I need a cable

[ToPShaGGeR107]

I need to find cable for my motherboard 

I’m a new builder and just finished my first build but I’m missing a cable for my cpu 

I have a ROG Thor 850W Power Supply 

and it came with a bunch of cables that fit in my motherboard and power supply but the cpu plug was not fitting in so I bought one and now it won’t fit in my power supply 

so I bought an adapter for it and now it fits the cpu cable but not the power supply and then I spent an hour to find a cable that might fit but I can’t find anything that would fit but if anyone would know a CPU - 6+2 PCI-E or anything that would work for  a ROG Thor power supply and has a CPU end that would be helpful 

[CPL_Jimmy]

Hey,

Just go to https://store.cablemod.com/configurator - fill out the form with all of your info, pick your cable type and color... and then they give you a list to select only the cable you need custom made for you.  Assuming you have a mid atx case, and an asus mobo, just the EPS cable should cost about $20.
Honestly, probably the best way to make sure a new cable is going to fit is to go with CableMod.

[wONKEyeYEs]

28 minutes ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

missing a cable for my cpu

Every PSU comes with a 4+4 CPU cable. Some come with two.

The adapter you bought is prob not an adapter but an extension.

A 4+4 CPU extension does not plug into the PSU, it connects to the 4+4 CPU PSU cable which comes with every PSU.

 

[ToPShaGGeR107]

1 hour ago, CPL_Jimmy said:

Hey,

Just go to https://store.cablemod.com/configurator - fill out the form with all of your info, pick your cable type and color... and then they give you a list to select only the cable you need custom made for you.  Assuming you have a mid atx case, and an asus mob, just the EPS cable should cost about $20.
Honestly, probably the best way to make sure a new cable is going to fit is to go with CableMod.

ASUS Mob?? What is that

[CPL_Jimmy]

37 minutes ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

ASUS Mob?? What is that

A typo, it should say mobo, or motherboard.  But whatever motherboard you have, CableMod will still work.

[ToPShaGGeR107]

5 minutes ago, CPL_Jimmy said:

A typo, it should say mobo, or motherboard.  But whatever motherboard you have, CableMod will still work.

Oh okay and I got a MSI one

[ToPShaGGeR107]

On 3/14/2021 at 8:18 AM, wONKEyeYEs said:

Every PSU comes with a 4+4 CPU cable. Some come with two.

The adapter you bought is prob not an adapter but an extension.

A 4+4 CPU extension does not plug into the PSU, it connects to the 4+4 CPU PSU cable which comes with every PSU.

 

It isn’t an extension I made it wasn’t and it’s for a normal cpu not a 4+4 cpu and I don’t need or want a 4+4 cable they don’t plug in anywhere in my build correctly and how was this meant to help me I just need a link or something for an adapter for a cpu to pci-e or just a cpu and pci-e cable as one 

[Guest]

31 minutes ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

It isn’t an extension I made it wasn’t and it’s for a normal cpu not a 4+4 cpu and I don’t need or want a 4+4 cable they don’t plug in anywhere in my build correctly and how was this meant to help me I just need a link or something for an adapter for a cpu to pci-e or just a cpu and pci-e cable as one 

On the PSU side, those connectors and pinout are not any particular "standard".  A Seasonic made PSU needs Seasonic cables.  You can't just go to the store and buy a cable and expect it to work.  In fact, if you force it to work, you can actually fry stuff.

 

Your PSU comes with all of the cables you need.  You shouldn't have to run out and buy anything.  How is the 8-pin power connector not fitting into the motherboard?  Can you show pictures of the Asus cable and where you're trying to plug it into the motherboard?  It would help a lot more than the pictures you've provided above.

 

[ToPShaGGeR107]

13 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

On the PSU side, those connectors and pinout are not any particular "standard".  A Seasonic made PSU needs Seasonic cables.  You can't just go to the store and buy a cable and expect it to work.  In fact, if you force it to work, you can actually fry stuff.

 

Your PSU comes with all of the cables you need.  You shouldn't have to run out and buy anything.  How is the 8-pin power connector not fitting into the motherboard?  Can you show pictures of the Asus cable and where you're trying to plug it into the motherboard?  It would help a lot more than the pictures you've provided above.

 

I didn’t come with any 8-Pin cpu only 4+4 cpu and I didn’t know that about cables and this okay enough?

