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Old 09-17-2007, 02:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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so i got all my parts in today and proceeded to build my pc, then when it comes time to power everything i notice my psu only has like 6 4 pin power cables, and i need like 12 of them, is it ok to split it that many times?
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It's ok to split each 4-pin molex, once or twice. 12? What are you connecting? A lot of fans?
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yeah i got a lot of fans, the antec nine hundred case, plus i have an 8800GTX which takes 4 of them, or will i have to hook all of them up? also a couple Hdds and so on
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Hold up. How many PCIe power cables do you have, from the PSU? And you're saying that you have an 8800GTX, with your P4 system, in the sig?
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