I am using a chinese wire stripper that had really great reviews, the quality looks and feels great as well. The only issue is that once you've pressed it stays that way until you have pressed all the way through. Only way to release it, is with a small safety thumb lever. Uncomfortable and slows down the procedure. Maybe this is normal for all crimpig tools and I'll just have to get used to it

This is my first crimp ever, on the third picture you can see a "wing" protruding, idk if that's an issue. I want to double check with you guys before I continue crimping! Thanks a lot!

https://preview.redd.it/ueuehcafl93e1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff23a78df98c33a4b6bb2bfabfd7dd86ab326499

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I put together my PC, but the back sides where the PSU cables are are a mess, and it's blocking off some ventilation for the GPU. I am dipping my feet into making PSU cables to make things look better. There are some things that I am thinking of that I haven't found information on, so I hope you all can help me.

My Current Problems with my Factory PSU cables:

1. The space between my PSU and GPU is quite tight and is pressing against my GPU.

https://preview.redd.it/crswr9p2uc2e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b05d156630eebaa7201906dbfe08d9ccf5281cab

The Wires are also too long, blocking off ventilation for my GPU.

https://preview.redd.it/91uajha6vc2e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=226c91d8883ad06bbae2842bc9b6d839c41c8875

The Questions

Given my situation, here are my questions.

1. Is it OK to do 2-stage cables?

From what I can see, in almost all cases, custom-made cables usually go directly from PSU to the components. Has anyone here made cables in two stages? Where one set of cable is short, that goes from the PSU to somewhere that is more manageable, then another set that goes to the component. I am thinking of doing this because I have a very tight area around my PSU (see the first photo), and I am thinking about using wires with more flexible insulations (like silicone) to reach a more manageable place and connect to another set of cables that have better-looking sleeves which reaches the components.

https://preview.redd.it/h5i2qt72wc2e1.png?width=768&format=png&auto=webp&s=a408202c1c2d2bd034324541c670c5640f61a0ab

2. Clearance with my GPU

If I make my cables, can cables be flexible enough to relieve the pressure on the GPU (refer to the first photo)? I prefer to use 16 AWG wires if possible. These cables are to be routed into the back side of the case.

3. Are there 90-degree connectors for the PSU side?

I see a lot of ATX 90-degree connectors that connect to the component, but I need to find more info on 90-degree connectors that are for the PSU side. Do such things exist? I am using a Seasonic Focus GX-750.

4. Where to get Supplies?

I am in Canada, and I have found an old post about purchasing parts in Canada; below are the stores they listed:

• https://canada.newark.com 
• https://www.mouser.ca
• https://mainframecustom.com/
• https://www.cable-sleeving.com/
• https://www.titanrig.com

However, it has been 2 years since the post was made, so I'd like to know if there has been any change regarding where to purchase the supplies. I have also heard about Ali-express and moddiy.com . Are they any good?

I know this is long, but thank you for your help in advance!

I am not sure to buy or build this myself (i don't have any of the crimp or moles pin release tools).

I need a cable with ATX 10 Pin (like you see on PSUs) on one end and ATX 4pin micro-fit on the other.

The cable carries ATX_PWROK, +5Vsb, ATX_PSON# (P.G?) & GND

I found the connectors on moddiy cables. I am unclear what tools i would need and what gauge wire.

I would prefer to pay someone to build it if i could.

1. is there any company that does true one-offs like this?
2. can someone tell me what wire, crimper and pin tools i should buy if i am going to do this myself?

I have a Pystar PSU and want to shorten the cables for a SFF PC. How do I tell what gauge wires I should have? What are some reputable buyers? How do I de-pin connectors? Should I just make my own? Where do I get wires if I decide on that route? I’m not finding much information on specifics anywhere online.

Does anyone know of any manual bench tools that could do something like hold, tension and cut wire with a built in ruler? Or any good alternative DIY suggestions that isn’t tape? Some way to clamp down wire quickly with some type of locking hardware? A hinge bolted to the desk? Maybe mounting a neodymium magnet underneath and a piece of metal?

Hello. I am the developer behind Cablefied.

I have been building Cablefied as a passion project for quite some time now, and I wanted to showcase the application as it might benefit your own PC building projects.

Also, yes, this is a promotional post. Well, sort of. The core functionality of the Cablefied configurator is free and accessible for users to design and share custom sleeved PSU cable sets online. There is, however, an optional plan to support the Cablefied project geared towards a small subset of users, such as businesses and power users, which I explain in more detail below.

Screenshot of the Cablefied configurator.

So what exactly is Cablefied?

