Power supply cables

[Whoknowsbruh]

how do custom power supply cables work?

[Enderman]

the "cable" part transfers electricity from one end to the other

the "custom" part means they buy them after you buy the power supply in some sort of sleeving or different colours

the "power supply" part means that they plug directly into a certain PC power supply

[pinksnowmanshandle]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

the "cable" part transfers electricity from one end to the other

the "custom" part means they buy them after you buy the power supply in some sort of sleeving or different colours

the "power supply" part means that they plug directly into a certain PC power supply

Not sure I could say it any better...

 

Custom could more so mean that they were made with a specific purpose in mind, perhaps not what the manufacturer had intended even though it doesn't modify the PSU itself but rather the medium in which the PSU does its job.

[Whoknowsbruh]

2 hours ago, wcreek said:

Not sure I could say it any better...

 

Custom could more so mean that they were made with a specific purpose in mind, perhaps not what the manufacturer had intended even though it doesn't modify the PSU itself but rather the medium in which the PSU does its job.

thank you just one more question do all cables work with all power supply's ?

[pinksnowmanshandle]

1 minute ago, TechGuyMark said:

thank you just one more question do all cables work with all power supply's ?

I don't so, though a lot of them do tend to be interchangeable.

[Whoknowsbruh]

2 hours ago, wcreek said:

I don't so, though a lot of them do tend to be interchangeable.

cool my power supply im getting is the evga 500w and its like a best seller so I think the cables are gonna be comptatible, because the power supply is so basic

[pinksnowmanshandle]

2 minutes ago, TechGuyMark said:

cool my power supply im getting is the evga 500w and its like a best seller so I think the cables are gonna be comptatible, because the power supply is so basic

There might be a compatibility issue. Though again there's also the chance that it'll be fine.

[Whoknowsbruh]

5 hours ago, wcreek said:

There might be a compatibility issue. Though again there's also the chance that it'll be fine.

so do the cords plug into the power supply orrrrrr?

[Whoknowsbruh]

f im getting custon cables for my powersupply do I need to buy just one connector, like a 24 pin, or do I have to buy a 24 pin, 8 pin, 4 pin , ec?

[Naeaes]

3 minutes ago, TechGuyMark said:

f im getting custon cables for my powersupply do I need to buy just one connector, like a 24 pin, or do I have to buy a 24 pin, 8 pin, 4 pin , ec?

It's up to you. If you don't want the rest of them to be custom, then the 24-pin will suffice. Nothing about the cables themselves make it so that you'd have to replace all or nothing. 

 

Just bare in mind that you have to get compatible cables. The connectors in the modular PSU aren't standardized. They can look similar to others but the pins are beveled and even if they weren't you have no way of knowing the polarity. So the cables have to be compatible with your specific PSU or simple extensions for the cables you already have.