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| Thread ID: 125533 | 2012-07-04 09:07:00 | CPU ATX 12v connectors | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 1285937 | 2012-07-04 23:27:00 | Sorry, I mean the header on the MB. does it matter which set of the 4-pin socket to use? You'll find one or the other will work.... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1285938 | 2012-07-04 23:37:00 | oh i see... yes it will only go in one 1 side which im preety sure is the left side. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1285939 | 2012-07-04 23:40:00 | Thanks, folks. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1285940 | 2012-07-04 23:58:00 | @Slank: It's not less powerful, its normally to do with the type of motherboard, mATX generally has 1 12v and ATX generally has 2 12v connectors. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1285941 | 2012-07-05 00:01:00 | Thanks. That's exactly what I meant. Sorry for not making myself clear. You mad3e yourself very clear. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1285942 | 2012-07-05 00:24:00 | yeah you were clear i just misinterpreted. and icow why would any mobos use 2 then if they are drawing the same voltage and ampage? | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1285943 | 2012-07-05 00:43:00 | why would any mobos use 2 then if they are drawing the same voltage and ampage? Because they won't be. The boards that have 8-pin connectors support CPUs that draw a lot of power, if you are using a faster CPU than someone else, it will draw more current. You should really use an 8-pin connector, otherwise there may be a risk of drawing too much current through the single one and possibly damaging it. But this will likely depend on the CPU you have and other devices, They aren't going to spend extra money on an 8-pin connector if it wasn't needed. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1285944 | 2012-07-05 00:45:00 | okay.... so i was correct in saying its because the mobo supports more powerful cpus? | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1285945 | 2012-07-05 00:55:00 | okay.... so i was correct in saying its because the mobo supports more powerful cpus? Yes. |
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