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Motherboard: 24 pin ATX and 8 pin EPS.

Graphics card: 2x (6+2 pin) PCIE

 

The 24 pin can be recognized by just having the most pins. The 20+4 pin part goes into your motherboard, the side with more pins in the PSU.

The 8 pin EPS and 6+2 pin PCIe can be recognized by seeing which one has two loose pins (which can be clipped together to go into the PSU). Usually it will have a marking on it too, like "CPU" for the former and "GPU"/"PCIE" for the latter.

 

With high power graphics cards, it is recommended to use two separate cables for the graphics card's 6+2 pin PCIE connectors.

So you need four cables:

- 24 pin ATX

- 8 pin EPS/CPU
- GPU power: two separate cables, which go from the PSU to one of the power plugs on the GPU.

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Motherboard: 24 pin ATX and 8 pin EPS.

Graphics card: 2x (6+2 pin) PCIE

 

The 24 pin can be recognized by just having the most pins. The 20+4 pin part goes into your motherboard, the side with more pins in the PSU.

The 8 pin EPS and 6+2 pin PCIe can be recognized by seeing which one has two loose pins (which can be clipped together to go into the PSU). Usually it will have a marking on it too, like "CPU" for the former and "GPU"/"PCIE" for the latter.

 

With high power graphics cards, it is recommended to use two separate cables for the graphics card's 6+2 pin PCIE connectors.

So you need four cables:

- 24 pin ATX

- 8 pin EPS/CPU
- GPU power: two separate cables, which go from the PSU to one of the power plugs on the GPU.

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

 

So you need four cables:

- 24 pin ATX

- 8 pin EPS/CPU
- GPU power: two separate cables, which go from the PSU to one of the power plugs on the GPU.

Yep, that should be it. Dont forget to plug in other cables like fan-cables and case-cables for the power button etc.

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7 minutes ago, minibois said:

Motherboard: 24 pin ATX and 8 pin EPS.

Graphics card: 2x (6+2 pin) PCIE

 

The 24 pin can be recognized by just having the most pins. The 20+4 pin part goes into your motherboard, the side with more pins in the PSU.

The 8 pin EPS and 6+2 pin PCIe can be recognized by seeing which one has two loose pins (which can be clipped together to go into the PSU). Usually it will have a marking on it too, like "CPU" for the former and "GPU"/"PCIE" for the latter.

 

With high power graphics cards, it is recommended to use two separate cables for the graphics card's 6+2 pin PCIE connectors.

So you need four cables:

- 24 pin ATX

- 8 pin EPS/CPU
- GPU power: two separate cables, which go from the PSU to one of the power plugs on the GPU.

thanks a ton dude, i was soo lost

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4 minutes ago, broccoli27 said:

Yep, that should be it. Dont forget to plug in other cables like fan-cables and case-cables for the power button etc.

oh yeah thanks dude

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