The popular mith of modular PSU associated with better cable management

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The popular myth of modular PSU associated with better cable management may be is not necessarily a full myth, but the myth of a non-modular PSU associated with worst cable managemant is for sure a myth




 
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I have 0 ideas what is going on here, Something about Myths i take it, not sure.

PSU... what? You have non modular, but good cable management?
 
So you've hid all of the extra cables at the back of the case, like everybody else does.

The difference is, with a modular PSU we don't have to faff about cable tying them and making them all neat so the side door can actually be closed ;)


It's not hard to have cable management with any PSU so long as the case has grommets for these cables.
 
Personally I think that modular PSU's are a bit of a gimmick to be honest - especially for us enthusiasts:

- If i were building a low power machine with no gfx card then yeah, modular would be good as i only really need 24pin and 4pin cpu

- But for us that build powerful machine, often with multiple gfx cards, then you are using all the cables anyway so modular or not, it matters not - and also, modular power supplies dont look as tidy because of the cables sprouting for the back of them - I would preferably go either non-modular because of tidyness and cost saving
 
panyan said:
Personally I think that modular PSU's are a bit of a gimmick to be honest - especially for us enthusiasts:

- If i were building a low power machine with no gfx card then yeah, modular would be good as i only really need 24pin and 4pin cpu

- But for us that build powerful machine, often with multiple gfx cards, then you are using all the cables anyway so modular or not, it matters not - and also, modular power supplies dont look as tidy because of the cables sprouting for the back of them - I would preferably go either non-modular because of tidyness and cost saving
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Tbh I've never seen any build that has used all the cables!
 
if i was building a cheap machine then i wouldnt pay the extra for modular.

but i wouldnt buy another non modular psu again now i have one. being able to detach the psu cables and remove the psu to clean is very handy imo.

also it does help with cable management in small cases

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also what is this thread about really? what did you want to get out of it?
 
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All I can say is, non-modular psu's in a tight fit case with a lack of cable management options is a pain in the ***.
Modular PSU's every time for me.
 
Let's see the back.
But they do give you better cable management, with non modular you have to stuff all of your cables behind the case which is a absolute pain.
You seem to be forgetting about SFF cases too.
 
The Modular PSU also has the disadvantage that the extra PCB needed to implement the extra modular feature, unnecessarily increase the cost of the PSU, I got my PC Power&Cooling (Seasonic) 910W two years ago for 88 pouds
 
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tonschk said:
The Modular PSU also has the disadvantage that the extra PCB needed to implement the extra modular feature, unnecessarily increase the cost of the PSU, I got my PC Power&Cooling (Seasonic) 910W two years ago for 88 pouds
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How is it unnecessary? If you want modular, buy modular, if you don't, then . . . dont. Simples. I like modular. I have precisely 1 drive in the PC. an SSD. All storage is done in the server, I do not need 10 molex, 10 sata, floppy ets, its just unneeded clutter that destroys airflow.

I value my time at £20 per hour. If I can save 2 hours in cable management by not have to cable manage those cables, then thats £40 I have saved toward a modular design.
 
chippy08 said:
Modular PSU is the way to go now much less mess as you dont attach cables you wont use,will no longer buy an old style psu ever again.
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+1

Happen to go through my spares box yesterday, was surprised at the number of unused cables I have for my modular Be Quiet & Gigabyte psu's.
 
Somthing Else said:
also it does help with cable management in small cases
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This.

mjones1 said:
Let's see the back.
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And also this, you only seem to have posted a photo showing 1 side of the case with the side panels off...

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panyan said:
- But for us that build powerful machine, often with multiple gfx cards, then you are using all the cables anyway so modular or not, it matters not - and also, modular power supplies dont look as tidy because of the cables sprouting for the back of them - I would preferably go either non-modular because of tidyness and cost saving
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Really? I get the PCI-e cables may all get used and even the 8-pin mobo connectors, but what do you need 16 SATA and 12 Molex connectors for?
 
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My AX1200 went pop and I've sent it back for RMA, I'm soooo glad it's modular as when you've spent ages on cable management and getting it all tidy and just how you want it behind the MB tray if it had been non modular it would be a complete PITA to remove.

The non modular would kind of work if you had a 24 pin/8 pin / 4 pin/ PCIE extensions as you wanted different colours then removal would not be so bad.
 
Yep modular is the way forward especially with a case where you can't hide all the cables in the back :p

Get a modular and remove them instead, job done :)
 
ill see if i can find a pic of my htpc before i chaned (quickly) to a modular PSU

im changing my desktop to modular next. all the sata and molex cables are a pain
 
If you have a smaller case, then modular are a god send. If you have a case that doesn't have a place to immediately tuck the cables away, then modular are a god send. If you.. you get the idea.

Well done on your particular implementation, but they are all hidden around the back, you wouldn't have had to do that on a modular cable unit. I went from a non-modular to modular to non-modular... and it's a pain in the butt with non-modular. I can't wait to go back.

In my mind, the only benefits of non-modular are 1) Cheaper cost 2) Potentially more reliable connections 3) Less loss due to not using connectors.
 
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