M1 cable management

[NFSxperts]

Hello all
A while ago before I got the case, I saw someone route their flat ribbon 24pin modular cable through a gap between the psu bracket. I can't seem to find that post anymore.
Anyone know if its possible or have suggestions to tuck the cables away for better airflow?

 

[Solo]

You could try what I did with my M1 when I had it, which was place the cable underneath the motherboard before screwing it down. I used sleeved cables but you could still do it with a ribbon cable.

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[NFSxperts]

thanks for the idea, but there isn't enough space for 2 layers of ribbon cables. This only works for individual cables. There isn't enough space to fold the ribbon able.
I figured out to slot the 24pin cable between the motherboard and PSU.

The end result is from this:

to:

 

[Qrash]

Hello all
A while ago before I got the case, I saw someone route their flat ribbon 24pin modular cable through a gap between the psu bracket. I can't seem to find that post anymore.
Anyone know if its possible or have suggestions to tuck the cables away for better airflow?

Sorry to revive a thread that is almost one month old, but you may have seen this photo I posted at the HardOCP forums:



A better cable management result was a few months later in my son's M1 build:



This required shortening the PCI-E power cable for the graphics card and the SATA power cable. For the latter cable I moved the drive connectors closer to the power supply (I also flipped one over to the other side of the cable) and then cut away the excess cable length.

 

[NFSxperts]

yeah, that was probably it. I couldn't use that method thou as my 24pin is in a different location. thx for posting that