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I've noticed lately that places to learn about both power supply cables and also peripherals and fans aren't that easy to find.
There's very little information available that gives detailed explanations of what cables are used inside a computer. What I found was very dated and often lacked detailed explanations.
For someone planning out their first build it would be great way for this to be explained all in one place, like here!
Important things to know about cables and connections in a computer?
What are their names?
Where do they connect to and why?
What typical Voltages do they output?
Changing Voltages for Overclocking?
Please refernce PSU cables(Full modular, Modular and Non-Modular,24-pin, 20+4-pin etc), SATA(I, II, III), Molex etc.
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Forgot to mention any information about PSU rails would also be appreciated :)
Generally you don't need to worry about voltages, just what goes where, and they haven't changed too much over time. If this is till open tommorrow afternoon, I'll see about posting a canonical as possible answer – Journeyman Geek – 2013-11-08T15:02:49.657
2Pinouts.ru is usually good for this sort of thing. – pjc50 – 2013-11-08T15:04:38.077
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as is the good old connector chart http://sonic840.deviantart.com/art/Computer-hardware-poster-1-7-111402099
– Journeyman Geek – 2013-11-08T15:13:16.400@Journeyman Geek. I'm one of those first-time PC builders. I asked this question for my sake as well as others. So naturally I wasn't even certain on the right things to ask. Can't open your link at work(will do later). Thanks – Robert English – 2013-11-08T15:17:01.807
@RobertEnglish This is the link you want. It has images, descriptions, and details about all of the power connectors you'll find on any PSU produced in the last decade or so.
– Darth Android – 2013-11-08T16:25:09.173