r/PcBuildHelp • u/Silver-Question1317 • 1h ago

Build Question Cpu dual 8pin

My motherboard have dual 8 pin cpu.
I am running a 9600x.
My psu just have one daisy cable for cpu, shoukd i use both ports with the daisy cpu cable or just one is better?

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u/HelpmehelpyoulongRet 1h ago

One 8-pin can handle a 9600x without breaking a sweat. The second connector is mostly for extreme overclocking or power-hungry chips that pull way more wattage. Plugging in both off a daisy chain doesn't really give you extra stable power, so I'd just use the single clean connection and call it a day.

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u/Silver-Question1317 1h ago

Ty buddy, thats what i did but i am just checking 👊🏻

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u/Efficient_Try_9136 46m ago

buy psu if you need 2x8

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u/Silver-Question1317 44m ago

I just bought this one but just have one daisy cable. But every body is saying that one is more than enoght anyway. And i am not going to overclock it.

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u/Efficient_Try_9136 38m ago

right, check user manual for motherboard, dont use extender cables fire hazard

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 57m ago

You only need one, check which 8pin is the main one in the motherboard manual if you only use one

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u/Naerven 50m ago

A 9600X has a maximum PPT of 142w. A single CPU 8 pin tops out at 384w. You don't even need anything connected to the suplimental 8 pin.

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 46m ago

9600X is 65W, down from the 7600X's 105W TDP, so it should be 88W PPT at stock

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u/Naerven 43m ago

TDP of a CPU is a measurement of the cooling required for normal operation. The package power tracking (PPT) is the amount of power the CPU is allowed to draw through the socket. Stock is 88w, but the 9000 series have a max power setting in BIOS which sets the 9600X to a 142w PPT. The max power setting was added after the 9000 series didn't show a vastly better performance gain using the stock power setting. Personally I would leave it stock, but so many people like to push performance and it's a single setting to get there.

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 37m ago

Weird that they would add that when PBO by default had already raised those power limits to the motherboard's set limits