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I have a Micro ATX Mini case, it is void of cable management and it's very compact and small. I've tried to get clean cable management in the case, but I can't seem to make it look clean. The PSU isn't modular so I have a plethora of spare Molex cables hanging about. The only thing I could think of was stuffing them in a spare bay, but it still looks crappy. Any ideas? This is my first PC build, I want it to look nice.
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Go to Home Depot and buy one of these. I think Office Depot/Max also carries them. The 5" ones are probably better for cable management, but the 8" are more useful overall.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/VELCRO-Brand-8-in-x-1-2-in-Reusable-Ties-50-Pack-90924HD/202261940

And get started velcroing cables together, cables to the case, etc. Don't bother trying to do it properly (loop around cable bundle). That's how you want to use regular cable ties, but makes it harder to rearrange the velcro ones in the future (to add/remove or rearrange cables). Ease of rearranging is the whole point of the velcro ties. So just put the loop around a single cable (the thickest) or the case. Then use the tag end of the velcro to wrap the other cables...
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Go to Home Depot and buy one of these. I think Office Depot/Max also carries them. The 5" ones are probably better for cable management, but the 8" are more useful overall.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/VELCRO-Brand-8-in-x-1-2-in-Reusable-Ties-50-Pack-90924HD/202261940

And get started velcroing cables together, cables to the case, etc. Don't bother trying to do it properly (loop around cable bundle). That's how you want to use regular cable ties, but makes it harder to rearrange the velcro ones in the future (to add/remove or rearrange cables). Ease of rearranging is the whole point of the velcro ties. So just put the loop around a single cable (the thickest) or the case. Then use the tag end of the velcro to wrap the other cables to it.
 
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zip ties. those bread ties have a metal core and could cause a short.
double sided tape, don't cheap out here get the good stuff. you can use the tape as anchors for flat cables and anchors for Zip ties.

if there is a cavity above the PSU that is where I stuff unused PSU cables, the extra length of the 24-pin cable, etc
 
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