PSU Connectors

[im4gine3]

Silly q, but i'd best ask to avoid frying an expensive motherboard.

I have a bunch of these which would be used on a GPU.

From looking at it, these PCIe 8pins look the same as an EPS8pin.. or am i right in thicking they use the same connecor... just wired differently.

For reference, EPS socked on the MSI Ace

Can i use these on a motherboard EPS socket?

The only difference i see between the 2, is the 8th female pin is cuved rather than square.. but i have tested with an EPS 8pin extension lead, and it fits fine

 

[adrichardson81]

Physically it shouldn't fit - the top and bottom pins on the left won't match. You might be able to force it into the socket and cable, but it's not a risk I'd be comfortable with.

Whatever you do, don't use it to connect a pcie power cable to your mobo.