Transform Your Cheap PC For $30

I'd argue that, even in a budget build, this $30 mod is difficult to pass up.
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[@whosn8tv]

11:11 LOL

[@Frogjimin7878]

Golddigger

[@Yggdrasill8]

@@Frogjimin7878 Yeouch

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

I am planning on spending hundreds on a ketchup-and-mustard themed build so that I don't have to spend $30 on a mod. ;)

[@musek5048]

The McDonald's PC

[@wesss9353]

Fight the power of the RGB! GODSPEED

[@brock7682]

That sounds disgusting... I can’t standard even a bit of red and yellow it is one of the worst color combinations second to blue and orange in opinion, but you do you lol

[@ashishdutt1914]

@@brock7682 He's joking.

[@clevertango88]

Mercury blue and orange are the colors on my screen every night

[@briceni6136]

I have that exact kit, same colour and everything. It's worked well for me. I'm very pleased with how they both look and perform. I think it's wrong to infer that these are for low end PC's.. They are made well, with materials good enough for any system outside of industrial server environments. I have a high end system but I just can't justify to myself spending silly money on simple cables, the wire gauge is plenty enough to attach to my AX1600i and overclocked components. They're all just sleeved copper wire at the end of the day.

[@kevinsolis3872]

This quarantine really got me out here watching videos about cables

[@wompstopm123]

if cable colors bothered me i would get a closed case for my little spaghetti box

[@rossharper1983]

I'm pro closed box, my rig set me back £3200 but I still choose the Define R5 with black side panel.

[@JoshuaWilkesR]

Tesla tape like they use in car stereos. Has a cloth appearance and covers all the wires

[@DefWun]

@@JoshuaWilkesR I assume you meant Tesa Tape. Yeah,friction tape is a nice way to clean up engine harnesses and other car stuff.

[@InsanityRises]

No it will overheat

[@jackpino7708]

@@InsanityRises why would it? tempered glass functions the same as any other closed case. As long as there's airflow through the front, back, top, and bottom, airflow should not be a problem at all.

[@lelandp1627]

I used the UpHere extension kit (blue/white) for my first build. They’re the exact same as the ones featured in this video, both in concept and form. They were a pleasure to work with, and I will certainly use them again in future builds :)

[@sharkbait7854]

I have this kit in the black, grey and white! Definitely looks and feels premium for the price. My psu is the Asus Rog Strix 750w 80+ gold which has some pretty nice stock cables but the the color combo makes your build look amazing without having to pay a premium. Ended up putting that extra money towards other things in my build. Well worth it! Awesome video too!

[@roadhouseguy]

Thanks for the end bit that explains the need for cable combs. I have the coolermaster black extension cable kit. Very happy with it. It took me a while to get the point of the cable combs when I added the cables to my build.

[@muggsHD]

I have this kit in this exact colour scheme, can definitely recommend it if you want to spice up your build a bit for not that much money

[@Tubsthegamer98]

Something so simple makes a great impact on a build like that for sure.

[@Benefits]

I have the Asia Horse cable extension kit also in black/grey. Even though I already had all black cables from my EVGA psu, the cable extensions just take the look to the next level. I would highly recommend the Asia Horse extensions. They're virtually the exact same as what was shown in this video and they include cable combs in both black and white.

[@marks4982]

Thanks dude! I'm gonna be making my first PC, and I've decided I'm gonna paint the graphics card shroud a nice lavender or purple color and then get some purple cable extensions, thanks for helping me solidify this decision!

[@TheRandomMudk1p]

I actually received this exact cable kit for Christmas 2019, really great choice. They are AWESOME!

[@93ksj]

I bought this a while back for my friends $750 budget build, excellent cables for sure I’d even use them on my expensive build

[@NewkLambesis]

I'll definitely look into this once I get all my parts in and finish my build. I'll be using my stimulus check to get the rest of my stuff lol

[@Sk0die]

I definitely will consider buying sleeved cables for the future computers I flip! Thx for the vid man:)

[@crumbman]

Love your little expert there... so adorable it made me smile. Have a nice day Greg and comment section.

[@aaronmerijanian4720]

i had extenders on my old build for the longest time, it was a pretty good bang for your buck

[@RobertPartridge]

I bought one of the EZ DIY kits a year or so ago ... was great!

[@perdomot]

I have this exact same kit in my rig and love the way it looks. Definitely worth the $30.

