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Castiel · Mar 20, 2011

I think I put this in the right forum.

At the moment I am putting together a new PC, and I don't know if my AMD 1075T requires a 8pin Power Connection or 4pin. I am using the MSI 870A-G55 motherboard. My PSU has both, I am just needing to know 8pin or 4pin.

Thanks in advance!

ChewyBrownSuga · Mar 20, 2011

If the motherboard has a 8 pin power connector then you should use an 8 pin connector

Castiel · Mar 20, 2011

ChewyBrownSuga said:
If the motherboard has a 8 pin power connector then you should use an 8 pin connector

Is that a guess, or will that actually work?

ChewyBrownSuga · Mar 20, 2011

Castiel said:
Is that a guess, or will that actually work?

It will work, if they wanted you to use a 4 pin connector they would have put a 4 pin connector on the motherboard and not an 8 pin

DanishDevil · Mar 20, 2011

Just make sure it's a 8-pin ATX and not an 8-pin PCI-E. The latter shouldn't fit anyway.

Castiel · Mar 20, 2011

ChewyBrownSuga said:
It will work, if they wanted you to use a 4 pin connector they would have put a 4 pin connector on the motherboard and not an 8 pin

But they have a piece of plastic that is covering up the other 4 pins. So go ahead and remove the plastic and use the 8?

Castiel · Mar 20, 2011

I also read that if the CPU is above 100w use 8 if below 100w use 4?

ChewyBrownSuga · Mar 20, 2011

Castiel said:
But they have a piece of plastic that is covering up the other 4 pins. So go ahead and remove the plastic and use the 8?

Yeah go ahead and remove it. It was most likely there for protection

Castiel said:
also read that if the CPU is above 100w use 8 if

I don't know if thats true or not but your cpu is rated at 125watts so just use the 8 pin and enjoy your new build

Fourstaff · Mar 21, 2011

Think of it this way: plugging 8 pin will not hurt because the motherboard only receives as much power as it wants to => just use 8 pin and forget about details.

Castiel · Mar 21, 2011

Thanks guys!

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