8 pin and 4 pin of asus rog crosshair vii hero (wifi)do i need to plug in both to psu?

[eddieroblojr]

i bought a asus rog crosshair vii hero (wifi)..my problem is there are 8pin and 4pin on the motherboard and my PSU can only accomodate 8pin....so will that be enough?or i need to buy a new PSU that have a extra slot for cpu pin?

im not into Oc ...by the way my proc is ryzen 2700x

 

[R0GG]

A 4-pin and 8-pin connector to power that processor of yours, just using the 8-pin connector is plenty though, in fact using just one 4-pin would do the job already.
The 4 pin connector is an auxiliary power connector that can help provide more power for the CPU, not required, and nothing will be damaged if you use it or not. Extra 4 pin is mainly used by LN2 overclockers.
Reference: ASUS ROG Crosshair VII HERO (Wifi) review >> http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-rog-crosshair-vii-hero-(wifi)-review,5.html

 

[volkgren]

First time I'm seeing that extra CPU power connection... interesting.

 

[eddieroblojr]

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[eddieroblojr]

thank you guys...

 

[volkgren]

Yeah I got to looking and only my 1200W PSU has 2x8-pin CPU cables. Must be for the serious stuffs.