorite pc related channel out there!!!
You are the only one who shows how to run cables. Your segmentation of all the cables at the start was a real help in my build. Thank you!
The Focus G is the case I chose for the build I did for my brother a few years ago. Budget all the way with a Skylake i7 and a used 1060 6gb. For the price I really liked it. My cable management was somewhere in between yours and your client's.
My only issue with the focus g is the routing hole for the 24 pin power connector is too small for psus with in-line capacitors. At least that's the case for me, with my motherboard installed, I only have half an inch with that hole, and my rm650x has cables that are like 3/4 inch thick
I am still using my first PC build. Once I first got it together the cable management side of things was a nightmare,..lol.., took it apart tried cleaning it up.. was difficult. Took advantage of ties and velcro straps, the strategy of thin to thick cables, came out clean. The next few PCs I built came out perfectly clean and the people said ,, professional,, .. managing cables definitely gives you a sense of accomplishment and it just looks good.
Loved it! So satisfying watching you cable manage! 👀
Brilliant work.
wow a channel with 811k subscriber that reads every single comment on his channel that's rare on these days , thank you and you did a really clean cable management
Please keep going. This specific kind of video is incredibly relaxing and cathartic.
Great idea! Love this video, cable management is a pet peeve of mine. Although I'm not very good at it...LOL Love to see a pro do it!! Thank you!
Great Video as usual. love your insight on pc building. I bet your glad not having to deal with any dust bunnies on this build :) keep the vids coming
Nice try with the scam but im not going to be falling for that plus i already have a pc and a ps5.
Excellent. Always nice to watch what others might do. I'll be curious to see what you do when someone brings an o11 or has a three plug gpu etc.
How to make a PC 1000x more difficult to work on later for 0.05% better airflow. I cable managed the crap out of my first custom gaming PC build. Then later regretted it as I had to diagnose an issue and all my threaded tight cables had to be removed just to do anything. It totally does look better though.
As someone who literally works on random PCs all the time... I _much_ prefer tidy systems with actual effort into cable management. But I obviously don't speak for everyone.
@@GregSalazar I think the key thing there is 'tidy system'. You can have things super tightly managed, and still have it get in the way when someone is trying to troubleshoot. I had someone that had basically braided together a bunch of SATA data cables, and then when the drive failed, they were too scared of accidentally cutting one of the cables to deal with the cable ties they'd bound them with. So I used pliers to crush the lock on the zip tie and watched them feel stupid for worrying about it. It also made it much harder to disconnect the faulty drive, as tracing the cables was more complicated due to how 'tightly managed' it was.
I'd prefer a 'loose but sensible' management over 'really tightly managed, but obfuscates routing'. which is probably what Bryan was referring to.
My builds tend to be something of a mullet, on cable management. The front side I try to keep super tidy, the back end is clean and well-washed, but not really styled.
In practical terms, that means while the, say, SATA cables might all be going the same direction and routed along the same channels, they aren't tied down super tight. The Mobo power and CPU power will go through different holes, all the PCIE power through one, fan and front I/O get branched off to go through the holes closest to where they plug in. Again, nothing tightly tied down, just enough 'management' to keep them from 'hanging' everywhere. The only truly 'messy' sections are right next to the power supply (due to the length of cables and the fact that it's usually such a small space you aren't going to be working there without disconnecting the PSU anyway) and the AIO hose, which for obvious reasons, I don't want to be trying to mess with if I don't have too.
Makes it easier to deal with individual issues, as opposed to having to deal with having 10+ cables tightly wound through one or two holes, meaning I have to deal with the whole brace, as opposed to just d-con from front side and then push the connecter through the hole, without having to disconnect everything. It also is really helpful when dealing with things like RGB wiring and 3rd party rgb controllers, to be able to deal with cables individually.
Of course, the type of case you are working with is also a MASSIVE factor when it comes to cable management and what is and isn't 'good'.
The only time I'd see it as a really good idea to be completely strict on cable management, is when you are having to deal with extensions or conversion chains. Which realistically, with a modern PC, you should NOT be having to deal with those at all. The words 'daisy molex hell' should give you an indicator of what I'm referring to.
This is also from the perspective of maintenance and spot changes. If you are redoing everything, then tightly managed might be better, but for normal users and troubleshooting, not so much.
Very nice! I would love to see you tackle RGB related issues especially. From fixing builds that were never visually finished due to people not knowing what to do with all the RGB stuff, to builds without the right header for the RGB stuff inside, to builds with RGB issues due to incompatible ecosystems, and to just cleaning up builds with excessive cabling due to RGB...
I've been building PCs longer than you, and I must say that I have a really hard time learning all this new RGB stuff, haha. Would love to learn together with you!
OMFG this was so helpful and awesome to hear the approach and thinking. I have a Fractal Define R5 case and am gonna use this to redo all my cabling, idk like it atm.
Hey Greg, been enjoying your videos quite a bit, and I like the variety! I think a good ending phrase for this series would be "Thanks for routing with me."
