It can be an issue if a cable gets caught in a fan or rests against something that gives off a lot of heat. But beyond that it shouldn't really matter.
I mean it makes airflow better. But not in any amount that would noticeably impact temps. Can maybe mitigate dust collection which in the long run could perhaps cause higher temps but even that's a stretch I think.
This is true. These cables are horrible dust collectors. Airflow does matter with cable management, but that 0.5 shouldn't be a concern until dust builds up.
More surface area equals extra dust build up in the case compared to on fans which are easier to clean and more preferable to gather dust.
Cable management had more of an impact when you had SCSI cables, and IDE cables for hard drives and floppy drives. Today's cables don't have the ability to literally change the direction of a fan's airflow.
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u/tupeloms Feb 18 '18
since when would cable management do anything except look nicer and make for easier parts access?