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Asus Strix GPU Power Cabling Question

PCDesignerRy

Ok, this is a slightly complicated question but I'll do my best to cover it. First, I have an Asus Strix 1080Ti card. That card takes two individual 8-pin power connections from the PSU. My PSU is a corsair AX1200i. It is a modular PSU and I have a custom braided red cabling kit compatible with the PSU. Here's the rub. My power cable for my GPU, is a single cable running from the power supply, to the GPU, that first connects into the GPU for the first 8, and then immediately splits off into another 8-pin split from that so I literally have to make a loop of cabling from the first connection to hit the second, and it leaves a very awkward and messy lump of cabling at the power connection to my GPU. I've seen very clean builds with braided cabling from the PSU where the cabling to the GPU appears to be two individual cables. Also in many GPU builds I see a card with power that is an 8-pin and then a 6-pin instead of 8 and 8. Sorry that the images aren't that great. The white cabling is an image I found. It clearly has a gpu power cable with 6 and 8. The red cabling is my GPU cabling. It's a single cable from the PSU that to be connected to the GPU has to be looped and folded and couldn't possible be cleaned up with cable combs. So, to the point, I'm trying to figure out what I'm missing to be able to do my GPU cabling in a way that's much more clean that this, and hoping someone can help. Sorry about the long-winded explanation. 

As always, I appreciate any time and wisdom that you can afford me. 

Thanks! 

Also, for the record, this is in fact a sneak peek of my build but despite how messy these peeks look I fully intend to organize my internal cabling to perfection (if I can figure out how to do that). 

 

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6 minutes ago, PCDesignerRy said:

I've seen very clean builds with braided cabling from the PSU where the cabling to the GPU appears to be two individual cables

Those are done with 2 single connection (i.e. one connector on each end) PCIe 8pin custom cables bonded together with PSU cable combs.

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Run two individual sets of cables, like so:

 

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Oh sweet! I see now! Yeah that will make it look a lot cleaner. Thanks guys! 

Everything I've done with my computer build so far is well-documented at: 
My Thermaltake Home Profile
SPECKS!! ...specs: 
Case: Thermaltake W200
Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 Godlike
CPU: i9-9900KS
CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i RGB
RAM: G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4-3200 32GB
GPU: Asus Strix 1080Ti
PSU: Corsair Ax1200i
System Drive: Samsung 970 Pro M.2 SSD 1TB
Storage: Samsung 970 Pro M.2 SSD 1TB x4

Display: Asus PG348Q 3440x1440 100Hz
Sound: SoundBlaster Katana X
Network: CAT8 Cabling & Wifi6
Keyboard and Mouse: Redragon K556 RGB & Redragon M711 Cobra
Case Fans: Primarily Noctua 140mm 3000RPM 
Case Fan Controller: Lamptron FC-8 8 Channel
Cosmetic Light Appeal: Remote Controlled Light Bars x2

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