Reddit mentions of Molex 11-03-0044 Connector Accessories, Mini-Fit Jr Extraction Tool

The official tool (Molex 11-03-0044 Mini-Fit Jr Extraction Tool):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GOIY1NE

Here's the tool: https://www.amazon.com/Molex-11-03-0044-Connector-Accessories-Extraction/dp/B00GOIY1NE

The 24-pin motherboard, 4/8-pin CPU power, and 6/8-pin GPU power connectors are all Molex Minifit Jr. connectors. There's a huge lineup of tools just for them. Pin extractors are pretty cheap though.

Wire is mil-spec 16 AWG tefzel jacket in white:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZNZISW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Connectors were pulled from the existing PSU cables using a depinning tool. As an aside, they are from the Molex Minifit Jr family and specs can be found all over the internet if you need to order separately:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GOIY1NE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I am lucky enough to have access to a wide variety of crimpers at work but this is the model that I used:

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex/0638190900/WM9026-ND/1873804

And the contacts are from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FKVBNK5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I did not like the idea of cutting my wires, so I used a crimp extractor.

I considered Noctuas but Dell does this funky thing there they rewire the connections from the standard 3 pin connector and you’ll get a fan failure light and they won’t turn on if you don’t rewire it yourself. I just lacked the tools to do the rewiring so I opted for a Sunon kit which already had the proper connector and came with extenders (I’m not confident the fan cables would have been long enough on the Noctuas). A bit pricey but well worth it after installation. Ships pretty quick from California even without prime. I’m on the east coast and had them in 4 days.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XI478SW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_foxXDb3BG4KNE

Noctuas would have been cheaper for sure (I think they’re $15/ea or so, but if I needed to require the connectors I’d also need one of these so my options were $95 prime to do it myself, of $99 + shipping to buy what I knew would work plug-and-play.

I swear half my homelab experience has been buying stuff super cheap and then pouring more money than its worth into getting it working the way I want it. I guess you learn stuff doing these upgrades yourself though :)

Would any of these work for you?

• Molex Mini-Fit Jr. Pin Remover Removal Extractor
  
  
• Mod/smart Full Pin Removal Tool Kit - (M-TOOLKIT)
  
  
• Lamptron ATX Computer Modding Tool Kit-Silver