Right Angled or flexible PWRLED connectors

mburckhard

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My setup is pretty tight on space and when I add a second GPU I am either too close to the primary card which really gets things cooking! It also rubs on the wires connected to the USB headers underneath the card.
Or if I move down a PCIx slot to allow for more airspace, my PWRLED connectors protrude too high to allow my GPU to even seat into the PCIx.

Has anyone ever seen a right-anlge or flexible PWRLED conncetor that I can use to get these out of the way of the GPU?

Here are my system specs if it helps:
Case: NZXT M59
MB: EVGA X58 FTW3, i7 940 with H100i, RAM, couple HDDs and SDD
GPUs: XFX Radeon 7970 GHz (x2 hopefully)
 
Solution
If you remove the actual connectors you can file off part of the plastic housing. I do not know how much you need.

Most of those remove just by lifting a tab(with care because they can snap)
removeconnectorop3.jpg


Filing can give you a bit of space on the back side(if you go too far, metal will stick out). You may be able to take a bit off of the plug end, but watch out since it keeps the connectors from sliding too far in some cases.

ktriebol

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Is it only the LED for the power switch that is causing the issue? Unless you really want to have that light working, just leave it disconnected. That's what I did because the light was too annoying. Of course if the issue involves the leads for the power switch as well, they must remain connected. I just wasn't sure if you meant the LED only or the power switch wires too.
 
If you remove the actual connectors you can file off part of the plastic housing. I do not know how much you need.

Most of those remove just by lifting a tab(with care because they can snap)
removeconnectorop3.jpg


Filing can give you a bit of space on the back side(if you go too far, metal will stick out). You may be able to take a bit off of the plug end, but watch out since it keeps the connectors from sliding too far in some cases.
 
Solution
That plastic goes rather fast, I would recommend a file as it is not as fast.

Take your time. I actually shorted them a bit on my case because it was just hitting an all on one liquid cooler(yeah, Not the ideal place to put one, but I had little choice(Image of why I had little choice in placement :) ).