Power Supply and ATX mods

Hey guys.

I was wondering if I should cut my power supply 24 pin and 8 pin CPU header shorter.

Would that make a difference in speed of power and resistance to motherboard?

But I figure that if my thinking was correct. I wouldnt be the engineer behind the scenes. And due to my thoughts that is why I am not an engineer haha.

I figure if I trim the wires shorter, there will be power send faster to the motherboard?

Or in addition, I was thinking of soldering all 24 pins to the board as well. Instead of simply plugging it in.

What do you think?

Do you guys have any tips or tricks for power supply MODS that you would care to share?

soldering them to the board might not offer any performance gain, but it will give you the benefit of it being a son of a b!tch to replace.

Google "ATX Pin Remover" for the right tool for the job (glorified punch)
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forget the soldering idea unless you are trying to fit the entire system into a very tiny space, and need to remove as much as possible. re-tip the leads when you cut them short making new ATX headers at any length you want to no ill-effect.

On the other hand, if you make them as short as possible, you could turn your power supply into a psuedo modular unit by making / buying ATX extensions to do the same thing.

Just remember modifying the PSU will void it's warranty.

Assorted +1s, notably to Zorg. Of all the mods to consider on a PC, this is not the one.