EVGA 850 PSU connections to an Asus X99 Deluxe II mobo

[Snoopy_62]

The cables that came with this PSU has an 8 pin connector labeled CPU and then that splits into two four pin connectors but the mobo has a socket that says CPU and has eight pins-so which end of the cable goes where-the manual is not good at explaining things and any help would be appreciated-Do the two four pin connectors go into the eight pin connector on the mobo?Not sure-Thanks for the help

 

[The_Staplergun]

The 4+4 goes in the board. The 8pin goes in the psu.

 

[Snoopy_62]

The 4+4 goes in the board. The 8pin goes in the psu.

okay thanks because the board also had two psu connections for like overclocking so the one I am interested in had the eight pins all together on the plug on the mobo labeled EATX12-1 so put both the four pins into that together, correct? Thanks for the advice.

 

[The_Staplergun]

It should be that plug above the top heat spreader. It is an 8 pin hole. Those 4+4 should fit together in there. If not, you're not using the right plug. Don't just cram the pins in either, check the shapes to verify the right hole patterns.

 

[raisonjohn]

Your Asus X99 Deluxe II motherboard comes with 2 sets of power: one is a 4+4 (or 8) pin and one is a 4 pin

Your EVGA 850 PSU should be supplied with 2 EPS 4+4 pin cables (possibly marked "CPU"). You will connect the solid 8pin ends of these cables to the PSU marked "CPU1" and "CPU2/VGA5" (its right beside each other on the top row). You will then connect the other ends of these cables (the ends that split into 4+4) to your MB socket as illustrated above. One cable will plug both splits (both the 4+4 pin), one cable will plug only one of the split (4 pin).

 

[The_Staplergun]

Please select that as the best answer if that's what works. I tried to research and didn't see the second 4pin slot. Appreciate the clarification raisonjohn.

 

[raisonjohn]

Please select that as the best answer if that's what works. I tried to research and didn't see the second 4pin slot. Appreciate the clarification raisonjohn.

All's good no worries!

 

[Snoopy_62]

It should be that plug above the top heat spreader. It is an 8 pin hole. Those 4+4 should fit together in there. If not, you're not using the right plug. Don't just cram the pins in either, check the shapes to verify the right hole patterns.

okay-wasn't sure if you could use two 4 pins together to get that configuration instead of one solid connector but I will do that-thanks

 

[Snoopy_62]

Your Asus X99 Deluxe II motherboard comes with 2 sets of power: one is a 4+4 (or 8) pin and one is a 4 pin

Your EVGA 850 PSU should be supplied with 2 EPS 4+4 pin cables (possibly marked "CPU"). You will connect the solid 8pin ends of these cables to the PSU marked "CPU1" and "CPU2/VGA5" (its right beside each other on the top row). You will then connect the other ends of these cables (the ends that split into 4+4) to your MB socket as illustrated above. One cable will plug both splits (both the 4+4 pin), one cable will plug only one of the split (4 pin).