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Sorry for making a post so long after it ending but i had to put this here. It turns out this case DOES have a hole for the cpu cable. If you put it through the hole before putting the motherboard in it's very easy to get it in no issues. (Just saying to let others know who may be thinking of using this case)

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I recently bought a new psu and a bigger case. I was putting it all together and when I did the CPU cable it was too short to go in a nice place so theres this ugly annoying cable going across my whole mobo as it's the only way to plug it in. I have a Corsair Tx750m and I was wondering if theres any possible way to get a sort of extender for it. On the packaging it said no cable mods or cables that dont come with it or i lose my warranty.

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1 minute ago, Cringe123 said:

no cable mods or cables that dont come with it or i lose my warranty.

well cable extenders are still a thing and wont void warranty. since cpu power cable is normnalised any high quality cpu power extender shoudl work.

like this:https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-Detachable-EPS-12V-Motherboard-Adapter/dp/B07VF887KN/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=corsair+cpu+power+extension+cable&qid=1612445649&sr=8-3

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6 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

well cable extenders are still a thing and wont void warranty. since cpu power cable is normnalised any high quality cpu power extender shoudl work.

like this:https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-Detachable-EPS-12V-Motherboard-Adapter/dp/B07VF887KN/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=corsair+cpu+power+extension+cable&qid=1612445649&sr=8-3

Does this extend my current cable or is it just a bigger cable

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that seems to be a longer cable (63cm) you have to measure how high your case is.

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wait the cpu power cable is 65cm. are you sure it is too short?

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1 hour ago, Cringe123 said:

not much longer just a tiny bit. It's not a very good case it's a CiT Blaze 

So, the cable that comes with the TX-M is 650mm.  The individually sleeved cables are 750mm, but they're expensive:

 

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Power-Supplies/Premium-Individually-Sleeved-EPS12V-ATX12V-Cables-Type-4-Gen-4/p/CP-8920237

 

 

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2 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

So, the cable that comes with the TX-M is 650mm.  The individually sleeved cables are 750mm, but they're expensive:

 

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Power-Supplies/Premium-Individually-Sleeved-EPS12V-ATX12V-Cables-Type-4-Gen-4/p/CP-8920237

 

 

It will probably be fine. I don't mind having it go across my mb but im just worried that with the new gpu it might become a problem as the new one will be longer so the cable wont have as much slack. I think it will be perfectly fine as it wont have to travel much further but I'd just rather it was better. This case for some reason has no good place to put the cpu cable. Kinda sucks

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42 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

So, the cable that comes with the TX-M is 650mm.  The individually sleeved cables are 750mm, but they're expensive:

 

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Power-Supplies/Premium-Individually-Sleeved-EPS12V-ATX12V-Cables-Type-4-Gen-4/p/CP-8920237

 

 

Hey, I have some photos of it if you want them

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46 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

So, the cable that comes with the TX-M is 650mm.  The individually sleeved cables are 750mm, but they're expensive:

 

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Power-Supplies/Premium-Individually-Sleeved-EPS12V-ATX12V-Cables-Type-4-Gen-4/p/CP-8920237

 

 

 

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53 minutes ago, Cringe123 said:

 

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What you do is actually run the cable under the motherboard.  The stand-offs provide enough height for the cable to run underneath.

 

Unscrew the motherboard, feed the cable behind it, feed it up to the top, plug it in and put the screws back in.

 

You should NOT be running the cable the way you're running it.

 

 

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13 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

 

What you do is actually run the cable under the motherboard.  The stand-offs provide enough height for the cable to run underneath.

 

Unscrew the motherboard, feed the cable behind it, feed it up to the top, plug it in and put the screws back in.

 

You should NOT be running the cable the way you're running it.

 

 

Is that ok for it to be touching the back of the MB ? Also does that mean I have to take my gpu and all my cables out ?

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13 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

 

What you do is actually run the cable under the motherboard.  The stand-offs provide enough height for the cable to run underneath.

 

Unscrew the motherboard, feed the cable behind it, feed it up to the top, plug it in and put the screws back in.

 

You should NOT be running the cable the way you're running it.

 

 

Also I'm not sure if there is actually enough space. Are you sure?

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13 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

 

What you do is actually run the cable under the motherboard.  The stand-offs provide enough height for the cable to run underneath.

 

Unscrew the motherboard, feed the cable behind it, feed it up to the top, plug it in and put the screws back in.

 

You should NOT be running the cable the way you're running it.

 

 

I looked at the case on amazon and some people said that they also had the cable doing what I had it doing.

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13 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

 

What you do is actually run the cable under the motherboard.  The stand-offs provide enough height for the cable to run underneath.

 

Unscrew the motherboard, feed the cable behind it, feed it up to the top, plug it in and put the screws back in.

 

You should NOT be running the cable the way you're running it.

 

 

I know I've sent a lot of messages but do you think this is a good idea, I've looked it up and some people have said that this is a good solution

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@Cringe123option 2 is the best. You can hid it a bit with the heatsink there and will look the cleanest overall. 

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Oh god this hurts, big relate. Option 2. Just make sure it isn't touching the silver fins of the heatsink or it may catch fire.

 

https://www.amazon.ca/StarTech-com-EPS8EXT-8-Inch-8-Pin-Extension/dp/B000M802RG

 

https://www.amazon.ca/2-Pack-EPS-Power-Extension-Cable/dp/B07RW7PNG6

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Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

@Cringe123option 2 is the best. You can hid it a bit with the heatsink there and will look the cleanest overall. 

Thank you :). By the way is it ok for cables to touch the mb and are gpus always like this. I'm going to try to buy a new one soon (3060) and are these little gaps always there? Thanks

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