PSU 8-pin help

[GigaChunk]

My new psu (PC power and cooling silencer mk III 600w) and case (cm 690 II B&W) arrived today, so I thought I'd start sorting some of the cabling out before my other components arrive. I installed the psu (fan facing up), but I noticed that the wired 8-pin cable is just too short to reach where the socket will be on the motherboard. However, the psu also comes with an extra 8-pin modular cable that can be installed closer to the grommet, meaning that it would be able to reach fine. My question is would I be able to use the extra 8-pin cable instead of the wired 8-pin one? i.e would it provide exactly the same amount of power?

Thanks

 

[jamesriley94]

Yes - but are you sure it's 8pin cpu power? That's more likely to be 8pin pcie for graphics cards.

If it is wrong - your options are either turning the psu around or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-001-BX

 

[GigaChunk]

Nah, it's a 4+4 Cpu power. Although I do want the alchemy extensions, I haven't got the money at the moment

 

[jamesriley94]

It'll be fine then yeh

 

[GigaChunk]

I suppose it all runs off the same rail...

 

[airdeano]

correct, your single rail PSU just have more access points as they are all tied together.

airdeano