Question Is there any risk if I leave the "pd_12v_pwr" connector in motherboard unplugged ?

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Hi, im building a new pc only for gaming and the motherboard that i bought came with an extra 6-pin connector labelled " pd_12v_pwr " , it's on right on the side of the big 24-pin connector.

According to the manual it says that provides additional power to the front panel but also to the PCIe x16 slots 🤔

the build:

cpu : 7800x3d
mother: Asus ProArt B650-CREATOR User’s Manual
ram: 64gb 2x32 6400 mhz
gpu: single Rtx 3090 Asus rog
psu: Seasonic 1000w gold (SSR-1000FX) https://seasonic.com/focus-plus-gold#specification
ssd: 2tb m2 nvme gen4

Can it be left unplugged or is there any risk of damage to something like the gpu?

 

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What case are you working with? If you want power delivery across your USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C front panel, then yes you'll need to hook up to that from from your PSU.