Cables and Accessories:
Next let's take a look at a few of the cables. Tagan has implemented two different types of cable wrapping. The first uses solid plastic over a metal mesh wrap. These are probably the heaviest duty cables I have seen! These appear to be extremely high quality! In addition, Tagan has included noise filters on each of the PCI-E cables and the single Molex cable. The connector plugs are no different, and they scream heavy duty and high quality. Of the included cables, Tagan has only used this wrapping on four PCI-E, 4-pin Motherboard, 4-pin Molex, and 8-pin Motherboard connectors. You might be asking why would you want four PCI-E connectors when you only have two PCI-E cards. The next generation nVidia cards have been previewed around the Internet, and it appears that they need two PCI-E connectors for each card! So you will need four PCI-E power connections for two next generation nVidia cards in SLI.
For the other cables, Tagan has gone with a more familiar cable wrapping utilizing mesh and heat shrink tubing to keep them secure. On the left, you will notice a ground wire which I have not seen on a power supply since the early 90's. Next we have a familiar 20+4 motherboard power connector. Finally we can get to the other common connectors. Tagan has included one lead with three 4-pin Molex plugs, one lead with four SATA connections, and two leads with three SATA connections. This is the first disappointment in this power supply. While the cables are nice, and each of the leads are braided, I would have liked the wrapping to continue between each of the plugs. In addition, it would be helpful if the SATA connectors were the right angle type.
Finally we have the included accessories. Tagan has included a simple manual, four mounting screws, a standard power cord and some SATA to Molex adapters. Normally I don't bother with the power cord, however this cord impressed me. It feels heavier than other power cords and is the same style as the hard-wired internal cables.
If you find the four hard wired molex connectors are not sufficient, Tagan has included some unusual adapters to convert the SATA power connector to Molex. I prefer to have more SATA connectors than Molex, however there is still a need to have Molex connectors, so this will allow you to use those "legacy" Molex peripherals on the Tagan TurboJect power supply. To use them, you simply slide it onto an available SATA connector, and you now have another Molex connector!
 
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