Quick Question About Build

[Waylay00]

Hello, I have a Thermaltake Tsunami case with top mounted USB/Firewire ports. I was wondering if it was OK to run those wires from the top of my case, behind my motherboard (not mobo tray, but actually mobo, and then back out at the bottom of the case (because the USB plugs are at the bottom of the mobo.

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: Waylay00
Hello, I have a Thermaltake Tsunami case with top mounted USB/Firewire ports. I was wondering if it was OK to run those wires from the top of my case, behind my motherboard (not mobo tray, but actually mobo, and then back out at the bottom of the case (because the USB plugs are at the bottom of the mobo.

should be fine

 

[Nohr]

So long as they'll reach it's no problem.

 

[Waylay00]

K, you sure? It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I don't want something to go wrong as a result.

 

[Fern]

Here's another vote for that being OK.

 

[beany323]

there was someone with a nice water cooled rig that took all his wires and ran them behind the mobo... looked real nice and clean...

as long as they reach you should be ok.

 

[Waylay00]

K thanks!

 

[MustISO]

I just got my TT Tsunami today. It's a nice case. So many people said it was junk. I just removed the cable for the top mounted USB/Audio ports. I'm fine using the ones in the back if I had to. This is just a game machine for me so USB in front/top isn't needed.

 

[Waylay00]

Yeah I don't see why all these ThermalHaters say that the Tsunami is bad. It's a great case.

 

[imported_bushman]

as long as nothing interferes with the mobo you should be ok

 

[Waylay00]

you mean the wires can't touch the back of the motherboard if underneath?

 

[JBDan]

I did it! Its fine 🙂 I used electrical tape to pin them down tight.

 

[Waylay00]

Do I have to use electrical tape though?

 

[JBDan]

lol No 🙂 Just what I had handy

 

[Waylay00]

so it wouldn't cause any electrical interference?

 

[JBDan]

I guess they could get cut, but will be 100% safe if you to tape them down 1 by 1 and tighten them to make them flat so they sit below your mobo stand-offs.

 

[Waylay00]

And is it ok for the actually wires to touch the back of the motherboard? Sorry if I seem annoying.

 

[JBDan]

You are not annoying at all lol. No it wont bother the mobo, but just tape them down flat like then you wont have ta worry about it. 😉

 

[Waylay00]

Thanks alot for the help Dan! I really appreciate it.

 

[JBDan]

Anytime bro

 

[JBDan]

Oh yea 1 more tihng, MAKE SURE you leave enough room at the bottem to attach your external usb port wires and your external audio jack wires if you are usin! 🙂