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PSU SATA extension okay??

Grim reaper 999
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Hi guys I  need some help regarding extention SATA power cables. I have a Corsair RM 750 X PSU and I need to power some DVD Writers as they are not placed inside the casing. if I get some extention cables (like 15 pin SATA HUB 1 female to 5 male extension) and plugged into one of the cables in PSU will there be any problem or anything???please help me thank you.

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8 minutes ago, Grim reaper 999 said:

Hi guys I  need some help regarding extention SATA power cables. I have a Corsair RM 750 X PSU and I need to power some DVD Writers as they are not placed inside the casing. if I get some extention cables (like 15 pin SATA HUB 1 female to 5 male extension) and plugged into one of the cables in PSU will there be any problem or anything???please help me thank you.

No problem. Extensions are just that, longer cables. If there's no signal transmitted but just power, you can cover HUGE distances before you can actually notice any drop in voltages.

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Just now, ErrantNyles said:

No problem. Extensions are just that, longer cables. If there's no signal transmitted but just power, you can cover HUGE distances before you can actually notice any drop in voltages.

Not to mention, optical drives use a trivial amount of power in the first place.  You could split off a SATA connector quuuuuite a few times for more optical drives before you were putting too much load on the wires.

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