Edragyz

Thank you for the confirmation! This was already the plan. Unfortunately Cablemod in their infinite wisdom chooses January/February for factory upgrades every year, so I'll have to get a Corsair 2x 8 -> 12VHPWR until I can get a 4x 8 cable that I'm more comfortable with.

I might be wrong about the 6 pin connectors. Still just as confused though.

Like the title says, I'm trying to figure out how many PCiE 8 pin connectors are on this specific power supply: HX Series™ HX1200 — 1200 Watt 80 PLUS® PLATINUM Certified Fully Modular PSU (corsair.com) The product page says 8 total PCiE connectors and it appears there are 2x 6 pin connectors and 6x 8 pin connectors, but the actual PSU is labeled as if there are only 3x 8 pin PCiE and the other 3x 8 pins are CPU. It's my understanding that PCiE and CPU 8 pins aren't interchangeable, hence my confusion. Are those 6x 8 pins actually interchangeable and the cable does a conversion for the correct output? Uh extra context I guess, I'm asking because I need a 12VHPWR cable and I'm trying to figure out if I can get a 4 way connector, or if I have to settle for a 3 way.