[SOLVED] 2 x 8 pin Mother board connection to 1 x 8 into PSU

[Willow_123]

Hi,

is it safe to use a dual 2x8 pin PCIe connection from the motherboard into 1x 8 pin PCIe slot in my PSU?

https://imgur.com/a/Jzx1Jo1

View: https://imgur.com/a/Jzx1Jo1

 

[rgd1101]

what is the motherboard and psu brand and model?

 

[Willow_123]

what is the motherboard and psu brand and model?

Motherboard is x670e-f gaming, PSU is Corsair hx1200

 

[bignastyid]

is it safe to use a dual 2x8 pin PCIe connection from the motherboard into 1x 8 pin PCIe slot in my PSU?

You do not plug pci-e power connections into that motherboard. It(like pretty much all motherboards) uses 8-pin EPS connectors not pci-e. Plugging a pci-e connector into a EPS slot is likely to end up badly.

The HX1200 in your image has 2 8 pin eps cables that are 1 connection per cable so you'd need to use both included cables to plug in both connections on the motherboard.

 

[Willow_123]

You do not plug pci-e power connections into that motherboard. It(like pretty much all motherboards) uses 8-pin EPS connectors not pci-e. Plugging a pci-e connector into a EPS slot is likely to end up badly.

The HX1200 in your image has 2 8 pin eps cables that are 1 connection per cable so you'd need to use both included cables to plug in both connections on the motherboard.

Thank you very much, I’ve been at this so long I couldn’t see the wood through the trees! Wrong bloody cables! Thanks