[SOLVED] Corsair RM650 16 or 18 AWG

[ajinkys]

Hi
Psu - Corsair rm650
GPU gigabyte 1660super

I want to get customer sleeved cables.

1. What awg cables comes with the box in rm650?
2. 16or 18awg is recommended ?

 

[RealBeast]

Hi
Psu - Corsair rm650
GPU gigabyte 1660super

I want to get customer sleeved cables.

1. What awg cables comes with the box in rm650?
2. 16or 18awg is recommended ?

All connectors are 18AWG gauge, the standard for PSUs. If you considerably lengthen and cables 16 gauge is not a bad idea to keep from increasing resistance from a longer cable if the length change is significant from the original.

In short, resistance of a wire is directly proportional to the length of the wire and inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the wire (the gauge). So you offset the increased length with a greater diameter (gauge). I have extension cords for high current tools that are 10 gauge to account for the higher current. Another example is to take a look at a cable for a high power motor or heating element -- they are quite large.

 

[jonnyguru]

All connectors are 18AWG gauge, the standard for PSUs.

INCORRECT!

There is no "standard for PSUs" when it comes to wire gauge. Some PSUs are better than others.

Hi
Psu - Corsair rm650
GPU gigabyte 1660super

I want to get customer sleeved cables.

1. What awg cables comes with the box in rm650?
2. 16or 18awg is recommended ?

The PCIe cables that come with the RM650 are 16g!!!

If you do a one to one PCIe cable, you can get away with 18g. But if you do a pig-tail, like the Corsair uses for PCIe, you really should use 16g.

And, as @RealBeast pointed out, 18g for extensions is down right dumb. 😀