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ribbon cable vs sleeved

AgentDZN
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Hi, I think you guys can help me with my question.

I currently can't decide between a "be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 1000W ATX 2.51" and the "be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 1000W ATX 2.52".

 

Should I take the Straight Power, which has sleeved cables, or the Pure Power with ribbon cables?

 

In the end, it's probably just a visual difference, but what do you think looks better and is more practical to install if you value cable management?

 

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I have had PSUs with ribbon cables and have had no issues with them but they do look cheap.

 

All but 2 of my currant builds have sleeved cables and they are stiff and a bit ugly as well.

 

I prefer Individually Sleeved cables since they are not stiff and easy to cable manage. 

At build time I usually have to cut back on something and it is usually the cables.  

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They're both equally ugly, so I'd go with whichever has the best features/highest ratings.

"A picture is starting to form here... I wonder if it's accurate? Some pieces don't quite seem to fit. Or maybe I just don't like the way it looks."

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50 minutes ago, Kevin_Walter said:

They're both equally ugly, so I'd go with whichever has the best features/highest ratings.

Do you know of a way to make it nicer in general?

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30 minutes ago, AgentDZN said:

Do you know of a way to make it nicer in general?

If it's a modular PSU, you may be able to get individually sleeved cables that would just replace the ones sent with the unit, or you could use sleeved cable extensions, but that can make cable management a chore and clutters up the back/bottom of your case. 

 

Looking at their website, it would seem be quiet makes their own individually sleeved cable replacements that are compatible with both of the PSUs you listed, but they only seem to sell them individually, and they're pretty expensive. That being said, the ugliest and most prominent cables are always the VGA and 24 pin motherboard cables, so if you just replaced those, it would look a lot nicer. 

 

Or you could always get a different PSU from a different manufacturer that sells full cable kits...

"A picture is starting to form here... I wonder if it's accurate? Some pieces don't quite seem to fit. Or maybe I just don't like the way it looks."

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I would go with the Straight Power since it's a better psu. Not sure why one would sacrifice internal quality just for different cables.

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