Stonekiller Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I have the Asus Crosshair IV Extreme Mobo... and I want to use my lovely new Airflow Pro with it however the ram goes into the ram slots with the connector for the AFP at the bottom which means the cables supplied are only long enough for me to mount the AFP "Upside-Down" in a tower enclosure...Which is a shame because I'm really happy with the rest of the look of my new build! Are there any longer cables available so that I can mount the AFP the right way up? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CesarNYC Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I am having the same issue with my Gigabyte motherboard. The cable is way too short if you have the connector on the Ram and the Connector on the AirFlow Pro on opposite sides of the ram stick. I had to mount mine "upside down". It would be nice to have an option to either buy longer cables or include them in the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 2, 2011 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 2, 2011 I am sorry but not at this time you will have to mount it upside down on AMD systems or if they memory slots and in the wrong orientation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Google it or look around some mod shops. I am certain you can find an extender cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CesarNYC Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I guess my Google-Fu is not as strong as I thought, I can't seem to find any mention of an extender, but I will keep my eyes open for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Try someplace like Cables to Go or any computer shop that caters to case modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonekiller Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 I decided to have a go myself, and it's not too bad a job. I realised that I had two spare cables as the AFP comes with 6 cables for boards that can handle that many memory modules, as mine supports a maximum of 4 I have no problems with experimenting with the two spares http://i56.tinypic.com/2wcr39c.jpg First I cut the two spares into halves, making 4 "extensions" http://i51.tinypic.com/29ft7ya.jpg I then stripped the ends of about 4mm of insulation and tinned the wires http://i54.tinypic.com/fao0ue.jpg As the wires were so close together I had to think of a way to solder the extensions onto the original cables without too much struggling...In the end I decided the easiest way was to remove the plastic from the connector leaving just the tiny crimp terminals... http://i54.tinypic.com/midtol.jpg Then insert the tinned ends of the extensions into the terminals and Crimp them shut http://i55.tinypic.com/14ka107.jpg Followed by Soldering and Heatshrink Tubing http://i55.tinypic.com/288xpc3.jpg Leaving me with 4 cables all about 8cm longer than the originals, just enough to get the AFP the right way up on AMD Boards! http://i53.tinypic.com/2e0lhxs.jpg This was quite easy really, but it really helped to have a proper wire stripper (the automatic grip and strip type) as I could strip all 5 wires at the same time. Hurrah - Finally the right way up! http://i51.tinypic.com/35bdys2.jpg http://i54.tinypic.com/t6rwqd.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CesarNYC Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Nicely done! I had considered making my own too, but I don't have any heat shrink on hand and was curious how much a pre made one would go for. Those pics are pretty inspiring though, will have to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonekiller Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Nicely done! I had considered making my own too, but I don't have any heat shrink on hand and was curious how much a pre made one would go for. Those pics are pretty inspiring though, will have to give it a go. Yeah heat shrink is pretty much essential I think, the wires are so tiny I'm not sure insulating tape would cut it! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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