Mixing PSU cables

[Liborio]

Hi,

I have 2 PSU's and was wondering if the cables can be interchangeable between the 2 (i heard you cant use cables from one PSU to another).

1. Corsair RM750x White Series 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
2. Corsair RM1000x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Given they are both Corsair, will this be a problem mixing and matching their power cables between the 2?

Thanks.

[LIGISTX]

Just now, Liborio said:

Hi,

I have 2 PSU's and was wondering if the cables can be interchangeable between the 2 (i heard you cant use cables from one PSU to another).

1. Corsair RM750x White Series 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
2. Corsair RM1000x 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Given they are both Corsair, will this be a problem mixing and matching their power cables between the 2?

Thanks.

I would use the handy trick linus did in a recent video, check cable mod. If they list cables as compatible with both of those PSU’s, your good. If they have cables specific for each, your not good. I believe you should be ok with mixing and matching those, but just confirm to be safe. 

[Spotty]

The white RM750x and RM1000x use the same type of cables. All Corsair RMx power supplies use Corsair Type 4 cables. You can mix the cables between those two power supplies.

 

1 minute ago, Liborio said:

Given they are both Corsair, will this be a problem mixing and matching their power cables between the 2?

Not all Corsair PSUs use the same cables.

https://www.corsair.com/ww/en/psu-cable-compatibility

[RONOTHAN##]

Mixing cables is fine given that the PSUs have the same pinouts. Given that they're the same series of PSU (not just the same brand), I'd assume that they're the same pinouts, but I'd double check before trying to mix cables

[Liborio]

2 minutes ago, Spotty said:

The white RM750x and RM1000x use the same type of cables. All Corsair RMx power supplies use Corsair Type 4 cables. You can mix the cables between those two power supplies.

 

Not all Corsair PSUs use the same cables.

https://www.corsair.com/ww/en/psu-cable-compatibility

On the cable from the 750 it has "type 3" on the side of the 6 pin that goes into the PSU.

 

Edit: after reading that site, it says "Disclaimer: The only difference between Type 3 and Type 4 cables is the pinout of the 24-pin ATX cable; all other cables (SATA, PCIe, etc) are the same."

 

So i think im all good.

[Spotty]

Just now, Liborio said:

On the cable from the 750 it has "type 3" on the side of the 6 pin that goes into the PSU.

The only difference between Type 3 and Type 4 cables is the 24pin motherboard cable. The cables for PCIe, EPS12V (CPU), peripheral, and SATA are compatible between Type 3/Type 4. There's no "Type 4" peripheral/SATA connector it's just Type 3.

 

The coloured dots indicate which type of cables the power supply is compatible with. The RMx column is the one relevant to both your RM750x white and RM1000x.

[Liborio]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

The only difference between Type 3 and Type 4 cables is the 24pin motherboard cable. The cables for PCIe, EPS12V (CPU), peripheral, and SATA are compatible between Type 3/Type 4. There's no "Type 4" peripheral/SATA connector it's just Type 3.

 

The coloured dots indicate which type of cables the power supply is compatible with. The RMx column is the one relevant to both your RM750x white and RM1000x.

Brilliant. Thank you - looks like im good to go.