Good morning r/pcmasterrace today I’m salty as hell and going to share with you my recent experience with Cablemod as it might change your mind on if you want to buy their cables or not.
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So the background on these cables is that I bought them for a sff build I’m working on and this is my first time buying custom cables from them, I have used the prepacked ones they make before but never used the configurator before.
these cables are 150mm and 100% unusable even though that is the length needed for this build
First, the overall quality seems fine if you look at materials but there are quite a few errors made in the build on them.
I understand that the nature of a 12hpwr and 24pin atx can require junctions- im not mad about that at all.
what I am mad about is where and how they made them. they made the junctions on the 12hpwr at 75mm of 150 – basically the center and because the nature of these joints you loose all flexibility in the cable there for roughly 10 – 20 mm in each direction
this means that a 50-75mm section in the middle of the cable is not bendable – this makes it exceptionally hard to deal with.
for the ATX its mostly fine, but for some reason instead of using split combs they use fulls and put all of them at the very end so you can move maybe 10mm of space from the end. – real awesome seeing as they charge you for cable combs that you cant use.
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Second, the color is not matching to what they put in the configurator a minor annoyance but noted. You would think they would be able to get a little closer on color when you pay extra to use the 2.0 configurator and the premium option, but apparently not.
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Third, they cost 135 bucks and are 100% unreturnable. they are also the wrong length seeing as 50% of the cable doesn’t bend because of where they chose to put the junctions.
had known that’s what they would have done I would have ordered longer cables, but seeing what arrived after that cost, I should have just made them myself
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I have contacted customer support and will update base on their responses but thought the community might be interested to know that at least for sff builds, cablemod really didn’t hit the mark and that the new Pro 12hpwr 90* cables aren’t really worth it
koordy
I think this is what you get for paying 135$ for 2 power cables.
Seriously, I’m someone who likes to spend a lot on his PC too, but this sounds ridiculous.
YellowFogLights
Jesus those colours aren’t even remotely close. Green and bronze turned teal and orange. From Master Chief to Miami Vice.
ConcreteSnake
In before u/cablemod responds saying they are going to replace your cables 😂
faverodefavero
So, people, help me out here:
Which are the good, reliable, custom PC PSU cable providers at the moment, please?
GallantChaos
This looks like grounds for a chargeback. That’s nowhere near the product you ordered.
hmital
Wait $135 for cables that just melt ?
RentonZero
I hear about cablemod now and then but Jesus that price 115 just for that. That’s the price of a good modular PSU with just tidy black cables
siromega37
I’m just gonna throw out there I’ve never encountered any of these problems with any cables from Cablemod.
CableMod_Alex
Unfortunately that’s as close as we usually go to the PSU end with the splices as standard practice, but I totally understand that in such short lengths it’s extremely inconvenient. Also I’m really not sure what’s up with that teal color since we don’t have anything like that listed, if it was supposed to be the green ModFlex it’s definitely off. I also put in a suggestion to look into possible automation of combs removal below a certain length, as three combs (default selection) in cases like these is pointless. Please reach out to our support and we’ll make sure to sort this out the best way possible for you: [cablemod.com/support](https://cablemod.com/support)
yunuazass
Well i was considering cablemods then i saw extenders fron asiahorse(yea funny name indeed) im using a small case so it was hard to stuff all excess cable inside but after im im loving my setup again
Hoover626_6
Why buy from someone else, when you can spend the money in buying the tools and materials needed. Most of the connections are molex which is super easy to de pin with a tool. The sleeving was a dime a dozen when I didn’t years ago. It’s time consuming and may not look perfect but it isn’t rocket surgery and you don’t have to deal with shitty customer support.
Mysterious-Tough-964
Cablemod the modern snake oil company.
zaku49
I’ve been using moddiy.
willcard
Can someone make me understand why these are priced as they are? Maybe I’m just a poor lol
notthatguypal6900
>PSA – Do not Waste your money on Cablemod Cables.
