Status Update
Just a quick status update: I have placed an order for some crimping stuff at Lutro0 customs,
which I will need to make the custom wiring. His crimper is a bit more suited to crimping
connectors onto 16 AWG wire (which the Enermax uses for most of its connections) than the
one from MDPC-X, which is why I went to Lutro0's even though Germany would be a lot closer
to where I live
Aside from that I've also ordered some Silicone wire in 16 AWG, 18 AWG and 20 AWG from
a British shop for making completely new cables. And just to avoid misunderstandings:
That's Silicon
e, not Silicon.
For those not familiar with the awesomeness of Silicone wires, they have basically two main
advantages over the normal PVC insulation wires (if they are of good quality, of course there is
also lesser quality Silicone wire): They are more resistant to chemicals and heat (the one I've
ordered can be used
continuously at 200 C) and they are
ridiculously flexible. The
downside is that they are a lot more expensive and that they are ridiculously flexible (since that
can also be a disadvantage if you're trying to get your cables to look neat and stay where they
have been placed). Also, they smell funny when they come out of the packaging.
I will probably make a Youtube demo vid to demonstrate the flexibility, it's really an enormous
difference. As for the heat and chemical resistance thing, that's neat and all but of course I
hope not to have to test those parameters in my build. The main reason I'm spending so much
money on wires is their flexibility and the quality.
Making completely new cables will also spare me from having to destroy some of the PSU
stock cables. I will have to reuse some of the connectors for the PSU modular PCB, but I
won't have to destroy the cables and if I ever have a problem with the PSU I can just pop the
connectors back onto the stock wiring and RMA the unit.
Until that stuff is here I will be experimenting on getting those Raystorms to a mirror shine,
which is a lot of work but unfortunately does not make for a very exciting build log section.
So yes, the prime directive for now is patience, but I'd rather wait a little bit longer and have
it turn out exactly as I want it to than start to get shoddy now.
Thank you for your attention.