Antec P180 + Corsair HX520W/HX620W

shadowfang · Post by **shadowfang** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:51 am

Have anyone tested this to see if the ATX 20pin+4pin is long enough to reach the mobos upper parts?

If the cable isn't long enough. Can you buy extensions anywhere?

//Mikael Persson

phartknokr · Post by **phartknokr** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:54 am

The cables on the Corsair are pretty long overall (you can even find references to the P180 in Corsair's FAQ pages). Post your particular mobo and one of us can confirm for sure. If your 24 pin connector is where my 8 pin connector is (eVGA 680i) you may have a problem.

I found that my 8 pin reached the top of the mobo ok going around and under components but for neatness elected to get an extender so I could take it behind the mobo (I hate messy cabling).

Try these folks for cables. Good, fast, cheap: http://store.pchcables.com/

shadowfang · Post by **shadowfang** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:16 am

I currently se an old Asus p4c-800 Deluxe and my next mobo will be ASUS Commando.

Anyone got any experiences with these+p180?

idiotekniQues · Post by **idiotekniQues** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:19 am

i recently ordered this case and the corsair hx 620.

a fella over on the ocforums had installed the same case with an hx 520 and reported no issues with cable length. here is the link to his thread, there is a pic in there.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=492332

PopCorn · Post by **PopCorn** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:15 pm

many people over think the wire lenght..as long as you dont have a cheapo psu or a mini atx psu then there is almost no problem.... is around 18inches from the bottom of the case to the top so to be safe id say make sure you have atleast 20inches of the main power cable ..... i have plenty left over for neat wireing.... enermax liberty 400w..... modular.... lovin it

shadowfang · Post by **shadowfang** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:19 pm

I'll go for the Corsair HX520W (It has 19" 20pin+4pin cables) and the P180.

If the cable isn't enough I'm able to buy extension cables for both the 20pin and 4pin thanks to this tip:
http://store.pchcables.com/

or if you live in sweden

http://www.datorbutiken.com/se

Thanks for all the help

phartknokr · Post by **phartknokr** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:18 pm

Picture of the raw length at the end of this page:

viewtopic.php?t=22969&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90

jackal2513 · Post by **jackal2513** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:42 am

i use a P180 and 520

no probs at all

idiotekniQues · Post by **idiotekniQues** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:41 pm

hx620 in my p180 - new build.

there are 4 HD in the lower cage, 1 optical in the top with an extra power connector sitting up there waiting for a second dvd rw

ultrachrome · Post by **ultrachrome** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:02 pm

The extension cable would allow you to avoid running it over the top of the video card.

That cable will be hard to unplug (due to Ninja) if you need to remove the video card.

idiotekniQues · Post by **idiotekniQues** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:00 pm

ultrachrome wrote:The extension cable would allow you to avoid running it over the top of the video card.

That cable will be hard to unplug (due to Ninja) if you need to remove the video card.

where do i get an extension cable from

ultrachrome · Post by **ultrachrome** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:12 pm

Newegg has this inexpensive kit: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6812162004

Or you can google for "4pin atx extension" or "8pin atx extension" depending on what your motherboard and PSU support.

phartknokr · Post by **phartknokr** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:03 pm

That's only a 4 pin extender in the newegg kit.

http://store.pchcables.com/8pinmafepoex.html

idiotekniQues · Post by **idiotekniQues** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:36 pm

thanks, im switching over to an intel chipset board from this nVidia one so ill find out how hard it really is to get it out on friday

ill get an extension anyways just for neatness in the future.

idiotekniQues · Post by **idiotekniQues** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:47 pm

that cable store was tip top.

they ship super fast, their prices are great and my 4 pin extension came in no time.

it is in there now, i am going to sleeve it even though u can barely see it.

definitely recommended/.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:04 am

Hi everybody.
There is no problem with the ATX 20 + 4 pin (of Corsair HX PSU) in a P180 if your mobo has that connection on it's side.
I haven't seen any mobo that doesn't yet.

The problem is rather the P4 (4 pin 12V) cable to the top of the mobo.
That cable is tight or even somewhat short if you use a big CPU heatsink like the Scythe Ninja and a graphics card in the P180 case.

I also had a hard time to find these extension cables until I understood i should search for "P4 cable" ("P4 kabel" in swedish) at price comparison sites.
Then you should look for extension cable ("fÃ¶rlÃ¤ngningskabel" in swedish) in the product descriptions.

Here is a link to the swedish site "prisjakt" ("pricehunt"):
http://www.prisjakt.nu/expert.php?query ... =q=3600654

In a similar way you can search for "EPS12V cable" ("EPS12V kabel" in swedish). This is for the 8-pin variant that I believe is an older standard for the 12V connection? The Corsair HX PSUs has both P4 and EPS12V connnections cables (possibilities).

If you search for "ATX kabel" (in swedish) you will find all kind of current supply cables (4, 8, 20, 24 pin cables).

Mikael Persson sounds like a swedish name to me so I hope this will help you.

Konnetikut · Post by **Konnetikut** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:34 pm

will this problem be amended in the P182? (ie. around the back)

ultrachrome · Post by **ultrachrome** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:28 pm

Konnetikut wrote:will this problem be amended in the P182? (ie. around the back)

It appears that way.

http://www.thetechlounge.com/view+image ... es/286.jpg

idiotekniQues · Post by **idiotekniQues** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:40 pm

ive seen people just run that cable under the mobo but in front of the mobo tray without having to make holes..

however, i am glad the p182 was not available last month - cause i went and bought a dremel to do it myself. this little tool is fun stuff