[@Elminster_The_Wizard]

The beauty of these, and many other kits in this price range, is that when used correctly, they can often look nicer than some of the more expensive competitors. I have been using these, asiahorse, uphere, and linkup for over a year now in over 40 builds for the charity. I haven't had a single failure, they look/feel great, and they are easy enough on the budget to justify getting multiple kits to have in case you wish to change color schemes.

[@CandelarioJrAmaya]

These are favorite cable extensions. Use them in both my rigs and they are long enought to hide my Lepa 1000w PSU and 1000w Rosewill Glacier cables down in PSU shroud. Wish I could post a pic of the cable management.

[@MorbidThrasher666]

I bought these in black for my build but in my corsair crystal 456x case it did add alot of cludder cause i have tons of rgb and corsair rgb hub and commander pro but for 30 bux shipped and in 1 day delivery i couldnt resist. These cheap cables are very good quality though so thumbs up. Btw they sell extra cable combs for 5 bux i used 2 of the 4 24 pin connector combs and modified 2 of them to work and hold both 8 pin and 6 pin cable on my rtx card and worked perfect.

[@andropez]

Dang these ketchup and Mustard cables are really killing the vibe on my PC, thanks for recommending something that's actually matches the theme for my PC xD

[@thomask1424]

I used extensions for the 1st time on my new build in a Lian Li 011D Evo, bright yellow ones that really stood out in the black case and adequate room in the power supply chamber for cable management. Still, it was a lot of cables crammed in there and I ended up taking the extensions out and just going with the black PSU cables which blended in with the case. I used those U-shaped adaptors for the GPU which worked great at cutting down on cable clutter.

[@Katjaneway]

I have the exact same color kit from Asia Horse, which bitwit recommended and I love them. I had to use extensions because there are no cables for the EVGA BQ power supply.

[@gi0ooo]

thank you i bought i think the same cables but all white from amazon and it came in the same box and i didnt know how to use them until now. i also have almost all of my pc parts and im going to build my first pc as soon as the parts arrive. so keep a close eye on my channel if you want to see. the total cost if the pc is around 1.5k and i hope you guys come and watch the video when i upload it dont worry abt my old content its cringe but ill make better in the future

[@ImkciN]

AsiaHorse has the black mix (gray) and they're some dope extensions.

[@greywolfe6444]

Don't you think that for an extra $30 you could get a PSU with solid black cables?

[@zachscheiber728]

With these colored cables yeah I agree. But i have a red white and black build so i bought these in those colors. So in this case yeah ur right but otherwise maybe not

[@cristianlomeli8292]

You probably can but the stock black cables won’t look as good as these threaded cables.

[@WayStedYou]

Probably get another tier up in 80+ rating and black sleeving for 30 dollars

[@abdielalfonso4556]

Yeah you’re right, they make more sense in vibrant colors, like Joey Delgado who paints cases, CPU coolers, PSUs, SSDs, etc.

[@ethanoux10]

If you want something a bit more colorful maybe not. Also 6:23

[@TBomb85]

I used these cables in my build. Can confirm, awesome cables for the price 👍

[@hellkaiserzane]

me too greg could have spent abit more time with cable management but these look much better if you have a case with proper routing.

[@arunhashmi396]

i might buy them now in that case

[@arunhashmi396]

they've just arrived and i'm struggling so hard to connect the extensions to the cables

[@Chemy.]

That ending, I love it

[@DesFTW_]

I got some cheap white extensions when I got a meshify C. It makes it look so much better, would recommend

[@sam_9228]

Thank you so much Greg!

[@Kineticartist]

nice kit thanks for sharing

[@Parthornax]

Greg: "What would you pay for this system?" Greg's wife "I'd pay with your credit card." Greg: "...Say sike right now..."

[@ppppumper]

For pcie extensions I like to use a bigger comb to link the 2 separate extensions together, then cut the comb down.

[@baitboy3191]

Like putting on 20inch rims on a Ford Pinto

[@sethbeck9815]

lmaoo

[@samuelgutierrez5686]

😂😂😂

[@VanilloBumbleboo1981]

Ford Pinto vs. Fiat Punto

[@liaminc.4723]

You mean like putting a Ford pinto on 20 inch wheels

[@TheDloeblein21]

i bought a kit of this a few months ago and they are great.

[@AddiGamer]

I've got this kit with white cables and RGB cable combs just after Christmas aha

[@kIDNEYKid-xt9uc]

I got a white Phanteks kit with an ATX, EPS, and 2 6+2 PCI-e cables for 27.99. Regular price is 34.99. They arrive today, cant wait to install them

[@drewmalbica7694]

I did the Asia Horse black and grey in my build and had some issues with 2 of the vga cables, the 6 and 8 pin. They had loose terminals. Switched to the other 2 that came with the set and they fit a lot better. Still happy that over all it works just sad 2 of the cables were crappy.

