“Is it necessary to have both the 8-pin and 4-pin CPU power connectors plugged in to get this mobo to post or can I just use the 8-pin one? I won't be overclocking and my power supply only has the 8-pin CPU power connector.”
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The 4 pin is only necessary if you are doing extreme overclocking, such as LN2. Otherwise the 8 pin will provide all the power you will need.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.i only use the 8 pin.. the other is for extremes oc
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I was able to run it with a single 8 pin with a 10700 non k. Every now and then I would get a crash but nothing crazy. It works, just wasn’t as stable as I hoped but if you have to get by you would be fine. I did end up getting a bigger psu
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.8 pin is enough
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Just the 8 pin is necessary.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, it is not necessary to used the 8-pin and 4-pin CPU power connectors plugged in to get this mobo to post
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I bought this motherboard 3 weeks ago and I am using it with an Unlocked i9 Processor with 32 RAM and an EVGA 2080 Video Card and even though I also don't overclock it, it is very power hungry according to the performance data I see in my PC. I haven't tried connecting it only to the 8 Pin one but even though it worked, the whole system would be very unstable. I also like to save money and I don't buy parts I don't need, but in this case I would not recommend it.
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