Shame there's not more videos in this playlist, always love to see good cabling runs. I did a new build about a month and a half ago and did the exact same thing with the PCIe power cable, good to know Greg would approve of that technique
That will be a great series. I can repair, build and clean PCs but my cable management skills are really bad. In front it's fine but the backs look terrible.
Also cool, first video and the case shown is the one I use for my second and third gaming PC. It is extremely cheap, light weight and really good and simple.
Your outro for this series should be: "Thanks for tidying with me" :D.
Good video as always, maybe we'll start seeing less spaghetti monster PC's in the future.
A ways back now, just when the big C just started, I built myself a new, fully water-cooled, RGB-Vomit PC (Ryzen 9 3900X, RTX 2080Ti). My fist Water-Cooled, RGB-Vomit System. I was not prepared for the PITA that is the additional ARGB cables. Holy schmeckels, getting those all the Blocks and Fans connected and tied up neatly without the blasted ARGB connector unplugging itself all the time was...an experience. But that's on me, because I wanted the RGB's everywhere. Might cut back a tad on the RGB on my next build - this one will serve me well for the forseeable future, I hope. Nice Video, Greg!
Honestly Greg is putting all the local Orlando repair shops out of business soon😂. From troubleshooting and repairing, cleaning pcs and consoles, and now fixing cable management.
Never been good with cable management! 100 informative. Really enjoy a lot of your videos
Thanks for watching! :-D
Cable management doesn't mean a thing to me. Take the side cover off of my machine and you can hardly see the motherboard for the cables ...BUT...never had a problem with it and it runs great and that's all that matters.
I'm an Electrical Engineering but I'm bad at cable management on PC. Glad you post this video
This motivated me to redo the wiring on one of my computers. It uses this exact same case and gave me some great ideas. I really enjoy your content!
I think the owner of this rig should consider a rear exhaust fan too. Also, fix that missing PCI-e cover, like damn bro...
It did help temps because the fans weren’t connected. Also shows how much part selection can affect the overall look of your build. Matching the size of your case and motherboard can help with cable management. This Matx motherboard in an atx case means the hd audio cable sticks out like a sore thumb.
I have love/hate relation ship with cable managements,
I always choose the hardest cases to cable manage on them, when I am working on them I hate that I am taking long time making it as neat as possible at the same time when I finish I get the feeling of (it was worth it).
1 tip I can give: is choose the parts/ pc case wisely + there are PSU extension cables that doesn't cost much if you wanted to add a little extra effort.
Finally! I've been wanting a playlist like this!
I really did just watch 17 minutes of cable management, incredible work because I enjoyed it all
Yes! this is the series i've been waiting for, so satisfying.. keep the good work greg. 👍👍
Oh my stars and garters this is such a great and informative new series! Way to go Greg! By showing step by step how to clean up cable management I just learned a ton that I will be using in future builds. Nice job buddy!
Thanks so much! :-D
@@GregSalazar You're most welcome!
That's why I love the Thermaltake Versa line of Cases; shove everything out of sight behind the MoBo Tray, zip tie what you can then just jam the THICK right side panel on; all good!
LOVE THIS, next do a PC with tons of rgb fans, those cables are annoying as hell
Haven’t even watched it yet but good job keep this series going I actually find it very entertaining and got me into pc’s as well
I always thought of cable management as an important part of the build. I know some people don't care, and that's fine.. but for me, I compare my work to what could be obtained from a pre-built from a system integrator. Especially if I am building the system for someone else, I want my systems to be not only technically superior (non proprietary components, sensible parts, price/value, etc) but it has to look better and everything has to work. It has to be clean, every port is connected, all front panel I/O.. everything. I agree with Greg, it's just a matter of pride, I took the time to source and build the system, it's my work, my name is attached to it.. it has to not only work good, but look good. I am a fan of this series, looking forward to more!
Excellent. Along with Jayz2Cents' cable management videos and this new playlist, this will be really useful!
Greg, I swear that you teach me clever tricks for clean builds pretty regularly. I don't know why I didn't think to use zip ties for cable management lol I was using cable ties, but that wasn't sufficient. I'm about to do a rewire so that I can upgrade some parts on my recent build. I've added zip ties to my cart so that I can maintain my theme.
I have the worst cable management skills and the biggest OCD about it. So this was really helpful. I think my main issue was that I didn't think to start with the small stuff first. Might take apart my computer sometime and do this for mine. I definitely have a "party in the back" situation. I wish I still lived in the Orlando area, but I left FL a while ago.
love this series as cable management is a PITA, and I love most of your content. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the support!
I really hope you did not forget to check the fan curves for the CPU fan, Greg. Other than that, good video.
It is not always as easy as it looks here to rout cables. This build was pretty straightforward. I recently bought a pre-built (no disaster like GN reviews) and the front looked fine but the back was an unmitigated disaster (what with all the RGB and FAN cables - 6 RGB fans plus RGB pump head). When I modified my fan setup from stock cheapos for silence I cable managed everything much better. Did not think it would take me about 6 hours (whole upgrade and management) but it was my first time.
The Focus G was my very first case, when I started building PCs in 2019. My cable management sucked balls, though I'd like to think I'm improving with each build I do. I hope to get this good with cable management down the line.
