#Power supply sata cable series#

So the fact is that if you want a replacement set of cables for that unit you will need to contact Raidmax and you can expect to pay nearly as much as that unit cost to begin with. This holds true for practically every power supply I've tried to find replacement cables for because honestly most often, much as with automobiles, the sum of all parts VASTLY exceeds the cost of the vehicle when purchased as a vehicle rather than as parts.

No way I'm going to pay 85 bucks for a set of cables when I can simply buy another unit for 120 bucks, use the cables I need AND have another power supply ready to go, waiting in the wings, when this one dies.

The problem is, replacement sets for my G2 cost about 85.00 from EVGA, and that's fracking ridiculous. Both use the Super Flower Leadex platform and use the same pinout, therefore, and we know this to be true, both units can use cables from sets that came with the other unit. An example of this is the EVGA G2 750 and Super Flower Leadex 750w units. In SOME few cases, you OCCASIONALLY can use cables for a different power supply IF YOU KNOW FOR CERTAIN that it uses the exact same platform AND has the same pinout as your different branded unit does. Now, there is only ONE way to get an exact replacement set of cables for it and that is through EVGA, much as for pretty much all power supplies the only way to get a replacement set of cables is through whoever the PSU was sold by, EVGA, Seasonic, Corsair, Antec, Rosewill, Super Flower, etc. Normally, they were more like 120-130 dollars. My G2 750 cost about 89.99, and that was on sale with a 20 dollar rebate.

#Power supply sata cable series#

I think you don't understand the facts of the matter, and the facts of the matter are that in 100% of cases, a replacement SET of cables costs as much OR more than the PSU itself can be purchased for.įor example, the EVGA G2 series power supplies. Put the money towards a reliable unit would be a much better way to invest it. It is very unlikely you will find any aftermarket cable sets available for this unit because it is not a unit anybody would bother sleeving or replacing parts on. If you want replacement cables for that Raidmax unit, and it's probably a complete waste of money because there are VERY few Raidmax units that are not complete dumpster fire units, then you need to source them directly from Raidmax or find them used on Ebay. If a cable set does not SPECIFICALLY SAY that is IS for THAT exact model of power supply, then don't use it with it. There are plenty of examples where the same series, but different models, for example the 450-550w models in a given series using a different platform and different cables than the 650-850w models from the same series, which in turn may be completely different from the 1000-1500w models from that series. It is all mostly based on what platform a given SPECIFIC MODEL of PSU uses. Even within the same brand, they are OFTEN not compatible from one series to the next or in some cases EVEN WITHIN THE SAME SERIES. It's that they're 'NOT compatible across brands in almost all cases'. It's not that they're 'not necessarily compatible across brands'.