Cable chaos kills a clean setup faster than anything else. Start with a single power strip mounted under the desk, not sitting exposed on the floor — a strip with an on/off switch per outlet saves you from crawling under the desk every reboot.

Route your monitor and peripheral cables through a single channel using adhesive clips (like our Cable Management Kit) rather than a dozen scattered zip ties. Keep your PC/console cables separate from your monitor's — bundling power and signal cables together increases interference risk on longer runs.

Label anything you'll need to unplug again (external drives, monitor swaps) with a strip of tape before you tuck it away — future you will thank present you.