Cable Sleeve Mods For Corsair RM1000e PSU besides OEM?

[WarmEngine]

I've never done cable extensions or sleeves before so very inexperienced.  Anyone have experience with cablemod or others?

 

My new PSU is a Corsair RM1000e but I don't see that series listed on the CableMod website as an option for cables.

 

What am I looking for?

 

[SorryBella]

5 minutes ago, WarmEngine said:

My new PSU is a Corsair RM1000e but I don't see that series listed on the CableMod website as an option for cables.

 

Type 4. 

 

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/s/psu-cable-compatibility

[WarmEngine]

Thanks @SorryBella!  Any other recommendations besides Corsair & CableMod?  I'm not sure who's reputable and who's not.

[Supersonicwolfe]

16 minutes ago, WarmEngine said:

Thanks @SorryBella!  Any other recommendations besides Corsair & CableMod?  I'm not sure who's reputable and who's not.

There are a ton of cable makers on AliExpress/Taobao, and I used from one of them. 

These are not rocket science so the only way to figure out is read reviews. 

Of course if you want to be extra safe and money is not an issue? CableMod.

[WarmEngine]

43 minutes ago, Supersonicwolfe said:

There are a ton of cable makers on AliExpress/Taobao, and I used from one of them. 

These are not rocket science so the only way to figure out is read reviews. 

Of course if you want to be extra safe and money is not an issue? CableMod.

I guess the reason for my question is that you hear so much about not mixing and matching cables from other PSU's with a new one or vice versa.  If that can cause issues since no two sets are the same wouldn't grabbing random cables from say AliExpress, etc be the last thing you'd want to do?  i might be confusing things I've seen and/or heard in videos though.

[Poinkachu]

39 minutes ago, WarmEngine said:

I guess the reason for my question is that you hear so much about not mixing and matching cables from other PSU's with a new one or vice versa.  If that can cause issues since no two sets are the same wouldn't grabbing random cables from say AliExpress, etc be the last thing you'd want to do?  i might be confusing things I've seen and/or heard in videos though.

Sleeved Extension = Just an extension, it will mimic the pinouts of what it extends.

Connection is one end to your PSU's included cable and other end to parts (or another extension).

 

Sleeved Custom cable = What might make your PSU goes sparky-spark, magic smoke appears, or burn your house if you mix-match wrongly.

Connection is one end directly to your PSU, the other end to your part (or extension first).

 

The same logic applies to non-Sleeved.

 

Shitty extension also might cause major problem btw.

example :

If they make the extension with small gauge wire, and you use it for high power stuff.

If they used cheap low current pins and you use it for high power stuff.

[Supersonicwolfe]

4 hours ago, WarmEngine said:

I guess the reason for my question is that you hear so much about not mixing and matching cables from other PSU's with a new one or vice versa.  If that can cause issues since no two sets are the same wouldn't grabbing random cables from say AliExpress, etc be the last thing you'd want to do?  i might be confusing things I've seen and/or heard in videos though.

Ah what they meant is you should not mix cables, say your PSU is Corsair Type4 so don't use cables meant for something like Seasonic whatever PSU. They won't fit, even if the cable fits in the PSU holes, it can have different pinout fry the PSU (And anything it connects to, heck you can't mix Corsair Type4 with 3,2 or 1 either. Some of them are made by different ODM hence different pinout.)

 

Now, you have a Corsair Type 4 PSU. Cables sold by AliExpress vender and ones from CableMod won't have that big of a difference as long as they have Corsairs Type 4 pinout, and usually they should be the same guage vs Corsair original cables if not thicker (if I remember correctly the lower awg number actually is thicker, do check that information, I remember Corsair uses 16 guage and 18 guage).

 

Some custom cables may add capacitors to combat piky power draws from 4090s (Good quality PSU already have then inside, so the rule of the thumb is, if original cables came with the PSU don't have them, then you don't need them)

Anyway, copper is copper, the only difference would be connecter plastic/pin quality which may came from the same suppliers. 

 

The key is make sure the vender/cable makers using quality materials (given copper is quite expensive these days), which you won't really know without reading recent reviews if there is any.

 

AliExpress (or other third party) venders may even allow you to customize the cable length to fit your particular case, which is how those neat cable managed cases are made. Not to mention they offer cable colors that is not made by CableMod.

 

Here are some examples of options for a custom cable maker on Taobao(AliExpress) which I used with a RM850e powering a 3080 with no problem (Custom length, all black. Whole set for <40 bucks with shipping).

Not sure if they ship to your country by they are called HZMOD.

[tkitch]

On 2/18/2025 at 12:43 AM, WarmEngine said:

I guess the reason for my question is that you hear so much about not mixing and matching cables from other PSU's with a new one or vice versa.  If that can cause issues since no two sets are the same wouldn't grabbing random cables from say AliExpress, etc be the last thing you'd want to do?  i might be confusing things I've seen and/or heard in videos though.

If you're concerned?

 

Just buy some extensions.  They're universal, because they don't replace your existing cables.  

 

If you want replacements, buy Cablemod, as they're the most reputable brand available.  

 

What matters is the pinout of the end that plugs into the PSU.  Not all brands of PSU use the same pin order, and mixing that up will fry hardware.

So you *need* cables that match your PSU's pinouts.  In your case, Corsair Type 4 cables.