PCIE power cord pin layout for sleeving (Area 51 R2)

all my 4 Cables have the same Dell Product Number (0JPV3Y). i guess it's just a Label and you can swap them..

messing with the Crossing Order sounds like a bad Idea.

I want to sleeve the cables of my Area 51 R2. 

It sounds like you have way too much time on your hands. 

Try not to blow-up anything (Power supply, motherboard, or video card). Then, you will really have problems.

Cass-Olé wrote:

... Any yellow can go into any bottom row slot / any ground can go into any top row slot; be sure 2pins consist of a black jumper

 

Take a Grfx cable that has not been modified yet, and recreate it at both ends, understood? ...

Thank you very much, this is what I wanted to know.

I already had watched Lutro0 (he is the sleeving-pope, isn't he?) and got my first PCIE cable sleeved before I asked this questions. I sleeved it one wire at time and double-checked it at the end, so I'm pretty sure that it will work as it is now.

But I want it to give it a more "cleaned up" look, so I think I will change the wires, even I'm still a little nervous about it ...

Carbon Based Lifeform wrote:

messing with the Crossing Order sounds like a bad Idea.

I know ... but can I away with it?

Time is not a problem, but I'm running out of fingers without scratches, cuts and/or burns ...

Just realized that because of the whole 6 -> 8 thing you cannot get rid of all the wire crossings. So I decided not to mess with the pin order at all and to stay with the little more "organic" look. Still as different as day and night ...

looks great actually. good Job.

After I posted I didn't get back to the forum to see your picture or text but I can chime in now to lend help perhaps to your Sunday project, but it looks like you've got the gist of it, and if you have then I'll post this as helpful material for other people considering an individually sleeved project

I've made an individually sleeved cable set for myself as well; when the empty connex are posed as in the photo below with latches up, the wires are most easily plotted out as shown, to avoid tangles and 'crossing'

(Note: Grfx cable diagram below is for R2 850 / 1500w model only; any other make or model power supply or cable does not apply since there is no such thing as 'universal' power supply cables; other makes / models will surely be wired different @ PSU end and will probably also use an 8pin connector @ PSU end; example Seasonic may place 12volts in the top row of their 8pin design)

*Roladin uses red sleeve for the 12v wires so I've used red on the diagram (12v is normally shown as yellow)

From prior, any bottom row 12volt (left) can go into any bottom row slot (right)

For x5 grounds you get a single wire (#5) plus a pair of 'jumped' wires (4/6 left): 

• make sure the single wire goes into top row of your GPU 6pin, any slot will do if it helps your color-scheme, shown going into slot '#5'
• for best results, take the top wire (of the jumped wire pair / see grey wire in PSU 6pin) and press it into the 2pin
• when complete, when the 2pin consists of 'top jumped wires', there is no tangle and 2pin is 'free' to move
• see grey wires for example of a 'top' jumper wire

Optional: another wire scheme could put the single-wire into slots 6 while the jumpers / 2pin consists of slots 4 & 5

I realize Roldain's figured it out by now, but for those who haven't:

• PSU 6pin (left) wire-pair #6 = 2wires crimped to one pin (shown as black + grey) inserted into one slot
• PSU wire-pair #6 = one wire directed into the GPU 6pin, one wire into the GPU 2pin
• repeat process for 'wire-pair' #4
• your sleeve will need heatshrink for those jumpers, see @Roladin photo 
• the rest of the wires can be heatshrink-less if done right

PSU end of connector shown = black ground jumpered wire-pairs (2 wires in one slot)

• equivalent of slot #6 and slot #4
• when the top jumper wires become the 2pin, the 2pin can roam tangle-free
• you can of course use the bottom wires for your 2pin instead, if so, turn both bottoms into the 2pin
• when two wires jump into the same slot, heatshrink is used to seal sleeve ends

My sleeved paracord set found here: a Practical Approach to the Area 51 R1 Aurora Power Supply Swap

If you have more project pictures, tips and tricks, post them here for others

Owners who do not wish upon a do-it-yourself sleeving project, there are other ways to get a sleeved set like buying a new power supply and from there purchase a dedicated full set of pre-made cables as AlienAndy's done above, normally available for Corsair EVGA Seasonic etc in various colors and sometimes custom-ordered colors and sizes depending on the source (see CableMod configurator page etc)

@ Cass-Olé.

i see you posting from Time to Time and even if i don't need the Info myself, i appreciate your detailed and informative Posts.

I have to aggree with ‌, your posts are very detailed and a great source of information. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

And that Area 51 in the last picture is a pure beauty. Just WOW ...

So I finally found the time to finish my PCIE power cord sleeving project. I used the alternative pin layout that Cass-Ole suggested, and it worked out perfect! So thanks again for the great input.

Still waiting for some cable combs to arrive, but I'm not disappointed with the look right now either:

(I used MDPC-X Cable Sleeving SMALL)

looking good.

cheers