8-pin CPU connector wont fit to mobo

[Crazydude194]

Hey niggas, I own Asrock z77 extreme6 mobo with i7 3770 . I bought XFX 850w XXX Edition PSU and it seems like that 8-pin CPU connector wont fit to motherboard's 8- pin connector. Before you ask me stupid question i can confirm u that im sure that im not trying to plug PCI-e connector in 8-pin cpu power connector. However problem is that one pin don't match because on mobo is square and on psu's 8-pin connector is rounded input. So my question is simple AM I ALLOWED TO PLUG IT ANIWAY AS ROUNDED PIN PHISICALY FITS IN SQUARE WITHOUT FRYING ANYTHING?

Thx

 

[Crazydude194]

yes but i want to plug both 4+4 pins. So you're saying that im allowed to plug rounded pin in square ?

 

[Crazydude194]

thx man i just found in psu's box one more modular CPU 8 pin connector i will use it

 

[Crazydude194]

yeeah it works now , i really don't know why they complicated squares and rounds with 4+4 ... and the last question, that modular cable for cpu is like a "flat cable" i can only route it across GPU (it's touching GPU) so can a GPU melt that cable?:/

 

[Crazydude194]

as i see i can even plug 4+4 connector to mobo as round fits in square

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1983910/cpu-power-connector-fit.html

 

[caliskan]

you can’t fit the rounded key in the squared one. That’s precisely why they designed it that way. What earlier post meant was that the connectors are keyed in a way so that you can only fix them from one side. Now the PSU connector and motherboard connector shouldn’t be different unless you’re trying to fit a small laptop PSU on a PC, otherwise they all come with standard connectors. Please check with your vendor.

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