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cadabri
By cadabri
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Hey guys, so I just got a new power supply, 1000w, however the case only came with 3x and 4x sata power cables. I currently have to power 2 hard drives, 1 ssd, the fan lighting module, and the front rgb lighting module. My case is extremely tight with limited room for management so having those extra long cables both running is kind of a pain. I was wondering if it would be safe to get a sata power splitter, and add that to one of the 4x sata cables to power it all on one cable. Would this be safe? Thanks!

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6 minutes ago, Netivity said:

I always recommend people to stay away from those adapters. Whether it'd be molex to sata, or 1x sata to 2x sata splitters. Too many have been known to light their entire computer on fire, or become a possibility of shocking components and breaking them.

Yeah, unfortunately right now I have to use an extender just to even reach my SSD

 

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Just now, Netivity said:

That's ok, just keep monitoring it to make sure the cables/connectors aren't getting too hot or starting to melt...

Luckily all that stuff is on the back side of the case, but yeah. I would love to find some 5x sata power cable addon for my PSU but I can't find any.

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1 minute ago, cadabri said:

Yeah, corsair rm1000x

Corsair makes their own modular cables. You can buy them in kits and they have longer cables as well. They are a little bit on the dear side, but i'd rather fork out ~90 bucks for a kit than $1000(?) for the entire PC.

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Sata only puts out a miniscule amount of power.

 

You are fine to use splitters.  ODD, HDD take very small amounts of power.

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