This was my first custom cabling project - and it did take some work. I probably spent around 10 hours on the 3 cables I did. A lot of that was messing things up and re-doing it, so now that I've got a bit of practice in it would be quicker to do again - but still around 4 hours I reckon.
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You shouldn't regret it. Ideas like that are excellent contributions to the SFF community and great for inspiring folks like myself to try something new. Many thanks!
I just got done building custom ATX and EPS cables for my Corsair SF450 and MSI H110i combo using the same method that Pantera_666 has outlined on this forum (i.e. using short "patch" wires on the PSU end for the double wires).
I varied the lengths of the ATX wires from 145mm to 105mm to match...
Just played Doom (2560 x 1080 Ultra) for around two hours and the hottest the CPU got was 60C and the GPU max was 83C. Although the ambient temp in the room is 31 C (there's a goddamn heatwave in Sydney at the moment) so delta temps of 29C for the CPU and 52C for the GPU.
Here's what I've got so far...
Case as shipped with side panels off:
Previous setup (in a Thermaltake F1 Suppressor):
Parts assembled:
And done:
Update - with custom cables:
Parts:
MSI H110i Pro
i5-6500
Cryorig C7
Corsair Vengeance LPX DD4-2133 2x8GB
Samsung XP941 M.2 SSD...
Haven't had time to run a proper set of tests yet but will post some details when I do.
Regarding the blower card - it's pretty hot, and pretty noisy once the fan spins up. And I've never tried overclocking it past the factory overclock. I'm sure there are cooler/quieter options. But the temps...
Beautiful work. Going to have a stab at this too - although it will be my first attempt at custom cables so doubt I'll get it that pretty. Any chance you would be willing to share your pinout diagram and/or cable lengths?
No case yet either, but got my SF450 today and here's what I've come up...
Agreed. Surely someone out there will whip up some short cables for less than the required tools will cost. Any suggestions for alternatives to cablemod that would make short ATX/EPS/PCIE cables for the Corsair SF450?