Cpu connection problem

[Trystan_19000]

it might be kind of hard to see but this cpu cable that came with my psu has two slightly different connectors on each end but both my power supply and my cpu power on my motherboard connect using the connector that is pictured on the top. is there a cable that has both of these connectors on each end? is my motherboard not compatible with this power supply or something? what should i do?

[mxk]

All connections with standard parts should be universal and compatible. I think one of the sides is specifically supposed to connect to the PSU/Mobo which should tell you which side connects to the others. I believe that the cable in the first picture connects to your power supply and the second, to your motherboard. Just try it out and you should find the solution.

[Trystan_19000]

I tried connecting the one in the first picture to my power supply, which worked, the my cpu which also worked but the connector in the bottom picture would not connect to either

[mxk]

2 minutes ago, Trystan_19000 said:

I tried connecting the one in the first picture to my power supply, which worked, the my cpu which also worked but the connector in the bottom picture would not connect to either

So the top pic+psu worked, and the bottom pic+cpu worked? Is that what you're saying?

[Trystan_19000]

no, the top pic+psu worked, the top pic+cpu worked and the bottom pic will not connect to anything

[mxk]

Just now, Trystan_19000 said:

no, the top pic+psu worked, the top pic+cpu worked and the bottom pic will not connect to anything

Where are you trying to connect it to? This sounds to me like its a PCIe (video card) cable.

 

[Trystan_19000]

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[Trystan_19000]

11 minutes ago, mxk. said:

Where are you trying to connect it to? This sounds to me like its a PCIe (video card) cable.

 

i'm trying to connect my psu to my cpu, i have other cables that have pcie printed on them but it looks like i don't have any cables that connect my psu to my cpu

[mxk]

2 minutes ago, Trystan_19000 said:

i'm trying to connect my psu to my cpu, i have other cables that have pcie printed on them but it looks like i don't have any cables that connect my psu to my cpu

It should be labeled CPU or something. Get out all of your cables and make sure you have everything. There should be a CPU cable...

[Trystan_19000]

Just now, mxk. said:

It should be labeled CPU or something. Get out all of your cables and make sure you have everything. There should be a CPU cable...

the two pictures i posted are the ends of the cable labled cpu. i have another cable labled cpu but it has the two same connectors at each end and still does not work

[mxk]

3 minutes ago, Trystan_19000 said:

the two pictures i posted are the ends of the cable labled cpu. i have another cable labled cpu but it has the two same connectors at each end and still does not work

lets see the motherboard you're trying to plug it into, and what port on the motherboard it won't fit into.

[Trystan_19000]

4 minutes ago, mxk. said:

lets see the motherboard you're trying to plug it into, and what port on the motherboard it won't fit into.

i have everything installed so it might hard to see the connector (this was as close as i could get to it). the motherboard im using is an asus prime z390-a

[mxk]

Just now, Trystan_19000 said:

i have everything installed so it might hard to see the connector. the motherboard im using is an asus prime z390-a

I have no clue how the top picture cable isn't plugging into this port. It has the right connector shapes and everything.

[Trystan_19000]

the top picture does plug into this port. my psu also uses the same connector. it's the bottom picture that won't plug into either my psu or my cpu. (pictured is where this cable plugs into my psu)

[mxk]

So what I'm seeing here is that you need a cable that needs the same connections on both sides. It needs to be the top picture's connections but on both sides.

[Trystan_19000]

yes, is there a cable like that? or do you know what the top connector is called so i can find a cable like that?

1 minute ago, mxk. said:

So what I'm seeing here is that you need a cable that needs the same connections on both sides. It needs to be the top picture's connections but on both sides.

 

[mxk]

Just now, Trystan_19000 said:

yes, is there a cable like that? or do you know what the top connector is called so i can find a cable like that?

 

There should be since it's what needs to be plugged in for the PC to run. Its called an 8 pin EPS cable.

[Trystan_19000]

10 minutes ago, mxk. said:

There should be since it's what needs to be plugged in for the PC to run. Its called an 8 pin EPS cable.

i can find cables that go from 8 pin to 8 pin, 8 pin to 6+2, 8 pin to 4+4 but still none of these are exactly what i need, they all end up going into the bottom pictures configuration at one end

[mxk]

4 minutes ago, Trystan_19000 said:

i can find cables that go from 8 pin to 8 pin, 8 pin to 6+2, 8 pin to 4+4 but still none of these are exactly what i need, they all end up going into the bottom pictures configuration at one end

I don't know whats happening here, I think your power supply didn't come with the right cables.

[Trystan_19000]

2 minutes ago, mxk. said:

I don't know whats happening here, I think your power supply didn't come with the right cables.

i think that's what happened too, thank you for helping though