Found a weird trick for hiding PSU cables without spending money

Last weekend I was talking to my buddy Mike who builds crazy PCs for LAN parties, and he mentioned he uses double sided tape to route cables behind the motherboard tray instead of those expensive cable combs. I always thought you had to buy zip ties or velcro strips, but he showed me how he just sticks the cables flat against the metal with basic 3M tape from the dollar store. It took me maybe 20 minutes to redo my whole build, and now the side panel actually closes without bulging out. The tape holds fine even in a warm case because the PSU cables don't get that hot. Has anyone else tried something simple like this that saved you like $30 on modding supplies?

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cole_bailey8518h ago

Hold up, are you seriously trusting dollar store tape inside your PC case? That stuff gets brittle when it heats up and will just peel off after a few months, dropping your cables right onto your GPU fans. I had a buddy try this exact "hack" and the tape gave out after two weeks, his PSU cables sagged right into the airflow and his temps went up by like 10 degrees. Zip ties cost maybe five bucks for a pack of a hundred and actually hold things in place permanently. You're basically gambling with your cable management for the sake of saving pocket change. I'd rather spend the few dollars on proper velcro straps than risk a loose wire shorting out something expensive.

sagey6917h ago

You guys ever tape your own shoelaces together just to see if you'd trip? Because I have. Same energy here, man. I'm the guy who'd try it, watch it fail, then just sit there nodding like "yep, that's on me.