Round vs Flat IDE Cable, improve cooling?

[slowjoecrow]

I was looking at Newegg, they have a round IDE cable for $11. Will the round cable make a big difference in airflow?

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[flood]

just round it yourself
or use jonnyguru's method of folding cables to round them

 

[virulent]

i think they do improve air flow just a bit. i mean a rounded cable in front of your intake fan is better than a big flat ribbon impeding air flow. prolly only decrease a degree or so though, rounded cables are mostly for aesthetic purposes. i rounded my ide and floppy cables myself and bought my ata 100 cuz i was chicken.

 

[bacillus]

there may be a small cooling advantage but your case will look much tidier!

 

[slowjoecrow]

Thanks for the input, Jonnyguru's pics answered my questions.

 

[Goldfish]

I dunno but they sure do look pretty 😀. Thats why I plan on getting them.

 

[RC7]

If you are capable of aranging your regular ide cable in a neat fashion, rounded cables are unnecessary. Luckily my ide ports are right next to my ide devices, so I can easily conceal the cables so that they aren't even viewale through the window on my case.

 

[NoReMoRsE]

Sorry, but what exactly are rounded cables? I'm only familiar with the flat kind. Do you simply connect the two edges to form a cylindrical shape?

 

[bozo1]

Rounded cables.

 

[bocamojo]

I've heard that rounded cables have been linked to drive failures in some tests. Having the choice of the two, I choose flat, as they are tested and true. Granted, the round ones look cooler, but I don't want to risk system stability for coolness...