Power Supply cabling guide?

studbagel9 · Mar 25, 2004, 10:55 PM

I know there was a post in the news here not too long ago about how to wrap your PSU cables. My question is, are all the colors the exact same power? To better clarify, are all the red's are red universally, so that if I have two going to the same 4 ping molex, will the power going to each of them be the same? Also, what do you guys recommend for the ATX Power cable? Should I wrap that for conformity? Or should I just leave it alone? Anyway, just wanted some insight before I tried this project... Thanks for the help in advance as always.

Logla · Mar 25, 2004, 11:14 PM

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Originally posted by studbagel9
I know there was a post in the news here not too long ago about how to wrap your PSU cables. My question is, are all the colors the exact same power? To better clarify, are all the red's are red universally, so that if I have two going to the same 4 ping molex, will the power going to each of them be the same? Also, what do you guys recommend for the ATX Power cable? Should I wrap that for conformity? Or should I just leave it alone? Anyway, just wanted some insight before I tried this project... Thanks for the help in advance as always.

If youre talking molex connectors then yes, all the reds are 5v and the yellows are 12v and the blacks are ground/neutral. I try to keep all the cables (regardless of colour) grouped together and routed out of the way behind my hard drives to keep things tidy.
That said, if you aren't 150% sure of what everyhing is in your PSU, then dont start pulling things apart and try to be clever - it could lead to disasterous results.

studbagel9 · Mar 26, 2004, 04:58 PM

Well that's why I'm asking questions, to become 150% sure. Anyway, My cables are all tucked out of the way, but I would like to bundle them to get them even more tidy, because I may be switching to a clear acrylic case.

Logla · Mar 26, 2004, 08:13 PM

I think its just a case of sleeving all the loose wires and then bunching everthing up (neatly of course) into one big cable and fastening them together with cable ties. You can then tuck that one mass of cable away as tidily as possible. Although how you get the stealth look with an acrylic case is a mystery to me.

If you do go the acrylic route, post some pics and I'm sure someone will point out anything which can be impoved on.

GutterPunk · Mar 26, 2004, 08:29 PM

Id like to see some pics on whats goin on, every1 has there ideas and w/ a clear case i think tidy is number 1 issue...who wants a mess of a box then!

**dj_stick** · Mar 27, 2004, 01:00 AM

red +5v
orange +3.3V
yellow +12V
blue -12V
purple +5VSB
white -5V
gray - power on
black - ground

studbagel9 · Mar 27, 2004, 03:29 PM

I don't have anywhere to post pics, or I'd show pic's of my rig as it is now. Thanks for the insight into the voltages though, I appreciate that, and thanks to everyone else for the general interest.

**dj_stick** · Mar 28, 2004, 10:43 AM

no worries, i think the cable colour designation is hard to find, never seen in on the net, i just read that off my old atx 350w psu

Mar 25, 2004, 10:55 PM	#1
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Power Supply cabling guide? I know there was a post in the news here not too long ago about how to wrap your PSU cables. My question is, are all the colors the exact same power? To better clarify, are all the red's are red universally, so that if I have two going to the same 4 ping molex, will the power going to each of them be the same? Also, what do you guys recommend for the ATX Power cable? Should I wrap that for conformity? Or should I just leave it alone? Anyway, just wanted some insight before I tried this project... Thanks for the help in advance as always. __________________

Mar 26, 2004, 04:58 PM	Thread Starter #3
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Well that's why I'm asking questions, to become 150% sure. Anyway, My cables are all tucked out of the way, but I would like to bundle them to get them even more tidy, because I may be switching to a clear acrylic case. __________________

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Mar 27, 2004, 03:29 PM	Thread Starter #7
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I don't have anywhere to post pics, or I'd show pic's of my rig as it is now. Thanks for the insight into the voltages though, I appreciate that, and thanks to everyone else for the general interest. __________________

Mar 26, 2004, 08:13 PM	#4
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	I think its just a case of sleeving all the loose wires and then bunching everthing up (neatly of course) into one big cable and fastening them together with cable ties. You can then tuck that one mass of cable away as tidily as possible. Although how you get the stealth look with an acrylic case is a mystery to me. If you do go the acrylic route, post some pics and I'm sure someone will point out anything which can be impoved on.