Posted April 23, 2021 Ive got this extra power port on my motherboard and im wondering.. What is this for? ( Red circle top-left ) I plan to do some decent overclocking so should I use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Celestron said: Ive got this extra power port on my motherboard and im wondering.. What is this for? ( Red circle top-left ) I plan to do some decent overclocking so should I use it? For high overclocking, no need to plug in in for normal use or normal overclocks. If you'd do LN2, then you might need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2021 It's an extra 4-pin 12-volt pin. Whether you need it or not is entirely dependent on your hardware and uses. Overclocking a Ryzen 5? Don't bother. Overclocking a Ryzen 9? Maybe. But only if your PSU can actually supply the power. Many PSUs only have an 8-pin connector. But if your PSU has both an 8 and 4 (12V, not to be confused with 6 or 8 or 6+2 pin PCIE power), then there's no harm in using it. If your PSU only has an 8-pin CPU/EPS power connector, though, then that's all you should use. Don't try to find an adapter or something to fill the extra 4-pin just for the sake of filling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2021 Author Thank you. Its a 5950x that will get a mild overclocking using the DarkHero's dynamic OC. On a RM850x Psu. Next time I open it up ill see if it has the extra 4 pin connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2021 I got my connected anyway. Not that I any desire to overclock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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