Do need to plug this in?

[Turion 2]

There is a six pin connecter on my motherboard labeled gfx12v, does this need to be plugged in?

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Turion 2 said:

There is a six pin connecter on my motherboard labeled gfx12v, does this need to be plugged in?

picture?

[Turion 2]

2 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

picture?

its on the very bottom

[Skiiwee29]

What motherboard is it?

[Turion 2]

1 minute ago, Skiiwee29 said:

What motherboard is it?

mfu intel x79-b75 

Amazon Link https://www.amazon.com/MFU-X79-B75-E5-2620-Memory-Motherboard/dp/B07PCN4CSR

[Constantin]

Yes this is the 12v CPU connector 

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, Constantin said:

Yes this is the 12v CPU connector 

Thats not the EPS.. I think its a supplemental PCIE power plug. The EPS is on the other side of the board. 

 

[Turion 2]

Just now, Constantin said:

Yes this is the 12v CPU connector 

Is this another one? I already have the 8 pin for cpu power in, does that mean I need this one aswell?

[Turion 2]

 

Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

Thats not the EPS.. I think its a supplemental PCIE power plug. The EPS is on the other side of the board. 

 

I've had the system running without it in, is it okay to leave it unplugged?

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Turion 2 said:

 

I've had the system running without it in, is it okay to leave it unplugged?

if it works fine without it plugged in, leave it alone. Only plug it in if you're running like 3 way SLI as it will help ensure the socket delivers the 75w of PCIE power needed. 

[Spotty]

5 minutes ago, Constantin said:

Yes this is the 12v CPU connector 

No it's not. CPU power connectors are never 6pin.



This is a 6pin connector for supplying additional power to the PCIe slots. Not necessary, and only really useful if you have multiple graphic cards installed. It helps so that way all the PCIe 12V power (up to 5.5A per slot) isn't drawn through the motherboard 24pin connector, which isn't really designed for high current 12V.

 

1 minute ago, Turion 2 said:

I've had the system running without it in, is it okay to leave it unplugged?

Single graphics card? Completely fine.
Three graphics cards in a mining rig? Maybe plug it in.

[Constantin]

@Spotty

Yeah, didn't see that, my bad :s

[Turion 2]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

No it's not. CPU power connectors are never 6pin.



This is a 6pin connector for supplying additional power to the PCIe slots. Not necessary, and only really useful if you have multiple graphic cards installed. It helps so that way all the PCIe 12V power (up to 5.5A per slot) isn't drawn through the motherboard 24pin connector, which isn't really designed for high current 12V.

 

Single graphics card? Completely fine.
Three graphics cards in a mining rig? Maybe plug it in.

Thanks, I only have a RX 570 plugged in so I think it should be fine.