Question Bought a new power supply but my mother board has a 2x2 connector and the new power supply does not.

[Severrian]

Do I need a new mother board or is there a work around. The new power supply is a Corsair RMX 850 watt

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

What is the make and model of your motherboard? If the board is in a prebuilt, please mention the make and model of the prebuilt.

 

[Severrian]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

What is the make and model of your motherboard? If the board is in a prebuilt, please mention the make and model of the prebuilt.

Thanks. It's in a prebuilt Omen Desktop. I'll have to look up the specs I think.

 

[Eximo]

As long as your 24-pin connector has plugged in fine, then we know it is ATX standard. Many OEM machines have proprietary connectors, though usually they stick to ATX standard for the CPU power.

The 4-pin motherboard is compatible with an 8-pin EPS connector if there is enough room for it, and it looks like there is in either direction. The four pins that match will slide in with the extra 4 just sitting there connected to nothing. Do not force it, it will only line up with the correct 4-pins. Many 8-pin connectors are also 4+4 designed to be split apart, usually they slide together on small rails, or just have a little lip to help alignment.

 

[Severrian]

 

[Eximo]

Yep, standard board. 8-pin should just plug in with half the pins unconnected.

 

[Severrian]

Yep, standard board. 8-pin should just plug in with half the pins unconnected.

Thanks, I'll give that a try!

 

[COLGeek]

Thanks, I'll give that a try!

Use the 4-pins to one side, or the other. Not the 4 in the middle. Many of those 8 pin connectors are actually 2 4-pin connectors attached together than can be pulled apart.