First Attempt at Cable Management

[Kopesetic]

Ok, so those of you that remember I was planning on a major system overhaul a little while ago. "Unexpected expenses" put that on hold until now. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to build this over time, piece by piece.

So, to start I selected the new Corsair Obsidian 350D. I mainly chose this case because I prefer mATX cases. When I saw that Corsair finally released an mATX case I was excited. When I saw it was a baby obsidian, I hit buy before I could blink. I'm very surprised by the work-space in this thing. Looked a little smaller on Newegg.

Anyway, I'll be starting a work log as soon as I get the new Asus GRYPHON Z87 mATX board in about a week or two. For now I just wanted to get some feedback on my first attempt at cable management in a case that was built for it. Would have preferred doing this for the first time with a modular PSU, but oh well. Time for pictures. (Note: the pictures kinda suck because I took them on a crappy camera phone but you should get the idea.)

Just a general look. Went with the non-window version for now. I might order a windowed panel from Corsair later when they offer them, but it will be a little while before I have the hardware I would want to show off and this was $20 cheaper so yea.

Kinda rough I know

Specs - (Warning: Old Parts)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Asus IPIBL-LP Mobo
6 GB DDR2 667
BFG Tech nVidia Geforce 9600 GT
Thermaltake TR2 430w PSU
Corsair Obsidian 350D mATX Case

 

[Jeff_s510]

cables look fine....but is it just me or is that cpu heat sink completely blocked with dust? you REALLY need to clean that

 

[BPRSM]

Considering the case, this isn't too bad

 

[Kopesetic]

cables look fine....but is it just me or is that cpu heat sink completely blocked with dust? you REALLY need to clean that

Funny that you say that. I took the pictures last night when I pulled the system out to clean that cooler. Been running a little hot. But the dust isn't caked, just started to build up again. Probably should have taken them post cleaning eh?

 

[TheUnkn0wn]

I never knew silicon could look so bad xD (the colour of your motherboard)

 

[Kopesetic]

I never knew silicon could look so bad xD (the colour of your motherboard)

Well, its pretty old hardware but yea, I don't like the color either.

 

[Mgutierrez33]

cable management turned out fine all things considered. Just gotta look to update dat hardware and you'll be about there. Also should you decide to mod things up a bit that blank side panel COULD get a custom shaped window cut into it if you wanted to do something a bit different from the OEM window panel's shape.

 

[Kopesetic]

cable management turned out fine all things considered. Just gotta look to update dat hardware and you'll be about there. Also should you decide to mod things up a bit that blank side panel COULD get a custom shaped window cut into it if you wanted to do something a bit different from the OEM window panel's shape.

Already have plans to have a large Corsair Sail logo etched out of the left panel and install a window behind it. Depending on the hardware configuration I end up going with, I'm thinking of going with red, green or white lighting. Really just depends on the components color scheme. Red if I go with the Maximus V Gene z87, green for the Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5, or white with the Asus GYPHON z87. Haven't completely made up my mind yet.

 

[AverageNinja]

Already have plans to have a large Corsair Sail logo etched out of the left panel and install a window behind it. Depending on the hardware configuration I end up going with, I'm thinking of going with Red, Blue or White lighting. Really just depends on the components color scheme.

Always get white lighting. Any other colour just drowns the build with it, while white just highlights the colours on the hardware.

 

[Kopesetic]

Always get white lighting. Any other colour just drowns the build with it, while white just highlights the colours on the hardware.

I am leaning more towards white tbh. Would look better for a Corsair case imo anyway.