Antec 300 - Cable management
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jamesd1981
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certainly alot of the sata cables seem really long, if you replaced them with as short a ones that you can that would take away some clutter
jamesd1981
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well normally i tape some of my cables to the walls or floor of the case, but i see you have to large case fans, so that a no go, there was a post on here earlier with someone who got these black rings with there case and it turned out they were for wrapping you internal case cables round so they were not as long and you didnt have loads of loose cables, i will try find it and post the link for you.
jamesd1981
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http://www.computerforum.com/189959-black-ring-came-my-case-what.html
read that thread, although the rings came with the case, no doubt you can buy them seperate
read that thread, although the rings came with the case, no doubt you can buy them seperate
FXB
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So I tie all my power connectors together and all my data connectors together?
FXB
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rule of thumb. tie and tuck
Where do I tuck it away in this case?
jamesd1981
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you can tuck under the floor if it has enough space, or under the drive bays
FXB
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How do I get my cables under the floor?
The 300 sucks for cable mangement. Should have got a NZXT Beta EVO. Plastic ties and tuck and tuck, cry for awhile then tuck some more.
jamesd1981
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well in the photo of the case you posted, they go from the psu, down through a gap in the floor and then back up, check your case it might not have a gap in the floor for cable management, but if it does stand the case up normally and take both sides off, so you can better access the floor side of the case where the motherboard rests
Drenlin
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This is the very reason I keep recommending against that case :/
It will never be as good as a full tower like that Cosmos, but if you have a Dremel, you can cut a couple of holes in it to help. Like this:
(yes, that is a 300)
Otherwise, just try and tie everything up, like so:
As long as the cables are out of the way of your airflow, it should be ok...nobody can see inside it with the side panel on anyway, right?
It will never be as good as a full tower like that Cosmos, but if you have a Dremel, you can cut a couple of holes in it to help. Like this:
(yes, that is a 300)
Otherwise, just try and tie everything up, like so:
As long as the cables are out of the way of your airflow, it should be ok...nobody can see inside it with the side panel on anyway, right?
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Geoff
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You must be pretty bored vista
Huh? I was just saying it looked better...