Custom Cable Building

[@RoTeNdO]

Ugh... I come across this just days after I've finished crimping my wires for my project. A project that I've put off due to procrastinating and because this isn't as easy as it looks. I've seen Jayz, Kyle's, and others videos, but this video... this is perfect! I did an okay job, but the explanation and the tip of using the needle pliers to clasp the end wings to the plaster to keep the crimp from moving is genius and outstanding! I'm kicking myself for not seeing this sooner. The crimping part was the hardest for me because it kept sliding off or moving. Now I know for future projects. Thanks!

[@B3L13V3R]

Incredibly thorough teacher. Daniel is a legend in the making.

[@iaial0]

I'm super positive one day I'll sit here and do all my custom cables, and maybe it will be the same day I'll put a custom loop on my machine. And I'm sure as hell I'll use a lot of your suggestions. Thank you.

[@mccafferty999]

I sleeved my 24 pin and 2 pcie cables for about 10 dollars. I just bought standard cable extensions on ebay, figured out how to remove the cables and then sleeved them in 3 colours using sleeving i also got off ebay. It takes a fair bit of work when you're not used to it but I still got great looking custom sleeved cables for dirt cheap :D It works out much cheaper than buying wire/pins/connectors separately.

[@GLFiveGaming]

Here’s a top tip from me. Use clear shrink tube when you’re melting the sleeving to the pin. Then you can see when it’s melted and you won’t over do it.

[@DanG-ug1ed]

Those crimpers are called "open barrel" crimpers. The way I was taught to use the crimper was to put the pin into the crimper, take a bite, put the wire in, then crimp. When cutting metallic sleeving...Harbor freight has some really cheap looking scissors that looks like they were hammered out of a piece of clothes hangar...that are actually carbon steel, really sharp, and work really well. When putting small pieces of heat shrink on the ends, put them on in the middle before your insert the wire, then move into position when you are ready to flame them. This saves the problem of trying to put a small piece of heat shrink on a nearly same size cable. I haven't done many computer cables, but I"ve done a LOT of military cables.

[@Otawakun]

I wish i had my internship in Singularity Computers and you are my supervisor. MAN that would be so great!!!!!

[@mdk42o74]

building my dream computer and when i was looking at my build the only thing i could think of was god i need custom wires. thank you so much

[@ntonZZ]

One of the most useful video ever put on the internet, thanks a lot.

[@zyntax81]

Great video as usual! I would like some more in depth guide on how to calculate lenghts when doing 90 (180, 270 etc) degree turns. For exemple an ATX cable could turn 90 degrees several times around the chassi. And also outgoing cables from a connector needs to come into next connector rotated. It would be nice to see a complete video where you do a complete ATX cable with lots of bends and you go through your measure and calculation.

[@michaelm8838]

I have just tried this with the same blue crimpers and i was using the middle crimp slot(before i saw this video) and i found it really flattened the back part of the cable together with the metal prongs that hold the cable which made it a bit too wide to slot into the connector receptacle so i have been quickly getting through the pins. Also i noticed that the middle part of the connection that goes around the bare part of wire was struggling to go around the wire as these cables from a Silverstone Flex psu are quite thick wires and noticed some pins have longer prongs to wrap around the wire. Do not reuse the plastic receptacle as it can easily damage while extracting the old pins so when you use it again sometimes the new pins won't stay in however much you try.

[@That_Dude88]

Found your video searching for custom psu cables. Thank you for the vid!

[@Blueberries404]

I want to see more of this style of videos. These are great!

[@darxustech2883]

I wish people could link to the previous parts of a video series in the video description.

[@The804R]

Perfect timing; I'm about to start my first sleeving project!

[@sasrebel]

love the background noise. Sounds like my place. Just kids running a muck. lol Good video by the way mate! Nice quality work. :)

[@RobertD_83]

I sleeved 1 power supply... cablemod ever since. such tedious work. your dedication definitely shows in your builds though..

