8pin EPS connector question

grandPotatoe · April 13, 2017

Hi guys!

Does anyone know, if on the motherboard, not on the psu itself, the 12V pins for the 8pin EPS connector are connected together or are they separated into 2x2 power delivery "lanes". The mobo in question is an Asus P7P55D. Thank you in advance!

Mira Yurizaki · April 13, 2017

Any splitting of power is mostly due to safety concerns so that one channel isn't carrying all of the current. Higher currents cause more heat to build up.

So technically yes.

grandPotatoe · April 13, 2017

3 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Any splitting of power is mostly due to safety concerns so that one channel isn't carrying all of the current. Higher currents cause more heat to build up.

So technically yes.

That is great news for me (or at least I think so). Tomorrow I will buy a mobo, which does not start with 4pin only with 8 pin. If the lines are connected parallel it must mean that the guys PSU was not functioning correctly. Otherwise I will have a hard time with the board