***RANT*** Am I The Only Person Here Who Hates Molex Connectors? - PC/Mac/Linux Society

Daytona_178

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#1 Daytona_178

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I mean in this day and age why the hell are we still using Molex connectors,,,the amount of times that i have tried to connect two together and the pins all fall out is numerous! C'mon companies, i know you cant really improve the performance of the things but just update them so they arnt heaps of ****!

/Rant

15 years ago

clyde46

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#2 clyde46

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Maybe they could make a locking device of some sorts.

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#3 Daytona_178

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Maybe they could make a locking device of some sorts.clyde46

Exactly, so they work the same but just lock into place or something,,,,cant be too hard to design.

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#4 clyde46

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I'm starting to wish I saved a bit more and bought a modular PSU, my cables are all over the place.

15 years ago

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#5 DGFreak

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I've got a nice, modular PSU, but those molex connectors still BLOW! They're so annoying to plug into things when the pins aren't all straight too.

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#6 Daytona_178

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Why cant they have linkable SATA power connectors for case fans? :(

15 years ago

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#7 flclempire

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Oh wait, I was corn-fused. post murdered :o

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#8 markop2003

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I know what you mean, it would be better if they just fused the the pins and wires rigidly to the connector or inbedded the pins in the plastic

I'm starting to wish I saved a bit more and bought a modular PSU, my cables are all over the place.clyde46

I know what you mean but i managed to help solve the problem by pushing my spare cables down the back of my motherboard tray.

15 years ago

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#9 imprezawrx500

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Why cant they have linkable SATA power connectors for case fans? :(Daytona_178

use the mob power connector and problem solved, but yeah the molex connectors are pretty bad, the sata plugs are way better.

15 years ago

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#10 Chris_53

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I hate them too, mainly becsue they seem to difficult to connect sometimes.

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#11 death1505921

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There's alot of molex mods that would be difficult to do with inbuilt connectors though. Like volt mods, molex to 3 pin mods etc.

15 years ago

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#12 JigglyWiggly_

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[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]Why cant they have linkable SATA power connectors for case fans? :(imprezawrx500

use the mob power connector and problem solved, but yeah the molex connectors are pretty bad, the sata plugs are way better.

Just cut them and solder them yourself... easy enough.

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#13 death1505921

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[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"][QUOTE="Daytona_178"]Why cant they have linkable SATA power connectors for case fans? :(JigglyWiggly_

use the mob power connector and problem solved, but yeah the molex connectors are pretty bad, the sata plugs are way better.

Just cut them and solder them yourself... easy enough.

Not everyone has a soldering iron.

15 years ago

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#14 JigglyWiggly_

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[QUOTE="death1505921"][QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="imprezawrx500"] use the mob power connector and problem solved, but yeah the molex connectors are pretty bad, the sata plugs are way better.

Just cut them and solder them yourself... easy enough.

Not everyone has a soldering iron.

Uh who doesn't lol? You can buy crap ones for 10 bucks.

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#15 deactivated-57af49c27f4e8

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i like the little 4 pin power connectors for fans that plug into the motherboard. surely they could make those in place of molex ones dangling from the psu? that would save a lot of space for cable management too.

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#16 death1505921

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[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="death1505921"][QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"] Just cut them and solder them yourself... easy enough.

Not everyone has a soldering iron.

Uh who doesn't lol? You can buy crap ones for 10 bucks.

In the UK their harder to come by, aswell as more expensive. Iirc, there may be an age limit on them to boot.

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#17 JigglyWiggly_

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[QUOTE="death1505921"][QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="death1505921"] Not everyone has a soldering iron.

Uh who doesn't lol? You can buy crap ones for 10 bucks.

In the UK their harder to come by, aswell as more expensive. Iirc, there may be an age limit on them to boot.

I really find that hard to believe... solder is not all that dangerous. I have a nice kit that was about 100 bucks. Soldering is a useful common skill.

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#18 imprezawrx500

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[QUOTE="death1505921"][QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="death1505921"] Not everyone has a soldering iron.

Uh who doesn't lol? You can buy crap ones for 10 bucks.

In the UK their harder to come by, aswell as more expensive. Iirc, there may be an age limit on them to boot.

really? I could easily fine one in my hardware shop here in nz for $10-$20

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#19 X360PS3AMD05

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I've never had a problem with them, only when i'm putting them in upside down.....................

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#20 TicTac8745

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Amen - I HATE molex connectors now. Especially when the pins are bent (meaning you have to straighten them up to connect properly) or sometimes the pins just breaks and comes off completely! I'm so glad that there's SATA now (no more bent or broken off pins problems now)

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#21 entropyecho