Power Supply Any interest in custom-length HDPLEX cables?

[Sean Crees]

Are they going to allow you to configure a length shorter than 250mm for the 24pin? Because currently, that's the shortest custom 24pin cable length they will make.

EDIT: Also i like how HDPLEX made the CPU and PCI-E pinout the same, so i can switch them if i want to. Arranged in the S4 mini, the PCI-E connector on the PSU will be on the side where the CPU motherboard connector is, and the CPU connector on the PSU will be on the side closest to the graphics card.

 

[jeshikat]

I'm going to ask about that too.

So once I confirm the HDPLEX 250W/300W will be supported I'll pester them about bare wire and shorter minimum lengths. Don't want to annoy them before we at least get the HDPLEX's as an option

 

[Sean Crees]

Josh had mentioned he made a custom 2" 24pin cable in the S4 mini with the new HDPLEX 300w PSU, but also said that he did it with a jig and that if you just made a straight 2" 24pin cable it probably wouldn't fit the exact same setup. So would we want a 3 or 4" straight cable to make up that difference?

 

[jeshikat]

Yes, you'd want some slack.

A really short cable looks very nice, but at that point you have to take into consideration that the outside row of pins on the 24-pin would need slightly longer wires than the inside row, due to the curvature, as the cable bends from the HDPLEX to the mobo.

I've even seen people like @WiSK calculate the length of every single wire down to 0.1mm to get the perfect natural bends out of their wire harnesses.

 

[cleveland]

It means the pinout on the PSU side of the connector is the same as the motherboard side of the connector. So no double wires, no split connectors, no weird rearrangement, etc.

And actually, I was incorrect about the PCIe! It has the same pinout as the CPU so one of the Ground wires will have to be doubled and one of the 12V won't be used for an 8-pin PCIe connector.

Card/mobo connector side diagram from here: http://www.overclock.net/a/gpu-and-cpu-power-connections

Technically the PCIe spec calls for two sense lines on the 8-pin connector but nobody does that and they're just Grounds.

Thank you very much for the enlightment.

 

[aquelito]

Any news from Cablemod ? HDPLEX is not listed yet on the configurator.

 

[jeshikat]

Apparently they're in the process of moving to a larger facility so it may be a few weeks before we get an update.

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[Ceros_X]

They charge $20 for shipping. Really?

 

[jeshikat]

Yeah, it's not cheap, but it is fast. So maybe with the new location and higher volume they can offer an economy shipping option.

 

[doogie]

Sorry for the thread necro, but have any of you ordered cables with the Silverstone pinout? If so, from whom? I saw it mentioned a couple of times and, after some study, I agree for sure that the 24-pin and 8-pin EPS should line up exactly.

 

[Stumbler]

beyondcustoms will make custom cables for the HDPLEX

 

[Kmpkt]

With the exchange rate on the Rand those actually seem quite cheap.

 

[doogie]

Sweet! I'll reach out to them and see what the cost would be. I like that it is MDPC-X sleeving, too. I would absolutely love to learn how to do this myself but time is a precious commodity these days..

 

[Parge]

Anyone got a suggestion for a UK supplier for Custom HDPlex cables?

Cablemod don't seem to offer HDplex yet.

 

[doogie]

So - confirmed! beyondcustoms will do HDPLEX cables, in shorter lengths, and they'll ship internationally (based in South Africa, it looks like).

 

[Kmpkt]

Can anyone give me a good recommendation to get a set of custom sleeved cables done for the HDPlex 300? I want a 2.5" 24 pin, 6" 4+4 and 8" PCIe 6+2. Cheers.

 

[aquelito]

I've just ordered a set from beyondcutoms for a HDPLEX 250, including some custom cable harness.
Lighting fast answers, very nice person to deal with.
From what I've experienced, same quality support as Larry from HDPLEX.

And prices are pretty interesting.

 

[Kmpkt]

Yeah, I've sent him an email. South Africa is a fair ways from Canada, so I'm a bit nervous about shipping. If he will do a 2.5" 24 pin I'm sold.

 

[Parge]

I've just ordered a set from beyondcutoms for a HDPLEX 250, including some custom cable harness.
Lighting fast answers, very nice person to deal with.
From what I've experienced, same quality support as Larry from HDPLEX.

And prices are pretty interesting.

...What does 'interesting' mean....

 

[zovc]

I'm also confused by @aquelito's use of the word interesting.