Connect the motherboard power cable properly.

Broflash
Senior Member

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05-11-2023, 04:49 AM

Hi everyone, I'll get my new motherboard next week. I'm going through the manual about connecting the power cables and noticed there are two options: a 24-pin cable for the motherboard and an 8+4 pin cable for the CPU. It seems the recommendation is to use the 24-pin setup (obviously). My PSU is a Corsair CX850M, which has both a 24-pin and an 8-pin connector. I'm wondering if skipping the 4-pin connection will cause any issues or affect performance. I might not explain very clearly, but I've attached a screenshot of the power connections from the manual.

Broflash

05-11-2023, 04:49 AM #1

GameBoosh
Senior Member

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05-18-2023, 05:56 PM

The additional four-pin connector is mainly used for liquid nitrogen testing or Threadripper upgrades. You can skip it if needed.

GameBoosh

05-18-2023, 05:56 PM #2

The additional four-pin connector is mainly used for liquid nitrogen testing or Threadripper upgrades. You can skip it if needed.

iTzMxritz
Member

06-06-2023, 03:02 PM

no, You should be fine as a SavageNeo said it's only for ln2 overclocking or threadripper overclocking you don't have to have plugged it in if you don't have it

iTzMxritz

06-06-2023, 03:02 PM #3

no, You should be fine as a SavageNeo said it's only for ln2 overclocking or threadripper overclocking you don't have to have plugged it in if you don't have it