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BuckeyeBoy9303
By BuckeyeBoy9303
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Can a 8 pin PCI-E cable extension work for a 8 pin EPS slot?

 

Because my mother board needs an 8 pin and a 4 pin eps cable, and the cable extensions only come with a 4+4 pin eps connector, no other eps cables.  But I will have an extra 8 pin PCI-E in the box, so can I use that?

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Nope. They are both physically and electrically different.

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4 minutes ago, BuckeyeBoy9303 said:

Can a 8 pin PCI-E cable extension work for a 8 pin EPS slot?

 

Because my mother board needs an 8 pin and a 4 pin eps cable, and the cable extensions only come with a 4+4 pin eps connector, no other eps cables.  But I will have an extra 8 pin PCI-E in the box, so can I use that?

Your motherboard also does NOT need the second 4-pin EPS cable either, it's for stability at super high clocks (think LN2 cooling)

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Unless you're doing extreme overclocking your motherboard does not need the extra 4 pin.

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

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Yes using PCIe plugs on the motherboard will fry your hardware.
But if you plug in the 8pin, chances are great you DO NOT need the 4 pin.

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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2 hours ago, BuckeyeBoy9303 said:

Can a 8 pin PCI-E cable extension work for a 8 pin EPS slot?

 

Because my mother board needs an 8 pin and a 4 pin eps cable, and the cable extensions only come with a 4+4 pin eps connector, no other eps cables.  But I will have an extra 8 pin PCI-E in the box, so can I use that?

Why don't you do it right and use the correct cable?  What PSU do you have?

 

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