A Detailed Look (Cont’d)
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The HX1000W power supply has a large assortment of modular and hard wired cables/connectors.  The motherboard power cables (24-pin, 8-pin and 4-pin) and two PCI-E cables are hard wired into the PSU chassis, while all the peripheral drive cables, four more PCI-E cables and/or one 8-pin EPS cable are modular.  The hard wired cables are covered with black plastic mesh sleeving and measure approximately 24” long (to the first connector).  The modular cables us a flat ribbon style cable for easier routing and better airflow.  They range in length from approximately 17” (to the first connector) to 28” long.

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•    Main power connector (24-pin/20-pin)
•    ATX 12V (4-pin)
•    (2) EPS 12V (8-pin)
•    (2) PCI-Express (6-pin)
•    (2) PCI Express (6+2-pin)
•    (2) PCI Express (8-pin)
•    (10) Peripheral Optical/HDD (4-pin)
•    (12) Peripheral Serial ATA (15-pin)
•    (2) Peripheral FDD (4-pin)

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