Power connectors

[acutshall]

I just bought a antec 550 truepower 2.0 and have a ASUS P4C800-E MB 478 875P, I know it what the 20 pn connector is for however I am confused about the 4pin atx 12v connector. What is the 4 pin for and am I supposed to hook both the 20 pin and 4pin up a the same time(I am guessing by the location one powers the cPU and the other the reat of the components) Hoe does the dual 12v benefit my MB, I can not continue assembly until I know , please help.

 

[dunklegend]

Some motherboards have 24 pins, in those mobos you plug in both connectors.

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[RichPLS]

RTFM!
your manual for the mobo should explain what needs to be hooked up where.

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[acutshall]

Mine is a 20 Pin and the power supply is a 24/20 connector which I detached however the is a 4 in connector on the MB and PSU , The Manual says that the 4pin 4 PIn ATX +12V needs to power the CPU, I,ve just never heard of having to use both and do not want to fry everything.

 

[HansGruber]

If the manual says use it, then...

 

[endyen]

Today's Intel chips require a lot more power. To help keep a steady flow, Intel adopted a format where the power for the cpu is fed seperately.

 

[acutshall]

Thanks to ALL!!!!!!!

 

[Crashman]

Wow, I hope you got a good price on that board, because it's not worth much from what I've seen. You should read the review at Sysopt.

Anyway, yes your power supply should have a 4-pin yellow and black wire connector, that's for feeding power to the CPU. The main 20-pin connector takes care of everything else.

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