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CableMod Sleeved Cable Kits: Worth $100?

The CableMod Sleeved cable kits have taken the pre-sleeved cable market by storm, competing directly with the Corsair replacement cables as well as the Bitfenix Alchemy extensions. Currently, they are being made only for the Corsair AXi, HXi, and RM series' power supplies for $99, as well as the Seasonic XP2, XP3, KM2 and FL2 series' plus the EVGA G2 and P2 series' for $89. If you read my review of the Corsair RM1000 (link) you would remember that the most love-hate relationship I had was with the included black ribbon-style cables, so I ordered these as a replacement.
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Cables Included:

  • 1 x 24 Pin ATX Cable (600mm)
  • 2 x 4+4 Pin EPS Cable (700mm)
  • 2 x Dual 6+2 Pin PCI-e Cable (750mm)
  • 4 x 6+2 Pin PCI-e Cable (600mm)
  • 1 x Quad SATA Power Cable (850mm)
  • 1 x Quad SATA Power Cable (700mm)
  • 2 x Dual SATA Power Cable (500mm)
  • 1 x Triple 4-Pin Molex Cable (750mm)
  • 2 x Dual 4-Pin Molex Cable (500mm)
  • 1 x Molex to Floppy Adapter (100mm)

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Pros:

  • They look absolutely amazing. I have the black and red ones, and they make my system look stunning.
  • A ton of cables, with Molex and SATA cables for every circumstance.
  • The sleeving is very high quality. You cannot see the cable inside the sleeving no matter how hard you try.
  • No visible heatshrink. None. They even beat the Corsair kit in this regard; on the SATA and Molex cables there is a ton of heatshrink visible with Corsair.
  • Cables are plenty long, even the 8 pin CPU cables.

Cons:

  • Don't fit well with the E22 Cable Combs. I was disappointed here, but the Combs are designed for a thicker braid.

Overall, this kit is absolutely amazing, and I would definitely recommend them to anyone. Are they worth it? Simple answer: YES. The quality of these cables are unmatched. Think about it, your paying $100 for something that another "professional" cable sleever would charge close to twice that, when you'd probably be getting one of the colors offered by CableMod. How could you turn that down? really happy I made this purchase.

 

EDIT: If you want to see what a complete build looks like with the kit installed, here's mine:

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They do look nice, but I personally wouldn't pay $100 for it. With a bit of practice, sleeving is pretty easy and doesn't take long. It's also much, much cheaper to do it by yourself (I got enough to do two full PSUs for around £20.) 

 

Nevertheless, they do look well done. Especially the molex.  

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Thanks for this very great review of our cable sets - very happy that you are satisfied with your purchase ! In regards to cable combs we didn't plan in the first place to launch any combs but then got more and more emails from people asking for combs because the ones of E22 don't fit well.

 

For that reason we have developed these perfectly fitting combs and they will be available for purchase in North America within the next 2 weeks: 

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BTW - if you guys wonder if your PSU is compatible with one of our sets - check this link: http://cablemod.com/compatibility/

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Thanks for this very great review of our cable sets - very happy that you are satisfied with your purchase ! In regards to cable combs we didn't plan in the first place to launch any combs but then got more and more emails from people asking for combs because the ones of E22 don't fit well.

 

For that reason we have developed these perfectly fitting combs and they will be available for purchase in North America within the next 2 weeks: 

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BTW - if you guys wonder if your PSU is compatible with one of our sets - check this link: http://cablemod.com/compatibility/

Awesome, glad to hear it. Any word on pricing by chance?

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 Mhz

GPU: Asus Strix RX 480

PSU: Corsair RM1000

Storage: 2x Western Digital 2TB Enterprise + 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Case: Corsair Air 540

Additional: Cablemod C-Series black/red kit, SP120, AF140 and AF140 w/ red LED's all around

Project Frankenstein:

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CPU: AMD FX 6100

Motherboard: MSI 970 SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Mhz

GPU: MSI R9 280 3G Twin Frozr

PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W

Storage: Western Digital 1TB Enterprise + 240GB Partiot Torch SSD

Case: Fractal Design Define S

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Dell R210:
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Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600 Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation 

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later this week we will announce all details in regards to our combs on our Facebook: http://fb.cablemod.com

Alright, I'll keep an ear out! Thanks again!

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CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 Mhz

GPU: Asus Strix RX 480

PSU: Corsair RM1000

Storage: 2x Western Digital 2TB Enterprise + 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Case: Corsair Air 540

Additional: Cablemod C-Series black/red kit, SP120, AF140 and AF140 w/ red LED's all around

Project Frankenstein:

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CPU: AMD FX 6100

Motherboard: MSI 970 SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Mhz

GPU: MSI R9 280 3G Twin Frozr

PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W

Storage: Western Digital 1TB Enterprise + 240GB Partiot Torch SSD

Case: Fractal Design Define S

Sheila (Server):

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Dell R210:
CPU: Intel Xeon x3450

Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600 Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation 

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later this week we will announce all details in regards to our combs on our Facebook: http://fb.cablemod.com

 

Amazing seeing a company communicating with other people in a tech forum :)...

