Abit IP35 PRO question.

[GAR]

Hey do we need to connect the power near the pci-e slot???? mine isnt connected, doesnt seem to be effecting anything, anyone??

[Evilsizer]

Hey do we need to connect the power near the pci-e slot???? mine isnt connected, doesnt seem to be effecting anything, anyone??

no you dont need to, that is only for mid-range cards with no pci-e connector on them. as well you can run low end cards with out it plugged in.

[NKD]

yea u dont need to connect it, its in the worst place it could be,

[Ace-a-Rue]

the only thing it says about that plug in the IP35 Pro manual (page 1-6): "This connector provides an auxillary power source for devices added on PCI Express slots."

[GAR]

yeah i read that, but i thought i would ask just to be sure.

[Dredd]

I plugged it in but have no idea why, can't hurt anything.

[MikalCarbine]

Any idea if it helps with GPU clocking?

[Ace-a-Rue]

i think the key word in that quoted sentence is "auxillary"...

[GAR]

Any idea if it helps with GPU clocking?

Nope, i tried it and same OC as before, so i think its not for people who own high end cards, maybe power to pci-e ad-in cards, maybe raid controllers and such?

[NLight95]

This thread here may give some additional insight:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...+12v+connector