User Manual

ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO
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Chapter 1
10. Power connectors
These Power connectors allow you to connect your motherboard to a power supply.
Thepowersupplyplugsaredesignedtotinonlyoneorientation,ndtheproper
orientationandpushdownrmlyuntilthepowersupplyplugsarefullyinserted.
• DONOTconnectthe4‑pinpowerplugonly,themotherboardmayoverheatunder
heavyusage.
• Ensuretoconnectthe8‑pinpowerplug,orconnectboththe8‑pinand4‑pinpower
plugs.
• Forafullyconguredsystem,werecommendthatyouuseapowersupplyunit
(PSU)thatcomplieswithATX12VSpecication2.0(orlaterversion)andprovidesa
minimumpowerof350W.
• WerecommendthatyouuseaPSUwithahigherpoweroutputwhenconguringa
systemwithmorepower‑consumingdevices.Thesystemmaybecomeunstableor
may not boot up if the power is inadequate.
• Ifyouwanttousetwoormorehigh‑endPCIExpressx16cards,useaPSUwith
1000Wpowerorabovetoensurethesystemstability.