[SOLVED] PSU ESP/CPU Cable doesn't match my motherboard?

[Eyybaby]

Motherboard: Asus Rog Maximus Z690 Hero
PSU: Corsair HX1000

The motherboard has two 8 pin CPU sockets but the Corsair PSU only came with two 4+4 CPU Cables and no 8 pin cables. I did read I can use the 4+4pin cables in the 8pin socket but the keys don't match up and it wont fit?
What am I missing? I have attached some images.

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Thanks.

 

[rgd1101]

are you looking a the end that suppose to go to the psu?

what the other end look like?

 

[Eyybaby]

The other end is a 8 pin connect that would fit into the motherboard. But the split end that says CPU is key wrong to fit inside the PSU. I'm pretty sure the split ends go to the mobo

 

[Krotow]

CPU 12V cables have not only different keys, but also different pinout. Do not force them into video card socket - you will broke the socket and short 12V in PSU to ground.

Instead use PCIe 8 Pin (6+2) cable - these are bundled with your PSU. They have two correct 8-pin connectors in opposite end.

 

[rgd1101]

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oEnbfNwWvwFXA5AKh88pi4-1373-80.jpg
look fine to me

 

[Krotow]

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oEnbfNwWvwFXA5AKh88pi4-1373-80.jpg
look fine to me

Seems he got confused because in HX1000 12V power cables for CPU and PCIe use same PSU sockets.

 

[Eyybaby]

Seems he got confused because in HX1000 12V power cables for CPU and PCIe use same PSU sockets.

You're confusing me more. The 4+4 CPU end will not fit into either the PSU or motherboard. The keys are different as you can see in the pictures.

 

[rgd1101]

Are you looking at it upside down? or did you even try plugging it in.

 

[Eyybaby]

Are you looking at it upside down? or did you even try plugging it in.

Checked again and the pin outs are still completely different. I don't know what I'm seeing and you're not. The left side of the 4+4 cpu lead has 4 D shaped pins. Which fit nowhere

 

[rgd1101]

d fit in a square, but square don't fit in a d

 

[Krotow]

Checked again and the pin outs are still completely different. I don't know what I'm seeing and you're not. The left side of the 4+4 cpu lead has 4 D shaped pins. Which fit nowhere

Sigh... I wrote above that you took completely wrong cable for GPU. You must use PCIe power cable here - with two 8-pin connectors in one end where each connector in pair can split by scheme 6+2 (eq. 3 rows + 1 row).

 

[Eyybaby]

d fit in a square, but square don't fit in a d

So it is safe to put D into Square? I don't know why they didn't just make the 4+4 esp the same as the 8pin.

 

[Eyybaby]

Sigh... I wrote above that you took completely wrong cable for GPU. You must use PCIe power cable here - with two 8-pin connectors in one end which split by scheme 6+2 (eq. 3 rows + 1 row).

What do you mean GPU? I'm trying to plug in CPU cable into the CPU socket on the motherboard.

 

[Krotow]

Um... Well, brain fart - couldn't multitask then. CPU cable seems fine. It indeed is split by 4+4 scheme and have D-s at external sides. It is because there are motherboards who have only 4 pins for CPU power and ones with 6 (4+2) pins too. Use either single CPU cable to ATX_12V_1 socket in motherboard or better 2 CPU cables (ATX_12V_1 and ATX_12V_2 sockets). Plug those split 4+4 connectors into motherboard. If connector doesn't fit at first try, carefully wiggle it into socket. At first time they often are hard to put in. Easier to try if motherboard is not installed in case yet or case have motherboard lid.

 

[Eyybaby]

Um... Well, brain fart - couldn't multitask then. CPU cable seems fine. It indeed is split by 4+4 scheme and have D-s at external sides. It is because there are motherboards who have only 4 pins for CPU power and ones with 6 (4+2) pins too. Use either single CPU cable to ATX_12V_1 socket in motherboard or better 2 CPU cables (ATX_12V_1 and ATX_12V_2 sockets). Plug those split 4+4 connectors into motherboard. If connector doesn't fit at first try, carefully wiggle it into socket. At first time they often are hard to put in. Easier to try if motherboard is not installed in case yet or case have motherboard lid.

Okay thank you Krotow. I will just confused to why the right side of the CPU cables had 4 D Pins instead of matching the pattern on the Socket. But what you and rgd said makes since. D's can go into the Squares so It will fit. It just seemed wrong to me.

 

[Krotow]

Okay thank you Krotow. I will just confused to why the right side of the CPU cables had 4 D Pins instead of matching the pattern on the Socket. But what you and rgd said makes since. D's can go into the Squares so It will fit. It just seemed wrong to me.

It is OK. Extra D-s are for the other half of connector which remain dangling in air if cable is plugged in 4-pin power socket. For 8-pin sockets remaining D-s fit in square openings just fine.