PSU modular is 10 pin PCIe the same as 8pin?

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EgoNs

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As the title says, I have a seasionic X560 modular psu that has 2 10pin pcie slots. I don't have pcie 10 to 8+8 cables, but I do have 2 pcie 8 to 6+2 cables.

My question is, can I put the 8 pin cables into the 10 pin slots? They are the right shape, but I have to cut the clip to get it all the way in.

I'm kinda stuck here, I don't want to fry my fury x (2x 8pin connector). Help is appreciated :)
 
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There is no such thing as a 10-pin PCI-E external power connector. It simply doesn't exist. Your PSU has 1 4+4-pin CPU power connectors and 2 6+2-pin PCI-E power connectors. Also a 12+8-pin ATX motherboard power connector doesn't exist, you have a 20+4-pin one.

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You're talking about the headers on the PSU itself. Those are a completely different set of connectors that are proprietary to each PSU.

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They do NOT conform to any of the regular connector standards. The PCI-E labeling is there to tell you which cables that came with the PSU slot in to that header. Therefore, any cable that you have marked PCI-E...
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I have a x560, which has 12+8 pin for the motherboard, one 8 for the cpu and two 10pin PCIe connectors (it says so beneath), I would like to know if I can jam a 8pin into a 10pin slot and make it work without breaking my gpu
 
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As far as I know, a 10 pin PCIe connector does not exist. There are 6 pin and 8pin (which is basically 6+2 pin). Please check before in your GPU and PSU. You have to use the connectors that have the exact number of pins and shape.

Regards
 
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Well there are 10 pin ones that split up in 8+8 pcie, only on the high end psus. I've cut the notch that prevented me from inserting them, is looks like that works.
 
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There is no such thing as a 10-pin PCI-E external power connector. It simply doesn't exist. Your PSU has 1 4+4-pin CPU power connectors and 2 6+2-pin PCI-E power connectors. Also a 12+8-pin ATX motherboard power connector doesn't exist, you have a 20+4-pin one.

Read TL;DR if you want a quick answer.

You're talking about the headers on the PSU itself. Those are a completely different set of connectors that are proprietary to each PSU.

DSCF2126.JPG


They do NOT conform to any of the regular connector standards. The PCI-E labeling is there to tell you which cables that came with the PSU slot in to that header. Therefore, any cable that you have marked PCI-E, whether it's an 8-pin or 6-pin cable (Which it won't be, since your PSU didn't come with these) or a 6+2-pin cable (Which it will be, since this is what your PSU came with.) will fit in that 10-pin slot. Remember, 8-pin and 6+2-pin PCI-E cables are interchangeable; the whole point of having a 6+2-pin cable is that you can use it either as a 6-pin or 8-pin PCI-E cable.

TL;DR: Yes you can use your "PCI-E 8 to 6+2" cables in that slot. If you want an explanation of why your line of thinking is flawed, please read the stuff above. :)
 
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If you cut anything that prevents you from slotting a cable in, then it won't work. That notch is there for a reason; if you connect two sets of pins other than the ones intended, there will be excess power flowing where it's not supposed to go, or vice-versa. This WILL fry your GPU, so please don't do anything of this nature.
 
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