Wire management and usb 3.0 splitting help needed

[ricanvillin]

Ok so my issue is this was my first build and its a beauty of a machine...but....im horrible at wire management and theres wire everywhere. I dont know how to wrap or if they need to be extended to hide but i already have a bunch of them on the otherside of my motherboard(to the point where back panel of case kind bulges).
Is there anyone in the New Jersey/Delaware area that has wire management knowledge that can help me...or does anyone know of somewhere i can take my pc to get it cleaned up

2nd...i have 1 usb 3.0 port on my motherboard, but my fan controller has 2 usb ports and my case came with 2 usb ports, but i can only connect 1 set, is there a splitter i can use to connect all four to the same port?

 

[porterjw]

Don't be afraid to use the space on the other side of the case (pull the panel off and run wires behind the MoBo tray). Also, patience and zip ties are your best friends when it comes to cable management. Look for nooks you can bundle wires and zip tie them out of the way (Drive bays, upper corners, etc). Group cables together when possible (fan wires running next to SATA or power feeds) then zip tie those too.

As far as your USB port, you can just get a PCI adapter that plugs right in and gives you more connectors.

 

[speedx77x]

Do what Imsati said and run cables through these holes in the case that are circled in blue:
http://imgur.com/qTGvYRO

-Almost forgot, but if you keep your PC on a clean desk you should mount the PSU down to suck in cool air from outside rather than the air in your computer. If you have it on a carpet or the floor don't do it or it'll suck in dust and other stuff.

 

[S.T.A.R.S.]

You can extend your USB support on 2 ways.

1. USB PCI card which connects directly to the motherboard slot:

2. USB hub which connects to USB port.Make sure that it is the powered USB hub which comes with power adapter otherwise you can experience power issues if you connect power hungry devices:

The 10 ports USB hub showed on the above image is probably the cheapest powered USB hub that exists.There are better ones too,but they are more expensive.I have the above one and it works just fine if you know how to do things right...

 

[salvage-this]

Not really a cable management thing, but check what direction your CPU fan is blowing. You want the hot air to go towards the back of the case.

 

[ricanvillin]

A. The Psu idea is actually pretty good...never thought of that

B. Cpu fan is blowing air towards back of case directly into the exhaust fan already in the case..when i run temps my case usuly doesnt get hotter than 32c...i do have alot of fans...the main reason i wanna do the wire management is fro cosmetics...its kinda embarrasing when im trying to show off my beauty and then i open it and wires are every where...its not really affecting anything

C. Thank you for the diagram...like i said this was my first build and i might have gotten over zealous and rushed a bit

Thank you guys ii posted on a couple forums and you guys are the first group that didnt put me down and point out my blatant noobery and poke fun at it

 

[porterjw]

B. Cpu fan is blowing air towards back of case directly into the exhaust fan already in the case..

Are you sure? Typically, a HSF like that has the fan on the front pushing cooler air over the fins instead of on the rear pulling hot air away.

Thank you guys ii posted on a couple forums and you guys are the first group that didnt put me down and point out my blatant noobery and poke fun at it

We were all computer noobs at one time, don't sweat it. Welcome to our club

 

[porterjw]

And eventually you'll be able to do this...

 

[ricanvillin]

wow that is beautiful!!!!

And yes the rear fan is an exhaust, 2 front and side(intake), rear and top(exhaust)

like i said the wire management isnt affecting the cooling the system stays a brisk 26c and ive seen it it 34c when playing Guild wars 2 and tomb raider on ultra settings(and it runs smooth, though i was kinda disappointed when i ran the Unigine valley benchmark, i thought 2 7870 in crossfire would have gotten a better score, im still trying to figure out how to post a screen shot so i can post the marks in the forum)

 

[ricanvillin]

oh i think i see what ur getting at...maybe i should have put the fan on the otherside of the cooler and have the air blowing over it and then into the exhaust(if im understanding what ur saying)

 

[Geoff]

oh i think i see what ur getting at...maybe i should have put the fan on the otherside of the cooler and have the air blowing over it and then into the exhaust(if im understanding what ur saying)

Exactly, you want the fan on the CPU heatsink to blow air into the exhaust fan, otherwise both fans are competing with each other.

 

[ricanvillin]

no it is blowing into the exhaust fan, but i have it blowing air from the heat sink into the exhaust, if i put it on the other side it will blow the air through the heat sink into the exhaust

 

[ricanvillin]

My apologies...i opened my case and realized that my cpu fan was blowing back into my case so i took it off and put it on the other side so now it blows into the exhaust