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Arclight · 10-31-11, 12:41 AM

Yep, that's the one. It supplies extra power to the CPU. Iirc motherboards have a CPU wattage rating. The lower rated ones only have the 4-pin connector, while higher end boards have 8 pins. Hopefully the board supports the CPU, might want to check the support list. Definitely wouldn't try any CPU overclocking though.

It looks like that 8-pin connector can be split. Can't really figure out the mechanism from the picture, but that little rise/edge is likely what is holding the 2 parts together. Split that one up, plug that into the CPU 4-pin power socket and she should start up just fine.

* oh, also; move that 2nd RAM module to slot #3. That let's the RAM run in dual-channel mode. Just use the slots with matching colors (1&3, 2&4)
You may need to go into BIOS and configure the timings and speed for the RAM manually as well, not all of those come with the proper settings on the SPD.

** had a look, board supports CPU just fine. No worries there.

10-31-11, 12:41 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Yep, that's the one. It supplies extra power to the CPU. Iirc motherboards have a CPU wattage rating. The lower rated ones only have the 4-pin connector, while higher end boards have 8 pins. Hopefully the board supports the CPU, might want to check the support list. Definitely wouldn't try any CPU overclocking though. It looks like that 8-pin connector can be split. Can't really figure out the mechanism from the picture, but that little rise/edge is likely what is holding the 2 parts together. Split that one up, plug that into the CPU 4-pin power socket and she should start up just fine. * oh, also; move that 2nd RAM module to slot #3. That let's the RAM run in dual-channel mode. Just use the slots with matching colors (1&3, 2&4) You may need to go into BIOS and configure the timings and speed for the RAM manually as well, not all of those come with the proper settings on the SPD. ** had a look, board supports CPU just fine. No worries there. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia. Last edited by Arclight; 10-31-11 at 12:51 AM.