Corsair AX1200i, cables and RTX 3090FE

grumpybeard · 12 Jan 2021 at 11:52

Hey,

Just took delivery of Corsair AX1200i PSU. Supplied flat cables are pretty ugly. Also dongle for RTX 3090FE is pretty horrible.

Just wondered if anyone has replaced their cable set or individual cables for some braided/sleeved version, and what you went for - Corsair's own, Cablemod, moddiy etc?

Thanks!

grumpybeard · 12 Jan 2021 at 14:42

Ordered cable kit from moddiy, including dual 8 pin to mini 12 pin for the 3090FE

Radox-0 · 12 Jan 2021 at 15:22

moddiy. Silverwire finish including for pair of 8 pin to 12 pin. For multiple PSU's.

Oh wait, seen you are confirming you have ordered

grumpybeard · 12 Jan 2021 at 15:47

Indeed Radox, too impatient

Went for the HD sleeved black (yes boring I know)

So to clarify, you got the Silverwire finish finish from them? Thoughts on cable quality?

pp111 · 17 Jan 2021 at 06:04

grumpybeard said:
Hey,

Just took delivery of Corsair AX1200i PSU. Supplied flat cables are pretty ugly. Also dongle for RTX 3090FE is pretty horrible.

Just wondered if anyone has replaced their cable set or individual cables for some braided/sleeved version, and what you went for - Corsair's own, Cablemod, moddiy etc?

Thanks!

I have. The Corsair cables actually have components in some of them whereas clones do not, so I concluded that Corsair must know what they are doing and always buy theirs. They are very expensive but to my mind lost in the price of a good PC. Quality is excellent and importantly you can buy individual/pairs of extra cables, especially one and two plug PCIe cables. I prefer running individual PCIe cables so of course you may need three for a graphics card these days.

Radox-0 · 17 Jan 2021 at 13:02

grumpybeard said:
Indeed Radox, too impatient

Went for the HD sleeved black (yes boring I know)

So to clarify, you got the Silverwire finish finish from them? Thoughts on cable quality?

Opps late reply sorry, did not see notification. But yeah superb, no heat shrink for silver wire, lovely thin cables which can give a unique look. work well on the FE connector in particular as its quiet a small connector so seen some bad custom sleeved jobs where they bunch up at the end. Not the case with the silver wire stuff. Recently swapped PSU in one of my rigs and ordered the silver wire once again.

the_chez · 11 Feb 2021 at 20:43

Can I ask those who have a 8-pin to 12-pin (for 3080/3090) and ordered from moddiy or other sites, can you share same pics please? Looking to buy one and would love to hear some feedback.

Quare Crack · 24 Feb 2021 at 10:56

the_chez said:
Can I ask those who have a 8-pin to 12-pin (for 3080/3090) and ordered from moddiy or other sites, can you share same pics please? Looking to buy one and would love to hear some feedback.

I have two of these cables from that site. I am pleased with them and haven't had any issues powering my 3090's with them. I don't have any pics unfortunately but I'm happy with the quality.

the_chez · 24 Feb 2021 at 12:27

Quare Crack said:
I have two of these cables from that site. I am pleased with them and haven't had any issues powering my 3090's with them. I don't have any pics unfortunately but I'm happy with the quality.

Thanks mate. Ended up ordering a GPU cable from modDIY and motherboard cable from shakmods. Who knows when the modDIY cable will arrive but am in no rush.

Quare Crack · 24 Feb 2021 at 12:32

the_chez said:
Thanks mate. Ended up ordering a GPU cable from modDIY and motherboard cable from shakmods. Who knows when the modDIY cable will arrive but am in no rush.

Took about 2 weeks for mine to arrive from China.

matt100 · 24 Feb 2021 at 12:40

Thinking about a moddiy cable myself, could someone post a picture of one IRL?

Just wondering, do they plug into your psu (ie do they have to?) Or can you plug them into your existing psu cables like extensions?

Don't mind the cost but want to make sure I don't order anything (else) pointless!

the_chez · 24 Feb 2021 at 13:30

matt100 said:
Just wondering, do they plug into your psu (ie do they have to?) Or can you plug them into your existing psu cables like extensions?

Both are viable options. Extension cables are cheaper than actual full length PSU cables. Personally I've chosen a motherboard extension cable from shakmods and full length GPU cable from modDIY.

From what I've read online a lot of people who ordered from these websites, either extension or full length, don't have any issues.

Good example of extension cables.

Radox-0 · 25 Feb 2021 at 17:15

matt100 said:
Thinking about a moddiy cable myself, could someone post a picture of one IRL?

Just wondering, do they plug into your psu (ie do they have to?) Or can you plug them into your existing psu cables like extensions?

Don't mind the cost but want to make sure I don't order anything (else) pointless!

I gone fill length so split from the 12 pin into the pair of 8 pins direct into PSU. Has pro's and con's as I had to then replace PSU so order a second silver wire cable again, but case its going into needs to be specific. But yeah extension or Full replacement cable, either works great. I got there silver wire finish. Looks amazing that finish, but so does all there ones.

Sc00p007 · 26 Feb 2021 at 17:57

the_chez said:
Thanks mate. Ended up ordering a GPU cable from modDIY and motherboard cable from shakmods. Who knows when the modDIY cable will arrive but am in no rush.

I ordered from them in December, left Hong Kong 13 Jan, still not arrived. Emailed them and they told me they can only ship via surface and to expect a 2-3 month wait....