![My CPU requires an 8 pin connector. I'm supposed to use the two 4 pin connectors from the cable to form an 8 pin connector. But that would mean that I have My CPU requires an 8 pin connector. I'm supposed to use the two 4 pin connectors from the cable to form an 8 pin connector. But that would mean that I have](https://preview.redd.it/s3obwdei8uc21.jpg?auto=webp&s=391ae2002aa7b9b07ed653584386cc2a7ff7cc2b)
My CPU requires an 8 pin connector. I'm supposed to use the two 4 pin connectors from the cable to form an 8 pin connector. But that would mean that I have
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motherboard - Do I need both the 8 pin and 4 pin cpu power plug for my MSI B450 Pro Carbon? - Super User
![My old motherboard only needed an 8-pin. Does this one, a z690, really need a 16 pin? P.S. I did RTFM but it was not helpful : r/gigabytegaming My old motherboard only needed an 8-pin. Does this one, a z690, really need a 16 pin? P.S. I did RTFM but it was not helpful : r/gigabytegaming](https://i.redd.it/07tkfocmmnz71.jpg)
My old motherboard only needed an 8-pin. Does this one, a z690, really need a 16 pin? P.S. I did RTFM but it was not helpful : r/gigabytegaming
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