PSU to CPU MB Help!

[Waynelu127]

My PSU has a CPU 1 and CPU 2 cable, while my MB needs a 4 pin and 8 pin. Would I use both the CPU 1 and 2 and use 3 of the 4 cpu cable heads?

[Fasauceome]

One full cable to the 8 pin and half of another to the 4 pin. Fold away the excess to have it looked pretty.

[Hyra]

2 minutes ago, Waynelu127 said:

My PSU has a CPU 1 and CPU 2 cable, while my MB needs a 4 pin and 8 pin. Would I use both the CPU 1 and 2 and use 3 of the 4 cpu cable heads?

From what I can tell, you need to look at the connectors themselves and for the 4-pin use the one that has two U's and 2 squares (the one on the left in the image I provided) and then just use the other one as a normal 8-pin EPS connector.

[Waynelu127]

9 minutes ago, UnreliablyGood said:

From what I can tell, you need to look at the connectors themselves and for the 4-pin use the one that has two U's and 2 squares (the one on the left in the image I provided) and then just use the other one as a normal 8-pin EPS connector.

 

10 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

One full cable to the 8 pin and half of another to the 4 pin. Fold away the excess to have it looked pretty.

How does this look? 

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Waynelu127 said:

How does this look? 

Looks good to me

[Hyra]

Looks good yes but which one is plugged into the 4-pin connector?

 

[Waynelu127]

1 minute ago, UnreliablyGood said:

Looks good yes but which one is plugged into the 4-pin connector?

 

This head isn’t plugged in 

[comicsansms]

5 hours ago, Waynelu127 said:

My PSU has a CPU 1 and CPU 2 cable, while my MB needs a 4 pin and 8 pin. Would I use both the CPU 1 and 2 and use 3 of the 4 cpu cable heads?

You don't need the 4pin plugged in. It's really there just for show, it'll be connected in parallel with the 8pin connector.

 

It's different to GPU power connectors (if the GPU is designed well), where you need both plugged in, because they power different things.

5 hours ago, Waynelu127 said:

This head isn’t plugged in 

And a floating cable is fine. You don't need every plug plugged into anything. It's exactly the same as having a modular cable not plugged in on your PSU.

[Waynelu127]

21 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

You don't need the 4pin plugged in. It's really there just for show, it'll be connected in parallel with the 8pin connector.

 

It's different to GPU power connectors (if the GPU is designed well), where you need both plugged in, because they power different things.

And a floating cable is fine. You don't need every plug plugged into anything. It's exactly the same as having a modular cable not plugged in on your PSU.

So I did it correctly, right? Lol 

[comicsansms]

57 minutes ago, Waynelu127 said:

So I did it correctly, right? Lol 

yeah