imm0rt41
Oct 20 2004, 06:57 PM
So yeah, as the title suggests, I was fed up with my Antec PSU's wires. They were incredibly ugly and on top of that they restricted airflow. By doing this simple mod, I reduced temps by 4C on both load and idle. I know, I was surprised myself. So without further ado, I present to you the world's most ghetto wire sleeving job that actually works well.
Agallion
Oct 20 2004, 06:58 PM
thats not bad at all
gunak87
Oct 20 2004, 06:59 PM
yes, very nice. are they very stiff? i did that with a flat hard drive cable and it was really stiff.
chavalcito
Oct 20 2004, 07:00 PM
Hey! That looks just like mine, but I used green tape!
roadkill
Oct 20 2004, 07:01 PM
is that paper? I think im blind
TimeMachine
Oct 20 2004, 07:02 PM
CLEAN! Simple but unique, amazing goood job man. MOD ON!!!!!!! 4c is alot, i think i should do that too
imm0rt41
Oct 20 2004, 07:16 PM
In the end it took me about 30 minutes to sleeve all the main lines and about 3/4 of a roll of electrical tape. Eat that expensive sleeving kits!
DECwakeboarder
Oct 20 2004, 07:18 PM
Looks just like mine, your's didn't turn out too bad either!
insane_bobo
Oct 20 2004, 07:33 PM
Keep up the modding gets better with time and pratice ...looks good though
O(V)eGA_l2el)
Oct 20 2004, 07:47 PM
hehe, i did that to IDE cables
imm0rt41
Oct 20 2004, 08:17 PM
Ya know, I was about to ask if anyone did that because I was considering it. Even though the ribbon cables are almost completely hidden, it would look cooler. Besides, I have some extra electrical tape >_<
snipermav
Oct 21 2004, 03:25 PM
Yeah, one of my friends did that to his PSU. The cables were pretty stiff afterwards.
Silverfox
Oct 21 2004, 03:29 PM
ide cables will fold nicely, but don't need too much tape methinks! i have mine folded whenever i build a machine and when held in place with a sensible amount of tape, they remain quite flexible tbh.
imm0rt41
Oct 22 2004, 11:01 PM
Well this sunday I think I will take my ribbon cables out, twist them up, then put tape around them just like the PSU cables. Think that is a decent idea?
General
Oct 22 2004, 11:16 PM
you shoulda used a dif color. like yellow or something.
I remeber when i was too cheap to buy the sleeving kit i just did it with red and blue tape. (lol the red stuff wasnt even electrical)
imm0rt41
Oct 22 2004, 11:29 PM
hmmm, I think I will make the ribbon cables orange or something. What is a good color to react that will look cool under blue CCFL's?
MindDrive
Oct 23 2004, 12:11 AM
green or yellow - blue will show up bland ~_~ and purple just looks wierd - ya also might want to try white for a real bright blue look
btw - those are some LOOOOOOOOOOOONG wires you got there LOL what are ya tryin to hook up a harddrive inside ur monitor ?? LOL j/k
fire_storm
Oct 23 2004, 05:29 AM
Looks good what about the wires that are not shown in the picture?
General
Oct 23 2004, 10:33 AM
hell all antecs have huge wires. Its kinda anoying, but good at the same time.
what i hate is the stupid connector that you dont connect anywhere. Its just there blocking air flow. I swear im gonna cut it off.
Silverfox
Oct 23 2004, 10:45 AM
cutting it off should be fine i'd imagine. can u not tuck it somewhere that it isnt in the way though?
Duke Atreides
Oct 23 2004, 10:50 AM
I just tucked mine between the case side and the PSU out if sight.
If I ever pulled the other side of my case off I think I would have quite a few wires jump out at me with the lazy way I routed them.
General
Oct 23 2004, 11:18 AM
i already did tuck it away, its just anoying that they include that stupid wire.
AMD_Wannabe
Oct 23 2004, 07:24 PM
QUOTE (Silverfox @ Oct 23 2004, 06:45 PM)
cutting it off should be fine i'd imagine. can u not tuck it somewhere that it isnt in the way though?
my mind is WAY tio dirty to be reading this thread
anyone, i would do that too, but i can stash all my wires in an open bay
imm0rt41
Oct 24 2004, 01:19 PM
QUOTE (fire_storm @ Oct 23 2004, 01:29 PM)
Looks good what about the wires that are not shown in the picture?
Those wires are wires I never use. One is the fan speed readout wire and the other is the p4 mobo wire. You know, the one that provides extra juice.
The fan wires runs behind a lot of stuff to the mobo so you can't really see it and the other rail is just behing the mobo tray between the tray and the case side. I didn't see the point in wrapping those wires since they are completely hidden. I tried to do the 2-wire fan lead but it was too annoying so I said "screw it" and just left it.
Mr. 2 1
Nov 5 2004, 03:54 AM
lolz nice job, be creative...I had some clear tubes(the on you use for fish tanks, you can find it at home depot), slit it in the middle and use that to wrap the wires, they are very flexible and once its done, it looks like there is glass wraping the wires, looks cool if you have any cold cathode (except white)
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