CPU power slot needs 4 pin but my PSU has 6+2 pin.?

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FriedSalmon

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Ive already tried just plugging it in and seeing if it would work, and it doesnt even turn on. Please help! I dont want to have to get another psu, now that i know what it is i just want to be able to use my computer!
 
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A cpu power connector is a standard item on a power supply(has been for many years) and since it has a 6+2 pin PCI-e power connector(which you should not use for the cpu power) the cpu power connector is probably a 4+4 pin connector so it works with the 4-pin cpu power connectors and the 8-pin(eps) cpu power connectors(what most boards now use). If you post the model of the power supply I can verify what connectors it has.
 
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As other people have said you DO NOT want to put a 6+2(8pin PCIE) into a 4+4 (8pin EPS). The ground leads are switched assuming you get to I am fairly certain. If you did try and turn it on with an 8pin PCIE connector in there you very likely broke something.
 
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153167\
That's my PSU. I swear I didn't see a 4 pin or an 8 pin one anywhere.. but, I have been said to be blind :) haha so correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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