My motherboard power supply is a 8 pin... am I supposed to connect two of the 4 pin connectors to my board or a single 4 pin? I have been running off a 4 pin for months now... but I have stability issues I am trying to address and wondering if this could be the cause?
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I don't think it is strictly necessary to connect both. However, if your PSU has an 8 pin (2x 4 pins in your case), then you may as well connect them. As you are troubleshooting, I think it is probably a good idea.
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Of course your supposed to connect the full 8 pins. A lot of PSU's dont even split and just provide an 8 pin and or a 4pin.
It is possible to work off the 4 pin, but you would always connect 8 if the option is there.
It may well be the cause of stability issues, especially if you have an overclock on the CPU.
It is possible to work off the 4 pin, but you would always connect 8 if the option is there.
It may well be the cause of stability issues, especially if you have an overclock on the CPU.
Well... my issues arise when I enable SLI... I have two 560Ti's
1 X MSI
1 X OcUK
When I put MSI in PCI 1 and OcUK in PCI 3 (both x16) both cards are detected and I can enable SLI.. but I have stability issues with an overclock or without
When I switch the cards around the MSI is not detected at all
When I remove either of the second card my stability issues go away
I have swapped RAM, underclocked, etc etc
I reckon either my PSU is underpowered (650W) or my mobo needs both of these 4 pins connected
So... going back to the original question.. I just connect 2 X 4pin correct? nothing is going to blow up?
1 X MSI
1 X OcUK
When I put MSI in PCI 1 and OcUK in PCI 3 (both x16) both cards are detected and I can enable SLI.. but I have stability issues with an overclock or without
When I switch the cards around the MSI is not detected at all
When I remove either of the second card my stability issues go away
I have swapped RAM, underclocked, etc etc
I reckon either my PSU is underpowered (650W) or my mobo needs both of these 4 pins connected
So... going back to the original question.. I just connect 2 X 4pin correct? nothing is going to blow up?
Connecting both to make 8 pins will do no harm but I'm not sure how it'll help with your problem.
The 4/8 pin power connector is for the CPU and as far as I know it doesn't power anything else.
No harm in trying though.
Which 650W PSU are you using?