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Topic: Ok, so with this motherboard, do you need any special power adapters to go PCI-E or do you just plug a 4-pin molex into the board?...
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Old March 12th, 2005, 10:39 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Ok, so with this motherboard, do you need any special power adapters to go PCI-E or do you just plug a 4-pin molex into the board?
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PCI-E video cards come with a 6-pin power connector, so normal 4 pin molex won't work.

Some new PSUs have the 6-pin connector, also many video cards come with an adapter or you can buy it separately.

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