SilverStone Technology CP11 Ultra Thin Lateral 90 Degree SATA Cables with Custom Low-Profile Connectors (CP11), Blue

Honestly there is not much in-depth reviewing to be done with a SATA Cable.... It is mostly about whether they work, or don't, connector types, etc...So here goes.These are SATA III (6GB/s)cables. They are only 300MM (11.8 Inches) not the standard 500MM (~20 Inches) So make sure they will be long enough.I purchased 6 of these. I am using them in my Home Theater PC setup as my case is fairly jammed with hard drives so these should reduce the amount of hassle in getting them connected to my motherboard. I had 5 drives in my PC and just added a 6th, so I decided make routing the cables a bit easier by using this style cable... I went ahead and swapped out all my Sata III cables for these and they work just as well as the Silverstone Tek Sata III cables they replaced. (I stick with Silverstone Tek cables since of the hundreds I've used none have been DOA or went bad on me and the pricing isn't terrible)It does appear that they are able to bend quite a bit and it does not appear to impact their performance. I did not see any speed loss from my drives (even my SSD) when switching to these cables.It does not appear to impact anything but the cables are 30AWG (Most others are 26AWG (very slightly bigger wire size)) They are extremely flexible and appear to be high quality.So to sum it all up, these are a great option for tight spaces. They are a bit more expensive than some other high quality cables, but you can't go wrong if you are dealing with space issues.So I gave this 5 stars since they work for the niche market they are filling (the very space constrained cases market)The Quality for the price is good so I couldn't justify dropping a star for that...I will be uploading a video review on these soon and I will update this as I do a bit more testing on the cables....My Current Setup:Case: Silverstone Tek GD-08SSD of OS/Programs: SAMSUNG 840 256GB 2.5 SATA IIIPower Supply: Corsair AX760i (Fully Modular)Motherboard: AsRock z87 Fatal1ty ProfessionalCPU: Intel 4th Generation Haswell Core i7 4770KMemory: Crucial Ballistix Very Low Profile DDR3, 4x8GB (32GB total)Optical Drive: LG Blu-Ray Reader/DVD WriterVideo Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650-Ti SSC 1GBCPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer Pro Rev 2Storage Drives: 5 Western Digital Red 3TB Drives

After upgrading my graphics card to a 3 slot card, 2 of the SATA ports on my motherboard became inaccessible due to the thiccness of the card. The low profile connectors on these SATA cables allowed me to use all of my SATA ports again. While the build quality seems fine, the cable is very thin. I have not had any issues with it, but I would limit the number of bends and insertions as it doesn't seem as strong as generic SATA cables. The cable is shorter than most SATA cables (which in my case was perfect), but make sure to measure for your setup. Additionally, the blue color of the cable is kind of ugly, but in my case you can only see them with the back panel off so it doesn't actually matter. If you can see your SATA cables in your case, I'd recommend spending the extra couple of dollars for the black version of this cable.Overall, this cable does exactly what it is supposed to. No issues with connections and speed is the same as any other SATA III (6GB/s) cable. If you have SATA ports that are being blocked by a large graphics card or something else, this is the best solution to get those ports back.

The Good:I was initially worried that these cables would be too short for my Cooler Master 840 Full Tower case. I have five hard drives, one SSD and an DVD Burner. These cables reached all but the DVD Burner (They reached, but just barely. It didn't look right and I was worried the connection wouldn't hold up). They look great in the case, and I have to believe that the air flow in the case has been greatly improved.The Bad:Wished they had some just a bit longer (maybe 500mm?).The Cost !!I would recommend these to anyone who is concerned with the aesthetics of there case wiring, just be sure the length is going to work (although there are not too many cases larger than the Cooler Master ATCS 840).

these cables are really fantastic. I have a small ITX case with lots of HDDs that needed SATA cables and a controller that was up next to the power supply with 5 SATA connectors in a small area. These cables allowed me to easily connect all 5 cables in without pushing against the power supply or bend any of the cables in ways that would stress the connector on the controller. I understand how they can be useful for SATA connectors under the end of a video card also but that was not my difficulty. The case is much easier to see what is going on and plenty of room for air flow. changing to these cables made the case have more room because they are shorter and thinner than the regular SATA cables. There was less extra and bulky cables running around inside the case. I'm using them as SATA 6 and they have foil lined cables so they appear good for signal quality even with as thin as they are.

I took some rough measurements prior to purchasing to make sure this would work in my case, (Rosewill Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Cases BLACKHAWK Black, which they did.I have the Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H Z87 LGA 1150 2-Way SLI Dual LAN ATX Motherboard and these cables worked well with how the sata ports are designed.Booted up my system and my preliminary read/write tests are on par with my system prior to swapping out the cables. The only thing I dislike about this cable is the cost. A standard Sata cable at around 12" can run you between $2.50 - $5.00. This is a $10 cable I hate the way standard cables flex and bend, and if you have a smaller case (unlike mine) and have several hard drives, the standard cables take up alot of space. I used Round cables in my MicroATX Home Server case and though they bent around corners easier, they still were thick and caused a "pile up" where the hdd's were installed.I've only had them in for 24 hours, so I hope i dont run into the problems other have commented on. Fingers Crossed.