Evga G2/G3 550w - "In-wire" Capaitors - adding extension cables

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Hi guys,

Looking for some advice re: adding extension cables to supplied cables with the EVGA G2/G3 (I'll be going for the 550w version, but couldn't find one on OCUK)

I'm building my son's first (modest) gaming PC for Christmas. I was given the Corsair 240 Carbide case so decided to build around that, hence the white theme. Sorry, i'm digressing. Anyway, I've been researching PSUs and like the EVGA G2 or G3 550w as they're fully modular and a good price.

What I was curious about is, as the supplied cables come with "in-wire" (IW) capacitors, will it have an adverse effect on performance/safety if I add non-IW extensions? Please excuse my ignorance :-) as I have no idea what the IW capacitors do.

The reason for adding extensions is purely cosmetic, i'll be using all white braided cables in-keeping with the white theme. All major cables attached to the MB will be via white braided cables, PSU 24pin, CPU 8pin, GPU 6pin etc.

Secondly with regards to the PSU itself, am I right in saying the 550w will be sufficient to run this rig. The CPU will be the i5-7600, 8g of DDR4 2400, there'll be 3x120mm LED fans, CPU cooler (undecided on this so far, something white :-) ), and a couple of LED strips.

Thanks in advance, much appreciated.


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Total: £521.62
(includes shipping: £11.70)



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It shouldn't make any difference as the capacitors are already "inline" anyway. A 550w psu will be more than that pc will ever need, in fact 450w would be more than enough while still having plenty left over for overclocking. At this moment I would be looking at the excellent new Seasonic Focus Plus series (550w version is only £85 on here). They are out of stock at OCUK but there are plenty of other places. These are fantastic psu's with a 10 year warranty and at only 140mm long are very compact. You can read a review of the 550w version over at Jonnyguru in which he gave it 9.8/10.

I would be looking at a Ryzen R5 1600 6core/12 thread build though rather than a overpriced i5 with only 4 cores/4 threads.
 
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You don't have a great deal of choice with air coolers in that case as the cpu cooler height limit is something like 130mm. Any decent air cooler is taller than that, so you will be limited to low profile coolers which are probably not much better than a stock cooler, or going with a sealed water cooler.

The same goes with the gpu. If it is too tall then it will hit the side panel, especially as the 6 pin connector is on the top of the gpu so you might have issues with the pcie cable stopping the panel going on. The Asus GTX 1060 is listed as 13cm heightwise on Asus website.

https://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics-Cards/DUAL-GTX1060-O6G/specifications/
 
It's worse than that at only 120mm so will rule out just about all tower type coolers. I guess it's aimed at people using AIO's. From Corsairs website:-

Technical specifications

  • Maximum GPU Length: 290mm
  • Maximum CPU Cooler Height: 120mm
  • Maximum PSU Length: 225mm
  • Radiator Mount Locations:
    • Front: 240mm
    • Bottom: 240mm (mITX only)


  • Fan Mount Locations:
    • Front: 2 x 120mm
    • Top: 2 x 120mm
    • Bottom: 2 x 120mm
    • Rear: 2 x 80mm
    • Side: 1 x 120mm
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Thanks for all the advice guys. After further thought I've gone for the below PSU. Thanks for the recommendation, great reviews.

I've also decided on the below case in white, as the GFX card power cable was pressed against the case window on the Carbide 240. This has also allowed me to go for the Gammaxx 400 white CPU cooler, keeping with white theme.

Thanks again for all the advice and recommendations. Invaluable as always.



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