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I was unsure of which category to submit this thread to, I hope that’s okay. So basically, about a month ago I built my first PC, and I’m quite satisfied with it, the only problem I’m having is the cables. I’ve tried my best but it still looks like crap, any advice on what i can do with the PCI-E power cables, the USB cables, the HD Audio cable, and the fan power cables would be greatly appreciated. Here’s a picture. https://i.imgur.com/98VctOf.jpg
 
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On the bottom of the picture, that's all loose cables with extra slack that can be pulled tighter and hidden in the back. The mobo cable should be against the side of the case that the mobo is on. Cases usually have a hole on the right of the mobo for it to go in. It's dark but I believe I do see a hole there. That hole is for the mobo cable. You might be able to get the pcie cables to go there too if they are long enough. The audio cable, bend it so it's more of a 90 degree off the mobo and run it along the bottom of the mobo.

What case it this? You can usually google the case and find pics of how others did their cable management in them.
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I fixed the image for you. Get all the extra cable slack on the other side of the case to hide it and tie it. My case has easy clip ties rather than zip ties so I can take them on and off easily. I have velro straps for cables outside the case to the monitor, speakers, mouse, etc. For cables that can't be hidden like the cpu fan and case fans, make a small loop and tie them and try to hide them somewhere. I tuck the cpu fan wire under the fan or heatsink depending on where the fan header is located on the mobo.
 
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How so? do you mean to the back side of the case? I've moved every cable possible to the back but the ones such as the GPU power cables just can't be moved, I've also zip-tied a couple of wires but i don't know where to stuff them, For example the HD audio cable that's just resting on top of the PSU, i don't really know where i can move that so it's not just in the middle of everything.
 
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On the bottom of the picture, that's all loose cables with extra slack that can be pulled tighter and hidden in the back. The mobo cable should be against the side of the case that the mobo is on. Cases usually have a hole on the right of the mobo for it to go in. It's dark but I believe I do see a hole there. That hole is for the mobo cable. You might be able to get the pcie cables to go there too if they are long enough. The audio cable, bend it so it's more of a 90 degree off the mobo and run it along the bottom of the mobo.

What case it this? You can usually google the case and find pics of how others did their cable management in them.
 
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the case is a phantom p240. I've tried my best, does it look at least half decent now?
http://imgur.com/0wToCig
 
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That looks a lot better. The cable that's on top of the graphics card, is that long enough to route along the top of the mobo? That cable on top of the psu, I'm wondering if it can just go straight up and fit between the mobo and graphics card on the left. The smaller cables on the bottom right might be able to be tied together.
 
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