[funkycasey]

Hey all. I'm not the most organized person when it comes to cables. I would take a picture of behind me desk for you as well as what my computer case looks like right now, but my camera battery is dead and i don't feel like messing with it, lol.

Anyway, here is what i need help with....
My case is a Thermaltake Kandalf (Yes, similar to the Armor....actually, I think they are identical, just different fronts....)

I see a lot of people on OCN with power cables neatly tucked UNDER their motherboard...like the only part of the 20/24 cable you can see is it coming out from underneath the board and plugging right into the motherboard. I want to know if you just simply put that huge cable under the motherboard or if you drill a hole and put it behind the motherboard backplate.

Also, I'd like to see how you can hide other cables like the PCI-express power cable and S-ATA hard drive cables. In other words, I'd like to see some of you Armor and Kandalf case owners' pictures of your cases...both sides so i can see how you manage your cables. Thanks a lot in advance!

 

[christian_piper]

Drill a hole.. or a few. Then your bmobo isnt stuffed... lol.

(Dont drill.. Demel a rectangle. Big connectors...)

 

[Boris4ka]

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I see a lot of people on OCN with power cables neatly tucked UNDER their motherboard...like the only part of the 20/24 cable you can see is it coming out from underneath the board and plugging right into the motherboard. I want to know if you just simply put that huge cable under the motherboard or if you drill a hole and put it behind the motherboard backplate.

People drill holes through the backplate and tuck the cables away under the backplate.

You can also accomplish a lot with zip-ties. But I don't have that case, so can't help you with pics.

 

[Pwnjohnson]

You can do it without drilling, but you'd need it to be a totally free cable (no sleeving or ties on it) so that you can flatten the wiring. PCI-E/Sata's don't need this treatment, they're pretty self explanatory, but only a fellow Armor/Kandalf owner could tell you 100%. You can do quite a bit with a 1/4" of space if it's planned right, without a single drill or cut.

 

[MrBungle]

i've never seen a Kandalf in person, but you'll need at least a quarter inch between your motherboard tray and the outside wall to be able to route your wires behind it. also, please don't use a Dremel. it look will look sloppy. use an electric drill with a hole saw or an electrician's tool called a SlugBuster. i own a different case, but here's what mine looks like from the front and from the back:

mine is messier than most in the back because the wires weren't long enough to go around so i had to splice and extend them.

sleeving your cables is a great way to avoid cutting into your box. a lot of people think sleeved cables look better than hidden cables, too.

 

[funkycasey]

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Originally Posted by Pwnjohnson You can do it without drilling, but you'd need it to be a totally free cable (no sleeving or ties on it) so that you can flatten the wiring. PCI-E/Sata's don't need this treatment, they're pretty self explanatory, but only a fellow Armor/Kandalf owner could tell you 100%. You can do quite a bit with a 1/4" of space if it's planned right, without a single drill or cut.

The 1/4" of space is meaning Underneath the motherboard itself, am i correct? I am thinking that will work because even though my cables are sleeved, they are flexible and can be flattened....But will this mess something up like grounding something on my motherboard? Also i don't have some high end cutting thing...all i can use is a drill bit or something like that b/c all i have is a drill, lol.

 

[funkycasey]

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Originally Posted by MrBungle i've never seen a Kandalf in person, but you'll need at least a quarter inch between your motherboard tray and the outside wall to be able to route your wires behind it. also, please don't use a Dremel. it look will look sloppy. use an electric drill with a hole saw or an electrician's tool called a SlugBuster. i own a different case, but here's what mine looks like from the front and from the back: mine is messier than most in the back because the wires weren't long enough to go around so i had to splice and extend them. sleeving your cables is a great way to avoid cutting into your box. a lot of people think sleeved cables look better than hidden cables, too.

Ah, nice pictures. Yes, that is exactally what i am looking for...the cables aren't all in the case like mine are at this times...they are behind the motherboard tray...very nice.

Question...and this one is really directed to the Armor/Kandalf owners only...i have my hard drive up in that top cage....will i need a longer S-ATA cable to reach the S-ATA slot on my motherboard? The connector on my motherboard is all the way on the other side of the mobo on the bottom side of the case. If i need a longer wire, where do you suggest buying one? Also, i am looking for a much longer IDE cable for my two CD/DVD Drives.

 

[MrBungle]

you can buy long SATA cables on Newegg or any CompUSA or similar store. you can measure to tell if your current cables will be long enough.

EDIT: about the IDE cables, yes, you can buy longer ones at any computer store. i know the pics i put up aren't perfect, but they were taken before i was finished. on my setup, i used a ribbon cable instead of a round IDE cable for my optical drives because i could slide it in between the two drives so it looks clean. a round IDE cable would have left a big loop in my case.

 

[funkycasey]

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Originally Posted by MrBungle you can buy long SATA cables on Newegg or any CompUSA or similar store. you can measure to tell if your current cables will be long enough. EDIT: about the IDE cables, yes, you can buy longer ones at any computer store. i know the pics i put up aren't perfect, but they were taken before i was finished. on my setup, i used a ribbon cable instead of a round IDE cable for my optical drives because i could slide it in between the two drives so it looks clean. a round IDE cable would have left a big loop in my case.

Okay, thanks for that info...i see what you mean about the round IDE now...had to think about it for a minute, lol