Motherboard CPU Power Question

[lttta]

 

Hi,

 

I recently got a x299 taichi motherboard.

 

On the actual board, it has an 8-pin header for power to the CPU, however bundled in the box also has an 8-pin to dual 8-pin adapter.

 

The adaptor is using CPU layout pins, not PCIe.

 

I am mainly confused about whether it's required. I have checked on Asrocks website for box contents, and it's not even listed. The manual doesn't have it listed in the box contents, and a reviewer removing every piece from their box didn't have one of these either.

 

Do I need to use this, and if so, how/why?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Minotaur10]

It's more of a choice for you depending on how much power you think you need. If you're using a power hungry CPU and overclocking then you'll need two CPU 8-pin connectors. Otherwise you'll be just fine with one connector.

[lttta]

7820x with a mild overclock?

 

My next question is why asrock didn't just put two 8-pin connections on the motherboard.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

46 minutes ago, lttta said:

7820x with a mild overclock?

 

My next question is why asrock didn't just put two 8-pin connections on the motherboard.

if you are using a high end GPU (GTX 1080 and >) that two 8-pin connectors will be useful to power the Graphics Card