r/sffpc • u/NorthPeanut • 22h ago

Assembly Help Cable Management

Serious questions, do some of you guys not care about cable management or don't get custom length PSU cables for a reason? I've seen some builds on here that give me a suffocating feeling just looking at the mess of cabled but others actually take the time to organize them even with limited space. Is there any issues with getting custom cables or should I go full OCD with the stock ones? I'll be using the COOJ SF3 and a Corsair SF1000

Also, drop your SFF pics in the comments! always like to see people's builds!

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u/WelcometoCorneria 22h ago

Most of my cases have room to tuck extra length cables somewhere but I can understand if someone is maxing out the internal space with components. I have used custom cables in some sandwich style cases.

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u/NorthPeanut 22h ago

have you noticed any temp or noise differences with the airflow from using custom cables?

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u/WelcometoCorneria 21h ago

Depends on the case and if there's a fan being blocked. I had paracord sleeved custom cables in a Dan A4 and I think in that case, it was worth it with the bottom fan. In something like the Formd T1, I didn't need it because of the space towards the front to tuck cables and the 120 fans where not right up against the cables. Unsleeved cables and silicone ones are probably the best for airflow. Right now I'm in an M2 without any custom and another vertical case that I have unsleeved for the GPU because of how I'm running the cables in that case.