Fixing a Viewer PC's AWFUL Cable Management!

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#CableMatters

[@GregSalazar]

Anyone out there with a _'party in the front/disaster in the back'_ kinda rig? 😅

[@ClemBt]

Yeah me :/ jeez those RGB fan cable is the worst

[@mcmakers8850]

Nope, I’ve got a disaster in the front and a disaster in the back. Big fingers small holes.

[@G0nZ4Low]

I'm a small case enthusiast. My rigs are "if panel closes, i'm happy, no transparent side panel"

[@BubbyGamingOfficial]

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

[@mikew1978]

My led cables are not hidden

[@AlexandeRSciswoR]

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!

[@Iconiic752]

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

[@GregSalazar]

Much appreciated! I know not everyone will enjoy _everything_ we publish, but we do our best to keep it engaging!

[@HoloScope]

what a cool last name

[@MotorcitycrownsPod]

For an 8 month old your grammar is phenomenal.

[@rvh4034]

@@MotorcitycrownsPod ROFL

[@Matthijsz]

@@MotorcitycrownsPod aint no way 💀💀

[@rangersmith4652]

An often overlooked advantage of good cable management is that it makes keeping the PC's interior clean a whole lot easier.

[@GregSalazar]

This.

[@theeeves]

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.

[@thegamerdad2870]

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.

[@HarrytheUnlucky]

Black cables look so clean, glad my desk hides the see through panel. My ketchup and mustard are hidden in the dark.

[@NWGarage]

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

[@michaelw.458]

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.

[@andrefurlanetto6013]

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.

[@sevaeron]

Meshlicious is pretty decent, As long as your 24-pin and 8-pin cables are long enough, Can make one trunk behind motherboard tray.

[@andrefurlanetto6013]

@@sevaeron haven’t seen the cables yet, but psu is SF 750 platinum from corsair. Hope it’s fine!

[@killerful]

@@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

[@bdhale34]

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.

[@DarkHorseCom]

I just finished a build in this very same case. Nice to see the similarities in cable management. Good job Greg.

[@aceutopia]

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 :).

[@skipatrolslayer]

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. :)

[@joonmirvae]

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.

[@Haktarr]

This is actually one of the best cable management guides on YT, cause that's what most people have - not an over expensive rig with lots of rgb, glass panels, liquid cooled graphics card and massive CPU coolers, but a fairly middle-range build capable of satisfactory performance in 1080p. Here's what I wuld've changed: 1) Velcro instead of zip ties. You can get this from aliexpress at a ridiculously low price, and in my opinion its usefulness far outweights its cost. Of course, in doesn't fit everywhere, so zip ties are still a must-have, even if only as a plan B. 2) In this particular case a single exhaust fan would drop the thermals like 5-10 degrees for every part except maybe for hard drive and ssd.

[@doc_w4lrus886]

This is going to help me TREMENDOUSLY Learn how to cable manage in different cases I hope it really does turn into a series

[@shaunc5287]

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.

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for the continued support!

[@ErelicGaming]

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 🙏

[@SirDaffyD]

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.

[@orjay6745]

Greg has fixed and cleaned all PCs in the Orlando Florida area, and will now fix all the cable management

[@jamesradney5560]

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!!!

[@passionfly1]

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!

[@deviousnate7238]

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.

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

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

[@PulseGamingRd0923]

Loved it! So satisfying watching you cable manage! 👀

[@zellar1]

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!

[@adamganase1252]

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.

[@spacet1me]

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.

[@AtomikMenace]

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.

[@RaimaNd]

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.

[@iK1tK4t]

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!!!

[@moizfarooqi9999]

love this series as cable management is a PITA, and I love most of your content. Keep up the good work!

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for the support!

[@aboortedlastname9279]

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.

[@BenBlademanSimpson]

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

[@BenBlademanSimpson]

Nice try with the scam but im not going to be falling for that plus i already have a pc and a ps5.

[@THECLIPSS666]

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

[@gallihdxfun9449]

Yes! this is the series i've been waiting for, so satisfying.. keep the good work greg. 👍👍

[@Valtekken]

Please keep going. This specific kind of video is incredibly relaxing and cathartic.

[@PCFixer]

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!

[@treken]

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!

[@mopioline65]

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

[@Edgemaster72]

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

[@HyruleHomie]

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!

[@HazewinDog]

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!

[@Aldranis]

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."

[@Frogiez17]

Never been good with cable management! 100 informative. Really enjoy a lot of your videos

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching! :-D

[@trainmaster0217]

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.

[@JimmyCrackorn]

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.

[@DasLooney]

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!

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks so much! :-D

[@DasLooney]

@@GregSalazar You're most welcome!

[@Shippuuryu]

Finally! I've been wanting a playlist like this!

[@ahmedalshamsi1150]

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.

[@ZERONEVERSEVEN]

This was a good video. There is one practical reason for cable management in a pc case: loose cables may clip fans.

[@jasonwest3618]

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!

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Thanks Greg, I did wonder if the CPU fan header could be used like an ordinary fan header.

[@Django45]

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.

[@StilgarAstartes]

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!