 

Nice review btw!

 

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We will be launching cable sets for be quiet! shortly!  :D

 

I think I remember someone mentioning that Superflower doesn't allow anyone else to get a hand on their cables. Still, I can't resist asking. Is there even a slight chance that you guys will release cables for Superflower PSUs?

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I think I remember someone mentioning that Superflower doesn't allow anyone else to get a hand on their cables. Still, I can't resist asking. Is there even a slight chance that you guys will release cables for Superflower PSUs?

 

We are in conversations with Super Flower about this at the moment - once there is news we will announce it on our Facebook (should be soon) - http://fb.cablemod.com

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Pretty cool & nice looking cables, will have to wait for CM V series. 

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Pretty cool & nice looking cables, will have to wait for CM V series. 

 

great - your wait will be over soon! :)

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Thanks for this very great review of our cable sets - very happy that you are satisfied with your purchase ! In regards to cable combs we didn't plan in the first place to launch any combs but then got more and more emails from people asking for combs because the ones of E22 don't fit well.

 

For that reason we have developed these perfectly fitting combs and they will be available for purchase in North America within the next 2 weeks: 

 

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you..... Did I say enough thank yous?

 

I'm using some extensions at the moment because these kits weren't available at the time, but the E22 combs seem like you'd need some monstrous cables for them to work properly

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I think I remember someone mentioning that Superflower doesn't allow anyone else to get a hand on their cables. Still, I can't resist asking. Is there even a slight chance that you guys will release cables for Superflower PSUs?

Aren't the EVGA power supplies based off of SuperFlower units? I remember hearing that somewhere...

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 Mhz

GPU: Asus Strix RX 480

PSU: Corsair RM1000

Storage: 2x Western Digital 2TB Enterprise + 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Case: Corsair Air 540

Additional: Cablemod C-Series black/red kit, SP120, AF140 and AF140 w/ red LED's all around

Project Frankenstein:

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CPU: AMD FX 6100

Motherboard: MSI 970 SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Mhz

GPU: MSI R9 280 3G Twin Frozr

PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W

Storage: Western Digital 1TB Enterprise + 240GB Partiot Torch SSD

Case: Fractal Design Define S

Sheila (Server):

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Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600 Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation 

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Aren't the EVGA power supplies based off of SuperFlower units? I remember hearing that somewhere...

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The G2s are

So I guess they use a more standard modular connector than what SuperFlower usually uses?

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Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 Mhz

GPU: Asus Strix RX 480

PSU: Corsair RM1000

Storage: 2x Western Digital 2TB Enterprise + 240GB Crucial M500 SSD

Case: Corsair Air 540

Additional: Cablemod C-Series black/red kit, SP120, AF140 and AF140 w/ red LED's all around

Project Frankenstein:

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CPU: AMD FX 6100

Motherboard: MSI 970 SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1866 Mhz

GPU: MSI R9 280 3G Twin Frozr

PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W

Storage: Western Digital 1TB Enterprise + 240GB Partiot Torch SSD

Case: Fractal Design Define S

Sheila (Server):

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Dell R210:
CPU: Intel Xeon x3450

Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600 Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation 

Marvin (Server)

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1230v2

Memory: 12GB Crucial ECC 1600Mhz

Storage: Seagate 3TB Constellation

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So I guess they use a more standard modular connector than what SuperFlower usually uses?

no idea

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OMG, those look super sexy. Makes me want to learn how to sleeve cables. The combs are a great idea to release.

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So I guess they use a more standard modular connector than what SuperFlower usually uses?

 

Super Flower is using different connectors and cable wiring.

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Thanks for this very great review of our cable sets - very happy that you are satisfied with your purchase ! In regards to cable combs we didn't plan in the first place to launch any combs but then got more and more emails from people asking for combs because the ones of E22 don't fit well.

 

For that reason we have developed these perfectly fitting combs and they will be available for purchase in North America within the next 2 weeks: 

 

I might actually pick some cable combs up. I bought the $30 sleeved cables from Corsair for my AX750 a couple years ago, so these combs would greatly help my OCD with my cabling in the back.

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So I guess they use a more standard modular connector than what SuperFlower usually uses?

 

From what I can see, they do use a more standard connector. However I think they don't have any G2 units below 750W. 

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They sure do look sexy, that's for sure. With the good price and awesome look, there has to be a downside. Cables are real short, aren't they? If not, count me in! The review got me! :lol:

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