Gigabyte Z390 elite power connectors question

[RollTime]

I got a new motherboard recently and this is the CPU power connector design:

I’ve not seen this design before. Currently I don’t have a cable set up from my PSU to supply the 4 pin connector. Is this just for extra power or is it necessary? I’ll be running an 8086k overclocked so I don’t think I need the extra power.

[Blu3Jay]

The 4 pin is all you need, if your power supply doesn't have it, and your old motherboard only had a 4 pin, you should be fine.

[Dissitesuxba11s]

You are going to need that for OC-ing. It provides additional power to the CPU.

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2 minutes ago, Blu3Jay said:

The 4 pin is all you need, if your power supply doesn't have it, and your old motherboard only had a 4 pin, you should be fine.

It actually had only a 6. I’m going to assume that’s fine as well?

[Dissitesuxba11s]

Just now, RollTime said:

It actually had only a 6. I’m going to assume that’s fine as well?

That sounds like the PCIe connectors for the GPU.

[Blu3Jay]

1 minute ago, RollTime said:

It actually had only a 6. I’m going to assume that’s fine as well?

Heres my logic: If this new motherboard has the same connectors as your old one, and everything worked fine. Then it should be fine.

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25 minutes ago, Blu3Jay said:

The 4 pin is all you need, if your power supply doesn't have it, and your old motherboard only had a 4 pin, you should be fine.

For anything non-extreme (read: water, AIO and air) there is no point in the second power connector. Just plug in the 8 pin unless your PSU already has a second connector. It doesn't hurt but is absolutely not needed.

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35 minutes ago, Dissitesuxba11s said:

That sounds like the PCIe connectors for the GPU.

Sorry, I meant 8.