Cable Sleeving Guide

**RADCOM** · 10-14-2009, 11:12 AM

I've been sleeving the round pin molex adapters from ages ago but the atx and pci express pins are an entirely different breed. These guys make it look easy but I guess it depends on the manufacturer. I think it's easier to cut the pins off and recrimp or make up news cable myself

youtube pin removal links 1 2 3

**weston** · 10-14-2009, 12:36 PM

we need moar of the dark blue sleeving! will it be available in the US soon?

**slamz** · 10-15-2009, 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by RADCOM

I've been sleeving the round pin molex adapters from ages ago but the atx and pci express pins are an entirely different breed. These guys make it look easy but I guess it depends on the manufacturer. I think it's easier to cut the pins off and recrimp or make up news cable myself

youtube pin removal links 1 2 3

get the mdpc-x removal tool! its made my life so much easier lol

**Zorlac** · 10-15-2009, 05:51 PM

With a fully modular PSU, it seems like it would be easier just to buy a bunch of black 18AWG wire, gold pins, black molex connectors and a nice crimping tool for the pins. That way, you could make/sleeve your own cables with custom lengths. Has anyone done this here?

I ordered my new Seasonic X750 PSU and I am trying to decide if I should mod the existing cables or just build new ones.

**shazza** · 10-15-2009, 06:03 PM

I believe there are several examples in this thread of people doing what you suggest, Zorlac (but it's too many posts to go through!). I experimented with using my own wire and making all new cables, but had better luck with just cutting the existing ones to length, re-crimping, then sleeving:

(apologies to those who've seen these pics before)

**hchristian** · 10-15-2009, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Zorlac

With a fully modular PSU, it seems like it would be easier just to buy a bunch of black 18AWG wire, gold pins, black molex connectors and a nice crimping tool for the pins. That way, you could make/sleeve your own cables with custom lengths. Has anyone done this here?

I ordered my new Seasonic X750 PSU and I am trying to decide if I should mod the existing cables or just build new ones.

I did that with my modular HX620, although it's not a full modular PSU.

I looked around for a fully modular PSU but only found Silverstone's older model with substantial watts.

Seems like the X Series is an excellent unit.

Here is a custom length Sata Power Cable I made :

Perfect length from the PSU to the DVD-ROM and Hard Drive, too bad the 24 pin and 4 pin are a little too long, and there's a PCI-E 4 pin hiding somewhere...

One more thing I noticed, I can't recall which PSU I was looking at, but the wire gauge don't seem to be the same for all wires, some are 18 AWG, some 20 AWG, some 22 AWG even

**shawnoen** · 10-15-2009, 07:53 PM

I made one of my HX620s fully modular. You can cut the hard wired cables and attach pins a few inches from the PSU case and put a new 24 pin there. Then use a 24 pin extension and make a custom length cable to suit your needs....

Don't limit yourself to "fully modular" out of the box when you can get whatever PSU you want and make it that way....

**hchristian** · 10-15-2009, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by shawnoen

I made one of my HX620s fully modular. You can cut the hard wired cables and attach pins a few inches from the PSU case and put a new 24 pin there. Then use a 24 pin extension and make a custom length cable to suit your needs....

Don't limit yourself to "fully modular" out of the box when you can get whatever PSU you want and make it that way....

The problem with that is, the cables breaking out of the small holes are a mess!

It's fine without sleeving, but with mono sleeves and shrink, not all the non-modular wires can fit well in that small hole.

A fully modular will be better esthetically.

**dan7777** · 10-15-2009, 10:32 PM

Anyone know where i could get some nice black sata sleeving here in the uk ? cheers in advance.

**Touge180SX** · 10-15-2009, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by dan7777

Anyone know where i could get some nice black sata sleeving here in the uk ? cheers in advance.

Yep, from Nils (aka dualbrain) over at MDPC-X, he ships worldwide with extremely cheap shipping prices and ridiculously fast shipping! The only sleeving worth using!

**melle.k** · 10-15-2009, 10:47 PM

i ordered 135 euro's worth of sleeving at mdpc-x yesterday including some of that new grand bleu sleeving

**dan7777** · 10-15-2009, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Touge180SX

Yep, from Nils (aka dualbrain) over at MDPC-X, he ships worldwide with extremely cheap shipping prices and ridiculously fast shipping! The only sleeving worth using!

thanks alot man just going to order myself some

**Touge180SX** · 10-15-2009, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by dan7777

thanks alot man just going to order myself some

No problem, you'll love it!

**Zorlac** · 10-15-2009, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by hchristian

One more thing I noticed, I can't recall which PSU I was looking at, but the wire gauge don't seem to be the same for all wires, some are 18 AWG, some 20 AWG, some 22 AWG even

Ugh...didnt know that there could be different gauges in one PSU. Guess I will try to mod the Seasonic X750 stock cables then. Already got my Pyschopack ready to go. If it turns out good, I will post pics.

**clone38** · 10-16-2009, 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by dan7777

Anyone know where i could get some nice black sata sleeving here in the uk ? cheers in advance.

Here you go mate i get my braid from Tom.

http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/

**dualbrain** · 10-16-2009, 02:20 AM

Very good work hchristian

Oh - and Shazza - I will try to make photos, but I am just so busy at the moment: PC-breakdown ... Doctors coming ... (no - this time I am fit, but their clinic gets a website done by me

) ... but I do my best

Shazza: Couldn't help myself

**fhantastic** · 10-16-2009, 06:44 AM

good shot, Nils

**Kenjiwing** · 10-16-2009, 07:04 AM

The new blue looks so good.. makes me hate my aqua :-/

**clone38** · 10-16-2009, 07:59 AM

Looking to buy the red braid from mdpc x will i have to put tape under the braid or is it ok with out as i dont want the cable wire showing through.
Thanks

**shazza** · 10-16-2009, 08:13 AM

Thanks Nils - the blues look good together.

@ Clone38 - the MDPC-X red sleeving requires no tape.

**clone38** · 10-16-2009, 08:17 AM

Thank`s shazza i`ll put a order in now

**scor12** · 10-16-2009, 12:26 PM

Hi,

Some people here know me from the forum Hardwareluxx

I'm from Germany and wanted to introduce myself briefly with a picture, I hope you enjoy it

**Baulten** · 10-16-2009, 01:20 PM

Red sleeving requires no tape, at least not on single wires. I sleeved my pump with it and the wires are a bit thick all clumped together, so it almost shows through, but only if you're really close.

**aka_GK** · 10-16-2009, 01:22 PM

hey scor12, I've seen you and your guys at hardwareluxx, make some new snakes for xtremesystems

**scor12** · 10-16-2009, 01:28 PM

Yeah the new Sleeve-Cobra for XtremeSystems

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