Hard time figuring this out

[TreeFrog]

im building my computer right now and im very confused about all the cables on the PSU. i dont know which vga cables to plug when it says VGA 1, VGA 2 and stuff like that. please help.

[samcool55]

PEG (i think what you call VGA) are cables designed for graphics cards that need extra power.

the CPU power connector is designed to plug into the motherboard, they look almost exactly the same but if you look closely and the wires are colored you will find out that a PEG 8-pin has 3 yellow wires and 5 black wires and a CPU power connector has 4 yellow ones and 4 black ones.

 

The cpu power connector can be found at the top left of the motherboard, it is possible you need only 4 pins, if that's the case you should be able to seperate the CPU power connector.

 

Pictures might help if you need more details about something specific.

[TreeFrog]

3 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

PEG (i think what you call VGA) are cables designed for graphics cards that need extra power.

the CPU power connector is designed to plug into the motherboard, they look almost exactly the same but if you look closely and the wires are colored you will find out that a PEG 8-pin has 3 yellow wires and 5 black wires and a CPU power connector has 4 yellow ones and 4 black ones.

 

The cpu power connector can be found at the top left of the motherboard, it is possible you need only 4 pins, if that's the case you should be able to seperate the CPU power connector.

 

Pictures might help if you need more details about something specific.

 

[Mr.Lonewalker]

1 minute ago, TreeFrog said:

 

I would recommend taking it the easiest way possible, first of all take the biggest 24pin connector. and plug that into your motherboard and route that behind the motherboard tray if possible.

After that take the cable from the PSU where it says "CPU" on it and take that out and find the spot on the motherboard where that needs to be plugged in, which usually is near the top of the motherboard around the CPU socket somewhere. And go on from there, the VGA cables i would recommend to save for later when devices that need those cables is plugged into the PC.

 

Would recommend to not have the graphics card plunged in while doing all the cable work, it will be a lot harder if you do it that way.

[samcool55]

@TreeFrog VGA is for the graphics cards, i don't know what cards you have but if they need power connectors, that's where they need to go to.

The CPU one goes as i was expecting to the motherboard, in the top left corner of your motherboard there should be a connector, that's where that cable needs to go.

Might be hidden well, maybe a light might help. 

 

The big one is the ATX 24-pin, that one belongs in a big connector somewhere next to the RAM slots, probably the right.

 

SATA is used to power HDD's, SSD's and optical drives, or other things that need just a bit of power.

Molex (the plug with 4 pins in 1 line) are designed for the same thing as sata, but that one is rarely needed because SATA replaced it.

 

You can remove wires from the PSU that you don't use. Makes it a bit easier to work.

[TreeFrog]

6 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

@TreeFrog VGA is for the graphics cards, i don't know what cards you have but if they need power connectors, that's where they need to go to.

The CPU one goes as i was expecting to the motherboard, in the top left corner of your motherboard there should be a connector, that's where that cable needs to go.

Might be hidden well, maybe a light might help. 

 

The big one is the ATX 24-pin, that one belongs in a big connector somewhere next to the RAM slots, probably the right.

 

SATA is used to power HDD's, SSD's and optical drives, or other things that need just a bit of power.

Molex (the plug with 4 pins in 1 line) are designed for the same thing as sata, but that one is rarely needed because SATA replaced it.

 

You can remove wires from the PSU that you don't use. Makes it a bit easier to work.

i have the 1070

[samcool55]

2 minutes ago, TreeFrog said:

i have the 1070

You should only need 1 VGA wire then, if you have a founders edition it only needs 1 8-pin VGA (correct name is PEG but i'll call it VGA to make sure it's clear) connector.

 

Just make sure you don't accidentally put a PEG connector in the motherboard or vica versa.

The fact all wires are black aren't really helping here sadly.

Usually something will activate to avoid damage but just be on the safe side and be sure it's right.