[@DavidWiles]

Excellent. Along with Jayz2Cents' cable management videos and this new playlist, this will be really useful!

[@baseballseth]

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.

[@ukultur9237]

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

[@davidjohn_va]

An episode in and I already love this series.

[@PinkyTech]

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.

[@痛みマイケル]

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.

[@timothypate7929]

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 😎

[@MarcsSpark]

Really liked this video, the only is that id like a before and after shot at the end.

[@hackharlow76]

Because of you I was able to build my custom gaming PC thank you for being so educational!

[@RuruFIN]

Awesome job with that Focus G! Never seen a build in it where the empty space is, well, empty. :)

[@TheBojengles]

Fractal Focus G was the first case I ever built in. You never forget your first. ❤️

[@gilbrowning4695]

I can't believe it I have the same case is it a Fractal Focus G also with a microboard gigabyte aorus b450m ... with a amd 2600x & rx570. Your video inspired me to clean up the cable management as well! Thanks again

[@bennydarko]

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.

[@iLinlinn]

I'm an Electrical Engineering but I'm bad at cable management on PC. Glad you post this video

[@frandingofd4059]

I wish I been close to you, the back of my pc is a mess. Good job on the cable management

[@taggerman6867]

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.

[@Aivinex]

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.

[@ohotnic_na_naturalow]

Yesterday clean up my pc and make cable management, looking much cleaner) thanks for your video help

[@ianmcleod6428]

Brilliant work.

[@mediumpete]

Ha! I built my Dad a system in the same case with the same motherboard and got a kit of 3 DeepCool RGB fans which included a PWM fan splitter - made for much easier cable management. Love seeing how a pro did cable management in a build like this.

[@Greyhoundsniper]

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

[@JoaoVictor-hz4rm]

YESSSS!! there isn't many cable management videos only in here

[@darthllama1]

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!

[@dietrichluna7374]

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

[@matasa7463]

I think the owner of this rig should consider a rear exhaust fan too. Also, fix that missing PCI-e cover, like damn bro...

[@MiguelManzur99]

LOVE THIS, next do a PC with tons of rgb fans, those cables are annoying as hell

[@AdamEverythingRC]

Great Job! I have built two of these cases with full ATX motherboard' and they are tight to work on. try adding AIO just makes it worse. The hard drive tray is so close I used a 90 SATA cable and power conector ( with a HD not SSD ) or you could not put the side panel back on. again Great Job Greg good case to start with. If you can do that case you can do any case!

[@GerdTerd]

Looks great! Have you ever worked with Velcro cable ties? I use them instead of zip ties as much as I can so that I don't have to cut ties every time I install a new part.

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

I've used both, but some cases have annoyingly small cable management tie downs

[@SpearMKW]

have this same case and also struggled a lot with cable management in it. also can confirm that audio cable is definitely too short lol

[@charles.3187]

I really did just watch 17 minutes of cable management, incredible work because I enjoyed it all

[@ILiketurtles68]

Im curious to see the progression of Greg's cable managing skills with this series. I feel like everytime I cable manage a pc I feel like I get better and see things/ways to manager better each time. I'm very much looking forward to this spin off series.

[@gerydblackmore5484]

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

[@markpoint1351]

hey greg, this new playlist pleases my OCD... lol keep these eps. coming!!!

[@DjRavix]

Hi Greg Looks really nice and gives some general tips for cable management You might in the future want to add a warning for people who use the cable binders that are used on lots of cables to hold them together (in cases and packaged cables that come with products) since these are a potential danger to a build (since they have metal in them) I have seen systems being totally destroyed by these I hope you will add this to your videos in the future as a lot of people still seem to use this without realizing the damage it potentially could do

[@Teksers]

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.

[@boblekewl]

I love this. Can’t wait to see more cases you do this in. Especially a Cooler Master H500P or a Lian Li O11 XL.

[@DextanPelit]

Love the new series. I like to make as clean cable management too and this video already gave me some tips :)

[@exploiterv]

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

[@wiId4382]

I would love to see this series go somewhere ( i never know what to do with wires) my streaming pc could definetly use some help. Bought it off a friend and its a wreck

[@JamesJohnAgar]

Well done you did a great job with that case/setup.

[@kcdub04]

Showing the bios work for updating fan control would have also been great for this video since you switched cpu and fan headers.

[@willn8664]

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.

[@jeremybadlon]

Thanks Greg. I learned some techniques from your content and will apply it on my desktop when I clean it.

[@deanhayes2977]

Like the Video. Though as an i am currently studying to be a technical engineer one of the parts of the course is cable management and how effective it is to make sure it is tidy.

[@rickyd2004]

Cool vid. Only thing I can say is you can clean up the front a bit more by using 2 zip ties for that random audio cable just hanging there. Could do a tight zip-tie on the case. (On the "pillar" of the two small windows) Then a zip tie on the zip tie to hold the audio cable above or below the window so you don't see from the front. Worth thinking about anyway. Edit: On second thought, don't really see it with back panel on, so never mind...

[@RedDawgsPound]

Greg, what a great tutorial on proper cable management. I'm bookmarking this video for future reference.

[@DestryAlecto]

This was a great video... I learned a great deal about cable management. Thanks man!!