Just installed a new PSU some advice needed!

evansuk2000

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Hi all, just installed a modular Seasonic 620w (First time doing this)...and everything works fine!

On my previous PSU it had only 1 x 4 pin adapter to go into the secondary power socket (which has a 2 x 4 socket) on the mobo.

With this PSU it has 2 x 4 pin on the lead to go in, and I have put both of these in the mobo sockets..will it matter? Is that ok? Or should I of only plugged one in?

My mobo is GA Z77 D3H Rev 1.1
 
Solution
No defiantly use it if its available while the mobo will work with one 4 pin its designed to have the 8pin. i forget exactly what the extra 4 pin does but rest assured thats the way it is supposed to be.
Use both. You are fortunate that your m/b worked with only one 4 pin installed on the old psu. The 4x4 EATX socket provides additional power to the cpu and if you overclock, you'll need it. If the m/b didn't need two, they would not put two on the board.

Mark