[Mr.Lonewalker]

2 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

You should only need 1 VGA wire then, if you have a founders edition it only needs 1 8-pin VGA (correct name is PEG but i'll call it VGA to make sure it's clear) connector.

 

Just make sure you don't accidentally put a PEG connector in the motherboard or vica versa.

The fact all wires are black aren't really helping here sadly.

Usually something will activate to avoid damage but just be on the safe side and be sure it's right.

The VGA or PEG connector will not be able to go into the CPU sockets power port usually from personal experience.

[samcool55]

1 minute ago, Mr.Lonewalker said:

The VGA or PEG connector will not be able to go into the CPU sockets power port usually from personal experience.

Yea i think 1 won't fit in the other one but you can mess it up the other way, afaik...

I think the CPU one doesn't fit in a graphics card because the top left pin and the one next to it have an extra plastic piece between them.

[Mr.Lonewalker]

1 minute ago, samcool55 said:

Yea i think 1 won't fit in the other one but you can mess it up the other way, afaik...

I think the CPU one doesn't fit in a graphics card because the top left pin and the one next to it have an extra plastic piece between them.

I don't exactly remember which connected does not fit and which does. And hell, I'm not going to test it, my PC is heavy as shit. It's little under 30kg. So I'm not just moving that around.

[TreeFrog]

11 minutes ago, Mr.Lonewalker said:

I don't exactly remember which connected does not fit and which does. And hell, I'm not going to test it, my PC is heavy as shit. It's little under 30kg. So I'm not just moving that around.

should i work on the mother board first just to get away from the power supply for a bit?

[Mr.Lonewalker]

2 minutes ago, TreeFrog said:

should i work on the mother board first just to get away from the power supply for a bit?

Yes i would recommend to do that.

Take the GTX 1070 out if it's in.

Then take the big 24pin connector and connect that to the motherboard and get that wire behind the motherboard tray if possible, just to keep cables out of the way of airflow.

Then take the connector that says "CPU" on it, and connect that to the CPU power which should be around the top left of the motherboard and route that cable behind the motherboard tray as well if possible.

 

After that i would recommend to plug in the small headers that comes with the cabinet which should be for front panel audio/usb and other things, and then of cause for the power button.

 

And after that if you haven't done it yet, put in all the fan connectors so. The CPU fan/s into CPUFAN1 and 2 and the rest into the other headers.

 

Then you should be able to plug the 1070 in your system, and screw that so it sits stiff and doesn't move aground and are not falling down with possibly thumb screw for the chassis in the back. Then take the VGA cable where there should be a 6 pin connector with a 2 pin connector that is loose in some extra wires and plug that into the 1070, and then connect the wires from your motherboard and gpu to your power supply.

[TreeFrog]

2 hours ago, Mr.Lonewalker said:

Yes i would recommend to do that.

Take the GTX 1070 out if it's in.

Then take the big 24pin connector and connect that to the motherboard and get that wire behind the motherboard tray if possible, just to keep cables out of the way of airflow.

Then take the connector that says "CPU" on it, and connect that to the CPU power which should be around the top left of the motherboard and route that cable behind the motherboard tray as well if possible.

 

After that i would recommend to plug in the small headers that comes with the cabinet which should be for front panel audio/usb and other things, and then of cause for the power button.

 

And after that if you haven't done it yet, put in all the fan connectors so. The CPU fan/s into CPUFAN1 and 2 and the rest into the other headers.

 

Then you should be able to plug the 1070 in your system, and screw that so it sits stiff and doesn't move aground and are not falling down with possibly thumb screw for the chassis in the back. Then take the VGA cable where there should be a 6 pin connector with a 2 pin connector that is loose in some extra wires and plug that into the 1070, and then connect the wires from your motherboard and gpu to your power supply.

thanks, man

[TreeFrog]

2 hours ago, Mr.Lonewalker said:

Yes i would recommend to do that.

