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X99 Strix Question

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Hi I am planning on buying the new x99 Strix Motherboard from Asus and I noticed that at the top of the board where you would plug in the 8 pin CPU power cable there is also a 4 pin power connector there. What would that be used for? Is it needed to power on the computer? On the picture I've attached I highlighted what I am referring to.

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1 minute ago, skatblast said:

Its basically there so you can OC the shit out of it

Ah. Thanks. Is it possible to overclock without that that connected?

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CPU: i7 6800k @ 4.4Ghz | MoBo: MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon | RAM: 64gb G.Skill Neo RGB 3600 | 

  GPU:  2x GTX 1080  | Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500gb + WD Black 1TB |

| PSU: Corsair RM1000x | Cooling: Custom Loop | Monitors: Asus ROG Swift PG278Q + BenQ RL2455HM  | 

Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Chroma | Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Elite

| Case: CaseLabs Merlin SM8 | Extra: NZXT Hue +, Logitech G27, HyperX Cloud II |

| Build Log: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/671484-project-murder |

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