Non Modular Power Supply Cable Management

But without the modular cabling i am worried that cable management is going to be a beast.

Non modular power supply cable management.

There s less clutter and it is definitely much better than non modular and a cheaper solution than going full modular. A modular power supply allows you to plug and unplug all of the cables from the power supply individually. In the image below you can see the difference between a modular and non modular psu. If your pc doesn t need all of those cables then you have to just leave those cables lying around in your case.

Picking a non modular power supply is ok if you re not interested in optimal cable management and clean aesthetics. I want to save a few bucks with the power supply if i can but i want enough room to overclock for awhile and then go sli in 4 or 5 years. In simple terms it is a power supply where some or all of its cables and connectors are detachable. However you cannot remove the necessary cables therefore you cannot use custom sleeves for the 24pin atx cable for example.

These are usually the cheapest but also the most cumbersome. Non modular power supply have every cable pre attached and cannot be removed. If your pc case has a psu cage then you can use the cage to mask the extra cables without any airflow or visual penalties. With that in mind here s where modularity comes into play.

One component that isn t always cable management friendly is the power supply standard power supplies come with a big bundle of cables and not all of them are necessary to use in every system. There are three types of power supplies you can buy. I kind of want to pick up a corsair cx 750 for like 70. Semi modular only the essential cables come pre attached.

A non modular power supply offers a fixed set of cables that can t be removed. What is a modular power supply unit. All of the cables come pre connected to the psu and cannot be removed. Semi modular power supply.

Full modular comes with no cables pre attached. The corsair cx550 is a non modular power supply. Usually this means 24pin atx a single pcie 8pin cpu and maybe one or two peripheral power cables sata molex. This is different from a regular power supply where all its cables are permanently fused to the unit.

So 750w is bare minimum.