magicant Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Hello, I apologize if this has been answered but I didn't seem to find it on the forums. I have the AX1200 power supply and the MSI Big Bang-XPower motherboard. The board has two ATX 8-pin connectors. I know that the second one is only needed if you are doing serious overcloking. But I assume it's ok to plug both in whether or not I'm overclocking?? I see the AX1200 has two EPS/ATX 8-4 pin connectors so I am fine there. My real question is the mother board also has an ATX 6-pin connector for the graphics card. Firstly, is this needed since the graphics card has it's own power connector (I have the EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580). The card needs a PCI-E 6 pin and an 8 pin connector. I see the AX1200 has six 6+2 pins so I believe I'm fine there. But for the motherboard connector, can i use one of the PCE-E 6+2 pin connectors (just 6 pins obviously), or is this not good sine the connector is not labeled as an ATX connector? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 All of those questions should be directed to MSI. They can tell you if and when each power connector should be used on the motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicant Posted December 4, 2010 Author Share Posted December 4, 2010 Thank you. I posted at MSI and they said the PCE-E 6+2 pin connectors is correct to attach to the MSI ATX 6-pin connector for the graphics cards, Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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