[@turtledovechen176]

That look just like the cables Thermaltake have,even the box look the same just with different print,maybe came from the same source or something. those cables are really good,i use them in a few build

[@dahacksterkent8169]

ohhh yes... ezdiy cable ext.. are amazing.. have always used them!

[@zoltansipos5125]

I used my original PSU cables took them apart with pin remover that I borrowed fro ma friend of mine, bought about 30m cable sleeve and sleeved them was around 40$ and a ton of work since it was my first I ever made, it was a slow monoton job but I will do that for my new pc too

[@Soul688]

Ah cool, I just bought some of these yesterday!

[@arunhashmi396]

mine arrived today, i'm struggling to plug them into the cables

[@cardsfanbj]

If you're willing to wait a bit longer, you can get some custom extensions off AliExpress for around the same price. Or if you order around one of their holidays, even cheaper. I think I paid $22 and went with a dark blue plus lighter blue pattern and you get 8-pin EPS, 6+8 PCIe, and 24-pin ATX, but you can also customize if you need just 6 or 8 or if you need 8+8 PCIe. Same quality as the Asia Horse or Easy DIY off Amazon.

[@connellyboyle1]

I spent more than $300 on my 970 alone back in the day.

[@dean7589]

@Mateo Cota 8 Röd Tranängskolan 7-9 There was no 2060 when the 970 existed

[@volt1454]

@Mateo Cota 9 Röd Tranängskolan 7-9 Omfg lmao do you not see that he wrote BACK IN THE DAY?

[@VanilloBumbleboo1981]

Also recommendable are Reaper Cable PSU extension kits. Sold out atm, though.

[@les8947]

Dang these are pretty fire. I like the red/white colorway version. Swag on a budget. Hella yea. It's nice to treat myself with some swagger once in a while. It gets stressful to be in full price to performance mode all the time.

[@kennyd7667]

Which is why I got these cables and I am getting a tempered glass pc case to swap with my DIYPC case

[@maxmustermann194]

11:34 He's like: Learn morse code ffs dad. I'm saying 450!

[@DanielNavas1]

I've got the red and black extensions from them. I like them a lot.

[@tristanhuang7371]

Do I need a modular psu to use the cables?

[@taso-1402]

@@tristanhuang7371 nope

[@tristanhuang7371]

@@taso-1402 thanks I relatives that their extensions so you just add them on the end

[@eastcoastjoe2019]

Such a great video. I'm not sure if i want all white cables? OR black and grey. Working on a Black and white build with splaches of red. I could go White and get the ez DIY RGB cable combs to give me the splashes of red.

[@growingtogether35]

stagger the combs to the gpu so the cords are all connected looks great.

[@stevejolly8231]

I used that exact kit on my wifes pc last year. :)

[@perdomot]

Just checked Amazon and the kit is back in stock.

[@balesjo]

Handsome family there Greg. What are you feeding the baby, he's getting big!

[@ElTeeger]

They’re clean for 30 and the cords do look very nice

[@MrJohnLongbow]

The cable extensions look the same (even the packaging) as the cable extensions from Thermaltake (the TtMod sleeve extensions.) The TtMod extenions from Thermaltake are a lot more expensive here in Europe though (around €60,00-ish.)

[@benjihutch24]

Adorable baby bro! Congratulations!

[@MichaelStephenLordReserei1987]

When I had my FX-8320 + R9 290 build, it was a black and red theme, so I have a set still in storage. When I went with RGB for my current rig, I decided to go with just black. Although early last month, and maybe it was a good call, I decided to throw my 9 y/o niece a rig together--mix of new and old. It was her first PC. Honestly, she doesn't play demanding games (mostly Injustice Gods Among Us and Burnout Paradise Remastered)...but also, with the coronavirus, she's now being home schooled and has access to a lot of resources. The whole theme of her build was black, white and purple. So she has my old R9 290 and FX-8320, 990FXA-UD3, 16GB DDR3, 750W PSU, Crucial MX500 1TB--wrapped in a Phanteks P300 in white with the EZDIY-FAB black and purple cable extensions. She also has RGB fans by EZDIY-Fab, their RGB heat spreaders, and a Wraith Prism RGB (was unused, I tossed it aside when I got my 2700X, in favour of an AiO)--RGB set to purple. Which, although it's not for the faint of heart, it might be worth covering EZDIY-Fab's RGB heat spreaders. You can get addressable, and non-addressable. I purchased Vengeance LPX in 2018 rather than RGB just because non-RGB was a lot cheaper over here in the UK back then--decided later that I wanted RGB. The difference is rather minuscule now. The addressable ones come with an adapter for Gigabyte's VDG connector, which conveniently plugs into Corsair's Lighting Node Pro...so they're sync'd with my fans, LED strips, and AiO.