[@killacamfoo]

Wow, this takes some serious skill. This is why I buy them separately.

[@ProDMiner]

I just wanted to say thank you for showing us the methods you use. I’m about to build a monster rig, and I was like well if I get modular may as well make my own cable lol

[@ModrunOfficial]

wait you said you alredy went throught 2 parts videos on this ? how do i find them then because this isnt a numbered video series afaik

[@ahmedal-shafei3640]

Hi thank you for video. I would like to ask how to convert the cpu cable from 8pin to 8+4pin 2 way

[@verum_consilium]

Recently I custom cabled a corsair rm1000i and noticed that some cables had capacitors between them on the original oem cables. I ended up adding them into my cables but wanted to know your thoughts on their importance (not to mention they take up a bunch of room on the cable)

[@carlsson614]

ZLS Designs You should be able to remove them. But verify the pinouts before removing the caps.

[@taipeitaiwan10]

I have no interest in doing this, but you are a good teacher and make it fun watching :)

[@toimisjo]

You should buy pliers that they use in surgery(i don't know what they are called in english). You can use them to lock the sleeve very tight when melting the heat shrink to the connector. They also leave your both hands free. Tried and very, very useful.

[@bushwickbillOG]

heamostats

[@farfadetglouglou5111]

Good morning, I have just discovered your videos and I am planning to customize my PC cables and I am wondering if I could replace the PVC cables with silicone ones to have more flexibility while staying on 18 awg?

[@peterkoinzell7983]

10:51 I have that same crimper. How do you get it so that it release when you let go? Mine locks down and I have to lift a switch in between the handles for it to let go.

[@BIGC-jn3qm]

Brilliant Video - you make it look so easy, I now must give this a go - Thank you.

[@honitsten]

@ 14:03 I had to take my open headphones off and make sure that wasn't happening in the other room. Other than that excellent video. I always wanted to do something like this with my own builds.

[@FrodeLøtvedt]

I wish somebody would put together a kit with all you need for this. I feel like I'm going crazy trying to figure out what i might need.

[@sloppyprogrammer4373]

it was actually the fun part.

[@MitgliedT5]

What type of wiring should be used ? you don't use copper wire in this video or ist it and it doesn't look like the typical copper ?

[@BaSeBaLLnUgS419]

If you buy a pre made custom sleeved extension kit can I remove the connector to install metal cable combs or roll it damage the wire ends?

[@Seffyr]

How convenient? I spot this video in my KZbin feed as I'm sitting here sleeving a friend's PSU. A few of my methods differ from yours because it's what I find quickest/most comfortable with; but I'll definitely be using your "master length cable" method to ensure my cable cuts are all the same length. My first sleeving job (My own rig) has required me to redo it twice now due to sloppy worksmanship the first and second time. The third time I cleaned it up alot (I cut the cables to individual lengths so that they would naturally curve, helping them stay trained) but stuffed up a measurement on a SINGLE wire on the 24-pin so I gotta dive into that at some point in the near future and clean that up cause my OCD is tainting me about it... that means shortening 23 wires because 1 is shorter... *sigh*

[@J_A-_]

Can you make 6 to 2 × 6+2 pin with 16 AWG wires? Or will the connection not be good?

[@raynabanaki8434]

Brilliant video man, very informative. Once i find the time to get back into modding i'll have to start doing HSless cables, that method looks very strong.

[@ManpackedPOV]

is the pin layout really matter ? since if you just put the cables in the same place on both pcie connectors you'll be fine right ? i do not need to know every function of every cable going in the pcie connector do i ? unless i gor from 8 pin to 6 pin ofcourse

[@jerodernst6706]

only ? that i wonder about, is it better to use a muti stand wire or use a high single core wire

[@4fidy182]

can anyone give me alink where to buy the connectors for the 24 pin pciu cable ext . having a hard time finding them

[@unlink1649]

Can't find the sleeves anymore on your website.

[@bert4910]

Also.. Please demonstrate how you sleeve fans and what crimpers you use for the pins etc.

