Sleeving Corsair Modular Cables

[stahlhart]

I've been planning on doing full braided sleeving for the internal cabling of my new build. I've ordered what I thought would be a sufficient amount of supplies from Performance PCs, which are on the way... also ordered the Corsair I wanted, and that arrived yesterday -- hmmm.

The peripheral cables are all flat, and daisy-chained with IDCs. I think this rules out sliding the sleeving over, as I don't have a good feeling about attempting to remove and replace IDCs and maintaining the cable integrity.

Would the split sleeving that PPCs offers be a workable alternative? Or do modders build custom cables for the Corsair to the exact length needed and eliminate the extra, unused connectors?

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

I redid my Corsair HX620.

Are you wanting to single sleeve the cable or just bulk sleeve?

The SATA inline connectors I removed and repositioned with no issues. I pried off the back, and pushed the connector off. Then I moved it where I wanted, and used the tip of a wide flat head screwdriver to push the cables back into the connector. It's really simple to do. I then just took electrical tape and taped the old connection spot individually before doing one wrap around the entire section. I did it about 3 months ago and haven't had any issues. Also the wires pull apart from one another so you can wrap it in a single sleeve easily.

You can use other options to sleeve it if you aren't ok with voiding warranty (which doing this will do) or risking it. I think it looks better when you have the right length cables, with connections spaced the right distance. As alternatives though, you can also use stuff like http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...x&cPath=34_675 which are just extensions already sleeved.

 

[stahlhart]

CitanUzuki's build (the photo over in Video in the 590 benchmark thread) is inspiring -- I was going to get the Molex tools and do the power supply initially, but then misjudged from the photos online of the Corsair cables and thought that they were all sleeved, not just the hard-wired ones to the supply (probably should have looked at a review instead).

I was basing the IDC removal risk on the old days of ribbon HD/floppy cables -- had the time you'd pull half of the pins out of the housing trying to get one of those apart. These are apparently more durable.

I could see individually sleeving with 1/8" braid -- I think that I'll make sure the supply is okay first with the stock cabling, then will take on the sleeving project after that. Thanks much...

 

[stahlhart]

OT: is anyone else having problems with the response time for pages at Performance PC's web site? It's something like 30-45 seconds per page for me -- looks like it's waiting for the logo in the lower right corner to download. Took me darn near an hour to get my order placed (I had a decent sized list).

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

The way the connectors are is just like Cat 5 cable connections (the RJ45 port) if you ever worked with those where it cuts the insulation and makes contact into the wire. It's not like ribbon cables at all, and really easy to do (although pushing the power cable back in resulted in sore fingers ). I don't know what thread you are talking about, but if you link to it I will take a look.

You can sleeve the cables as a whole fairly easily, but if you're using the stuff from PPCS (techflex) that isn't black you will see the black cables still. Their cloth type (high density IIRC) sleeving would cover it where the black wouldn't be visible still.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

PPCS website definitely goes through "slow periods" to say the least...

 

[stahlhart]

The way the connectors are is just like Cat 5 cable connections (the RJ45 port) if you ever worked with those where it cuts the insulation and makes contact into the wire. It's not like ribbon cables at all, and really easy to do (although pushing the power cable back in resulted in sore fingers ). I don't know what thread you are talking about, but if you link to it I will take a look.

You can sleeve the cables as a whole fairly easily, but if you're using the stuff from PPCS (techflex) that isn't black you will see the black cables still. Their cloth type (high density IIRC) sleeving would cover it where the black wouldn't be visible still.

Here's the link in question:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=31333364&postcount=29

I ordered the "deluxe high density weave" sleeving, in black, so it looks like I got the right stuff.

 

[Elganja]

Custom sleeving can be expensive if you get someone else to do it

doing it yourself is an option, but can be frustrating and time consuming

I used extensions from NZXT. They can be had from just about anywhere (I got mine from Amazon) I just made a thread about those cables and love them

 

[TheStu]

My beef is that even with single sleeving you still get a wad of cables. Sure, they look nicer because now it is black (or whatever color) techflex spaghetti instead of multicolored spaghetti, but the wires are now thicker so management is even more important.

I wonder if any makes a bracket of sorts that would let you 'snap' together multiple single braids into different orientations, like a six pack of soda with the plastic carrying rings, but C shaped rings instead of O. And you could have them in either single or double row orientation.

Or, void warranties left and right and put on custom connectors. Hmm, how much do I value my warranties?

 

[stahlhart]

Wish there were more choices like this?

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26021

 

[TheStu]

Wish there were more choices like this?

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26021

Yea, like that, but smaller. So that each individual wire in the 24pin ATX connector would snap into it.

 

[aigomorla]

Yea, like that, but smaller. So that each individual wire in the 24pin ATX connector would snap into it.

uhh u dont like the peacock look you can make with single braided cabling?

 

[TheStu]

uhh u dont like the peacock look you can make with single braided cabling?

I like how single braided looks overall, but the way they can flay all over the place detracts from it a bit.