What Each PSU Connector Is For (Updated For ATX 3.0 & 3.1)

The PSU (Power Supply Unit) is one of the scariest parts of the build because you're dealing with actual mains power (well, on one end - the other end is low voltage power!). You also have LOADS of PSU cables with different functions - ranging from Molex to SATA and PCIe to CPU and ATX 24-pins.

Also some of these cables have changed due to the new ATX 3.0 (and 3.1) specifications. So in this video I run through all the different PSU connectors, and I also explain what you need to do with each cable.

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The individual timestamps for this video are:
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00:00 ATX 3.0 And 3.1 PSUs
00:28 The 24-Pin ATX Motherboard Cable
01:34 Molex - Still?
02:00 SATA/PATA/Peripherals
03:20 SATA PSU Power For Case Fans
04:02 CPU Cables
04:54 Why Two CPU Cables?
06:10 PCIe Cables/Powering GPUs
06:42 Warning About The Pigtail Connector
07:32 12vhpwr and 12v-2x6 Cables
08:59 ATX 3.1 Changes
09:22 Important Final Notes

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Credits
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Thanks to the following resources (sounds, images etc):

"Pop-up Sound" by BeezleFM (https://freesound.org/s/512135/ -- License: Attribution 4.0)

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Smooth Sailing (with Guitar) by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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