Sata power cable management

[dwchan69]

Given my EVGA PS only has three SATA break out cables, and each cable only supports up to 3 SATA ports, what is the best solution to manage the lack of actual power connection and not to mention all the twisting and bending to the SATA ribbon cables? I did find this

EVGA 4x SATA Cable (Single) for 650GQ/750GQ/850GQ/1000GQ ONLY

EVGA single power supply cables are designed to replace missing or lost cables for a limited number of EVGA modular or semi-modular power supply models, and are officially certified only to work on a limited number of EVGA power supplies, which can be found on the compatibility tab. Due to the...

www.evga.com

This will help me increase the overall availability to 12, but I have a case/plan to expand to 16 HD, still going to be short. So what are some more clean solution if any that are out there?

 

[Chris Moore]

what is the best solution to manage the lack of actual power connection

Well, you ask for the best option, but that is highly subjective depending on what you think is best. I have used these adapters to split a connector:

Amazon.com

They are reliable and of good quality. I have used four of them and not been disappointed.

If you want to go to 16 drives, you need to ensure your power supply is up to the task. I suggest reading this very good article by one of the senior members:

Proper Power Supply Sizing Guidance
https://www.ixsystems.com/community/threads/proper-power-supply-sizing-guidance.38811/

not to mention all the twisting and bending to the SATA ribbon cables?

That is a related but different question. To me, the best solution to both was to use a server chassis that had a printed circuit board that carried both data and power to the drive connectors, like this:

You can pickup a used server chassis on eBay for a good price. I picked up the one I am using for around $300 and it included a hot-swap redundant power supply and 48 drive bays. Makes cable management super easy.