There’s a certain breed of IT worker who has a deep fetish for all things neat and tidy.
The result is a server room with hundreds of cables neatly organised, cable-tied and manipulated into perfect angles. Not only is the outcome aesthetically pleasing, it’s also technically practical.
We’ve collected some of the best images of these masterfully neat cables for you to enjoy. Perhaps some inspiration while you’re stuck indoors with nothing better to do?
Attention to detail
From massively neat and satisfying cable constructions down to tiny works of art like this.
Cable management beauty is everywhere. This photo shows the results of a fine piece of working hardware modding a PlayStation 2. Neat cabling running away from the freshly installed chip.
Before and after
Many of these images feature some seriously neat cabling, but you rarely get to see any insight into the level of effort that goes into these photos.
Well, now you can as this Redditor has shown off what the cable mess looked like originally before they “fixed” it. This fine craftsmanship took six hours of human effort to complete.
The Cat5-o'-9-Tails
A bored network admin has turned some CAT5 cable into a cat o' nine tails.
This photo gives a whole new meaning to the term “cable porn”.
A rainbow of cables
This Redditor attempted to create a rainbow out of their cabling and the outcome is as neat as it is colourful.
Cable or candy?
This colourful wiring could just as easily be mistaken for candy cane.
Mellow yellow
Bright yellow cabling curls and curves in satisfying ways, taking data off to where it’s needed most.
Retro gaming setup
This image not only features some next-level cable management, but it also includes all manner of retro gaming machines. Don’t believe us? Just take a look at the shelf above the TV.
Subtle gaming setup
This neat gamer went entirely the other way with their cable management. Going as far as installing not one, but two gaming machines on the back of their TV and keeping all the cables nice and neat and out of sight.
Seems like a great way to sneak a new device into the house without your other half noticing as well.
National Energy Technology Laboratory
This cable porn comes from the National Energy Technology Laboratory, part of the U.S. Department of Energy. It’s good to see that even Government bodies take cable management seriously.
Barcelona Super Computer
This super-computer is a superb work of art, you may tell this setup means serious business.
