6950X , Asus X99 A II , ATX12V_1 + ATX12V_2

Ray_

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hi , i am little confused about my motherboard
i have : asus x99 A II .
see the picture

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1 = 8 pin " i have the cable and its connected "
2 = 4 pin " i don't believe that i have that cable "
the processor is i7 6950x , i am planning to overclock it a bit , but later

so should i buy another power supply ?
what number " 2 " are used for ?

i have 2 power supply

FSP HYPER 700 W
20 + 4 PIN ......... X1
4 + 4 PIN ...........X1
PCI-E 6+2 PIN ........X4
SATA ............ X8
MOLEX ............X2
FLOPPY .......... X1

AND

CORSAIR VS 650
ATX CABLE 24 PIN
EPS/ATX12V CABLE 8 PIN
PCI-E CABLE 6 PIN ANS 8 PIN

which one should i be using ?

are any of them have a cable for the extra 4 pin cpu ?
i heard i can't use turbo v 3.0 without connecting this 4 pin " 2 "
 
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Can you run that mobo/cpu without the 4 pin eps12v pin connected? Probably.
Should you run that mobo/cpu without the 4 pin eps12v connected? No

Without knowing what gpu or other components you are running and if you want to overclock as well the 4 pin is a must, you could use an adapter but another problem is both of those psu's are single rail so again I wouldn't do it. Just fire off an email to asus tech support and ask them for a list of recomended psu's with that board. That's an expensive mobo/cpu combo so why take the risk of damaging them with a cheap psu.

Hope that helps buddy :)

OllympianGamer

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Can you run that mobo/cpu without the 4 pin eps12v pin connected? Probably.
Should you run that mobo/cpu without the 4 pin eps12v connected? No

Without knowing what gpu or other components you are running and if you want to overclock as well the 4 pin is a must, you could use an adapter but another problem is both of those psu's are single rail so again I wouldn't do it. Just fire off an email to asus tech support and ask them for a list of recomended psu's with that board. That's an expensive mobo/cpu combo so why take the risk of damaging them with a cheap psu.

Hope that helps buddy :)
 
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