PSU 20 pin connector in 24 pin mobo Connector

khublaikhan

khublaikhan

khublaikhan

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Hi All,

I have been building out a PC with Bitfenix Prodigy mITX case, Asus Maximus VI Impact Mobo, Haswell i7. I have purchased the Silverstone Gold Strider 650W which is a good fit for the case.

The motherboard has a 24 pin female connector but the PSU cable is 20 pin?? I did not realise power supplies had these types of connectors. Anyway, shall I plug it in, turn on the power and see what happens or find a different cable or do I have to find a new PSU?

Will it be OK? I appreciate any help!

Thanks in advance
 
pastymuncher said:
That psu should have a 4 pin plug attached to the same lead as the 20 pin. Plug them both together for the 24 pin plug.
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Thanks for the quick answer

There is also an 8pin EATX next to the 24 pin plug - sorry for my ignorance but what what goes in there? I have a 4 + 4 pin ATX 12V connector cable (two heads) - do they go in the 8 pin EATX?

Thanks
 
Yes. The 8 pin (4+4) would normally go to the top left corner of the board but your board being M-itx, is next to the 24 pin socket. This provides the power for the cpu.
 
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