Hello everyone, I’m doing some box cleaning and I found a bunch of cables which I’ll ask for your help for identification, if you don’t mind 🙃

So, as the title says, how do you call this cable?


Thank you!

  • nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    741·
    1 year ago

    somewhat related PSA: never use old psu cables with a different model psu. As far as I understand it they aren’t standardized as to which wires connect which pins, so you risk destroying components if you mix and match cables and psu

      • TwanHE@lemmy.world
        English
        2·
        1 year ago

        Nah it’s fine. Even if he plugs in only one of the 6 pins it’s more than capable of the 150w the 8 pin output is rated for. You’d need a really old and shitty PSU for it to actually use different gauge wires for the 6 Vs 8 pin, since the only difference is 2 extra ground wires (and a higher power rating).

    • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      I made full custom cables for my last build then the PSU died. RMAed it and got a replacement that was on generation newer.

      If I hadn’t have learned that cables weren’t standardized while making the first batch, I would have fried everything in my PC.

      I never wound up remaking/rerouting everything so it just looked like shit for the following 2 years. I probably won’t make custom cables again for that reason, though it did look really nice

      • towerful@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Its for this reason i use straight-through extensions when builing my PC. Lets me route cables where/how i want. Then they connect to the psu cables somewhere sensible and hidden. Adds to the cost but makes the whole build (so upgrades/replacement) so much more modular.
        Just have to make sure you get decent ones and not thin core cheap crap.
        I almost did the same as you, and decided to beep out some of tge psu cables as i was waiting for the new PSU to arrive. Immediately bought straight extensions, and havent looked back since!

        • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I just went with all black this time to skip out on all of it lol

          Pretty much everything is hidden so I used to stock cables

      • naticus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        I’ve absolutely fried a brand new HDD in my server because of this. I thought it was a cable for that PSU, but it was a different brand.

    • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      It’s always safer to just leave random mystery cables alone.

      However, if you have a multimeter and some patience, they can still be used safely. You just need to know what you’re doing, look up the pinout and measure the voltages before plugging anything into any sensitive components.

      • Luca Mancini@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Not planning to plug anything :D Just want to get rid of some stuff and I need to somehow label it. Thanks for the info though!

  • april@lemmy.worldEnglish
    392·
    1 year ago

    It’s a power adapter cable for inside a PC. It’s an 8 pin to dual 6 pin PCI power adapter. You probably don’t need it, it likely came with a PSU and wasn’t needed for the build.

  • FluffyPotato@lemm.eeEnglish
    124·
    1 year ago

    Dunno what they are actually called (and I refuse to look it up) but I always called those 6 pin and 8 pin power connectors and people seem to know what I mean.

  • Senshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    It’s an adapter for the power to a graphics card.

    Most modern cards need the combined power of the two input cables, while many power supply units for compatibility’s sake still only offer the two small cables and not a single big one.

    So this adapter now usually comes with every graphics card you buy, and sometimes PSUs too, and they end up lying around.

  • Luccajan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    It looks like a power connector used inside of an PC. I think they’re called (number)+ pin power connector. Have a look at this

  • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    You don’t need it; just toss/donate/recycle it.

    Any adapter you might need for a new GPU in the future will already be in the box.