Mobo power connector?

Solaris17 · Oct 21, 2007

Is that extra power for the mobo? or does the mobo provide power to something?

souljah888 · Oct 21, 2007

umm its for SLI so if u dont have an extra 6 pin pci connecter , that thing could be used for a converter to a 6 pin ,

Solaris17 · Oct 21, 2007

like if i dont have a psu that has a 6pin connector i use a 4pin>6pin ? sry kinda tired i nedd spacific direction

Namslas90 · Oct 21, 2007

Solaris17 said:
like if i dont have a psu that has a 6pin connector i use a 4pin>6pin ? sry kinda tired i nedd spacific direction

The board was developed before 6-pin came out. Yes you can use a 4 pin to 6 pin adapter. But, even then, for max performance you should use a single rail PSU with the right amount of amps.

:toast:

souljah888 · Oct 21, 2007

yeh with some graphics card they need 2 6 pin connecters and some of them come with a extra molex to 6 pin connecter , such as EVGA cards i think so u could use that as a molex to 6 pin connecter instead of pulling a PSU molex plug

largon · Oct 21, 2007

Namslas90 said:
The board was developed before 6-pin came out. Yes you can use a 4 pin to 6 pin adapter.

souljah888 said:
umm its for SLI so if u dont have an extra 6 pin pci connecter , that thing could be used for a converter to a 6 pin

souljah888 said:
yeh with some graphics card they need 2 6 pin connecters and some of them come with a extra molex to 6 pin connecter , such as EVGA cards i think so u could use that as a molex to 6 pin connecter instead of pulling a PSU molex plug

Three reply's and all so very wrong... :twitch:

By PCIe 1.1a ATX motherboard specification this particular ATX4P1 power plug is a complementary power supply for devices plugged in PCIe expansion slots.

It's NOT MEANT to be an output!

sneekypeet · Oct 21, 2007

My 939 DFI has the same plug on it and from what I remember reading at DYI-street Largon is right on the money with this one. As they said at DIY...The mobo is too power hungry as it is and the addition of "extras" required this type of solution!

Batou1986 · Oct 21, 2007

for the love of all things metal its a power input not output, extra power for pci-e bus for cards that don't have power connector inputs on them like if you where to sli 2 7600's to make sure theres enough power supplied to the pci-e bus

damn im still using agp and i know that wtf is with all the ppl posting wrong info seriously if you aint sure dont post, when ppl ask for info they ask because they arnt sure if u aint sure why post and cause more confusion damn

Darknova · Oct 21, 2007

I'm surprised how many people don't know what it is...it's been on every motherboard I've had since 939 first had PCI-E. It's even on my current motherboard.

You all SHOULD have this connected, otherwise you will have problems with any expansion cards you have...

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