How do I hook a 4 pin psu into a 8 pin atx

[brentcc535]

I have a evga 850 GQ psu, my motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-H110-D3A I'm trying to find out if I am able to use the extra 8 pin chord labeled cpu that came with the psu to power the motherboard atx.

 

[volkgren]

The motherboard requires the 24-pin ATX power connector and an 8-pin CPU power connector. Your power supply should have 2x(4+4-pin) CPU connectors.

Not sure where you are going wrong.

 

[brentcc535]

The motherboard requires the 24-pin ATX power connector and an 8-pin CPU power connector. Your power supply should have 2x(4+4-pin) CPU connectors.

Not sure where you are going wrong.

My power supply only has a 24pin and a 4 pin.

 

[daswilhelm]

The 4+4 connector disassembles into 2 seperate 4pins.

 

[brentcc535]

The 4+4 connector disassembles into 2 seperate 4pins.

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/nXUrjow

 

[brentcc535]

The 4+4 connector disassembles into 2 seperate 4pins.

I have a 4+4 with a 24 pin that can plug into the psu separate but the chords that are pre attached to the psu are only 24 pin and 4 pin.

 

[geofelt]

Your psu comes with two eps/cpu cables, each with a 4+4 connector on the end.
That is what you need to plug into the 8 pin port on the motherboard.

 

[brentcc535]

Your psu comes with two eps/cpu cables, each with a 4+4 connector on the end.
That is what you need to plug into the 8 pin port on the motherboard.

Yes that's my question the separate wires that come with it labeled cpu and plug in separately.. I can use those to plug into the cpu? And sorry for my lack of knowledge on the subject this is my first build.

 

[geofelt]

A strong psu like the evga 850w will have two such cpu cables to handle some very strong motherboards that need two aux 8 pin connections.
In your case, you need to use only one of them.

Put the other aside along with the other unused cables in case you need them for a future upgrade.

 

[brentcc535]

A strong psu like the evga 850w will have two such cpu cables to handle some very strong motherboards that need two aux 8 pin connections.
In your case, you need to use only one of them.

Put the other aside along with the other unused cables in case you need them for a future upgrade.

Okay and where do I plug it into the psu? There is different labels such as cpu 1 cpu 2 period 1 etc etc..

 

[volkgren]

CPU 1 would be the logical place to plug the CPU cable in.

 

[geofelt]

It likely does not matter.
As above, I would pick cpu1