Cablefied is a purpose-built application for creators to design and share handcrafted custom sleeved PSU cables.

How does it work?

• Add your preferred PC cables. This includes 17+ different cable types, such as ATX, EPS, PCI-E, and more.
• Design with paracord and PET cable sleeving. Plan a cable set with a growing collection of solid and variegated paracord and PET colors. All options stem from popular sleeving choices available in the market today.
• Customize connectors and combs. Select from multiple comb colors, and black and white connectors. You can also flip the connector directions to plan a cable set with curved extension cables.
• View your material summary. Adjust the individual lengths, and extension or modular category types per cable. Once adjusted, the configurator automatically calculates the approximate amount of terminals, connectors, wire, and sleeving for your cables. This way, if you are crafting your own cables, you can get a rough idea of the amount of materials required to build the set.
• Share in one click. If you click the copy button, a unique url will be copied to your clipboard. You can then paste this link anywhere online to share your cable set with others.
• Automatic saving in the browser. If you are designing your cable set and refresh the page or come back later, your entire cable set will automatically be saved to the browser to prevent a loss of progress. However, you can always reset everything back to the default values if you want to start over.

Is it actually free?

Of course! I do not intend to paywall the core functionality of the Cablefied configurator, as I want to grow the world of custom sleeved PC cables. Anybody can visit the configurator, design cables for their projects, and share their creations online.

Then what does it mean to support the Cablefied project?

Individuals can, optionally, support my time developing and maintaining Cablefied to unlock additional benefits. These features were built primarily for power users and creators, based on early feedback, who craft cables as a business.

• Save cable sets to your account. Supporters can save cable sets they work on, or sets their clients share with them, to the dashboard. Here they can add a title, notes, and even a crafting date if they want.
• Access a growing collection of preset cable sets. Presets help kickstart the designing process by providing inspiration for your personal and clients’ cable sets.
• Showcase your exclusive supporter badge. If you add a username to your account, it will be displayed on all of the cable sets you copy and share online.
• Additional benefits for clients. A few other details include higher sharing limits, sharing durations, and feature suggestions from creators.

You mention no ads or third-party tracking?

Simply put, I am not a fan of ads or privacy invasive analytical tools. Therefore, I choose not to use them in my projects. I do, however, use a privacy-friendly script that tracks basic page visits and browser-related data to understand and improve the content, but it does not collect IP addresses or store any personally identifiable information.

What does the future look like?

At the moment, Cablefied is around halfway to 1.0.0. Aside from continuously adding new colors, I have a rough internal roadmap of features that originated from personal desires when crafting my own sleeved PC cables.

However, as I continue development, I would appreciate your feedback towards making the application even better. Whether you craft your own sleeved PSU cables, purchase from others, or use it as a tool to get inspiration for your next PC build, I would appreciate it if you gave the Cablefied configurator a try.

If you have any questions, or want to share a cable set you designed, I would be happy to read your comments.

Here is the website: Cablefied

hi! been following a handful of postings sharing crimpers and tools alike especially SN series (48B/58B) tools, but i'm curious if anyone here tried or heard of tools by SATA? or, particularly SATA tools 91121 - Crimping Pliers for non-insulated terminals? i'm not sure if its meant specifically for atx terminals however, the specifications shows that it can work with 10 12, 14 16, 18 22 awg wires.

P/S edited the mistake highlighted.

https://preview.redd.it/4ith4d7x46yd1.jpg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=019d391e818fc55f79642995dc01eb6ed316d4d2

Hi All,

Does anyone know if the above PSU's use the same pinout but just with different connector blocks?

Also I found a post, posted a couple of years ago regarding the type 5 connectors for the Shift series, someone kindly added the PN's for the type 5's:

18-pin: Molex Micro-Fit+ PN 2064611800

10-pin: Molex Micro-Fit+ PN 2064611000

8-pin: Molex Micro-Fit+ PN 2064610800

6-pin: Molex Micro-Fit 3.0 PN 430250600

Could someone also confirm their have been no revisions and these fit the new corsair SF1000

Many thanks in advance!!

What's the maximum length I can make the cables? Can I make them 2 meters? I want these cables for powering two D5 next pumps that are located by an external radiator.

I’m looking to make my own cables. Is moddiy a good place to get connectors? I already got all the tools just looking for the connectors now

I have been making full modular cables for my cleints. One of my clients facing issue of getting random shutdown while running pc and also when playing high end games. Here is a short video as a proof of the issue, he sent me -

https://reddit.com/link/1gby4xm/video/8lfuc1zvfxwd1/player

The client is using this psu -

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/psu/cp-9020249-na/rme-series-rm850e-fully-modular-low-noise-atx-power-supply-cp-9020249-na

I made one 24 pin fully modular using the available pin layout diagram for the psu online. Note that I am using 99.99% copper cables for all of my custom cables.

