Will MAG B850 TOMAHAWK WIFI work with only 14 + 2?

[Qzixas]

So thinking of getting https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B850-TOMAHAWK-MAX-WIFI
But it has main 14 pins and 2 at the top with is fine but there is also one at the bottom? why its there and its fine if i dont connect that one? my psu doesnt have 3 cpu pins. EVGA 750 GQ
Have more than i need power so dont think of upgrading psu, mobo/ram/cpu upgrade jump from am4 already pricy as it is xd

[Hinjima]

4 minutes ago, Qzixas said:

So thinking of getting https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B850-TOMAHAWK-MAX-WIFI
But it has main 14 pins and 2 at the top with is fine but there is also one at the bottom? why its there and its fine if i dont connect that one? my psu doesnt have 3 cpu pins. EVGA 750 GQ
Have more than i need power so dont think of upgrading psu, mobo/ram/cpu upgrade jump from am4 already pricy as it is xd

The one at the bottom is just for high end overclocking and stability.

You can use the motherboard as normal without using the bottom 8pin, its entirely optional.

 

MSI is not doing a very good job explaining what this connector is used for.

You are not the first person to ask this question here.

[Poinkachu]

4 minutes ago, Qzixas said:

So thinking of getting https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MAG-B850-TOMAHAWK-MAX-WIFI
But it has main 14 pins and 2 at the top with is fine but there is also one at the bottom? why its there and its fine if i dont connect that one? my psu doesnt have 3 cpu pins. EVGA 750 GQ
Have more than i need power so dont think of upgrading psu, mobo/ram/cpu upgrade jump from am4 already pricy as it is xd

The bottom one is for extra power for PCIe slot, it's not needed for casual users, heck, I doubt overclockers needs it.

Yes you can use the motherboard fine without plugging a PCIE cable to that one, I have that motherboard, I don't plug cables to it.

 

In fact, I also only plug 1 CPU power cable on the top headers.

It's more than enough, at least for a 9800x3D

 

 

[Qzixas]

oc to normal max 5.5 Ghz if ever oc, probs go with 9700x non x3D since i do work in blender and multi task not just gaming so 3d version would be kinda waste for me.
Dont want any shutters, cpu getting toasted like on asrock mobos, rather pay more just to be safe. And just one gpu and some m2 ssd's. Nothing crazy

 

[Hinjima]

52 minutes ago, Qzixas said:

oc to normal max 5.5 Ghz if ever oc, probs go with 9700x non x3D since i do work in blender and multi task not just gaming so 3d version would be kinda waste for me.
Dont want any shutters, cpu getting toasted like on asrock mobos, rather pay more just to be safe. And just one gpu and some m2 ssd's. Nothing crazy

 

You would probably need that if you overclocked a 9950X3D and shunt modding a 5090..

 

I have a 9800X3D running at 5.6Ghz all core on a standard ASUS TUF B650 PLUS WIFI.

We have never needed this connector before and we probably dont even need it now. It just a 'feature gimick'