[@LegendMuscle]

Hey I want to sleeve my own cables. that's not theproblem. The problem is.. the cables dont like up to their corresponding pin at the other end... Can I switch the ??? Like instead of pin 1 going to pin 3 on a gpu plug can I do 1 to 1? Or is there other communication for the psu?

[@8762-o6t]

Hello, I would like to ask what type of electronic cable you are using, ul1007 16awg? ul1015 16awg?

[@CrossedSabresCOD]

This was much more helpful than the original Lutro Customs video from Nvidia, and the rehash of that method by Bitwit. I ordered some pre-sleeved wires from MainFrame Customs, and it appears they've changed up their method from when they were Lutro. Now they crimp the sleeve in with the first crimped wings.

[@angelvaca9232]

what type of cable or where can i buy the pcie cable ? 18awg ul1007 6p parallel flat cable black/yellow

[@gengpan]

May I ask , is there a limitation on the number of molex ports (in the case all of them will be used) that I can have in one cable?

[@xyhbhtt]

Is there a way to make longer SLI cables? I'm planning a built with graphicscards next to each other instead of the usual stacked mounting.

[@Rave_game9310]

defiantly need to try my hand in this. have had cables fail when you have custom bios with lots xtra load on those power cables especially 6 pins can fail/get hot. could you make larger conductor cables?

[@pablocom4]

Hello. Some size of AWG will be the best for modifying cables to the power supply.

[@spawn666reaper]

maybe I missed it, but what kind of cable to I need? how thick, how thick does the core need to be?

[@jleslie246]

how do you know what length to cut wires with 90/180 (left, right, up/down) bends? Every bend changes the length of the wire as outside radius needs to be longer than inside radius, etc. Do you measure for each individual wire?

[@evanhill110]

I'm new to the world of custom sleeving, what size sleeving and heatshrink do you use for 16 gauge cable?

[@SmoothTiger]

Would it be possible to remove the head (housing) where the cable goes in once it's plugged in? I'm asking because I would like to swap one for a different color (black to white).

[@stylianos9814]

in the case where i cant crimp the connections, can i connect them using soldering???

[@jairhernandez7652]

what about the 20k build??? i'm really looking foward for it

[@razuraj]

Q and A: How do you polish ek GPU backplate to a mirror finish? Is there a way to remove the cnc marks from it?

[@razuraj]

TheD†uned no not the bottom side but the top side that you do see.

[@SingularityComputers]

You cant because its under the plating. You have to take the plating off and polish the alloy.

[@orestesdd]

Where can I buy the crimps, some of the other tools, and supplies? Note that some of your links in the description section do NOT work. Thank you for your video.

[@Ekksanpher]

Could you do a guide on how to sleeve pump cables please (4pin +molex into a pump)? There may already be a guide but couldn't find it. Awesome guide btw!

[@jKazej]

Where do you get the power supply side connectors? I mostly mean for like 18pin and 10pin connectors they use on the PSU side of an 24-pin ATX.

[@SingularityComputers]

You can find them on my store.

[@OneCosmic749]

What is bad about crimpers from any hardware store? Are they different in anything? What wire Gauge are you using for power cables, 18 or 16 AWG?

[@xfist2facex]

You can use 18 or 16 awg, some connector pins have larger "wings" to help crimp around 16 awg though. I get my gear from Mainframe Customs, even shipping to Australia is reasonable. Then buy paracord locally. You'll be hard pressed putting paracord 550 on 16 awg though. You can use generic cripmers for the correct pins. The blue handled ones he's using are easy enough to get on amazon or ebay if you look around. I have one that looks the same and it says it's for 0.14-1.5mm2

[@kaeptenxy3569]

hey you maybe should consider getting an electronic crimper so you have two hands free and don't have to bend the pin in place first so its a loot faster and easier

[@whererv1507]

Do they make a custom kit with tools connectors etc. You can order?

[@AutodidactEngineer]

What's the name of the crimp tool?

