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Old April 11, 2010, 01:42 PM
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Hi all,

Last time I ordered parts, I added a 12" long 8pin EPS cable extension. I was sick of seeing the 8pin EPS cable passing over my GFX card (Antec 300/Antec Truepower Trio650 PSU mounted at the bottom).

Now, with that extension, I'll be able to re-route the power cable and re-do the cable management so it looks nice and tidy.

Is using these is completely save? I mean could this lead to stability issues due to voltage drops or something? I don't think so, but longer cables is not always a good thing.
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Old April 11, 2010, 01:51 PM
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I dont think there should be an issue or anything. As you add cable length you increase the total resistance of the cable though at those gauges and lengths it shouldnt add enough to make it significant.
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as long as the part is well made, and the connection is secure, you should theoretically and practically be fine. ive used them a lot. besides a dude or two who caught it in the door, pushed it till metal came in contact with case metal

i might be paranoic about it, but always drop a couple of inches of isolating tape over said connection. just in case.
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The PSU will compensate for any voltage drop along the cable. That's what its voltage regulation circuitry is there for. You've got nothing to worry about.
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The PSU will compensate for any voltage drop along the cable. That's what its voltage regulation circuitry is there for. You've got nothing to worry about.
why didn't you tell me about this earlier!!!! I've been avoiding extensions for ages because I was afraid of this!

trust him, the guy's a psu pro
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why didn't you tell me about this earlier!!!! I've been avoiding extensions for ages because I was afraid of this!
Why didn't you ask?
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because I thought it was a stupid question
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because I thought it was a stupid question
Lol, and I made the original post!
It's ok when you run everything at stock volts, but when you OC you don't want to "introduce" a possible source of instability. That's why I asked
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ahh yea sorry didn't mean to offend anyone, I guess it's also because I'm somewhat of a perfectionist xD
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