Asrock Z170 OC Formula - additional 4 pin power???

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   On the
motherboard there is 4-pin ATX 12V power connector (used to supply additional
power to the motherboard) ?? is it
mandatory to connect it to the power supply??? I have power supply Enermax
Digifanless 550W, but there is no such a cable (((

Edited by Krisros - 12 Jan 2016 at 5:28pm

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Krisros Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Jan 2016 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Krisros Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Asrock Z170 OC Formula - additional 4 pin power??? Posted: 12 Jan 2016 at 5:26pm
	On the motherboard there is 4-pin ATX 12V power connector (used to supply additional power to the motherboard) ?? is it mandatory to connect it to the power supply??? I have power supply Enermax Digifanless 550W, but there is no such a cable ((( Edited by Krisros - 12 Jan 2016 at 5:28pm

Tenkei Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Jan 2016 Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tenkei Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jan 2016 at 1:40pm
	I'm no expert but I think that the 4-Pin ATX 12V power connector is an upgrade that provides even more power to the mainboard. It isn't required but recommended for stability, especially if you're running hardware components that need a lot of power. The additional power connector would make sense because the Z170 OC Formula is designed for overclocking. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 25073	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jan 2016 at 2:24pm
	The 4 pin connector is designed to provide additional power to the system in the advent that you are using triple or quad GPUs. In other words no, you do not need to connect it if the system is using a single or even dual GPU. If you experience instability with dual or more GPUs then it is worth connecting otherwise it is not necessary.