Help needed!

Edo1405 · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:03

hi guys, amateur here ive got to a point with my P where im stuck now... i have 3 cables coming from the PSU left one says "CPU" The other one says PCI-E and the last one is 3x 4 pin connectors and a smaller connection at the end, (not labelled)

This is the motherboard i have
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-451-GI

and this is the PSU i have
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-059-CS

Also
there is no connection available to plug into the ATX 12 connector, am i being thick here? any help would be appreciated, Thanks

stulid · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:09

there is a 4pin and 4pin on the same cable that join together to make the 8pin ATX, you want to split it apart and use the 4pin half that fits.

Edo1405 · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:16

on the CPU cable? and one of these connects to the ATX12?

also what about the other 2 cables left over?

stulid · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:19

You have a 20+4pin on one cable that goes to the big plug on the board.

You have another cable with 4+4pin (making a 8pin ATX) on another cable, but you only need half of this for that board near the CPU socket.

The remaining cables and connectors depends on what other parts such as number of drives and GFX card etc.

swiftmetal · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:19

Cpu cable goes to the cpu if it is 8 pin and you only need 4 then plug it in any way as the above said as it only fits in one way.

The pcie cable plugs into a graphics card that need another power source more that it can take from the motherboard.

The 4 pin connectors are generally referred to as molex connectors which connect to this like case fans and the like and the one on the end of that will a connection probably the floppy connector.

you dont have to use all the wires.

Edo1405 · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:24

the cable which is 4 + 4 is the CPU cable so this is split and made into the ATX 12? (sorry guys just want to make sure didnt quite understand the answer

wazza300 · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:26

yes,just use half of it,it only plugs in one way

if the board has 8 pin socket then join the plugs to make one 8pin and use that,if not just use half(4pin)

stulid · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:26

Yes, split it apart and you will find only one half fits the little square 4socket plug on the board (the shape of the actual mouldings of these pins are different if you look at the ends of the cable you will see some have angled chamfers stopping them from going into the wrong holes).

Edo1405 · 8 Sep 2013 at 14:27

ok thanks a lot