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    MB with extra power input

    I have a new gigabyte socket am3 MB.
    The 4 pin power input for the cpu was actually 2 x 4 pin inputs.
    The power supply in the case has only 1 x 4 pin connector. I connected it and the MB and CPU worked ok.
    So what is the second 4 pin input for?
    Are there now power supplies with 2 x 4 pin connectors?
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    Quote Originally Posted by anne View Post
    Are there now power supplies with 2 x 4 pin connectors?
    Since around 2007 in fact. As you have discovered, most CPUs work fine with just one connected though.
    Nick.

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