Custom cable question.
Does anyone here have any advice on custom PC cables. Specifically what type of wire I should buy and what I should look out for? I am looking for 18awg hookup wire from what I can tell. Let me know if this should work?
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You're going to make your own power supply cables? That sounds awesome. I have no advice for that. Have fun.
As far as I know, no one does that because that sounds like a good way to fry some components and/or cause a fire. When most people say "custom cables" they mean just buy a kit from cablemod.com or something.
If you don’t want to have serious trouble, buy a crimping tool meant for the specific crimp you are planning to use. Crimp tools tend to cost $100-200, so budget for that.
I once considered this. Found this