[SOLVED] Old Earthwatts 650

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My old PSU Earthwatts ea-650 (purple label) died. It had a one piece 8 pin connector. The new ones have a 6+2 that does not work with my intel motherboard. Any suggestions?
 
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I know what I’m saying is my pci is 8 pin the new one is 6+2 but it does not pug into the socket. The last two pins are shaped different. My CPU cord works fine.

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This is a an Intel DX58SO motherboard.

I have labeled where the CPU cable is connected. It is always either 8 pins or 4+4 pins. It is never 6+2 pins.

I have labeled where the motherboard cable is connected. That's also never any combination of 6+2 pin connectors.

Missing: label for the PCIE power connector. Why? Because there is none, because except for a handful of very odd prebuilts, PCIE power goes into the GPU. There is nowhere on this board you should be plugging a 6+2 pin PCIE power cable into; if you...
It is an Antec 650 Gold. Do you know if there is a direct replacement for the old earthwatts?
Your model, the EA650G gold was made by FSP (Fortron). The green series, which had bronze rating, were made by Delta Electronics, which is what I have in my system. The EA650G Pro was made by Seasonic and is based on the Focus series. If you have the pro model, a Seasonic Focus would be the closest thing to a direct replacement. I don't know what the FSP equivalent would be. Any high quality modern power supply will work just fine. Select a quality model from a reputable, well known seller / manufacturer.

The 6+2 cable is for powering a video card, as the others mentioned. The motherboard will use a 4+4 connector for the CPU power.

ref.- http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page673.htm
 
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Your model, the EA650G gold was made by FSP (Fortron). The green series, which had bronze rating, were made by Delta Electronics, which is what I have in my system. The EA650G Pro was made by Seasonic and is based on the Focus series. If you have the pro model, a Seasonic Focus would be the closest thing to a direct replacement. I don't know what the FSP equivalent would be. Any high quality modern power supply will work just fine. Select a quality model from a reputable, well known seller / manufacturer.

The 6+2 cable is for powering a video card, as the others mentioned. The motherboard will use a 4+4 connector for the CPU power.

ref.- http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page673.htm
It is the PCI connector that does not match. My old one was one piece 8 pin (2 rows of 4)
 
Your model, the EA650G gold was made by FSP (Fortron). The green series, which had bronze rating, were made by Delta Electronics, which is what I have in my system. The EA650G Pro was made
Regardless, no PSU has a 6+2 pin that plugs into the CPU port on a motherboard. It's for PCIE cards, period.

A 4+4 connector is the connector.
Regardless, no PSU has a 6+2 pin that plugs into the CPU port on a motherboard. It's for PCIE cards, period.

I know thats what I’m saying my pci is 8 pin the new one is 6+2 but it does not pug into the socket. The last two pins are shaped different. My CPU cord works fine.

by Seasonic and is based on the Focus series. If you have the pro model, a Seasonic Focus would be the closest thing to a direct replacement. I don't know what the FSP equivalent would be. Any high quality modern power supply will work just fine. Select a quality model from a reputable, well known seller / manufacturer.

The 6+2 cable is for powering a video card, as the others mentioned. The motherboard will use a 4+4 connector for the CPU power.

ref.- http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page673.htm
 
I know what I’m saying is my pci is 8 pin the new one is 6+2 but it does not pug into the socket. The last two pins are shaped different. My CPU cord works fine.

The PCIe cables that comes with the old purple label Earthwatts has no 8-pin. It has two: a 6-pin and a 6+2 pin. And I'm still having trouble figuring out what having an Intel motherboard means to any of this. PCIe plugs aren't going into the motherboard, they're going into the GPU, so why would it being an Intel motherboard matter? And the connectors are the same for AMD and Intel, so it's not even a relevant issue in the first place.

I'm sorry, but I've read this thread about 10 times and still don't have the foggiest idea what you're trying to plug where with what and why. Without more clarity as to what's going on, I have nothing more to contribute here.
 
Let me start over to stop the confusion. My old PSU was an Antec Earthworks 650 (purple label), it was hard wired not modular. The PCI connector was 8 pin (2 rows of 4). The newer PSU’s have a 6+2 plug that does not fit my Intel motherboard PCI socket. Is there a PSU out there that uses the old one piece PCI plug instead of the new 6+2 ?
 
Let me start over to stop the confusion. My old PSU was an Antec Earthworks 650 (purple label), it was hard wired not modular. The PCI connector was 8 pin (2 rows of 4). The newer PSU’s have a 6+2 plug that does not fit my Intel motherboard PCI socket. Is there a PSU out there that uses the old one piece PCI plug instead of the new 6+2 ?
That is because the 6+2 connector is for connecting to video cards (GPU). You should have a separate connector to attach to the motherboard. It should have a 4+4 connector (when placed side by side, it will match the former pinout you referred to as having "8 pin (2 rows of 4)".
 
I know what I’m saying is my pci is 8 pin the new one is 6+2 but it does not pug into the socket. The last two pins are shaped different. My CPU cord works fine.

Intel.png


This is a an Intel DX58SO motherboard.

I have labeled where the CPU cable is connected. It is always either 8 pins or 4+4 pins. It is never 6+2 pins.

I have labeled where the motherboard cable is connected. That's also never any combination of 6+2 pin connectors.

Missing: label for the PCIE power connector. Why? Because there is none, because except for a handful of very odd prebuilts, PCIE power goes into the GPU. There is nowhere on this board you should be plugging a 6+2 pin PCIE power cable into; if you were successful, there's a high chance that you would no longer be the owner of a working motherboard or PSU.

The PCIE connector and CPU connector are keyed differently, to keep people from putting the wrong thing in the wrong place.
 
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