cpu power cables

[tommason]

Hi,
Just assembling my new system and am slightly unsure as to which wires to use from the PSU to the ATX12V1 (cpu power) on my quadgt....
The board has 8 holes (apologies for stunning lack of technical jargon) the power supply provides on the same cable 2 x 4 male connectors - See pics below:
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http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...9042007071.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...9042007070.jpg
cheers!

[markymicro]

use all 8 if you are using core 2 and AMD 2 cores, you will need to. Old P4's don't need it.

[Richh]

Just assembling my new system and am slightly unsure as to which wires to use from the PSU to the ATX12V1 (cpu power) on my quadgt....
The board has 8 holes (apologies for stunning lack of technical jargon) the power supply provides on the same cable 2 x 4 male connectors - See pics below:

Technical jargon is overrated unless you're a Star Trek fan, so don't sweat that one!

If the pic of the PSU instructions is any guide, those two four-pin plugs should clip together, effectively becoming a single eight pin block, which you then connect to the board. They split like that so this PSU can be used in older boards with four-pin headers.

[Shadowrunner]

and don't worry about getting them mixed up, they should only fit one way