Take the GTX 1070 out if it's in.

Then take the big 24pin connector and connect that to the motherboard and get that wire behind the motherboard tray if possible, just to keep cables out of the way of airflow.

Then take the connector that says "CPU" on it, and connect that to the CPU power which should be around the top left of the motherboard and route that cable behind the motherboard tray as well if possible.

 

After that i would recommend to plug in the small headers that comes with the cabinet which should be for front panel audio/usb and other things, and then of cause for the power button.

 

And after that if you haven't done it yet, put in all the fan connectors so. The CPU fan/s into CPUFAN1 and 2 and the rest into the other headers.

 

Then you should be able to plug the 1070 in your system, and screw that so it sits stiff and doesn't move aground and are not falling down with possibly thumb screw for the chassis in the back. Then take the VGA cable where there should be a 6 pin connector with a 2 pin connector that is loose in some extra wires and plug that into the 1070, and then connect the wires from your motherboard and gpu to your power supply.

should I have the 24 pin connected to the PSU or should i wait till i plug it into the mobo.

[Mr.Lonewalker]

2 minutes ago, TreeFrog said:

should I have the 24 pin connected to the PSU or should i wait till i plug it into the mobo.

Doesn't matter, but managing your cables is a little easier if you do not have the cables plugged unto the psu at first, and just connect them to the motherboard. Then when all is connected to the motherboard connect the other side of the cable to your psu.

[TreeFrog]

1 minute ago, Mr.Lonewalker said:

Doesn't matter, but managing your cables is a little easier if you do not have the cables plugged unto the psu at first, and just connect them to the motherboard. Then when all is connected to the motherboard connect the other side of the cable to your psu.

Thanks alot !!!!

[Mr.Lonewalker]

1 minute ago, TreeFrog said:

Thanks alot !!!!

And just do it in the order i said before is what i recommend doing. And if you have difficulty of knowing where the front panel connectors should be connected to on your motherboard, your manual would be where you can find that.

[TreeFrog]

20 minutes ago, Mr.Lonewalker said:

And just do it in the order i said before is what i recommend doing. And if you have difficulty of knowing where the front panel connectors should be connected to on your motherboard, your manual would be where you can find that.

is this the thermal paste?

[Mr.Lonewalker]

1 minute ago, TreeFrog said:

is this the thermal paste?

Yes.

[TreeFrog]

if i need to take out standoff's for the motherboard and put them somewhere else. how do i take them out?

[Mr.Lonewalker]

2 minutes ago, TreeFrog said:

if i need to take out standoff's for the motherboard and put them somewhere else. how do i take them out?

Sometimes a tool comes with it, and other times you just need to improvise with something you can grab on to the standoff and turn it in the right direction.

[TreeFrog]

1 minute ago, Mr.Lonewalker said:

Sometimes a tool comes with it, and other times you just need to improvise with something you can grab on to the standoff and turn it in the right direction.

turn it to thr direction right or the right direction?

[Mr.Lonewalker]

4 minutes ago, TreeFrog said:

turn it to thr direction right or the right direction?

You should be turning the standoff counter clockwise form what i remember, but it's a 50 50 chance of you getting the right way the first time, and if not one way, then the other.

 

But i will be going to bed now, so i will not be available for the next around 10 hours. So if you have any problems, or don't know something, just google it or look it up on youtube.

 

And if you need help to know how to put the computer together, youtube and google is your friend, you can find that almost all of your question is answered somewhere on the internet.

[TreeFrog]

5 minutes ago, Mr.Lonewalker said:

Sometimes a tool comes with it, and other times you just need to improvise with something you can grab on to the standoff and turn it in the right direction.

and can we use plyers or somethin?

[Mr.Lonewalker]

2 minutes ago, TreeFrog said:

and can we use plyers or somethin?

Yes you should be able to. But if you have any questions for me, ask them now, I'll be going to bed in a few minutes.