[@paulwest9690]

It's the outer paracord sleeve, which is a type of nylon. Paracord is great for many things, but the downside here is that you have to heat shrink every end and of course take the time to sleeve every wire. If you want one color, buying paracord and doing it yourself may be cheaper. If you want more than one color, you'd be better off buying extensions.

[@tj7349]

I got the black and white ones for $20 on sale great deal

[@dhgodzilla1]

I have one of those Cases, great for the price.

[@SHADOSTRYKR]

970 is still a great card. I just sold mine because I wanted to play flight simulator and Half Life Alyx but even titles as recent as Far Cry 5 ran beautifully on it.

[@Buttfinckle]

Buyers will like those $15 remote powered sata leds instead of these imo. I will purchase these though for a more premium build I sell in the future. Good info.

[@abrahampulasqui3091]

I have the asiahorse cable extensions. They come with black and plastic transparent cable combs. Best 30 dll investment

[@wiiu7640]

If you want to stay on a budget and don’t feel like hassling with these extensions then what I would actually recommend is using fans that have one color LEDs because you can use ketchup and mustard colors and they are guaranteed to be a much lower price. If you look at the prices of fans then the cheapest ones are like the ones from the early 00’s that look like ketchup and mustard even though they were more expensive when they were made. This is because they made too much and now that the craze of fully transparent plastic and one color LEDs are out of fashion they are extremely great for getting good performance on a budget build. I mean you buy 5-6 fans for $20 and you end up with something that looks slightly more expensive. They key here is aesthetic, as Lo-Fi is becoming increasingly popular. Imagine a sleeper PC with 00’s aesthetic, now that’s style. Do you have a cheap case with acrylic? Paint the window with ketchup and mustard! Do you have a stock cpu cooler? Paint it with mustard and ketchup! How about those pesky USB ports? Paint it with mayonnaise! Pretty soon you’ll be gettin’ the vibe. Just remember, if it looks like trash then it must be trash, so make a trash PC for aesthetic. You know, like how they played trash cans in the 90’s as part of music pieces. Because why not, Just go with it!

[@polarbearjf]

Csnt agree more! For the price of CE these cables are great. I got and exter set of combs and cut a 24 pin down to a 12 pin for the GPU gables and the bunch of 12 combined into x1 comb looks way better!

[@Hinokami_TT]

Thanks for the video! Question! Are all sleeve cables the same length for any kind of PC? Say if I was to order any one of the cables from Amazon would they fit in my pc? I don't know the length of what I have in the machine right now

[@Return_To_Sender]

Greg, riddle me this. I bought custom full length cables for my evga g3 850w from cablemod. About midway through they are connected to gether with some heatshrink wrap(I assume to connect the cables together). If I disassemble those and create new ends to the front half(aka the ones that connect to the mobo and gpu), I should be able to buy the bequiet 1000w psu and use them as extensions because all extensions are the same, correct? If so, I'll use your affiliate link as I was already going to buy that psu anyway.

[@DoctorX17]

Oof, that board flex... I do that stuff'n'tuck thing, lol. If nobody can see it, does it really matter? Also, your life is hilarious XD I'd say this is a pretty good way to clean up a budget build... but if you wanna be REALLY cheap, you can get the sleeving and do it all yourself... it just takes a lot more time, lol

[@chethansd8838]

Just got an extension kit from AliExpress.. First thing I ordered a red and black kit also the kit mentioned it was 18awg.. I wasn't much aware of the guaging an the difference in the thickness well i got a fully black kit with 18awg cables.. Feels bad man

[@donnikubbitz2146]

Thanks for this. Very good info however, I have heard that it is imperative to let nothing touch the rear of the mobo. Is that accurate?

[@ralphlauren6094]

Hi, do I need to check for compatibility? or are extensions generally safe? I just dont want to fry my parts. First time to build here..

[@scolex8001]

I like my Black cables that Came with my psu, rm850x just the normal cables I like Them more than sleeve cables

[@Angel-ph4xl]

i am planning on using something like this in my corsair psu rm750e, any recommendations of alternatives around this price range? thanks

[@isaiahhiggins]

Cool, I've been looking for good cheap cable extensions.

