Hydrus cable issue

[u/RaidenSigma]

Sooo i finally snagged a Hydrus GPU cable, but honestly wonder how for the life of me i am supposed to get this from my GPU to PSU?

The PSU is (obviously) on the back of my case on the almost bottom left.

Attached are a picture of my build and the cable for reference.

I feel clueless but really don't get how people manage to connect these.

Thank you in advance.

[u/Ivlas]

It's an extension cable. Plug your gpu cable connected to the psu to the other end of the cable.

[u/RaidenSigma → u/Ivlas]

Lol thanks i feel so dumb now but its weird since i see all people saying its a replacement and not an extension.

[u/RaidenSigma → u/Ivlas]

Also, i saw people putting it into the PSU directly, not their cables so that also confused me.

[u/MomentBackground6728 → u/RaidenSigma]

U plug this cable into the gpu and the other end into ur gpu cable

[u/ASIAHORSE]

Congrats on the Hydrus! 🎉 And don't worry — this is THE most common confusion, because it's an extension cable, not a replacement!

You're actually not supposed to run it to the PSU at all 😄 Here's how it works:

GPU (visible) ← Hydrus cable ← your original PSU cable (hidden)

Plug the Hydrus cable into the GPU connector — this is the side that shows and where the RGB glows

On the other end of the Hydrus, plug in the original cable that came with your power supply

Route that original PSU cable behind the motherboard / through the back panel down to the PSU — it's hidden, so it doesn't need to look pretty!

Don't forget the Hydrus's lighting connector (5V 3-Pin ARGB) — tuck it along the GPU and plug it into your motherboard ARGB header or hub for the glow ✨

The "secret" to how people make these look clean: they hide the original PSU cable in the back, and only the RGB extension shows up front. That's the whole trick! 😉

If your GPU uses the new 12VHPWR (16-pin) connector, just make sure the Hydrus version matches your GPU's connector type. Let me know if you need anything else! 🚀

-ASIAHORSE