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4 pin power connector (what is it)
- Thread starter Blackmage
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blackmage,
Overall wattage used by your system will be the same. 4-pin connector is designed to provide a seperate power source for your CPU. It helps smooth out some of the fluctuations in the supply to the CPU helping with stability.
20 pin connector provides power to the mobo and peripherials while the 4 pin powers the CPU...HOWEVER.....system CAN run without 4 pin connected...just not very stable.
Confused yet???
CoachB
Overall wattage used by your system will be the same. 4-pin connector is designed to provide a seperate power source for your CPU. It helps smooth out some of the fluctuations in the supply to the CPU helping with stability.
20 pin connector provides power to the mobo and peripherials while the 4 pin powers the CPU...HOWEVER.....system CAN run without 4 pin connected...just not very stable.
Confused yet???
CoachB
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CoachB22 said:
while what he said is true you can run without the 4 pin, it will be more than just unstable. If you run it for to long you have a chance to killing the cpu and motherboard. So all in all dont use the comp without it
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