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No. 9190
ID: d7d514
Time for Computing advice with Marty Chang!
Hey kids, it's Marty Chang. Do new computers confuse you? Behind on your standards? We can fix that right up.
The new ATX standards have changed and adapted power supplies to provide more power to the motherboard, since today's graphics cards are FUCKING GLUTTONS, and the processors are no better.
The ATX connector, the 20 pin (Now 20+4) provides the heart and soul of the motherboard's power. The ATX 2.3 standard provides a four-pin (and now eight pin) power molex that runs specifically the processor, so it gets good, clean power. Both are required to power the system, and at no point should one be forgotten, as the ATX 20+4 is required to start the power supply, and the 4/8 pin is required to power the processor. If your motherboard requires the 8 pin, you can get away with using a 4 pin where it fits (in the top section of the block) and it'll work FOR AWHILE. Never under power any components. You're asking for failure.
In short, All sockets on the motherboard that require power must be filled. They aren't there for your convenience. They are there to run the device.
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