[SOLVED] Psu doesn’t have a cpu pwr cable

[Begad]

Greetings,
I recently bought new pc parts to upgrade my old pc.
New purchases are:
Motherboard: msi tomahawk b450 max
Cpu: ryzen 5 3600x
Ram: aegis g.skill 3600ghz (or 3.5 not sure)
My old parts are:
Psu : corsair vs650
Gpu: msi gtx 760 twin frozr.

Unfortunately i cannot find any suitable cable from my psu to link it to the CPU_PWR1. There is an 8-pin plug which enters but has different pin shapes than the ones on the motherboard. I tried plugging and running but my motherboard displayed red color so I immediately turned it off.
Any help?

 

[Begad]

the Corsair VS650 has two 6+2-pin(8-pin) power cables.
the B450 Tomahawk MAX uses the same type(top-left corner):

Indeed but they have PCI-E written on them so I figured they are for other parts. Unless i’m missing something

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

but they have PCI-E written on them so I figured they are for other parts. Unless i’m missing something

same type of power cable/port your GPU will regularly use.

 

[Begad]

same type of power cable/port your GPU will regularly use.

So should i try inserting one of those pci-e cable into the cpu pwr1 socket?

 

[bignastyid]

So should i try inserting one of those pci-e cable into the cpu pwr1 socket?

NO. 8 pin Pci-e and 8-pin EPS are not wired the same.
The VS 650 has an 8 pin(4+4) connector for the motherboard.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

yes, the VS650 also has the 8-pin EPS12V Connector(EPS12V Version v2.92) included.
if this cable is missing, you should contact the retailer or Corsair directly.

 

[Begad]

NO. 8 pin Pci-e and 8-pin EPS are not wired the same.
The VS 650 has an 8 pin(4+4) connector for the motherboard.

Indeed, there is an 8pin (4+4) connector which fits as i stated in the first post. But 2 things trouble me:
1st) it doesn’t have anything written on it (e.g. cpu pwr, etc)
2nd) the pin shapes are different.

In the motherboard the pins are as follows:
[] ^^[]
^ [][]^
( the square ones are [], where the curved ones are ^)

The 8pin 4+4 has the following pin shapes:
^^^[]
^^[]^
There is a big difference in the pin shapes and, when i tried to risk it and plugged it in, my motherboard displayed red lights.

 

[bignastyid]

Use the 4+4, it's the proper connection, even if the shapes aren't an exact match(which is normal for a 4+4 connector).

 

[bignastyid]

yes, the VS650 also has the 8-pin EPS12V Connector(EPS12V Version v2.92) included.
if this cable is missing, you should contact the retailer or Corsair directly.

The VS650 is fully wired. If the cable is missing it'd be because somebody cut it off.

 

[jonnyguru]

same type of power cable/port your GPU will regularly use.

You are INCORRECT.

The 8-pin CPU power and 8-pin PCIe are pinned differently.

The VS has a 4+4 for CPU power and 6+2 for PCIe.

As @bignastyid said: If it's not there, someone cut it off.

 

[jonnyguru]

Indeed, there is an 8pin (4+4) connector which fits as i stated in the first post. But 2 things trouble me:
1st) it doesn’t have anything written on it (e.g. cpu pwr, etc)
2nd) the pin shapes are different.

In the motherboard the pins are as follows:
[] ^^[]
^ [][]^
( the square ones are [], where the curved ones are ^)

The 8pin 4+4 has the following pin shapes:
^^^[]
^^[]^
There is a big difference in the pin shapes and, when i tried to risk it and plugged it in, my motherboard displayed red lights.

The 4+4 is the correct connector to use.

The reason the shape of the plastic is different is because the 4-pin portion that needs to plug into a motherboard is shaped that way, and they need to make the +4 you wouldn't use NOT plug into a 4-pin.

But if you put the two halves together, they will fit in the 8-pin connection on your motherboard.

 

[Begad]

Ok! Thank you very much for the clarification! I appreciate it

 

[jonnyguru]

same type of power cable/port your GPU will regularly use.

Look... I know you didn't like the down vote. But poor advice is poor advice. Revenge down voting is just childish.

 

[DSzymborski]

It takes a lot of chutzpah to downvote JonnyGuru in a PSU discussion.

Sorry John Bonham's ghost, but that first post in the thread was legitimately dangerous, to the extent that I had to delete it. You literally told someone to plug PCIE 6+2 cables into an 8-pin CPU socket; if the OP hadn't stopped to question if that was wise, they could have lost hundreds of dollars in equipment.