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Question 1st time building PC, need help with PSU cables

Apr 7, 2024
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Hey guys, i'm finally gonna build my pc

however i'm kinda scared i'm gonna ruin it with the PSU. I bought an XPG Core reactor gold 750w which is modular but i'm confused because the cables don't say which end goes to the PSU and which to the PC.

View: https://imgur.com/a/gRxsah3


I was reading the manual and from what I see that's the order they go. My mobo is a a320mk which has 4-pin CPU connector, the usual 24 pin PSU and my GPU is an rx 6600 which only has a 8 pin connector

which one of the GPU connectors do I use?? there's a normal 6+2 and other one 6+2 but it splits and they're called the same
the direction of the connectors is right?
if my cpu connector is only 4 pin, which end do I grab since the cable splits in 2?
Also, can I use a single sata cable for a fan hub and 1 SSD?? because 1 cable has 4 connectors or should I plug 1 for each
 
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The image you've shared is spot on, with the ends going to the PSU and the ends going to their components. The connector for the 4pin EPS is keyed, you can't force another end onto it. As for the other cable, you work with the connector for the GPU that's a standalone cable and not daisychained. Unless your GPU needs a daisychained connector.

Also, can I use a single sata cable for a fan hub and 1 SSD?? because 1 cable has 4 connectors or should I plug 1 for each
You might want to pass on the PCPartPicker link to your build.
 
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Yup, you'll notice in the diagram that the parts that go into the components have the name of the connector on the end that connects to the components.

The connectors on the ends that connect to the PSU have no such label because they're not standardized connections.
 
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