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calluum

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ok, got another quick question. i got my psu with 20+4 connector, my msi s754 radeon pci-e mobo has that connection plus the +4 connection from way back when. anyway, its a pre-fab and right now, all it has is a 20 connector on the main (+4 on the main isnt being used) and the +4 off to the side is being used. my question is, which of all that should i connect, the 20+4 and not the other +4? or hook it up like its hooked up in my system?
 
WHAT?!?!!

The +4 has one orange (3.3V,) one red (5V,) one yellow (12V,) and one black (ground.)

The 4-pin connector is two yellows and two blacks. JUST 12V and ground.

The two have NOTHING to do with each other, so YES use them both. They're there for a reason.

The 4-pin only provides additional power to your CPU.
 
heh, sorry, im new to the whole atx 2.0 stuff....i was only asking because the system doesnt have the 4 pin connected right now, thats how i got it.
 
calluum said:
heh, sorry, im new to the whole atx 2.0 stuff....i was only asking because the system doesnt have the 4 pin connected right now, thats how i got it.
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It doesn't have the 4-pin.. as in the +4 of the 20+4 plugged in.... or it doesn't have the 12V 4-pin?

Most 24-pin boards will run with only 20-pins plugged in, but won't be stable.

Most, if not all, boards will not run at all without the 12V 4-pin plugged in.
 
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