[@michaelsmith1675]

would love to see this done with flat cable wire made custom

[@JamieClysdale]

great tutorial, many thanks. do you have a solution for custom-sleeving things like usb calbes or other difficult, atypical cables?

[@chardanelabiste4576]

What is the size of the sleeve? 4mm or 6mm?

[@sokan88]

I have a pretty good understanding on how to properly make custom cables, but I am still new to this whole process. The one thing that is very confusing for me is the pin-outs and how they work. Can you make a video going a little more in-depth on this process? I viewed some pin-outs from the repository and it's like reading a foreign language.

[@erichardouin]

Awesome your video Can we make wiring for any model of power supplie Antec edge 650w +80 gold

[@emanuelkszenics7689]

nice trick with the sleeve and heatshrink tube, that shit drove me crazy when i did mine few years back...i've reused the old wires, so my question is, what size of wire do you use for atx/molex cable? and what size of sleeve, if i remamber i've used 3mm, i would like to build a new pair of cables and it would be handy to know thank you

[@starcatify]

Nice guide! Do you by chance where I can get the PSU-side connectors for an EVGA Supernova as I want to build some cables for my PSUs? Thanks!

[@MrZombie999]

anyone know where to get the pinout for a EVGA 1000GQ (overclockers dont have one)

[@alanrobertsonmusic]

Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge, I appreciate it!

[@michalroesler]

What's the name of this case?

[@grantspants3925]

Very thorough, Thank you.

[@Jokalido]

Anaybody knows where can I find the 8 pin PCI express GPU receptacle? molex sells the 6pin but the 8 pin (specific for GPU's) is impossible to find

[@1slotmech]

Try performance-pcs.com

[@Jokalido]

performance-pcs.com ddduuude! thx!

[@SingularityComputers]

I have them on my own store.

[@MABFR01]

Can someone drop a link for the lighter?

[@arielsalce7466]

Ok, I'm going to watch this video now. Let me "like" it first since I know it's going to be good.

[@shaynerism]

Thanks a bunch! Your videos are the best....

[@bert4910]

I wouldn't mind seeing your routing (after sleeving) from fans to Aquaero to motherboard and lighting routing etc.

[@MitgliedT5]

in material, what does a full stack of cables cost for a build when i buy the connectors, the wire, the tools.... ? only estimate

[@TheDERDF]

Not sure if your still interested, but you can buy the wire anywhere from $1-5 per meter depending what quality and where you buy from

[@rickymcc9072]

Thanks. Very helpful. Now I need to buy some parts and start practicing. What diameter braided sleeve do you recommend? I was thinking of trying/using 3mm?

[@ramzinho4985]

Daniel where are you based now?

[@ge2719]

seems like you could do with inventing a machine that melts the sleeving without having to melt a piece of heat shrink each time. i imagine those fumes arent good for you either way so it'd also benefit from having an extractor system on it. I'm picturing a mechanism that opens and closes with a ring of say 4 heated ends that form a cricle around the wire as it closes and presses it all nice and tight as it melts. maybe teflon coated or something if the plastic sticks. Either way, with anything tedious like this, a machine that can save time and resources, and also solve a health hazard like fumes, would be worth it in the long run.

[@drwal_fosforyczny]

Hi is there a way to order set of custom PC power cables from you ?

[@SingularityComputers]

Hey. Yes contact us at [e-mail] and we will set it up for you. Thanks.

[@EvanLaulom]

My heatshrink cant stop breaking in half when i’m heating it... I don’t know why. Any idea?

[@nigelstone2565]

yes its to small , eg it will try to shrink to a size much smaller than your wire

[@FalconBeatbox]

Where do you get your spool of wires from? I'm looking for 16AWG

[@kinnhem]

i got mine at home depot if u are in the usa. otherwise i think amazon will have them for sure

[@xt3100]

very interesting. I would love to do this myself in the future.

