I'm sure I could, but then I wouldnt have a pretty grommet to look at maybe twice a year. The Sata power cables will reach, but just so. There is no hidden slack in that DVD power cable. I had to use a second Sata cable for the hard drive too, because if I strung it all on one cable, the cable wouldnt reach the DVD then where it is located on top.
I'm really liking this thing. Did a quick and dirty overclock (might be able to use less volts running cooler now), room temps ~78F, and it hasnt cooked to where it likes to crash at 68C like on the old setup with the fans full blast. On a small FFT cycle TAT is showing 65C, so maybe this thing will do 3.9, or even hit the 4.0GHz milemarker now.I think I'll let this cook overnight at 3.8 (fans still at a nice quiet 7 volts) to see if it lives.
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