Power Supply Port Question

[RJEwing]

I currently have a Corsair CX750M psu, and am expecting a new GPU in the mail today that requires one 8pin and one 6pin power connector. I have open the correct 6+2 PCIE port, but I'm not sure if I put the 6pin in a peripheral and sata port or the 4+4 cpu port. I'm assuming that since it's a peripheral and not a cpu that it goes in the peripheral port, but just want to make sure before I go plugging things in.

 

[rolli59]

Both your PCIe cables have two connectors to card so using the same cable for both connectors on the card is fine. PSU side of both cable has 8 pins.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

6 pins and 6+2 pins are for the Graphics cards , the CPU will be an eight pin with a 4+4 layout.

 

[RJEwing]

I forgot that when I got my PSU I did not use all the cables. Took your advice and looked at the old one and you are correct. There is one 8pin for the psu and two 6+2 connectors on the other end. Thank You!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Connectors
1 x 24pin main connecto...Board power
1 x 8pin EPS12V CPU.....CPU power
4 x PCI-E.......Graphic cards
8 x SATA.....Optical , HDD , SSD etc.
6 x Peripheral......Also called molex , can run fans etc.
2 x Floppy.....Almost always never used.