![]() ![]() You’ll also need cables for other components: hard drives, optical drives, case fans, and so on. Most power supplies powerful enough to run gaming rigs offer a pair of cables for your graphics card (even if you only need one of them), and offer a 6 pin plug with an additional 2 pin plug so they can accomodate whatever card you use. Some of the bigger cards even require two cables. Graphics cards that do require separate power use either a 6 or 8 pin plug. If you don’t use a graphics card, or if the card you use doesn’t require separate power, then you don’t need to worry about these. GPU power cables: These cables run from your power supply directly to a graphics card.Some high-end motherboards offer combinations (like an 8-pin and additional 4-pin connection) to spread out the voltage, but these are rare. CPU motherboard cable: This cable also runs to the motherboard, but is used to power your CPU.It’s worth paying attention to how many pins your motherboard uses and making sure you buy a power supply that can handle it. Most high-end power supplies have 20 pin plug, plus an additional 4 pin plug so that you can plug it into either type of motherboard. ![]() Main motherboard cable: This cable runs directly from your power supply to your motherboard, and plugs into the board using 20 or 24 pin plug.The cables that run from your power supply to the various components in your PC generally standardized, but there are three crucial types you want to check for compatibility with your specific machine: ![]()
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