Should I send it? Or do it the proper way?
Just wondering if it’s worth the risk and if it’s possible to melt the cable plastic! Thoughts?
Should I send it? Or do it the proper way?
Just wondering if it’s worth the risk and if it’s possible to melt the cable plastic! Thoughts?
37 Comments
What the..
That’s new.
I’d say it’s not safe. The fins can easily cut open the insulation and cause a short.
Just zip tie them to the top maybe? Idk if that’s safe though but I’d assume more safe than the photo
Don’t send. Once it gets up to temp that plastic might not hold out so well on the cooling fins. Looks nice though!
$20 cable extensions is all that is needed if you want a clean look.
don’t use daisy chain cables. Use separate cable for all 3. What does send mean? send it away? then full send
Alright, which idiot did this?
I honestly respect the ingenuity but nah… I wouldn’t.
Just get some decent cable extensions or strimers, and neatly route the cables directly over the top and out the rear slot behind the card.
No you need 3 separate cables for the XTX
Lol, is this for real?
dont send, Dont Send, DONT SEND
Gotta respect the idea, but would I do this myself?
Holy fucking shit dude lmfao
That looks terrible imo.
You must be doing pretty well in life to be able to do something dumb to something that’s not exactly cheap.
I commend you for actually stopping to take the time to think about what you’re doing and seeing if it’s worth the possible ramifications.
Don’t risk it
I’m strictly interested in debunking the comments made here because some of the answers are actually printed on the cables and the other answers I have from experience doing similar things. Before I start, I’m just some guy in Reddit (just like the nay sayers) so do what you want with the info I’m about to leave you with.
First: to the people worried about the cables getting hot. No, not even remotely close to melting temp for that type of plastic shielding. This information is easily found by using the internet. Weird
Second: to the people worried about the cables getting cut by the fin stack. Huh? Is this PC going to be used whilst cross country rally racing? The cables are stationary, literally how?
Third: the only “mistake” I see is that you ran the pcie cables through the top cutout when you could’ve made it much cleaner by running them through the lower cutout. With that said, you might’ve had a valid reason to do so.
Fwiw, I’ve ran fan cables through VRM heatsinks for decades with zero issues of melting wires or cut cables. Even back when VRM heatsinks were just fin stacks. And if that’s not enough reason to send it then think about this for a second……. Ready? Where’s the cable that plugs in the GPU fans? Ohp, bet it’s touching those fins somewhere: ) All GPU’s have cables touching the fins and guess what, it’s fine.
Why are people so concerned with cable management ? It’s mostly useless
Hot fins next to shitty cable insulation carrying 12 volts can’t possibly go wrong.
Those screws holding mobo… you know those are wrong size right?
This is fine. I did the same thing to my itx. Build the fins it doesn’t get hot enough. I have a 4080 super.
https://preview.redd.it/lhqajmzblrxc1.jpeg?width=2989&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8af237ed4301bf765d7486512c585828767efe09
Can you don’t
I’d do this. Go slow and triple check there’s no cuts. No way in hell it’ll get hot enough to melt the plastic. If it did you have waaaaaaaay more concerning issues on your hands.
Boys…. Something ain’t mathing up here!
Absolute madlad, OP just discovered the secret built in GPU cable routing.
definitely want a gap between the power lines and heat dissipation equipment
No. Stop.
well thats a first
It’s fine. Keep it.
Blaze it brother! Just make sure you have insurance against house fires.
So your blocking cooling for looks, people have lost the way. It’s cooling first not looks!
Send it, but don’t honour warranty when they complain. Gotta start acting like big box.
r/blursedimages
That bend radius in cables isn’t by spec
Full send it, and then come back to us with an update when it shorts and kills your psu at the bare minimum.