- May 26, 2019
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Hi all! So recently I bought built a new PC:
MOBO: Asus ROG Strix B550-I
GPU: RTX3060,
CPU: R5 3600XT
RAM: 3600MHz(2x8)
SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe 500GB
and the case I bought came with a non-modular PSU pre installed in it.
The build took a considerably long time as it was an ITX build and having a non modular power supply didn't help with cable management either. I was pretty tired as I finished around midnight, and ended up making a grave mistake. All the cables were plugged in and the only thing left to do was plug in the PCIe cables (my GPU needs 8-pin and 6-pin).
So I plugged in a 6-pin PCIe cable into the 6-pin slot of my GPU but for some reason, I went and connected the 8-pin CPU power cable into the 8-pin connector on my graphics card, as it looked very similar. I also understand that the shapes of the pins are different, but it managed to fit without a concerning amount of force put into it. Keep in mind, I did not plug anything into the CPU's power port, so the CPU was not being powered by anything.
I pressed the power button and nothing happened, there were no fans spinning, nothing at all. Also to add, there were no crackling noises or smoke at all. The only thing I could notice was that when I connected the power cable into my PC, the motherboard's lights came on, but that was it. The PC did not turn on at all. Soon after realising my great mistake, I immediately unplugged the CPU cable from my GPU and plugged it in the motherboard, then plugged the correct 8-pin cable into my GPU like I should have done.
After doing so, the PC turned on fine and there didn't seem to be any problems.
From what I hear, my mistake would have fried either the power supply or the GPU, but I'm not entirely knowledgeable in what would have happened. As I am writing this post, the PC is working fine and there doesn't seem to be any problems at all. I read a post about this and someone made the same mistake as me, however for some reason the 6-pin PCIE cable prevented any damage being caused to the components (not sure how, maybe someone can help me out here).
So to sum it all up, I am still very paranoid that I may have still damaged the components of my PC and that they won't perform as fast as they should. Should I be worrying about this or is my PC fine?
Any help or reassurance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
MOBO: Asus ROG Strix B550-I
GPU: RTX3060,
CPU: R5 3600XT
RAM: 3600MHz(2x8)
SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe 500GB
and the case I bought came with a non-modular PSU pre installed in it.
The build took a considerably long time as it was an ITX build and having a non modular power supply didn't help with cable management either. I was pretty tired as I finished around midnight, and ended up making a grave mistake. All the cables were plugged in and the only thing left to do was plug in the PCIe cables (my GPU needs 8-pin and 6-pin).
So I plugged in a 6-pin PCIe cable into the 6-pin slot of my GPU but for some reason, I went and connected the 8-pin CPU power cable into the 8-pin connector on my graphics card, as it looked very similar. I also understand that the shapes of the pins are different, but it managed to fit without a concerning amount of force put into it. Keep in mind, I did not plug anything into the CPU's power port, so the CPU was not being powered by anything.
I pressed the power button and nothing happened, there were no fans spinning, nothing at all. Also to add, there were no crackling noises or smoke at all. The only thing I could notice was that when I connected the power cable into my PC, the motherboard's lights came on, but that was it. The PC did not turn on at all. Soon after realising my great mistake, I immediately unplugged the CPU cable from my GPU and plugged it in the motherboard, then plugged the correct 8-pin cable into my GPU like I should have done.
After doing so, the PC turned on fine and there didn't seem to be any problems.
From what I hear, my mistake would have fried either the power supply or the GPU, but I'm not entirely knowledgeable in what would have happened. As I am writing this post, the PC is working fine and there doesn't seem to be any problems at all. I read a post about this and someone made the same mistake as me, however for some reason the 6-pin PCIE cable prevented any damage being caused to the components (not sure how, maybe someone can help me out here).
So to sum it all up, I am still very paranoid that I may have still damaged the components of my PC and that they won't perform as fast as they should. Should I be worrying about this or is my PC fine?
Any help or reassurance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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