Aorus AP750GM > CPU cable advice

chrisdowsett.uk · 30 Nov 2023 at 22:41

Hi all,

I wouldn't normally ask but...I stumped on this one. I'm sure this should be easy and Google'able but I have failed so I'm hoping one of you guys could help

I have a Gigabyte Aorus AP750GM PSU and now have a Gigabyte X670E Master motherboard. So I need a CPU/EPS 4+4 pin cable. But I can't find the correct cable anywhere, well not for my PSU anyway.

There is something like this for a Corsair PSU: https://www.amazon.co.uk/COMeap-Detachable-EPS-12V-Motherboard-Adapter/dp/B07VF887KN
However I don't think this is compatible with my PSU

Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction. Even the best place to ask? I have tried Gigabyte support but they don't seem that quick in getting back.

Thank you,

Chris

Tetras · 1 Dec 2023 at 01:24

You should already have two of them, did you lose your cables?

chrisdowsett.uk · 1 Dec 2023 at 15:10

Yeah I guess so, I've looked everywhere. I will keep looking online. Thanks anyway

Tetras · 1 Dec 2023 at 15:31

chrisdowsett.uk said:
Yeah I guess so, I've looked everywhere. I will keep looking online.

Unfortunately Gigabyte PSUs aren't very common, you can get Corsair cables (new or used) pretty much everywhere and when I checked the custom makers, they don't even have Gigabyte listed. If you could find another PSU from the same oem, that's sometimes a possibility (depends on the pinout), but in this case, I don't know any other manufacturer who uses MEIC.

chrisdowsett.uk · 2 Dec 2023 at 11:59

Hey guys, thanks very much for your replies. What a mare I never saw this coming. After years of having random cables coming out of my ar5e, I must have accidentally binned my 2 x 8pin cables for this PSU. Gigabyte didn't get back to me, from your replies it kinda confirmed what I thought, these cables aren't easily available as spares to buy.

So I probably just broke every builders rule in the book (cover your ears) and 'adjusted' my spare PCIe 8 pin cables. The 12v / GND pinouts for what I needed compared to PCIe just meant swapping one cable with another. It worked anyway, I'm going to close the case and pretend that never happened.

Thanks again!

Tetras · 2 Dec 2023 at 14:36

chrisdowsett.uk said:
So I probably just broke every builders rule in the book (cover your ears) and 'adjusted' my spare PCIe 8 pin cables. The 12v / GND pinouts for what I needed compared to PCIe just meant swapping one cable with another. It worked anyway, I'm going to close the case and pretend that never happened.

Yikes. Well, if it works, it works, I guess.