FTFY
SpankMFlank
Anyone need kerosene for their torch?!?
Dangerous_Building21
It seems they have been making them exactly like this for everyone. I don’t understand why they have to make them so hideous! All the other cable companies (like ensourced, moddiy, pslate, mainframe, etc.) are making short SFF cables nice and smooth, not a jungle mess like this.
I was considering getting some cable mod stuff for my 4090 I’m so glad I didn’t, I went with the Lian Li Strimer cables instead, I’ve seen way too many posts about CableMod melting expensive GPUs they are a risk I’m not willing to take, they are so overpriced as well. What trash.
yorii
Cablemod is for people who like to gamble and taking risks, like risk setting your house on fire kind of risks.
Benji472
what other companies are there for customized pc cables
ThanatonautXP
I bought a Cablemod 12vhpwr cable and one of the connectors came off. They were cool and replaced it but I still wasn’t impressed with the build quality. Ended up just finding one of the Corsair ones and it seems much better. I think if you have the option for OEM that’s the way to go.
EIiteJT
Cablemode is so expensive. I would rather just buy $30 asiahorse extensions… Oh wait, that’s exactly what I did.
stingertc
Dude has cable mod gone down hill I have them in my last build and they are amazing
Artfreak136
Corsair 12hpwr is the only one that won’t give you any problems.
TheLooseFisherman
I agree, cablemod’s pretty shitty nowadays.
Frost_blade
I saw some Cable Mod cables Ina microcenter a few years ago and got them. I thought they were routed (same as these) poorly because they were on clearance at the time. Glad I didn’t spend the premium just to get the same thing. Going to need J2C and LTT to see this and rethink their sponsor deals. This is embarrassing.
Curun
What’s with all those solder joins on the 12vhpwr? wtf…. ffs can’t even move the combs, more points of failure.
Wire them direct. jfc
Arrrginine69
Never have never would
The_Gingersnaps
I’ve had plenty of cables and had not one single problem
30 Comments
Good morning r/pcmasterrace today I’m salty as hell and going to share with you my recent experience with Cablemod as it might change your mind on if you want to buy their cables or not.
​
So the background on these cables is that I bought them for a sff build I’m working on and this is my first time buying custom cables from them, I have used the prepacked ones they make before but never used the configurator before.
these cables are 150mm and 100% unusable even though that is the length needed for this build
First, the overall quality seems fine if you look at materials but there are quite a few errors made in the build on them.
I understand that the nature of a 12hpwr and 24pin atx can require junctions- im not mad about that at all.
what I am mad about is where and how they made them. they made the junctions on the 12hpwr at 75mm of 150 – basically the center and because the nature of these joints you loose all flexibility in the cable there for roughly 10 – 20 mm in each direction
this means that a 50-75mm section in the middle of the cable is not bendable – this makes it exceptionally hard to deal with.
for the ATX its mostly fine, but for some reason instead of using split combs they use fulls and put all of them at the very end so you can move maybe 10mm of space from the end. – real awesome seeing as they charge you for cable combs that you cant use.
​
Second, the color is not matching to what they put in the configurator a minor annoyance but noted. You would think they would be able to get a little closer on color when you pay extra to use the 2.0 configurator and the premium option, but apparently not.
​
Third, they cost 135 bucks and are 100% unreturnable. they are also the wrong length seeing as 50% of the cable doesn’t bend because of where they chose to put the junctions.
had known that’s what they would have done I would have ordered longer cables, but seeing what arrived after that cost, I should have just made them myself
——————————————————————————————–
I have contacted customer support and will update base on their responses but thought the community might be interested to know that at least for sff builds, cablemod really didn’t hit the mark and that the new Pro 12hpwr 90* cables aren’t really worth it
I think this is what you get for paying 135$ for 2 power cables.
Seriously, I’m someone who likes to spend a lot on his PC too, but this sounds ridiculous.
