SerialThriller
Limp Gawd
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i was wondering what this was for...? Most the explanations i have found on the web make 0 sense....so i came here.
Any help?
Any help?
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ATX auxiliary power connector
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Vertigo Acid
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Imagine a 4-way Pentium 3 system with 8gb of RAM and all 7 PCI slots filled. Quite a lot of +5v and +3.3v draw, eh? That's the point of the AUX connector, it was for a time where CPUs ran off the +5v rail, so for server setups where you'd be pulling a ton on both the +5v and the +3.3v (ram), more than the ATX connector itself could handle. It's no longer even in the ATX spec, and I dike it off all my PSUs. Most people haven't and never will see a board that uses it
SerialThriller
Limp Gawd
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hmm, it is no longer an ATX spec...? Than why do PSUs still include it? and also, how would i go about taking it off?
Vertigo Acid
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Well, if you're brave/stupid like me, then you'd bust open your PSU and desolder it. Sniping the wires would also be fine as long as you insulated the ends to prevent a short. Many of the latest and greatest PSUs have actually dropped the connector, like the Antec Neo and the OCZ Powerstream