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I really need help with cabling

artwolfs
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I need some help from experts. I almost finished buildung my pc, but there are some cables left and i dont know where they belong.

The components are: https://geizhals.de/?cat=WL-1196601


Besides some more SATA cables, there are some other cables left named VGA2, VGA3 and P8, what are these for?


And from the case be quiet 600, there was a SATA cable and one small cable with just two pins, where do they belong? I put another SATA cable to the PSU and the other end to that SATA cable of the be quiet 600, is that right or are these just for SSDs/HDDs (because its named "DRIVE" on the psu)


And on the Mainboard Z390 Gaming X, on top left corner there are 4 Connectors left, should they be empty? The manual says ATX_12V on the left and ATX_12V_2X4 on the right. (I connected on the right side the 2x4 cables on the CPU connector, but why are there another 4 connectors on the left?)

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The 4 pins left open is OKAY. Don't worry about that.. If everything is hooked up and working then don't worry about extra cables.. Modular power supplies comes with all kinds of cables but you don't need/have to use them all unless you have something that requires it..

 

A sata connector from the case gets hooked to the PSU like you did. The 2 pin should get plugged into the bottom right of the motherboard, but you need to refer to the manual to make sure it goes in the right spot.. the 2 pin cables from the case are usually something like the power switch, HDD lights, power leds, reset buttons, etc.. If you only have one then it's most like the power button on the case so it has to go in the right spot..

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- The cables in the last picture, unplug those, plug one of the two (they can 'break off' each other if they aren't separated already) and plug one into the 4 pin connector to the left, get the 8 Pin EPS cable (that's probably the P8 cable in the first picture) and plug that into the 8 pin slot.

- The GPU needs 2 8 pin (6+2 pin) PCIE connectors, your PSU comes with 4. Consider these extra in case another GPU gets added.

- The cables in the second picture are a header for a fan to plug in and SATA power, these are probably for the fan controller (the switch at the front of the case with three steps). Whether you want to use it is up to you. Personally I would just plug my fans into the motherboard's fan connectors and have it deal with the speeds, rather than manually change them.

 

Keep in mind having left over cable is not all bad, usually you get more than you need.

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Thank you guys really much for your fast answers

 

@Minibois I did as you do, is that so right?:

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Is that not too much Power for the CPU?

 

And to the cables in the second picture, can i just leave them like that? I had that in mind, because i dont want to use the switch, but how is the fan on the front connected with something?

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Just now, artwolfs said:

Thank you guys really much for your fast answers

 

@Minibois I did as you do, is that so right?:

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Is that not too much Power for the CPU?

 

And to the cables in the second picture, can i just leave them like that? I had that in mind, because i dont want to use the switch, but how is the fan on the front connected with something?

The CPU (or motherboard - depending on how you see it) will only ask for as much power as it needs. The 9700K is not exactly the highest power draw CPU on the market, so without an overclock it probably wont go above the 8 pin EPS power draw.. But really no reason not to connect all the wires, as you have them at your disposal.

 

Yea you can just leave the wire like that.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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