What is a Perif connector (Molex connector?) used for?

[PCTechguy]

Hey!

How do I use it? What is it used for? I am asking because I simply don't know the use of it, and where to plug it in, or whether I need it or not.

Will my PC work without them?

 

[Dunlop0078]

I dont use any, its an older standard you would power old IDE hard drives with it most commonly. Also some fans have molex connectors, some people who don't have pcie cables from their psu will use molex to pcie adapters to power gpu's though I would not really recommend that. To sum it up you most likely dont need them, I haven't used a molex cable in years.

 

[USAFRet]

"Perif" = peripheral.

That would probably be used for old style drives.

Read here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2738275/perif-cable.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2077626/plugging-case-fans-evga-psu.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2700646/psu-cables.html