Jesus those colours aren’t even remotely close. Green and bronze turned teal and orange. From Master Chief to Miami Vice.
In before u/cablemod responds saying they are going to replace your cables 😂
So, people, help me out here:
Which are the good, reliable, custom PC PSU cable providers at the moment, please?
This looks like grounds for a chargeback. That’s nowhere near the product you ordered.
Wait $135 for cables that just melt ?
I hear about cablemod now and then but Jesus that price 115 just for that. That’s the price of a good modular PSU with just tidy black cables
I’m just gonna throw out there I’ve never encountered any of these problems with any cables from Cablemod.
Unfortunately that’s as close as we usually go to the PSU end with the splices as standard practice, but I totally understand that in such short lengths it’s extremely inconvenient. Also I’m really not sure what’s up with that teal color since we don’t have anything like that listed, if it was supposed to be the green ModFlex it’s definitely off. I also put in a suggestion to look into possible automation of combs removal below a certain length, as three combs (default selection) in cases like these is pointless. Please reach out to our support and we’ll make sure to sort this out the best way possible for you: [cablemod.com/support](https://cablemod.com/support)
Well i was considering cablemods then i saw extenders fron asiahorse(yea funny name indeed) im using a small case so it was hard to stuff all excess cable inside but after im im loving my setup again
Why buy from someone else, when you can spend the money in buying the tools and materials needed. Most of the connections are molex which is super easy to de pin with a tool. The sleeving was a dime a dozen when I didn’t years ago. It’s time consuming and may not look perfect but it isn’t rocket surgery and you don’t have to deal with shitty customer support.
Cablemod the modern snake oil company.
I’ve been using moddiy.
Can someone make me understand why these are priced as they are? Maybe I’m just a poor lol
>PSA – Do not Waste your money on Cablemod Cables.
FTFY
Anyone need kerosene for their torch?!?
It seems they have been making them exactly like this for everyone. I don’t understand why they have to make them so hideous! All the other cable companies (like ensourced, moddiy, pslate, mainframe, etc.) are making short SFF cables nice and smooth, not a jungle mess like this.
[https://linustechtips.com/topic/1228300-cablemod-wtf/](https://linustechtips.com/topic/1228300-cablemod-wtf/)
[https://linustechtips.com/topic/890870-sff-cable-mod/](https://linustechtips.com/topic/890870-sff-cable-mod/)
[https://www.overclock.net/threads/cablemod-gone-wrong.1642933/](https://www.overclock.net/threads/cablemod-gone-wrong.1642933/)
I was considering getting some cable mod stuff for my 4090 I’m so glad I didn’t, I went with the Lian Li Strimer cables instead, I’ve seen way too many posts about CableMod melting expensive GPUs they are a risk I’m not willing to take, they are so overpriced as well. What trash.
Cablemod is for people who like to gamble and taking risks, like risk setting your house on fire kind of risks.
what other companies are there for customized pc cables
I bought a Cablemod 12vhpwr cable and one of the connectors came off. They were cool and replaced it but I still wasn’t impressed with the build quality. Ended up just finding one of the Corsair ones and it seems much better. I think if you have the option for OEM that’s the way to go.
Cablemode is so expensive. I would rather just buy $30 asiahorse extensions… Oh wait, that’s exactly what I did.
Dude has cable mod gone down hill I have them in my last build and they are amazing
Corsair 12hpwr is the only one that won’t give you any problems.
I agree, cablemod’s pretty shitty nowadays.
I saw some Cable Mod cables Ina microcenter a few years ago and got them. I thought they were routed (same as these) poorly because they were on clearance at the time. Glad I didn’t spend the premium just to get the same thing. Going to need J2C and LTT to see this and rethink their sponsor deals. This is embarrassing.
What’s with all those solder joins on the 12vhpwr? wtf…. ffs can’t even move the combs, more points of failure.
Wire them direct. jfc
Never have never would
I’ve had plenty of cables and had not one single problem