PC gurus...a question.
Sep 2, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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Black2KGSR
can a 20+4 pin connector be used on a 20-pin motherboard?
if the +4 is the other wire harness that usually connects near the processor, then yes you can still use it.
Sep 2, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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Brar
wouldn't that mean it's a 24pin? :dunno:
:doh: noob.
its a separate 4 pin plug.... the 20-pin plug is the same.
Sep 2, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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Jani
:doh: noob.
24 pins, but I think the four are detachable, so it can be backwards compatible with a 20-pin motherboard.
Sep 2, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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I thought the +4 would look more like a square?
Sep 3, 2006 | 06:13 AM
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Quote:
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Brar
I thought the +4 would look more like a square?
the 12V CPU power connecter
is 4pin and square.
