CPU 4/8 Pin connector

petertr2000 · 14 Nov 2013 at 17:39

Need some help please :confused:

Just connecting up my PSE
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-075-BQ

to my motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-502-AS

There's one branch of power labelled CPU and it is 2 x 4 pins - sounds fine as the socket on the board is 8 pin.

HOWEVER, the pin layout only matches for one of the 2 units.

They both need to be

Square / Curve
Curve / Square

But the second has 4 curved connectors?

It fits in the socket fine & looks to be wired the same (2 x yellow, 2 x black), so I guess they are actually the same, just different socket?

Am I ok to leave both in place?

TIA

lee32uk · 14 Nov 2013 at 17:52

Yes just put them together so as to make 1 x 8 pin and they will go in. They only go in one way anyway. I think they usually have a piece of plastic on the back of each connector which makes them interlock with each other.

oceaness · 14 Nov 2013 at 17:52

This is normal it's just 2 x 4 pin ATX 12V rather than 1 x 8 pin EPS12V but they do the same job.

Edit: Beaten lol

petertr2000 · 14 Nov 2013 at 18:20

that's good to hear.

The surprise was that the 2 4 pin connectors marked "CPU" are different, which they are not supposed to be according to my motherboard connector!

oceaness · 14 Nov 2013 at 18:47

They are normally like you described on the PSU.
1 with 2 squares and 2 curves and one with 4 curves.

petertr2000 · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:38

oceaness said:
They are normally like you described on the PSU.
1 with 2 squares and 2 curves and one with 4 curves.

Someone should tell asus then, as my motherboard socket wanted 2 of each per block of 4