[@GrockleTD]

decent cable extension kits have gotten quite cheap!

[@pokyme]

since im building in a mini itx . Could i just simply use these cables to replace it to the stock psu cables?

[@tremendoushater]

My guy has his combs upside down.

[@NMad-kp2bu]

Cut the mustard-ketchup cables way shorter --> make an extended sleeved cable extension 😂 If you have a crimper

[@_SamDoesStuff_]

You look like a nerdy Andrew Garfield, great video.

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Thanks Greg! I transformed my PC into a Salazar-watching content BEAST!

[@gideon7525]

Are the save with Corsair power supply because I heard it is dangerous to switch cables en exstend them

[@TTTorpedOOO]

I’ve got the same extension cables 30 bucks black

[@sandragruber4596]

I have a kit very alike to this one. But the 24 pin cable will not plug all the way into the mainboard... :-/ Is there something that I should try? It's a 24 pin in one piece and will not go in the last milimeter

[@JohanFlodqvist]

I would put that money on a cooler any day!

[@chino852456]

Which is the recommended size of cables for atx mid size case?

[@benfacciani8927]

Question Here: How do you get the motherboard PSU cable out. Like I cannot get the 24 pin cable out. Is there a clip or anything? Thank you!

[@diegohasadhd]

It’s just hard to pull out in general but u just have to pull rlly hard but just be careful not to break anything

[@santimeek5063]

I thought this was an old video looking at the pc 😂

[@xalmak]

Where can I find short full PSU cables and not extensions? Everywhere I look I'm finding extensions.

[@loganchandler7647]

If my mobo has an 8+4 could I use one of the gpu 8-pin extensions as a cpu power?

[@AliYassinToma]

i bought some paracord and sleeved my own cables costed me like 10usd but like an hour of work ....

[@UkzMavic]

Can I get cable mod what plugs directly into modular power supply

[@imeldomarcos4126]

If you dont use a full tower, you dont need extensions, maybe fan extension, but very rare.

[@AntonyWalters]

I just painted the wires 🤣

[@bdmpotato]

Are these safe to use? Any long term users of these extension sleeves here?

[@IkuzeOokami]

Bought a Bitfenix Fury, cables come already sleeved. The sleeves lasted 3 years and then crumbled on my fingers when I was giving my baby her usual maintenance. Will this happen to cablemod sleeves? I do not recommend sleeved PSUs or any that aren't at hardware forums lists.

[@aolish]

Hi, I was hoping if someone could help me. I have a 8 and 6 pin cable extender GPU question that I had recently bought. I have a 1070 Ti video card that has an 8 pin with a 6 pin port. However because of the tight fit of the mini-ITX case, the door is unable to shut because the connectors (the one that came with the PSU) are way to stiff for the door to shut. They stick out preventing the door from closing. And so I'm using the 8 pin and 6 pin extender which are very very flexible. The door closes and the build is finished. However I do have one major concern, since one of the 1070 Ti has a 6 pin port, is it safe to plug the PSU Y-Splitter 8 pin cord directly into the cable extender (8 pin port) THEN connect the other side *which is a 6+2 pin connector, of which I am only using 6 pins* into the 1070 port? Or do I need to REMOVE the 2 pins connecting from the PSU cord that goes into the extender which matches the 6 pin port that is on the 1070? Thanks for any help.

[@Serin9X]

I have a hard time imagining someone with a super budget PC build spending $30 on something that won't improve performance in the slightest. At that budget range every dollar counts and these are just dollars wasted.

[@balesjo]

I would imagine it would appeal to the same people that want a system with RGB lights, where image is probably as importance as performance. For $30 USD, it does improve the looks.

[@AmitDas-de5ft]

Well, I think this build was used for representation purpose only. Tbh, yes someone spending around $300 wouldn't bother with a $30 cable extension kit because for that you might just buy a better psu that comes with flat black cables and more warranty or if you are satisfied with your psu (most people at this budget don't really care that much about psu, as long as it's from a reputable brand and has 80+) you can buy a better gpu or add extra storage. But someone with a $800-$1000 build might. Buy a cheap pack of rgb fans and through in a $30 cable extension, will make it look significantly pretty, and it's like only 3% of the total cost.

[@snowydemo6629]

Honestly I’m on a budget but if ur a neat freak like me and want a cheap good looking PC I would spend the extra $30 for this...