PC with completly hidden "24" pin cable!

[Nardella]

I have been wanting to build a PC that has a completely hidden 24 pin power cable. Below is a video where I demonstrate a working (posting) PC with no cable in the power connector of the motherboard. Instead the wires from the PSU are soldered to the back of the motherboard. I don't really have the budget to complete such a build at this time (I can't afford the risk to the components). If anyone wants to take my idea and run with it, please do. Credit for the idea would be nice.

I wonder if a video card could be hidden using a similar technique. WOuld have to be done by someone more skilled than me.

My original intention was to remove the power connector from the motherboard and reattach it to the rear. But my skills are not great and I just wanted to prove the idea could work. I actually think it looks better this way anyway.

 

Linus, if you need an idea for a new show (like scrapyard wars) you could have fans come in and help them build their crazy ideas.

 

 

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I've seen the 24 pin hidden that way but you realize it would be easy to wreck the MOBO that way, not to mention voiding the warranty. I wish they would make MOBOs with the sockets for power and  front panel connectors already mounbted to the back side of the MOBO.

 

Check here to see how I reduced the visibility of the 24 pin cable in the computer I'm currently building. The MOBO is installed on a removeable MOBO tray which will be mounted 3/8" away from the back plate allowing cables to duck between the tray and the backplate, then exit through the hole in the backplate behind the MOBO tray. I'm doing the same for my other cables as much as possible.

 

 

[evilmatchbox]

Nice use of wireless HDMI.

lol jk.  But that is interesting.  I havent spent much time looking at the back of recent motherboards.  But I do not see why you couldn't heat the solder up and remove the socket and then flip on the back side of the motherboard.  Obviously you would need to drill a hole in the case for that to fit through.  This is interesting.  Ive very recently got a soldering iron.  Perhaps I will find a donor board I can test on. I think a board with no 24, 8 pin, or sata cables showing would be interesting.

 

I just realized all the inputs would be reversed as well.  So you would need a custom small extension to rewire it at the minimum

[Lady Fitzgerald]

3 hours ago, evilmatchbox said:

I just realized all the inputs would be reversed as well.  So you would need a custom small extension to rewire it at the minimum

Either that or repin the 24 pin connector. If wiring directly to the MOBO, it would be a moot point.

[Damascus]

Just get 2 rigid 90 degree adapters.  Mnpctech sells them, I have one and it's super unobtrusive 

[TekRed]

I think most people rather have the 24 pin so they can have custom sleeved cables to accent the build. Well that's why I would want it, and my custom 24pin cable for my current build is quite an accent piece at that 

 

[Lathlaer]

22 minutes ago, TekRed said:

I think most people rather have the 24 pin so they can have custom sleeved cables to accent the build. Well that's why I would want it, and my custom 24pin cable for my current build is quite an accent piece at that 

Yeah, to quote from one of LTT's recent videos (the one about the $2k case): cables don't need to be hidden, they need to be beautiful ;-)

 

That being said, to each their own - additional choices are never bad especially if they lead to interesting projects.

[TekRed]

1 minute ago, Lathlaer said:

Yeah, to quote from one of LTT's recent videos (the one about the $2k case): cables don't need to be hidden, they need to be beautiful ;-)

 

That being said, to each their own - additional choices are never bad especially if they lead to interesting projects.

Yup I remember that quote and it's true

 

To each their own is exactly what modding is about, expression through design and originality 

[JoostinOnline]

That's pretty cool. Right angle connectors at least exist.

 

On a side note, does anyone else always feel like they're going to snap the motherboard when attaching the 24 pin connector? I've done it a hundred times and I still get nervous.

[Lady Fitzgerald]

On 6/16/2018 at 5:26 AM, JoostinOnline said:

That's pretty cool. Right angle connectors at least exist.

 

On a side note, does anyone else always feel like they're going to snap the motherboard when attaching the 24 pin connector? I've done it a hundred times and I still get nervous.

Yeah, those buggers are always a bear to install. It can be even worse removing them. One trick I learned to make it a wee bit easier is to spray some silicone onto a rag or a finger tip and apply it to the plastic before inserting the connector into the header.

[crooked windows]

I've used 2x coolermastr  ATX 24 pin 90* Adapters for the last 4 builds. and to make it look cooler stick a blank over the join to hide the fact use used 2 adapters. Cheaper than buying modded cables

[DJ46]

Removing the 24 pin a soldering it on from the other side would be an interesting solution, though it would require a custom 24 pin cable anyway and wouldn't fit in most cases.

 

Personally, I would consider a J-HACK M2426. I remember seeing a build log on here that used two copper rods soldered to the GPU as the power "cables". It would also work for the CPU 8pin, but I don't know how you would reduce the amount of wires in a 24pin further than the M2426.