What it is The Corsair SF Series SF1000 PSU (80 Plus Platinum) takes $30 off a 1000W, fully modular SFX power supply designed ...

Cables can be very tricky to keep under control when you build a PC. As a result, many modders have taken to custom-sleeving each wire they can for extra eye candy. Sleeved cables are nothing new, and ...

In other words, the only reason you have to use two separate PCIe cables is because your power supply is weird, not because it is typically necessary. As another anecdote to add to continuum's, I have ...