First of all, this is my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/JClyde13/saved/st8bt6
This is my first PC build, and I've gotten most of my parts now (I'm waiting for the graphics card, a case fan, and an SSD to get shipped), so I began building it today, and I realized that my Corsair CX500M PSU just has three 6-pin ports labeled "Peripheral & SATA" and one 8-pin port labeled "6+2 PCI-E & 4+4 CPU." I don't actually know exactly what any of this means, but it seems that the 6-pin ports are for my storage drives and optical drive, and the 8 pin, I'm guessing, will be for my graphics card? The problem is, I have an SSHD and an optical drive taking up two of the SATA ports, and once my SDD comes in, I assume that will use the third. But I will need to buy a fan controller to be able to use the extra case fan I bought, which would require an extra port, right (there are only 3 connectors on my motherboard for fans, and the case came with 3 fans already installed)? And this would mean that my PSU isn't going to work for me if I want to do this, let alone adding any other hardware later on? Or am I missing something?
What confuses me further is that the product page for this PSU lists all of the following connectors under the specifications:
1 x 24pin main connector
1 x 8pin EPS12V CPU
2 x PCI-E
5 x SATA
4 x Peripheral
1 x Floppy
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
I know at least the 24-pin and the 8-pin at the top of the list are the two cables that are permanently wired into the power supply (it is semi-modular), but there definitely aren't 12 more ports in this power supply...
This is my first PC build, and I've gotten most of my parts now (I'm waiting for the graphics card, a case fan, and an SSD to get shipped), so I began building it today, and I realized that my Corsair CX500M PSU just has three 6-pin ports labeled "Peripheral & SATA" and one 8-pin port labeled "6+2 PCI-E & 4+4 CPU." I don't actually know exactly what any of this means, but it seems that the 6-pin ports are for my storage drives and optical drive, and the 8 pin, I'm guessing, will be for my graphics card? The problem is, I have an SSHD and an optical drive taking up two of the SATA ports, and once my SDD comes in, I assume that will use the third. But I will need to buy a fan controller to be able to use the extra case fan I bought, which would require an extra port, right (there are only 3 connectors on my motherboard for fans, and the case came with 3 fans already installed)? And this would mean that my PSU isn't going to work for me if I want to do this, let alone adding any other hardware later on? Or am I missing something?
What confuses me further is that the product page for this PSU lists all of the following connectors under the specifications:
1 x 24pin main connector
1 x 8pin EPS12V CPU
2 x PCI-E
5 x SATA
4 x Peripheral
1 x Floppy
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
I know at least the 24-pin and the 8-pin at the top of the list are the two cables that are permanently wired into the power supply (it is semi-modular), but there definitely aren't 12 more ports in this power supply...
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