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Gigabyte MoBo 8 pin CPU power connecter

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October 28, 2013 8:11:29 AM

Hi,

I own a Gigabyte GA-78LMY-USB3 mobo which is my platform for an AMD Bulldozer FX-4100 CPU which is socket AM3+. I've looked at various motherboards which supports this CPU and most of them uses only a 4-pin CPU power connector for said CPU. Because the Gigabyte mobo also supports the new Hexa Core X6 AMD CPU it comes with a 8-pin CPU power connector.

Question is,:
Will I damage the AMD Bulldozer FX-4100 processor if I use the whole 8-pin connector? So far I've managed to figured out the 8-pin power connector is actually 2 x 4-pin connectors, and that the CPU draws about 95watts. I have been fine with using only one 4pin CPU power connecter.

But looking at CPU-Z it throttles between 1206 MHz with a Multiplier of x 7.0 and 4.2 MHz (not sure on the multiplier, its overclocked) I do overclock from 3.6 MHz Stock; and 4.2 MHz OC Core speed.

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October 28, 2013 10:52:47 AM

I won't hurt to run off one or if you run off two, the only difference is how much power your CPU can draw, so if your overclocking a lot I would probably use both connectors, but if you don't want to you don't have to.
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October 28, 2013 12:14:02 PM

Spartin503 said:
I won't hurt to run off one or if you run off two, the only difference is how much power your CPU can draw, so if your overclocking a lot I would probably use both connectors, but if you don't want to you don't have to.


Nothing will explode or die if I put it in right?
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October 28, 2013 2:58:29 PM

Tehepicford said:
Spartin503 said:
I won't hurt to run off one or if you run off two, the only difference is how much power your CPU can draw, so if your overclocking a lot I would probably use both connectors, but if you don't want to you don't have to.


Nothing will explode or die if I put it in right?


Nothing bad will happen.
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