[ToPShaGGeR107]

15 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

On the PSU side, those connectors and pinout are not any particular "standard".  A Seasonic made PSU needs Seasonic cables.  You can't just go to the store and buy a cable and expect it to work.  In fact, if you force it to work, you can actually fry stuff.

 

Your PSU comes with all of the cables you need.  You shouldn't have to run out and buy anything.  How is the 8-pin power connector not fitting into the motherboard?  Can you show pictures of the Asus cable and where you're trying to plug it into the motherboard?  It would help a lot more than the pictures you've provided above.

 

And I bought the 8 Pin connector and it don’t fit in the PSU not the motherboard 

[OrionFOTL]

Post a picture of the original CPU cable that came with your Asus PSU - post closeups of both ends. 

 

You can discard the generic cable you bought, it's useless. 

[ToPShaGGeR107]

41 minutes ago, OrionFOTL said:

Post a picture of the original CPU cable that came with your Asus PSU - post closeups of both ends. 

 

You can discard the generic cable you bought, it's useless. 

Okay but that costed so much for cable

 

[ToPShaGGeR107]

1 minute ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

Okay but that costed so much for cable

 

The other end is the PSU end

[Spotty]

1 hour ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

didn’t come with any 8-Pin cpu only 4+4 cpu and I didn’t know that about cables and this okay enough?

The 4+4 CPU connector clips together to form the 8pin CPU connector. 

[ToPShaGGeR107]

17 minutes ago, Spotty said:

The 4+4 CPU connector clips together to form the 8pin CPU connector. 

 I know but it’s like a different type of cpu somehow that’s why I bought a other cpu cable idk why it’s like that but it’s pain to have my pc on the floor collecting dust 

[Guest]

2 hours ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

And I bought the 8 Pin connector and it don’t fit in the PSU not the motherboard 

Right.  Because it's not made for your PSU.  It's made for some other brand PSU.

46 minutes ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

 I know but it’s like a different type of cpu somehow that’s why I bought a other cpu cable idk why it’s like that but it’s pain to have my pc on the floor collecting dust 

No.  It's not.  You're doing something wrong.  The two four-pins come together to create an 8-pin and that plugs into your motherboard.

 

Maybe get some better lighting in your work area.

 

[ToPShaGGeR107]

29 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

Right.  Because it's not made for your PSU.  It's made for some other brand PSU.

No.  It's not.  You're doing something wrong.  The two four-pins come together to create an 8-pin and that plugs into your motherboard.

 

Maybe get some better lighting in your work area.

 

They’re different left one don’t fit right does but not in PSU 

[Guest]

You're doing something wrong.

 

[ToPShaGGeR107]

4 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

You're doing something wrong.

 

I think there is no cable for what I need so wanna buy a pc for 800£?

[wONKEyeYEs]

6 minutes ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

I think there is no cable for what I need so wanna buy a pc for 800£?

It doesn't even have a CPU power cable!

I'll give you 200£.

[ToPShaGGeR107]

6 hours ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

It doesn't even have a CPU power cable!

I'll give you 200£.

Bruh

[OrionFOTL]

On 3/14/2021 at 8:44 AM, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

if anyone would know a CPU - 6+2 PCI-E

21 hours ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

I just need a link or something for an adapter for a cpu to pci-e or just a cpu and pci-e cable as one

A "CPU cable" is a cable that plugs into the CPU socket in the motherboard.

A "PCI-E cable" is a cable that plugs into a PCI-E socket on graphics cards.

A "CPU - PCI-E" cable doesn't exist.

 

21 hours ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

it’s for a normal cpu not a 4+4 cpu and I don’t need or want a 4+4 cable

1. Motherboards have two kinds of sockets for receiving CPU power. A 4pin socket, or an 8pin socket.

2. The CPU cables in power supplies end with a 4pin+4pin plug.

3. If your motherboard has a 4pin socket, you only plug one half of the 4pin+4pin plug.

4. If your motherboard has an 8pin socket, you plug the entire 4pin+4pin plug into it. 4+4 = 8.

 

19 hours ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

Okay but that costed so much for cable

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

Spoiler

 

Your first photo shows a PCI-E cable, as you can see the text on it - not a CPU cable. I don't know why you posted it.

The 2nd photo shows the motherboard-side end of a CPU cable, but it doesn't show the PSU-side end. At least you posted the other end in a later post.

