3 years of ignoring cable management until my PC temps hit 85C

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I get what you're saying about the temps being a wake-up call, but I see it a little different. 85C isn't great but it's not exactly crisis mode for most modern CPUs, you know? I've been guilty of the same cable spaghetti situation for way longer than 3 years (honestly, more like 5) and my temps stayed under 80C the whole time. Unless your case has zero airflow or you're running a space heater in there, those cables aren't choking your fans that badly. Maybe check your thermal paste or fan curves before blaming the mess.

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lilychen2mo ago

You mentioned "check your thermal paste" and I think that's actually the REAL culprit in a lot of these cases. I read a Gamers Nexus article that said a bad paste application can skyrocket temps by like 10-15C compared to a good one, which is way more than cable clutter could ever do. I've personally seen a friend's build drop from 90C to 75C just from repasting and tightening his cooler properly. Plus those CPU fans have so much static pressure these days that a little cable mess barely registers. Honestly, I think people just like the look of clean cables and blame them for temps to justify buying new parts.

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