Hi all
I've just upgraded my PSU but a little troubled by the cables. It's a bit odd as I'm normally not stumped by this. Maybe its new standards or something, it has been a while since I've done a build.
My motherboard (Gigabyte X570 Gaming X) has an 8-pin CPU power header.
The PSU has a connector for 'MB' which has an 8 pin plug, plus the usual ATX power connector.
The supplied 8 pin CPU power cables with the PSU both have a 10 pin connector one one end, and 8 on the other (1x 8, 1 x 4 + 4).
This means whilst I can connect to the MB with either of the 8 pin headers, the other ends are 2 pins too big for the 'MB' socket on the PSU!
The manual suggests that the 8pin CPU cables can plug into the 'P8' connector on the PSU, which has a 10 pin hole. There are two 10 pin 'P8' connections on the PSU.
This seems to work.
Question - have I done this wrong and if not
a) what the point of the 8 pin 'MB' connection on the PSU; and
b) why ship with CPU cables that have 8 on one end and 10 on the other?
Cheers
I've just upgraded my PSU but a little troubled by the cables. It's a bit odd as I'm normally not stumped by this. Maybe its new standards or something, it has been a while since I've done a build.
My motherboard (Gigabyte X570 Gaming X) has an 8-pin CPU power header.
The PSU has a connector for 'MB' which has an 8 pin plug, plus the usual ATX power connector.
The supplied 8 pin CPU power cables with the PSU both have a 10 pin connector one one end, and 8 on the other (1x 8, 1 x 4 + 4).
This means whilst I can connect to the MB with either of the 8 pin headers, the other ends are 2 pins too big for the 'MB' socket on the PSU!
The manual suggests that the 8pin CPU cables can plug into the 'P8' connector on the PSU, which has a 10 pin hole. There are two 10 pin 'P8' connections on the PSU.
This seems to work.
Question - have I done this wrong and if not
a) what the point of the 8 pin 'MB' connection on the PSU; and
b) why ship with CPU cables that have 8 on one end and 10 on the other?
Cheers
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