Spent 6 hours on cable management only to find my GPU wasn't seated right and had to rip it all out again

I was in my basement at midnight, all those zip ties perfectly lined up and the back panel finally clean, then the system wouldn't post so I had to undo every single bundle to reseat the card - do you guys prioritize neatness first or test fit before you even touch the cables?

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kim.sandra21d agoOG Member

Oh man, I felt that one in my bones. I've definitely learned the hard way to test-boot with the GPU on the motherboard box before even thinking about zip ties. Cried over perfectly routed fan cables more times than I'd like to admit (and my husband just shakes his head at me). Six hours though? I would've thrown the whole case out the window. Now I just loosely bundle everything, get it posting, then go back and do the pretty work once I know it's alive. That way I only cry once instead of twice.

felix_bailey4521d ago

Wait, you actually cried over fan cables?