1
00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,839
Is that guy really reviewing cables

2
00:00:03,439 --> 00:00:10,320
again? Will he be slamming them for being snake oil? Will he be pretending

3
00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:14,639
they give him special powers? Will he be climbing over the roof of his garage?

4
00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:19,680
No, none of those things today. It's just a straightup video on some

5
00:00:17,279 --> 00:00:25,210
straightup replacement modular cables for your PC power supply. The C series

6
00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:33,600
from Cable Mod.

7
00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:40,559
Save on select Intel Core i7 processors and 730 series SSDs with instant rebates

8
00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:45,600
during Valentine's week, February 14th to 21st, 2015. Click now to learn more.

9
00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:49,120
So, my initial discussion with the Cable Mod guys was pretty straightforward.

10
00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:52,640
They asked if I'd review their cables. I said, "Yeah, sure. They look

11
00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:56,879
interesting." They asked what color I'd like, and I said, "All of them." And

12
00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:59,760
they were like, "What?" And so I repeated myself, I would like all of

13
00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:04,000
them. And they were like, look, we're not going to we're not sending you enough to equip you and all your friends

14
00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:07,760
with a set of cables. I mean, someone has to actually buy these things at some

15
00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:11,680
point. And I was like, no, I I plan to hoard them all for myself. Then there

16
00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:16,320
was kind of silence on the other end of the phone line for a little while, followed by like, what could you

17
00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:21,119
possibly need 12 different color sets of cables for? And while I argued valiantly

18
00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:25,439
for the necessity of having them all on hand just in case I was in the mood to

19
00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:29,600
change my color scheme at some point in the future, it was in vain. They did

20
00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:34,320
send me all of the colors to show you guys, but I only got full sets of a few

21
00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:38,320
of them and just one of each of the rest. So, what in the devil are these

22
00:01:36,479 --> 00:01:41,920
then? Well, it's been fashionable for quite some time. And we have a local

23
00:01:40,159 --> 00:01:46,640
Vancouver gentleman who goes by the name of Charles to mostly thank for the

24
00:01:43,759 --> 00:01:52,560
popularization of this to individually sleeve each wire in a 24 pin, 8 pin, six

25
00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:56,880
pin, or however many pin cable for aesthetics. And it's a purely aesthetic

26
00:01:55,439 --> 00:02:00,320
play, by the way, since it actually makes the wires bulkier from an airflow

27
00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:05,360
perspective compared to having them on their own or bundling them together with

28
00:02:02,399 --> 00:02:10,000
a single sleeve. The problem with individual sleeving is that it's

29
00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:12,400
extremely expensive and timeconuming to

30
00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:17,680
source the quality materials and tools that you need to do it than actually do

31
00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:19,760
it. Seriously, it takes a long time. So,

32
00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:23,360
for most people who aren't going to make custom cables and just want to sleeve

33
00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:27,440
the standard ones that would normally be included with their power supply, an

34
00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:32,239
aftermarket prepackaged solution is a nice little timesaver. Although, this

35
00:02:29,599 --> 00:02:37,360
isn't the first such product. NZXT's approach early on in this trend was to

36
00:02:34,319 --> 00:02:39,280
offer extensions for any power supply

37
00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:43,519
cable. These had the benefit of excellent compatibility, but the

38
00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:48,480
drawback of additional resistance on every wire, and they required the user

39
00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:52,959
to find somewhere to tuck away and hide the rest of what was otherwise already a

40
00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:56,720
fulllength cable. Corsair actually provides pre-individually sleeved cable

41
00:02:54,959 --> 00:03:01,440
kits for some of their fully modular power supplies, but the sleing they use

42
00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:05,200
isn't that great and it's only available in a few different colors. Although on

43
00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:10,080
the other side of the spectrum, there are some custom shops online that you

44
00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:13,840
can order made to order cables from, but not everyone is comfortable with that.

