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    Question Corsair RM850 Short circuit

    Hello, I've a Corsair RM850 psu. By mistake, I used the CPU power cable to connect to GPU's power connector. As soon as I turned the PC on, there was a short circuit (with a pop sound) in the PSU. So now the pc is not starting. Has the PSU completely died, or is it reparable? Would it be...
  2. willyburns

    Question Does ASUS provide a "12VHPWR Adapter Cable" for their Thor 850W PSUs for powering an RTX 3080 Ti?

    Hi, Everything is contained within the title: Does ASUS provide a "12VHPWR Adapter Cable" for their Thor 850W PSU for powering an RTX 3080 Ti which I can buy separately so that I don't have to use the weird micro-penis 2x8 pin PCIe adapter that Nvidia provide? I can't seem to find anything...
  3. zzz1

    Question No power

    Today I switched out my old power cables for new sleeved cables. Somehow my new gpu 2x8pins fits in perfectly in my cpu power and I didn’t realize until later I checked. I tried booting it up without my gpu in, right when I pressed the boot button the whole pc went dark and no more power went...
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    Question MSI 2080 Ti Cabling replacement?

    Hello folks, I have just built a brand new monster PC. I am currently using the included cables from my PSU to my 2080ti, I want to replace them as they are the only ugly thing left in my case. The MSI 2080ti has 2 x 8-pin connectors and a 6-pin, can anyone recommend anywhere to find the...
  5. Djavuln

    Question Question about twin PCIe cable

    Hi everybody, I am currently building my first computer, the graphics card I use has a 6-pin input and an 8 pin, I just wonder if it matters which of the two cables that the PCIe cable has goes into which connectors on the GPU, the cable is split so that there are two 6 + 2 pin cables, these are...
  6. Djavuln

    Question Questions about split PCIe cable

    My GPU has a 6 and 8 pin connection. The problem is, the pcie cable has two strains of identical looking twin cables. Both have a head split into a 2 and 6 pins. Does it matter which of them I put into the 6 pin connection of the GPU and which to the 8 pinned one?
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    Help needed with choosing a motherboard for the ryzen 5 2600

    Hi everyone, so I'm looking to buy a Ryzen 5 2600 but I'm not sure which motherboard I should go for a B350 or X470. the B350 seems like a nice cheap option and it pretty much has all the features I could see myself using on the other hand X470 is more expensive but has more features and it will...