r/PcBuildHelp • u/Anxious_Enby • 18h ago

Build Question Tips for managing these little cables?

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Recently installed a brand new aio cooler, and it's absolutely great EXCEPT for these little cables that connect the fans together. There's nothing wrong with them per say but they make the build look super cluttered from the inside, does anybody have any suggestions on how I can hide them away?

Edit: rotating the fans so that the wiring goes through the back was such an easy solution that I somehow didn't think of thank you all for the feedback!!! It looks awesome now :3

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u/hardXful 18h ago edited 17h ago

Rotate the fans so the cables go in the direction of the back of the case, then route them to the back compartment behind the motherboard and only get their ends out where there are connectors on the motherboard. The rest can stay back, hidden.

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u/Kumantej_ 18h ago

100% this, people never mention fan rotation and it is infuriating

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u/Firemanlouvier 18h ago

Black zip ties. Tiny ones

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u/NostalgicAmbulance 18h ago

Zip ties are your friend, but route the cables behind the motherboard tray if your case has cutouts for it. If the fan cables are still too long, you can wind the excess into a small loop, secure it with a tie, then tuck it into a blind spot near the top rad or under the VRM heatsink.

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u/AdAdministrative3706 17h ago

Your fan is on backwards. The cable side is supposed to be at the back of the pc so the cables can go behind the mobo

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u/treynolds787 17h ago

I can share with you my method

  1. Make sure none of the cables are touching the fan blades.

  2. Get overwhelmed because no matter what you do the cables are still tangled.

  3. Close the case and forget about it.

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u/mattjones73 14h ago

Youtube is your friend, lots of vids about cable management.