Custom PC - UK (2020-01)

Scissors

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Leather hole puncher

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Double-sized Velcro roll

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Large screwdriver

and scissors

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Drill and 2.5mm drill bit

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2 / IDENTIFY STOWAGE AREAS

Any accessible large recesses can be useful for stowing large bunches

of cables, as long as they’re kept out of sight. You can add Velcro ties to

these areas using longer strips to secure the cables.

MODDING / HOW TO GUIDES

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3 / IDENTIFY ANCHOR POINTS

Now identify the best locations for your Velcro ties’ anchor point,

which is where you’ll need to be drilling. The surfaces don’t have to be

flat, but should be easy to drill and not raised, so they don’t reduce the

clearance between the motherboard tray and side panel.

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ne of our pet hates at Custom PC is cable tidying – specifically,

having to deal with cases with too few anchor points and not

enough cable ties included in the box. With PCs having more

cables than ever thanks to RGB lighting, being able to easily stow and

secure your cables makes for a much faster and more pleasant

building experience.

Velcro ties make for useful and very easy-to-use cable anchors.

Unlike cable ties, they’re reusable and can be released without tools or

scissors, so you can easily add or remove a cable from the bunch. In this

guide we’ll look at a simple way to add Velcro ties to your own PC case to

give your build a clean, premium feel.

Antony Leather shows you how

to revamp your PC’s cable-routing

system using DIY Velcro ties

TOTAL PROJECT TIME / 1 HOUR

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1 / WORK OUT CABLE ROUTING

Remove the hardware from your PC case, but leave the power supply

in place, so you can get an idea of the locations where Velcro ties will

be most useful. To do this, practise tidying the cables first, so you can

work out which arrangement will look the neatest.

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