Modders:
You can get a pre-made 9-inch 12-inch 30 Pin Male-Female IDC Type Cable
Extension for DC/DC card relocation at Cables and Connectors (commonly used to relocate the DC-DC board in order to fit a too-tall video card, like the Radeon 8500 AGP or 9000 Pro card ). It's $7.99, part #20276.It's important to note that just because something is available doesn't make it a good idea. And it's impossible to predict what the quality of any single cable will be at any given time, as several readers can already attest to. As for the length of the cable, the ones I have from them are all 9-inch, not 12-inch. Cables & Connectors has recently changed the length of the cable they are selling. For these purposes, shorter is definitely better. My personal opinion is that anything more than 6-inches, particularly when the quality of the cable may be suspect, is an increased risk. 6-inches isn't long enough for most of you, so just be careful and anticipate possible problems.
You can buy this cable and then shorten and re-crimp to avoid power issues. Also - the male end of the connector is completely surrounded by a plastic rim. You will need to file off the bottom and 2 sides of this rim to get the pins to seat int he VRM.
The SAFEST way to relocate the DC-DC board is to use the relocation cable and bracket that PowerLogix includes with their Clear Acrylic PowerCube kit.