 

17 hours ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

They’re different left one don’t fit right does but not in PSU 

 

Spoiler

 

So this is the CPU cable that came with your PSU, right?

 

1. If you clip the 4+4pin (left) end together, to form an 8pin, does it fit into the 8pin connector on your motherboard?

2. Does the right end fit into one of the CPU/VGA/PCIE sockets in the PSU?

3. Can you take a clearer photo of the right end, so we can clearly see which pins have a square shape, and which pins have an "U" shape? From this photo, I can only see that the top left pin is U and bottom left pin is square.

 

4. I tried matching your right end into one of the CPU sockets on your PSU, and I think one of the pins doesn't match. Can you look at your cable and tell me if the pin I noted is square-shaped?

 

Spoiler

 

5. If you hold up this end of the cable to the PSU socket, and look at it closely yourself, can you spot any incompatibilities in pin shapes?

6. Are you absolutely sure this is the original CPU cable that came with your ASUS PSU? Did you buy the PSU new or used?

[ToPShaGGeR107]

9 minutes ago, OrionFOTL said:

A "CPU cable" is a cable that plugs into the CPU socket in the motherboard.

A "PCI-E cable" is a cable that plugs into a PCI-E socket on graphics cards.

A "CPU - PCI-E" cable doesn't exist.

 

1. Motherboards have two kinds of sockets for receiving CPU power. A 4pin socket, or an 8pin socket.

2. The CPU cables in power supplies end with a 4pin+4pin plug.

3. If your motherboard has a 4pin socket, you only plug one half of the 4pin+4pin plug.

4. If your motherboard has an 8pin socket, you plug the entire 4pin+4pin plug into it. 4+4 = 8.

 

Your first photo shows a PCI-E cable, as you can see the text on it - not a CPU cable. I don't know why you posted it.

The 2nd photo shows the motherboard-side end of a CPU cable, but it doesn't show the PSU-side end. At least you posted the other end in a later post.

 

So this is the CPU cable that came with your PSU, right?

 

1. If you clip the 4+4pin (left) end together, to form an 8pin, does it fit into the 8pin connector on your motherboard?

2. Does the right end fit into one of the CPU/VGA/PCIE sockets in the PSU?

3. Can you take a clearer photo of the right end, so we can clearly see which pins have a square shape, and which pins have an "U" shape? From this photo, I can only see that the top left pin is U and bottom left pin is square.

 

4. I tried matching your right end into one of the CPU sockets on your PSU, and I think one of the pins doesn't match. Can you look at your cable and tell me if the pin I noted is square-shaped?

 

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5. If you hold up this end of the cable to the PSU socket, and look at it closely yourself, can you spot any incompatibilities in pin shapes?

6. Are you absolutely sure this is the original CPU cable that came with your ASUS PSU? Did you buy the PSU new or used?

I’m fairly sure the cable I need doesn’t exist I need a PSU to a 8 pin CPU the four by four cpu cable doesn’t match the 8 pin cpu as is different block and “U” pins this forum I made was really for a link to the cable I need bc I know for sure I don’t have the cable to make it work my original post is just me asking for a link to an adapter for a cpu to pcie which I now know is wrong but I just need a link to a cable to fit unless there is a secret port for me to put the four by four on my motherboard it I doubt that 

[OrionFOTL]

If you can't follow simple step-by-step instructions and answer numbered questions, then I'm afraid nobody can help you. I can't make heads or tails of the mass of words you just wrote.

If you for real think that your bog-standard PSU and your bog-standard motherboard don't accept bog-standard cables and require a non-existent magic cable, then I suggest you "just buy a Dell", like Jonnyguru used to say.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, ToPShaGGeR107 said:

I’m fairly sure the cable I need doesn’t exist I need a PSU to a 8 pin CPU the four by four cpu cable doesn’t match the 8 pin cpu as is different block and “U” pins this forum I made was really for a link to the cable I need bc I know for sure I don’t have the cable to make it work my original post is just me asking for a link to an adapter for a cpu to pcie which I now know is wrong but I just need a link to a cable to fit unless there is a secret port for me to put the four by four on my motherboard it I doubt that 

"U" shaped pins are made to fit in either "U" shaped holes or "square" shaped holes.

 

Did you actually TRY to plug it in, or  are you ASSUMING it won't work because you see a "U" where you think there should be a square?