Hi, i am looking at SeaSonic X-1050 power supply and notice that 8-pin connectors have label "CPU / PCI-E". I am little confused, can I connect GPUs and CPU to the same ports ? How do i know which port on PSU to connect my GPUs to ? Apologies but i am not good with electrical so not sure if i am making any sense ?
Please refer to the link below for psu i am looking to buy
https://seasonic.com/product/x-1050/Thank you all in advance.
With this PSU, yes. The main thing is to use the PCI-E cable when connecting a video card. The 8-pin CPU and 8-pin PCI-E cables differ in pinout.
Thanks fapar.
So if i were to plug PCI-E cable from GPU to one of those ports which is labeled "CPU/PCI-E", GPU will get enough power (~250W), and if plug in CPU cable then it will draw ~92 W ? if so then does it mean that the correct amount of power is drawn by the type of cable (CPU, PCI-E) that i use ? Thanks again.
Here is a good diagram to help you understand the pinouts of contacts in the PSU. Roughly speaking, the CPU 8-pin uses the top row of contacts, and PCI-E 8-pin bottom row. That is, when connecting different cables (CPU/GPU) used different contacts. In this PSU for connecting additional power processor uses an 8-pin M/B connector.
