Hello. Sorry about the newb post, but I'm completely newbie at modular PSUs and having trouble installing mine
I bought this PSU: be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 750W
MANUAL:
My PSU is the one on the right in the picture on page 1 of the manual
And this MB: Asus TUF GAMING Z790
1. Problem: main power cable
1.1. it's straighforward where it plugs in the MB at one end
1.2. the other end in the PSU is a problem: it's separated into a 20 pin entry, and a 8 pin entry. The PSU has the 20 pin entry, and right underneath another 8 pin entry, both marked as "MB". Since this design is pretty counterintuitive, I don't know whether I should also connect the 8 pin entry underneath, or leave it unplugged. Manual is useless on both pieces of hardware on this matter. This video shows something similar, but refers to 24 pins, while I got 28:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXaLc9AYIcg
, so I still don't know for sure
2. Problem: secondary (CPU?) power cable. MB must take 2 x 8 pin connectors according to manual
2.1. Got 2 cables in the kit:
2.1.a. cable with 10 pins (middle ones missing actually) which connects to the only 10 pin slot in PSU. I guess that's it?
2.1.a.1 the other end same cable separates into a 1 x 8 pin connector named P8, and another 2x4 pin separated but bundled closeby, and named CPU1 - P4, CPU2 - P8. The only PSU slot also is named P8/P4. I have no idea which of the 2 motherboard 8 pin connector takes which end from these. The motherboard manual doesn't show these. These cable connectors also have clamps for the motherboard, which don't correspond to anything I can see on the motherboard slot, although I can push them in I think if I try
Motherboard manual:
2.1.b. cable with 10 pins at one end as the other, but only 2x4pins ending at the other, so I guess this is not it since the motherboard manuals sais I must connect 2 of 8 pins each. Again, CPU1 - P4, CPU2 - P8 is written on the 2x4 pins
3. The rest are 2 x VGA cables of 12 pins to 2x8 pins, which I guess connect to the GPU, and storage device and such which seem pretty straightforward, and have straighforward slots for them in the PSU
I bought this PSU: be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 750W
MANUAL:
My PSU is the one on the right in the picture on page 1 of the manual
And this MB: Asus TUF GAMING Z790
1. Problem: main power cable
1.1. it's straighforward where it plugs in the MB at one end
1.2. the other end in the PSU is a problem: it's separated into a 20 pin entry, and a 8 pin entry. The PSU has the 20 pin entry, and right underneath another 8 pin entry, both marked as "MB". Since this design is pretty counterintuitive, I don't know whether I should also connect the 8 pin entry underneath, or leave it unplugged. Manual is useless on both pieces of hardware on this matter. This video shows something similar, but refers to 24 pins, while I got 28:
, so I still don't know for sure
2. Problem: secondary (CPU?) power cable. MB must take 2 x 8 pin connectors according to manual
2.1. Got 2 cables in the kit:
2.1.a. cable with 10 pins (middle ones missing actually) which connects to the only 10 pin slot in PSU. I guess that's it?
2.1.a.1 the other end same cable separates into a 1 x 8 pin connector named P8, and another 2x4 pin separated but bundled closeby, and named CPU1 - P4, CPU2 - P8. The only PSU slot also is named P8/P4. I have no idea which of the 2 motherboard 8 pin connector takes which end from these. The motherboard manual doesn't show these. These cable connectors also have clamps for the motherboard, which don't correspond to anything I can see on the motherboard slot, although I can push them in I think if I try
Motherboard manual:
2.1.b. cable with 10 pins at one end as the other, but only 2x4pins ending at the other, so I guess this is not it since the motherboard manuals sais I must connect 2 of 8 pins each. Again, CPU1 - P4, CPU2 - P8 is written on the 2x4 pins
3. The rest are 2 x VGA cables of 12 pins to 2x8 pins, which I guess connect to the GPU, and storage device and such which seem pretty straightforward, and have straighforward slots for them in the PSU
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