Quick help with PSU

Ginjarou · 22 Mar 2019 at 20:42

Hi all,

I've just bought the following:

Ryzen 5 2600X
MSI B450M mATX AM4 Motherboard
Corsairs 2x8gb DDR 3200
MSI RTX 2060 Ventus

I'm using my old case and an old Cooler Master G700 PSU.

This motherboard requires a 4pin CPU connector. This PSU doesn't have one but looks like it has 4+4 connectors as shown here.

I found these on my PSU and can insert them both into the 4pin socket. At first it looks as though the shapes of the connectors and socket don't match up but it does still fit.

Please can anyone advise if this is correct? I'm just worried I may damage something.

Thank you!

Danny75 · 22 Mar 2019 at 20:48

Yup, just stick one of the 4-pins in. There should be a clip on the connector which you match with the clip on the socket in case you have any doubt.

Ginjarou · 22 Mar 2019 at 20:52

I've put both these 2x2 pins in and they seem to go in fine. Let's see what happens

freddie64 · 23 Mar 2019 at 07:54

What Motherboard is it exactly?

Can't find one that only has a 4 pin CPU connector.

Do you mean it has a 8 pin + 4 pin connectors? In which case i believe you can use only the 8 pin on its own.

Ginjarou · 23 Mar 2019 at 08:18

Yes sorry 8 pin (2 by 4). It seems to work fine with these two 2 by 2 connectors.

My PC is silent - which I love. The only thing making noise now is the PSU which is making a lot more noise than it used to

orbitalwalsh · 23 Mar 2019 at 10:42

Ginjarou said:
Yes sorry 8 pin (2 by 4). It seems to work fine with these two 2 by 2 connectors.

My PC is silent - which I love. The only thing making noise now is the PSU which is making a lot more noise than it used to

Might be time for a new PSU...