Fractal Focus G was the first case I ever built in. You never forget your first. ❤️
As long as they provide power, idgaf about how janky my cables are.
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Didn’t expect to get series out of this but this is great because all cases are different and cable management is something that is must and can be a cause of some easy to fix problems 😎
The first case I bought myself was a Fractal Focus G (same as in vid).
The only big downside to the case, was the opening between the front fans, and mobo tray. Made my own alu psu cover from some scraps.
Also the HD audio cable is waaay short
As someone who used to be a pannel wirer, this is a must, always cBle manage, it makes trouble shooting easier and it looks fab
This was a good video. There is one practical reason for cable management in a pc case: loose cables may clip fans.
An episode in and I already love this series.
This was a great video... I learned a great deal about cable management. Thanks man!!
I would like to argue the fact that for some people this is a difficult thing to do. You are a magician to be able to make this case look as clean as it does. I always have a plan when I do my cable management but hardly goes the way I want it to. When I say always I mean the 3 pcs that I have built. Lol. Great job. Looking forward to more like this
YESSSS!! there isn't many cable management videos only in here
Brainstorming names for this series:
PC re-string
The detangler
Pc Reroute
The adventures of Captain Greg and Zippie
Yes the last one would require a cartoon Zip tie that is similar to but legally distinct from Clippie
Just having some fun, love your content. I am aways excited to see that notification pop up on my phone.
Because of you I was able to build my custom gaming PC thank you for being so educational!
I have this same case. It is a pain in the rear to cable manage. Definitely stealing some of your tips and tricks to re-wire mine this weekend lol
Ive taken 3-5 hours rerouting cables, drilling new channel holes and making panels to hide cables and make the system look almost wireless. I have the most fun doing cable management, especially in SFF builds or all Glass Cases.
I have a feeling some time in the distant future companies will make parts where you can just snap/click the parts together eliminating the use of wires all together. The are already doing it with storage. Instead of sata and IDE cables, you connect with M.2. RAM and GPU are connected mainly by snapping the parts in. Now all that is left is for CPU and motherboard power as well as the front I/O connectors, CPU cooler and case fans.
Love the new series. I like to make as clean cable management too and this video already gave me some tips :)
Great idea for videos Greg. I have always tried my best, but sometimes it just gets too much! Especially when you have PWM and ARGB runs to route!
i like the idea of the new playlist. i'm thinking this playlist is going to grow FAST!
Oh this series sounds awesome!
Cable-ness is next to goodle-ness! Uncle Carey Holzman sent me. Much thanks; now I'll remember there's a right as well as a left side to remove when cleaning 🤔 Great job and looking forward to more PC video's.
nice this video is going to saved right now. I will be upgrading from asrock 450m board to asrock b550 velocita(will be here in the next couple of days). thanks greg. i love your videos. so entertaining. keep them coming.
Look forward to the new series! Great job! Greg the Guru shall be ur new name!!! Keep up the great work!!
Fantastic job! Almost miraculous. Going to have to start calling you Saint Salazar. Keep up the great work
I'm certainly no saint! Just ask Lisa LOL.
Awesome job with that Focus G! Never seen a build in it where the empty space is, well, empty. :)
Greg, what a great tutorial on proper cable management. I'm bookmarking this video for future reference.
This would be a good series if the rigs featured would have old cases or ones that dont have that much area to hide cables
Eyyy i like this for a new series. I'm guilty of having an absolute mess behind the back panel but the front is (IMO) clean.
love your channel and content keep up with the great work u are doing
Thanks Greg, I did wonder if the CPU fan header could be used like an ordinary fan header.
"I want these videos to be around 10 minutes."
Well, you almost made it. Just seven minutes longer. Jokes aside though I don't mind longer videos. I actually find myself liking them more. You have great personality and the content is imformative, so I really don't mind them being longer. Thx for the vid as always.
Really liked this video, the only is that id like a before and after shot at the end.
Never been a fan of zip ties. It is possible to undo them, but typically they get cut when you need to change things. I tend to reuse twist ties, or velcro. You can get twist ties that don't have metal by the way. For one unique setup I used a string (it had holes to use, but was not set up for the screws I had, still made it look nice (think a square approach)).
It might be worth it for you to get a cable tie gun. You don't have to go with the top of the line Panduit, there are many other cheaper alternatives. But you do get what you pay for. I own 2 of the Panduit GS2B cable tie guns and have used them for close to 30 years now and they still work flawlessly.
You da man Greg!!!! Never stop doing these videos!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Looks good Greg. Great Vid man.
Much appreciated!
a transition shot in the end would be gr8 for this like how it looked before into how it looks now anyway great vid :D
hey greg, this new playlist pleases my OCD... lol keep these eps. coming!!!
Yoo new series, tbh aside from me using a non-modular psu, Sata cables and my cables being either too short or long I do decent cable management for someone who used a oem case, a cheap thermaltake case and a Nzxt h510 flow case so I hope to learn alot more in this series to make it better
Oh yess!! This is exactly what i needed and been waiting for