What could be the issue? I am getting tensed as this has never happened to other customers. This issue started around 4 to 5 months after the purchase.

Hoping to get some good solutoin here.

Thanks in advanced.

Iori

Hi. I plan to sleeve and shorten the length of my cables, can I do the method shown in the picture attached since I have no option to solder, then sleeve the cable?

Like shorten the length of my 24pin to 10cm-15cm, will there be a problem with that? And is it also alright with other cables?

doing my first custom cable set and whiles heatskrinkless seems to be the goto, the ATX pins i have, have a long wing which will allow me to crimp the sleeving into the connector.

Is one better than the other in terms of safety - e.g. pulling a cable may pull the sleeving out, or both works and it's just personal preference.

I plan to do crimped sleeving for the ATX power as it looks tidier and quicker than spending few seconds a time doing heatshrink.

Thoughts?

So I just got my 4070ti, which I've looked forward to (Windforce OC, 12gig VRAM). Old GPU cable didn't work, so I got a 12VHPWR which the guys at the store said would work just fine (2x8 connectors on the other side). Didn't work, because the keying pattern didn't match my PSU (BDF-850C) unless I plugged it into my CPU slots (which caused the PC not to boot). In a last-ditch, I did the stupid and cut the connector ends (don't worry, I've learned a lot these past few hours) and arranged it in a way that fit the keying pattern, but of course, the PC didn't boot.

So what I've now learned is that, apparently, there is what appears to be a new standard keying pattern for GPUs? These were Corsair's 12VHPWR PCIe 5.0 cables, and it matches the EPS12V pattern rather than what I assumed to be the PCIe pattern.

To be specific, the pattern my PSU offers is (with the safety pin at the top) is (trapezoid = t, square = s): ttst, sttt. Corresponding to the EPS12V pattern, this cable is: "tsst, stts".

Edit: of course, I forgot to name my question: What do I do? Should I get 12VHPWR to EPS12V pattern (x2), should that work just fine?

Hey guys!

So I have a 3090ti which uses the 12VPHWR connector. I don't want to mess around and break one and I have sleeving I want to use. Would it be possible to sleeve my own Cablemod stealthsense wire or just order from Cablemod and call the material I have a lost?

Hello,

Does anyone know what cable gauge and quantity need for a data data cable? Also are there any connectors that don't need to be soldered on?

So I bought a couple PSU's with missing cables. They're cheap and normally it's very easy money to make a complete cable set and then sell 'em again. However in this instance...

https://preview.redd.it/6wg39yuk6zqd1.jpg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=442c5eb1163e9f4d2d68ffde73a36b12bf810b0e

I thought it was just a regular EPS connector when I bought it. I used my multimeter to check the pinout. I made some cables for it and... wait, they don't fit?

Nope, turns out this manufacturer decided to use a proprietary connector where the keying is the exact opposite of a regular EPS connector. At first I tried shaving down the bottom row, but that still didn't fit.

Here's the trick that ended up working. I ended up resorting to cutting down a 2x8 connector:

https://preview.redd.it/vke8pew47zqd1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f618a5fe36aa86c2795ee985dc68c05b3a29895b

The result is pretty seamless:

https://preview.redd.it/vbo38v9a7zqd1.jpg?width=2125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=269d2aff9c7f94805c4e4db88141f513e2b5c919

https://preview.redd.it/jt097uka7zqd1.jpg?width=1803&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80d087a92b8c4c72938c1c58dad1c56158ded7d8

Overall, I turned a €15 psu into a €45 PSU using less than €10 in materials. And as a bonus, giving the PSU a second life prevents some E-waste.

While I'm at it, here's the pinout diagram for the PSU in question, a SilentiumPC Enduro FM1 650W

https://preview.redd.it/lwvp2rl78zqd1.png?width=1858&format=png&auto=webp&s=59c455846a50112db67aebc979ecd420d679db40

For reference this is not my first set of cables, and while converting the SATA pump power to PCIe seemed like a good idea then, now it's become a Have to get it right first time problem if I want to replace my SF600 (2018) with a SF850 (2024). While I can use all the other cables out of the box, that connector has to be changed.

See pics https://www.reddit.com/r/PCSleeving/comments/18ynkib/custom_sleeved_flt80/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

So far all I've found is Corsair Type 5 Power Supply Unit PSU Mini Modular Connector 3mm Pitch - MODDIY.

Anyone got any alternate suggestions?

Preferably UK based?