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2 minutes ago, bgibbz said:

see if the pcie power connector fits in it. It's a stretch, but that's the only other 6 pin power connector I can think of. 

It wouldn't, and it would be a bad idea as for example an 8-pin PCIe connector doesn't have the pins in the right place for an 8-pin CPU connector.

2 minutes ago, Slayerstealth said:

My final question is this:

 

will my 8-pin cpu power connector work with my psu, that has a 4-pin connector?

I think it could work, although I'm not sure whether the motherboard will refuse to boot, or whether it would depend on the CPU model. Which PSU do you have? Sometimes PSUs come with additional 4 pins that you can snap together to form an 8-pin CPU connector.

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My PSU has a 4-pin power connecter. Motherboard has 6-pins. can my computer still work?

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What is your motherboard? The standard is a 24 pin and either 1 or 2 4 pin connectors. Are you using an oem motherboard?

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What is your motherboard? The standard is a 24 pin and either 1 or 2 4 pin connectors. Are you using an oem motherboard?

sorry, I should of clarified. I'm talking about my CPU power connector on my motherboard.

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1 minute ago, Slayerstealth said:

sorry, I should of clarified. I'm talking about my CPU power connector on my motherboard.

CPU power connectors are either 4-pin or 8-pin. 

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It's an 8PIN from what I can see

Image result for Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A

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CPU power connectors are either 4-pin or 8-pin. 

geez, my mistake guys, my CPU power connector is an 8-pin

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3 minutes ago, Slayerstealth said:

sorry, I should of clarified. I'm talking about my CPU power connector on my motherboard.

see if the pcie power connector fits in it. It's a stretch, but that's the only other 6 pin power connector I can think of. 

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My final question is this:

 

will my 8-pin cpu power connector work with my psu, that has a 4-pin connector?

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4 minutes ago, Slayerstealth said:

Motherboard is the Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A

The CPU power connector in that board has 8 pins.

 

Edit: well, too slow :P 

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1 minute ago, Slayerstealth said:

My final question is this:

 

will my 8-pin cpu power connector work with my psu, that has a 4-pin connector?

yes it will work, provided you cpu doesn't need the extra juice.

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yes it will work, provided you cpu doesn't need the extra juice.

Thankyou!

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yes it will work, provided you cpu doesn't need the extra juice.

my cpu is 3.2 ghz, will it still work?

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5 hours ago, Slayerstealth said:

my cpu is 3.2 ghz, will it still work?

Yes. CPU speed doesn't matter

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2 minutes ago, bgibbz said:

see if the pcie power connector fits in it. It's a stretch, but that's the only other 6 pin power connector I can think of. 

It wouldn't, and it would be a bad idea as for example an 8-pin PCIe connector doesn't have the pins in the right place for an 8-pin CPU connector.

2 minutes ago, Slayerstealth said:

My final question is this:

 

will my 8-pin cpu power connector work with my psu, that has a 4-pin connector?

I think it could work, although I'm not sure whether the motherboard will refuse to boot, or whether it would depend on the CPU model. Which PSU do you have? Sometimes PSUs come with additional 4 pins that you can snap together to form an 8-pin CPU connector.

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23 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

It wouldn't, and it would be a bad idea as for example an 8-pin PCIe connector doesn't have the pins in the right place for an 8-pin CPU connector.

I know, as I said, it was a stretch, by worst case it didn't fit. This was before I was told that it was in fact an 8pin connector. 

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