Perhaps one of the most common, yet less publicized, questions within the PC building community, and custom cable sleeving industry, revolves around cable lengths. To explain, builders regularly ask others what lengths they use in order to make more informed decisions regarding their upcoming builds. However, there are no definitive resources covering this topic.
Therefore, starting today, Cablefied is taking this concept head on with a new cable length initiative powered by the PC building community. While this project has been in development for quite some time to develop the necessary features, I am optimistic it will reach the means to flourish as sufficient, accurate data is collected.
How it works
Rather than searching the web, forums, or social media for information on what cable lengths are recommended for your case, Cablefied is collecting and analyzing contributions from the PC building community in one, singular location. This collection of data will, ultimately, consist of any combination of cases, power supplies, and length configurations, with an interactable, and intuitive, interface.
The process revolves around builders graciously, and anonymously, submitting the custom cable lengths they used to perfect the routing in their specific PC cases. Whether the cables were handcrafted custom sleeved PSU cables, or purchased from a vendor, all sets are used to help improve the dataset. This information is then heavily processed by Cablefied to produce the results available on each PC case’s page summary.
In addition, for each case, builders have the opportunity to submit cable lengths as full values, similar to 60cm for a 24 pin ATX cable, or detailed values, where each individual row has a different length to accommodate the unique curves found in cases like SFF formats. Cablefied then processes these two sets of data accordingly to present accurate recommendations. This also opens up the possibilities for supporting various brands and their products, including ATX, Mini ITX, SFF, and open-air cases.
The results will include personalized summaries, per case, with information related to the recommended cable lengths for each cable type, common power supply pairings, and comparisons between the recommended and stock PSU lengths. All this data will help you understand if custom cables are necessary over the power supply’s stock cables when starting a new build.
Building the dataset
Before opening up the length results to the public, Cablefied will need to collect a wide variety of submissions across dozens of PC cases and brands in order to produce accurate results. Individuals who have found the ideal cable lengths for their builds are encouraged to anonymously contribute to the initiative and help build the dataset.
Ideally, those who have measured and crafted their own sleeved PSU cables, or ordered from a reliable vendor, are preferred to submit their lengths. If a cable length was crafted, or ordered, at a length that was too long, or short, for their case, it is then advised to submit the lengths with the minor adjustments that would have perfected the routing.
New cases and power supplies are continuously being added to the submission forms, as this initiative is an ever-growing project. If you would like to see a case or power supply that is not currently present, you are always welcome to send in a message, or reach out on social media, to recommend a product.
Moving forward
To adequately grow the dataset in size, Cablefied is hoping to receive enough submissions from the PC building community and its members. Whether you are a seasoned builder, craft your own sleeved cables, or are a hobbyist who likes to measure for the perfect cable lengths to improve routing, every submission is highly valuable to the initiative.
Nonetheless, Cablefied is now open to accepting cable length submissions. I am excited to showcase the results upon reaching a large enough dataset of contributions, and I believe the initiative will significantly reduce the amount of time spent researching the ideal cable lengths for custom PC builds and cable sleeving projects.
