Hiper Type-M 800W Power Supply Review

Cables and Connectors

- Molex: 3 Connectors
o 1x 24” length (1 Connector)
o 1x 16” length (1 Connector)
o 1x 12” length (1 Connector)

- SATA: 4 Connectors
o 2x 24” length (2 connectors each)

- PCI-E 8-Pin: 2 Connectors
o 1x 20” length
o 1x 17” length

- PCI-E 6-Pin: 2 Connectors (on same cable as 8-pin PCI-E)
o 1x 22” length
o 1x 19” length

- 24-pin ATX Connector: 23” length

- 4-Pin CPU Connector: 22” length

- 8-Pin CPU Connector: 22” length

ExTender Cables:

Molex ExTender:
4 Cables, 6” Length

8-pin PCI-E to 6-Pin PCI-E ExTender:
2 Cables, 3” Length

Molex to Floppy ExTender
2 Cables, 6” Length



In terms of cables and connectors, I find that Hiper has cut a few corners in this area. Some of their decisions were good while others really need to be addressed with new revisions of this power supply. First of all I find that the 8-pin PCI-E connectors are quite short if someone wants to them to reach their GPUs in a full-tower case. Since this is a high-end power supply, one would assume it would be installed in a suitably beastly case and in that situation, 22” is the bare minimum needed. It is also mind-boggling why Hiper decided for one PCI-E cable to be shorter than the other since they are so short to begin with. The number of the SATA connectors is a bit depressing as well since there are many enthusiasts out there that use more than four hard drives.

While most of the main cables of the Hiper 880W are of a good length, there are some interesting things going on with the Molex cable lengths. You can see that instead of having full-length Molex cables with multiple connectors, Hiper has cut down on this area and has three cables each with a single connector. I actually have to agree with Hiper on this decision since these connectors are quickly becoming extinct. Yet, if you still need Molex cables the Type-M has a solution for you.


Hiper supplies four Molex “ExTender cables which can be linked together to extend the length of the Molex cables and also add connectors if needed. To tell you the truth, I find this a bit of a sloppy solution but it definitely does the job if you need to add to the length and number of Molex connectors. These ExTender cables are also used for other connectors as well and a huge plus about these cables is that it cuts down on the amount of cable clutter in your case.

The floppy connectors can also be attached to the Molex connectors if you need them. All of these “add on” cables are fully sleeved like the main cables of the Type-M.


The PCI-E connectors are set up a bit differently from what we have seen in the past since there is an 8-pin and 6-pin on the same cable. If you are using an HD2900XT card this setup looks perfect until you realize that the wires going to the 6-pin connector are almost too short to connect both the 8 and 6-pin connectors at the same time. After a bit of tugging and a lot of cursing, eventually both connectors will fit.

Since there are two 6-pin connectors which are attached to the 8-pin connectors Hiper adds a pair of 8-pin to 6-pin adaptors so you can use a pair of 8800GTX cards and add some much-needed length to the PCI-E cables.