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Do I need to plug in both 8-pin CPU Headers?

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Hey LTT forums! I'm currently finishing up my server build but I've currently only got one Xeon and I've installed it in the CPU2 Socket. The motherboard manual is unclear and the only instruction I could find was "In order to supply adequate power to the motherboard, make sure the 24 pin AND both 8 pin connectors are plugged in." I'm not sure if this is necessary for a single CPU though.

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You can use one, but not all expansion slots wont work.

 

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Also, read through this.

 

 

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5 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

 

EDIT:

 

Also, read through this.

 

 

Thanks! I'll just plug both 8 pins in!

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2 minutes ago, xCobalt said:

Thanks! I'll just plug both 8 pins in!

Yeah why would you not do that in the first place?

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Just now, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

Yeah why would you not do that in the first place?

I've never used server motherboards before, I'm used to only having 1 eight pin plug. Plus this build has no PCI expansion cards so it isn't important to me

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1 minute ago, xCobalt said:

I've never used server motherboards before, I'm used to only having 1 eight pin plug. Plus this build has no PCI expansion cards so it isn't important to me

Suppose so. Not being the type to have use for a server beyond what my Q6600 pfSense machine (RIP SnailPuter, November 2017 to May 2018) could do

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

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3 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

Suppose so. Not being the type to have use for a server beyond what my Q6600 pfSense machine (RIP SnailPuter, November 2017 to May 2018) could do

About to attempt a POST, wish me luck!

 

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2 minutes ago, xCobalt said:

About to attempt a POST, wish me luck!

 

Do keep us POST-ed (hahahaha puns)

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

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24 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

Do keep us POST-ed (hahahaha puns)

Been trying to get it to power on at all for the past 20 minutes. The board's Power LED is working which is a good sign but the case power button isn't working. Hoo boy this is gonna be a long night

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2 minutes ago, xCobalt said:

Been trying to get it to power on at all for the past 20 minutes. The board's Power LED is working which is a good sign but the case power button isn't working. Hoo boy this is gonna be a long night

Man that sucks

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590

TABLET: iPad Pro

PHONE: Galaxy S9

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