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Old December 15th 04, 07:37 PM
Wes Newell
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:36:06 +0000, Adam wrote:


The 4 pin 12v connector was introduced with the P4, after your PSu was
built. BTW, AMD recommends a 300W PSU minimum for the K7 line. But I've
run a couple on 250W nits.

I was under the impression that the additional connector not only
provided more power but isolated power and ground planes for the CPU.

What the board does with it depends on the board, but as far as the PSU is
concerned, it's just another 12v line coming from the same place as the
other 12v lines. Having the extra cinnector makes sure there's enough
copper for the load of the CPU.

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