Collecting the correct cables.

Fl3tch3r90

Fl3tch3r90

Fl3tch3r90

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Im in the process of planning my first build i have all the hardware i will be using planned and finalized.

Now im onto the cabling. Could anyone please tell me or help me to figure out all of the cables i am going to need.

I will be using white braided cables for everything possible to keep the theme of white and black.

So far i've figured i am going to need:

YOUR BASKET
1 x NZXT 24-Pin ATX White Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable - CB-24P (BWW) £10.99
1 x NZXT 4 SATA 90 degree data to 4 SATA data cable - White £8.99
2 x NZXT 6 Pin PCI-E White Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable - CB-6V (BWW) £7.99 (£15.98)
1 x NZXT 8-Pin (EPS12V) White Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable - CB-8P (BWW) £5.99
1 x NZXT Molex to 3x SATA White Sleeved 20cm Extension Cable - CBW-43SATA (BWW) £5.99
1 x NZXT Front Panel connections cable set 30cm sleeved - White £5.99
3 x NZXT 3 Pin Fan Black Sleeved 30cm Extension Cable White (CB-3F) £3.98 (£11.94)
Total : £70.87 (includes shipping : £4.16).




Might have to go with a 2 and a 1 depending how far away my optical is from the ssd and hdd. Read somewhere on here to mount the optical in the bottom bay for increased air flow? That right?

I dont think there is anything else i would need the gfx card im putting in is the evga gtx670 ftw edition which takes 2 6pin PCI E connectors

3 sata power connectors 1 for each optical ssd and hdd.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Fl3tch3r90
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2678-KR) £339.95
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £263.99
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £181.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) £124.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £119.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K90 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £99.98
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - White £94.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-120G) £89.99
1 x Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers - 75W RMS (980-000432) £79.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x Roccat Kave 5.1 Surround Sound Analog Gaming Headset £65.99
1 x Roccat Kone+ 6000 DPI Max Customization Gaming Mouse £64.99
1 x NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cooler (Socket 1366/1155/1156/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £54.98
2 x Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x Roccat Alumic Gaming Pad £29.99
1 x Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM £18.98
3 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm White LED - Black £14.99 (£44.97)
2 x NZXT FZ-140 Airflow Fan Series, White LED - 140mm £12.98 (£25.96)
3 x NZXT FZ-120 Airflow Fan Series, White LED - 120mm £10.99 (£32.97)
1 x NZXT 24-Pin ATX White Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable - CB-24P (BWW) £10.99
1 x NZXT 4 SATA 90 degree data to 4 SATA data cable - White £8.99
2 x NZXT 6 Pin PCI-E White Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable - CB-6V (BWW) £7.99 (£15.98)
1 x NZXT Front Panel connections cable set 30cm sleeved - White £5.99
1 x NZXT 8-Pin (EPS12V) White Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable - CB-8P (BWW) £5.99
1 x NZXT Molex to 3x SATA White Sleeved 20cm Extension Cable - CBW-43SATA (BWW) £5.99
5 x NZXT 3 Pin Fan Black Sleeved 30cm Extension Cable White (CB-3F) £3.98 (£19.90)
Total : £2,189.56 (includes shipping : £27.55).

 
instead of that psu, you could get the AX 850 from corsair (something like +£30), and then buy the white sleeved upgrade kit (something like £50?), so the price is roughly equal and the white cables will go directly to the psu.

Edit: If you settle for extensions the bitfenix alchemy cables are vastly superior to the cheapo plasticy nzxt ones
 
+1 for the bitfenix cables, more flexible than the NZXT ones. When bent for routing, they dont spring back like the plastic ones.
 
Are they (the corsair kit) available individualy as there is no SATA data cables also plan to SLI so will need 2 more pci e 6 pins

and not enough SATA power cables.
 
The corsair kits come with everything the original psu comes with. So no sata data cables. It comes with 2 pci-e cables that each split into 2 6+2pins. It's not so clear but if you look in the images on the offical corsair page for them the one before the 24pin shows this.

And be warned that the bitfenix sata data are short. So this is one instance where you might want the nzxt cable if it's longer.

Edit: I am thinking of the AX series ones for 650w/750w/850w
 
OptimaLnrg said:
The corsair kits come with everything the original psu comes with. So no sata data cables. It comes with 2 pci-e cables that each split into 2 6+2pins. It's not so clear but if you look in the images on the offical corsair page for them the one before the 24pin shows this.

And be warned that the bitfenix sata data are short. So this is one instance where you might want the nzxt cable if it's longer.

Edit: I am thinking of the AX series ones for 650w/750w/850w
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Just been on the corsair website and yea thats enough pci e connectors for sli so no problems there also looks to be enough SATA power connectors aswell.

So now just to get the correct SATA data cables. Think i'll stick to the NZXT for that as 30cm isnt long at all
 
On the topic of extensions, when I have time on friday/saturday I'll be testing whether using them hampers overclocking performance in any way (for GPUS).
 
OptimaLnrg said:
On the topic of extensions, when I have time on friday/saturday I'll be testing whether using them hampers overclocking performance in any way (for GPUS).
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Im using bitfenix extensions on my gtx 670 windforce, ( 8 pin + 6 pin). I get the same maximum heaven stable clocks of +130 and +770 wether im using the extensions or the hard wired or removable modular cables on my corsair HX850w.
 
setter said:
Im using bitfenix extensions on my gtx 670 windforce, ( 8 pin + 6 pin). I get the same maximum heaven stable clocks of +130 and +770 wether im using the extensions or the hard wired or removable modular cables on my corsair HX850w.
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I wasn't expecting much tbh. I will still test regardless as my memory clocks poorly (max +595 on stock memory volts).
MSI advertise that the lightning pulls volts for the memory from the cables rather than the PCI bus so I'll give it a go.
 
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