45
00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:19,840
And although the selection is unlimited, they can get very expensive. So, Cable

46
00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:24,640
Mods tries to bridge the gap, I guess. They use paracord type sle that they

47
00:03:22,239 --> 00:03:28,959
brand as mod flex which means it's extremely flexible. It's softer and IMO

48
00:03:27,519 --> 00:03:33,360
nicer looking than the traditional sleing materials. And it doesn't allow

49
00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:36,879
any of the color of the wire to be seen through it. It's actually very similar

50
00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:40,799
to what Silverstone uses on the cables on this power supply that I declared to

51
00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:47,280
be the best I'd ever seen for modular cables a couple of years ago, but they

52
00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:51,360
don't have the same cost associated with them that a custom one does. Another

53
00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:55,440
nice touch actually is that they don't use any heat shrink. You know, that kind

54
00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:59,519
of plastic stuff on the end of every sleeve that holds it in place. This

55
00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:03,920
gives every wire an extremely clean look as it goes into the connector. Or at

56
00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:07,040
least all of that is all the stuff that Cable Mod claims on their website. I

57
00:04:05,599 --> 00:04:12,720
wouldn't be much of a reviewer if I didn't spend some time validating all of

58
00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:14,159
this. So, I took my C series cables,

59
00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:19,600
which means I had to use, of course, their AXI, HXI, or RM series power

60
00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:23,840
supply, and I built myself a little system here. They do have the right pin

61
00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:28,400
outs available for other popular power supplies from Corsair, EVGA, and CIC,

62
00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:34,800
and apparently more colors coming, but this is what we've got for now. So, as

63
00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:38,880
advertised, the cables plug into the things and make your system look

64
00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:43,120
subjectively better. If I had to come up with a complaint, it would be that not

65
00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:46,560
enough ponies galloped past me while I was building the system with the cable

66
00:04:44,639 --> 00:04:51,520
mod cables. That would be a massive improvement. Which leads us pretty well

67
00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:56,800
into the conclusion that practically writes itself. If you're into hot

68
00:04:53,919 --> 00:05:02,479
rodding your PC and having it look all, you know, sweet and you don't feel like

69
00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:06,639
sle yourself, something that some people are into but most find tedious and

70
00:05:04,479 --> 00:05:11,280
bothersome, then cable Mod delivers the goods. enthusiast grade individually

71
00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:15,919
sleeved cables. And I guess that's pretty much it. Speaking of enthusiast

72
00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:20,960
grade parts, today's episode sponsor is Sapphire Technology, a brand new one

73
00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:26,080
here on Linus Tech Tips. Now, obviously you've all heard of Sapphire because of

74
00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:29,520
their Vaporex video cards and other products like that. In fact, those are

75
00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:35,120
the ones that we used for the Autobond Hammer, their 8 gig graphics cards that

76
00:05:31,919 --> 00:05:36,960
we drove our triple wide 34in monitor

77
00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:40,240
thing with. But what you might not know is that they have a YouTube channel

78
00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:44,320
where they host all types of content for PC enthusiasts like you and me. Their

79
00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:50,120
new series that we're highlighting today is called Not From Concentrate, a PC

80
00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,120
build/mod/art

81
00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:56,320
piece series that highlights a bit of an off-the-wall build from Josh Sniffen.

82
00:05:54,960 --> 00:06:03,280
They've been posting videos in the series for a few weeks now, and the finale just went up last night, so the

83
00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:08,639
whole mod is available to view right now. The mod ends up being as much a

84
00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:12,400
unique piece of furniture as it is a computer. And you can tell that

85
00:06:09,919 --> 00:06:15,919
obviously Josh put a ton of passion into this thing. I mean, it's like got

86
00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:21,520
finished wood on there. And anyway, I'm not going to describe it because you guys can go ahead and click this video

87
00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:24,800
link annotation thing right here to check it out. Or you can also click the

88
00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:29,759
link in the video description. And also make sure you check out the link in that

89
00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:32,960
video's description because you can join

90
00:06:29,759 --> 00:06:35,120
a giveaway for a Sapphire R9285 ITX

91
00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:40,960
compact video card contest thing. Entries close September February 20th.

92
00:06:38,639 --> 00:06:44,240
What is September? I don't even know what I'm talking about. So, make sure

93
00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:47,759
that you enter before then. Guys, thanks for watching. Like this video if you liked it. Dislike it if you thought it

94
00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,759
sucked. Leave a comment if your feelings are more complicated than all of that. As always, check the other links in the

95
00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:55,199
video description where you can buy a cool t-shirt like this one. give us a monthly contribution or change your

96
00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:59,440
Amazon bookmark to one with our affiliate code. So whenever you buy

97
00:06:57,199 --> 00:07:02,240
cables or whatever else it is that you buy on Amazon, we get a small kickback.

98
00:07:01,039 --> 00:07:17,050
That kind of thing helps us out a lot. Thanks again for watching and as always, don't forget to subscribe.