Crosshair V Formula Z - 4 pin EATX 12v power connector

[erikmatt]

Hello, I just completed my build and I really like this motherboard! My only question right now, is that I noticed there is an extra 4 pin EATX 12v power connector at the top of the board. I'd like to connect it to the PSU, but I'd like to know how? I recently bought a couple wires to try to do this (ATX to 4 pin molex power adapter & 4 pin to 4 pin ATX12v extension). Is this all I need, and just plug the molex into a molex extension plugged into the PSU? Thanks everyone. I apologize for my ignorance, but I guess we all have to start somewhere.

[HiVizMan]

Hello my friend

Please list which PSU you have and maybe include all your hardware.

It is very important to use both the 8 pin and the 4 pin connector with the new AMD processors.

[erikmatt]

In addition to the motherboard, I have:

AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core
Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid
G.Skill TridentX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 60GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB
Asus PCE-AC66 802.11b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1
Cooler Master 850W ATX12V / EPS12V PSU
Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit)

Thanks!

[HiVizMan]

Thank you, which Coolermaster PSU mate, regardless of if it has both the 8pin and a detachable 4+4 pin EPS connector, do use both 8 and 4 pin both please.