EPS help

[jkeane48]

I have recently upgraded my motherboard to an asus rog strix b550-f and purchased a new psu to go with it which was a
Cooler Master MWE gold fully modular 750w unit, i noticed the eps splits into both an 8 pin and a 4+4, is it safe to use the 8 pin and then just one of the 4+4 to power my cpu or will i require a 2nd cable.
Thanks

[Oshino Shinobu]

Are you sure you have two EPS connectors on that PSU? On the product page it only lists a single 4+4 pin EPS cable. 

 

If you do have two, or one cable that splits into an 8 and a 4+4, you're fine to use the single cable with the 8 pin and one of the 4+4pin connectors. 

[jkeane48]

thats the cable that came with it, they both go to the same 8 pin that connects to the psu

[none77]

Normaly one 8pin cable is enough, if you got 2 cables connect them both.

[jkeane48]

4 minutes ago, none77 said:

Normaly one 8pin cable is enough, if you got 2 cables connect them both.

It only has the one cable that splits into the 8 and 4+4

[none77]

What is your CPU?

[jkeane48]

3 minutes ago, none77 said:

What is your CPU?

ryzen 7 3700x

[none77]

Its not really meters, 8 pin provide for continuous load 235-380W (depend who you ask), you will be good with one, if it was mine i was connecting the both connectors, it can split the current in the MOBO side, from the PSU side it will go from the same cable any way.

[none77]

1 hour ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Are you sure you have two EPS connectors on that PSU? On the product page it only lists a single 4+4 pin EPS cable. 

 

If you do have two, or one cable that splits into an 8 and a 4+4, you're fine to use the single cable with the 8 pin and one of the 4+4pin connectors. 

from reviews and product page it got 1 EPS cable, if you download the specs.

 

[jkeane48]

2 hours ago, none77 said:

from reviews and product page it got 1 EPS cable, if you download the specs.

 

so if there is only one connection off the psu but it splits to and 8 and 4+4 its safe to use the 8 and then just 4 into the motherboard?

[none77]

In your case, yes.

In other cases (more power CPU) I would check if the main cable is 16 AWG.