[@Mre942]

The pistolcablestriper tool should have V-shaped knives , some has flat knives and those work very poorly especially if you don't strip so much isolation. :)

[@SOU6900]

Like the color of that case.

[@jdsgotninelives]

This is the one I have been waiting for :)

[@Flavius-Tech]

What wire gauges you use for different cables? For example what gauge wire for sata connectors and which wire gauge for molex? Can i buy 18awg tinned copper wire for multiple wire sata connectors (press in connectors)

[@Blacklisthgs]

Hey man! Please! I need help! I am thinking of sleeving my EVGA 850w Supernova G2. How can I sufficiently sleeve this PSU if it uses multiple cable splices?

[@royalba94]

You would either Splice the double wires together with solder and heat-shrink or a crimping two wires on one pin (on the PSU) end with a short wire going to the other pin. Or apparently (according to others) you can just skip the double wires and just do one wire. Hopefully that makes sense. There are a bunch of resources linked in the sidebar of reddit.com/r/PCsleeving you might check out as well. Source: Have built/sleeved several EVGA G2 series sets

[@Blacklisthgs]

But with the Corsair Ax860i can you use a single stand for each individual cable? He's using the same PSU in the video above.

[@royalba94]

The AX860i still has a Double wire (Pin 13 on the 24pin I beleive) so basically the same thing as I said above would apply. Again, I have heard from some people that you can go without the double wires and just have one wire but it's not something I personally have tried so I will not recommend it myself.

[@Blacklisthgs]

Thanks! But hey! One problem is much better than having 3. I've been hearing the Ax860i has some bad reviews, should I go with the Hx850i? Money is no issue, it's just I want a killer system for my frat house.

[@royalba94]

Dunno. I basically swear by EVGA PSUs because of their great build quality, warranty, and price so I can't persoanlly speak for the Corsair units. A ton of people use Corsair PSUs though. Concerning the AX860i, JohnnyGuru gave it a 9.7 (granted, that was back in 2012) and he is a very in-depth and well respected PSU reviewer so if he likes it that much its good enough for me :)

[@Blinkation]

16 awg or 18 awg? does it matter?

[@carlsson614]

Haim Bilia 16 awg does not fit whit mdpcx

[@Blinkation]

he is using 16 AWG in this video

[@spawn666reaper]

Fallowing along. Doing this for the first time. Just wondering how to do a sata power push-though connector. (www.dazmode.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SATA-CONNECTOR-_3.jpg) Would you make a shrink before and after the connector, or would you do one bigger piece and just push the connector thought the shrink tube and the outlining of the cable?

[@drekoll]

OMG I love the case paint color, is beautiful! What is the name/brand of that paint?

[@deangrillas5938]

Gday mate just discovered your channel and my god I am impressed. I have one question for ya. If I'm doing custom sleeving from scratch can i use the connectors from my corsair hx1000i?

[@crocellian2972]

Great stuff. Fume extractor. I hope the reason you dropped the series wasn't health.

[@greenbayjames7254]

After watching this it seems, "wire is wire". So why are charts on corsairs website about which cables are compatible with which psu?

[@Lj35710]

greenbay james The pin out! You can't run the cable straight from the psu to the mb! for example it starts in the PSU connentor int upper left corner but it plugs in the mb connector in the lower left corner. (hope you understood it. just Google the pin out for your specific psu and you will get it.

[@bushwickbillOG]

they all have diff plug arangements

[@greenbayjames7254]

BushwickBill tks yeah hopefully dude can do a vid explaining to noobs like me

[@bushwickbillOG]

yea it would make alot of sense if they were all the same as they should do with front panel connectors, it would be so easy to make it all in one plug and every motherboard would accept that plug, but every manufacturer does it their own way

[@MinerCrypto]

Perfect cable. tnks

[@biplobkhan479]

Now How to unclipp?

[@fintekonivel]

Always quality videos! keep it up. BTW would you recommend to test the cable with voltage meter when you re-pin the cable?

[@michaelsotomayor5001]

Thank you so much for these videos :)