Rounded IDE cable qweschuns

[TheGrandHooHa]

OK, 2 quick questions about rounded IDE cables.

1) Is the guide found at this site still accurate? Or are there better ways (I doubt it, but I don't wanna blow anything up).

2) Is the added airflow worth rounding cables? I have one fan in the front and one in the rear... will I really gain THAT much more cooling power?

TGHH

 

[bozo1]

There have been a number of articles recently showing that unless your case is very cooling challenged, the rounded cables don't help at all.

A friend of mine replaced all of his cables with the rounded flavors, including the floppy, and saw no temperature difference whatsoever. Does look nice, tho.

 

[NJArtist]

nope! Unless your case is small, then it might

 

[wfbberzerker]

i want to round my cables, because they block the airflow from my front lower fan completely.

 

[Jiggz]

I did some cable rounding before and was very satisfied with the results. But later on, I decided to just buy the commercial one since they look more professional and are more flexible. You can just buy them in here for a few bucks more of what you will spend doing it yourself. BestCables

 

[jcovercash]

OK, the best way to go is to buy the comercial ones, and they do not improve temps all that much, if you have adaquite cooling in the first place.

 

[MulLa]

Guess you won't see significant changes in temp like I did. But it's a good way to keep things neet and tidy in there.