Solved 8-PIN Motherboard and a 4-PIN Power Supply

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I was looking through motherboards and noticed that this one has an 8-PIN power connector.

I went and looked through PSUs and found that most are only 4-PIN, like this one.

What am I missing? How do you connect a 4-PIN PSU to an 8-PIN board?

Thanks!
 

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A lot of the newer PSUs have two 4 pin connectors to use for the 8 pin connection. Also I have seen some 4pin to 8 pin adapters on NewEgg and eBay.
 

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The PSU you linked has an eight pin power connector. It's listed as 4+4 which means it can be split to use with a MOBO that has only a four pin socket or it can be used put together side by side for MOBOs with an eight socket.
 

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Does "1 x 12V (4+4Pin EPS/ATX)" mean it has (2) 4-PIN connectors?

EDIT: Lady Fitzgerald, we posted at same time. Thank you!
 

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hArLtRoN said:
Does "1 x 12V (4+4Pin EPS/ATX)" mean it has (2) 4-PIN connectors?

EDIT: Lady Fitzgerald, we posted at same time. Thank you!
Click to expand...

It happens. ;)
 

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Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7-3930K
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Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
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Asus Xonar Essence STX
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3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, ?
Hard Drives
Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
PSU
Corsair HX750w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling
Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
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Logitech G510s
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Logitech M525 (two in use)
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=< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
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AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64AMD Phenom 9850 x4 2.50GHz4GB DDR2nVidia GeFore 210
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Phenom 9850 x4 2.50GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4A785-M
Memory
4GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeFore 210
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster BX2031 20" LED
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM
PSU
450 Watt
Case
Raygo R12-40835 ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Air
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Laptop:
Intel Core Duo T2450 @ 2.00GHz
2GB RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate x86
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