8 and 4 power pins are both for CPU. Use 8-pin it's better.
(actually don't know why there's 4-pin on this board when you can plug 4-pin cable into 8-pin slot but anyway)
(actually don't know why there's 4-pin on this board when you can plug 4-pin cable into 8-pin slot but anyway)
I'm pretty sure the 4Pin is there to stabalize and add additional power if needed for Overclocks and the over all power usage of the motherboard for say a fully loaded board with all it's connections maxed out. In the manual it states it recommends both 4 and 8pins to be plugged in or your system will not boot, but I think that's more to make sure all your bases are covered. I would just plug it in.
Hook up both!!
The power draw is then shared evenly across all the fets and then more stable power is applied. Spreading the load makes sense!!!!
The power draw is then shared evenly across all the fets and then more stable power is applied. Spreading the load makes sense!!!!
By connecting both the 8 and 4 pins, you will stabilize the power... it won't draw more juice than it needs anyway...
