wires between power supply and motherboard

[PachiMc]

hi the only wire that go of the power supply is of the power

and in some cases they have this one too

both are of power ? and that are the only 2 wire between the pw and the motherboard?

 

[nukemaster]

You normally only have 2 cable sets running to the motherboard.

1 is the main ATX power connector. These have either 20 or 24 pins depending on the age of the system. Most power supplies will have a 20+4 design so you can remove the unused 4 for older systems.

2 is the 4 or 8 pin connector(may be able to break in half [4 + 4] to allow use on older systems) for the cpu power. It was added when cpu's started needing more power. This cable brings only 12 volts.

You will also see 6 and 8 pin pci-e power cables. These are for video cards and some other devices that require 12 volts. These are not for the motherboard and are most often labeled as pci-e.

You will also have other non power cables to the board for data(SATA,USB,ect) and for buttons(power and reset) and indicator leds(power, hdd and sometimes network).

EDIT
I list of power cables from Antec may help you out as well.
http://support.antec.com/support/solutions/articles/1000140052-what-is-this-connector-for-

 

[PachiMc]

You normally only have 2 cable sets running to the motherboard.

1 is the main ATX power connector. These have either 20 or 24 pins depending on the age of the system. Most power supplies will have a 20+4 design so you can remove the unused 4 for older systems.

2 is the 4 or 8 pin connector(may be able to break in half [4 + 4] to allow use on older systems) for the cpu power. It was added when cpu's started needing more power. This cable brings only 12 volts.

You will also see 6 and 8 pin pci-e power cables. These are for video cards and some other devices that require 12 volts. These are not for the motherboard and are most often labeled as pci-e.

You will also have other non power cables to the board for data(SATA,USB,ect) and for buttons(power and reset) and indicator leds(power, hdd and sometimes network).

EDIT
I list of power cables from Antec may help you out as well.
http://support.antec.com/support/solutions/articles/1000140052-what-is-this-connector-for-

ty!! and this one Connects to the motherboard EPS 12V socket. Provides additional power to the CPU.
i never seen it on my mother

 

[PachiMc]

You normally only have 2 cable sets running to the motherboard.

1 is the main ATX power connector. These have either 20 or 24 pins depending on the age of the system. Most power supplies will have a 20+4 design so you can remove the unused 4 for older systems.

2 is the 4 or 8 pin connector(may be able to break in half [4 + 4] to allow use on older systems) for the cpu power. It was added when cpu's started needing more power. This cable brings only 12 volts.

You will also see 6 and 8 pin pci-e power cables. These are for video cards and some other devices that require 12 volts. These are not for the motherboard and are most often labeled as pci-e.

You will also have other non power cables to the board for data(SATA,USB,ect) and for buttons(power and reset) and indicator leds(power, hdd and sometimes network).

EDIT
I list of power cables from Antec may help you out as well.
http://support.antec.com/support/solutions/articles/1000140052-what-is-this-connector-for-

i mean all mother have at least one of this 3 ?

4 Pin ATX12V Connects to the motherboard ATX 12V socket. Provides additional power to the CPU.


EPS 12V
8PIN ATX 12V
Connects to the motherboard EPS 12V socket. Provides additional power to the CPU.



4+4 Pin ATX/EPS A hybrid of the 4 PIN ATX12V and EPS 12V connectors that can be split in half or combined to accommodate either the EPS 12V Socket or the ATX 12V socket. Provides additional power to the CPU.

or can have more than 1 beacause all have the same funct

 

[nukemaster]

Some boards have been known to have more than one power connector for the cpu. This is generally more common on multi socket boards(2 cpus on one board. They have regulator sections for each cpu.).

If you list your board(or take a picture of it), I can point out the connectors.

 

[PachiMc]

Some boards have been known to have more than one power connector for the cpu. This is generally more common on multi socket boards(2 cpus on one board. They have regulator sections for each cpu.).

If you list your board(or take a picture of it), I can point out the connectors.

i did not find it the mother is asus maximus ix formula

 

[PachiMc]

Some boards have been known to have more than one power connector for the cpu. This is generally more common on multi socket boards(2 cpus on one board. They have regulator sections for each cpu.).

If you list your board(or take a picture of it), I can point out the connectors.

this one https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-IX-FORMULA/

 

[nukemaster]

Most boards will have ONE of the 3 connectors. Even when not required most have the 8 pin now, but some will still use the 4 pin(mostly mITX boards). Some will have a cover over the second half of the plug and work with 4 or 8 pin cables.

Your board has just the single EPS connector(top edge near the rear ports on the board) that can take either the 4+4 or EPS. 4+4 is common because it works with 4 pin boards as well.

 

[PachiMc]

Most boards will have ONE of the 3 connectors. Even when not required most have the 8 pin now, but some will still use the 4 pin(mostly mITX boards). Some will have a cover over the second half of the plug and work with 4 or 8 pin cables.

Your board has just the single EPS connector(top edge near the rear ports on the board) that can take either the 4+4 or EPS. 4+4 is common because it works with 4 pin boards as well.

ty, and do u know someone that have more than 1?

 

[nukemaster]

Not personally. I almost picked up a board once with 2. It was a server/workstation type board with 2 cpu sockets.

Not this board, but it will give you an idea of why it would have more.

 

[PachiMc]

Not personally. I almost picked up a board once with 2. It was a server/workstation type board with 2 cpu sockets.

Not this board, but it will give you an idea of why it would have more.

lol 2 cpu ??!!! for what is that motherboard extragamingpro5k ?xd

 

[nukemaster]

It is a workstation board. This is the kind of thing some programmers or other users who need lots of cpu power will use(rendering graphics and video encoding benefit from these types of systems as well.).

Before multicore cpus, this was the only way to get more than one cpu in a system. Be warned that many versions of Windows(home versions) are not designed for multi socket boards and will not work as intended.